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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 24, 2015, 9:10 PM CDT for Atascosa County, Frio County, Texas. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2015, 9:10 PM CDT (02:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2015, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
Counties Atascosa County, TX, Frio County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 195 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2964 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -221 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 666 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
037
WFUS54 KEWX 250210
TOREWX
TXC013-163-250300-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0002.150425T0210Z-150425T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
910 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN ATASCOSA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN FRIO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
* AT 910 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DERBY...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PEARSALL...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GOLDFINCH AROUND 925 PM CDT.
CHARLOTTE AROUND 940 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
DAVIS...DOBROWOLSKI AND HINDES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 2872 9914 2888 9913 2892 9864 2864 9861
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 271DEG 36KT 2879 9904
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
MCO3 follow-up statements
835
WWUS54 KEWX 250226
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
926 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2015
TXC013-163-250300-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150425T0300Z/
ATASCOSA TX-FRIO TX-
926 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ATASCOSA AND SOUTHEASTERN FRIO COUNTIES...
AT 925 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GOLDFINCH...OR 14 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF PEARSALL...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHWESTERN ATASCOSA AND SOUTHEASTERN FRIO COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DAVIS...DOBROWOLSKI AND HINDES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 2871 9907 2886 9907 2892 9864 2864 9861
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 270DEG 27KT 2873 9894
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
MCO989
WWUS54 KEWX 250246
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
946 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2015
TXC163-250255-
/O.CAN.KEWX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150425T0300Z/
FRIO TX-
946 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FRIO COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED FRIO COUNTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 2873 9880 2882 9881 2886 9880 2892 9864
2872 9862
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 252DEG 25KT 2882 9868
$$
TXC013-250300-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150425T0300Z/
ATASCOSA TX-
946 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ATASCOSA COUNTY...
AT 945 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER CHARLOTTE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE STORM IS
WEAKENING...BUT IS STILL STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE A BRIEF TORNADO
THROUGH 1000 PM CDT.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHARLOTTE...DAVIS AND DOBROWOLSKI.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 2873 9880 2882 9881 2886 9880 2892 9864
2872 9862
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 252DEG 25KT 2882 9868
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
MCO660
WWUS54 KEWX 250258
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
958 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2015
TXC013-250306-
/O.EXP.KEWX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150425T0300Z/
ATASCOSA TX-
958 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ATASCOSA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 1000 PM CDT...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN
LIKELY AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 2873 9880 2882 9881 2886 9880 2892 9864
2872 9862
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 271DEG 36KT 2882 9868
$$
CPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Uvalde | 30 min |
| Apr 24, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit, Maverick, Zavala | 55 min |
| Apr 24, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit | 36 min |
| Apr 24, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Real | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 7:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Zavala | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 7:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Dimmit, Zavala | 22 min |
| Apr 24, 8:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Frio | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio | 63 min |
| Apr 24, 9:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Atascosa | 56 min |
| Apr 24, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Karnes, Wilson | 31 min |
| Apr 25, 1:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 43 min |
| Apr 25, 2:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 43 min |
| Apr 25, 2:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 38 min |
| Apr 25, 2:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Medina | 34 min |
| Apr 25, 2:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 26 min |
| Apr 25, 2:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Uvalde | 52 min |
| Apr 25, 2:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kerr | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 2:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Comal | 26 min |
| Apr 25, 2:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 46 min |
| Apr 25, 3:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 24 min |
| Apr 25, 3:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Medina, Uvalde | 51 min |
| Apr 25, 3:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Medina | 28 min |
| Apr 25, 3:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 30 min |
| Apr 25, 3:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Kinney, Medina, Uvalde | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Medina, Uvalde | 51 min |
| Apr 25, 3:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Guadalupe | 64 min |
| Apr 25, 3:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar | 48 min |
| Apr 25, 4:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar | 38 min |
| Apr 25, 4:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Medina | 56 min |
| Apr 25, 4:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Medina, Uvalde | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 4:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette, Lee | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 4:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Caldwell | 44 min |
| Apr 25, 4:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Guadalupe | 26 min |
| Apr 25, 4:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Karnes, Wilson | 67 min |
| Apr 25, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe | 30 min |
| Apr 25, 5:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Caldwell | 50 min |
| Apr 25, 5:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Caldwell | 49 min |
| Apr 25, 5:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Wilson | 67 min |
| Apr 25, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 33 min |
| Apr 25, 5:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Caldwell, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 6:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Lavaca | 32 min |
| Apr 25, 7:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar | 30 min |
| Apr 25, 7:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Guadalupe, Medina and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 8:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 8:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 12:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Wilson | 28 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 17 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.