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Tornado Warning 38, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2015, 9:03 PM CDT for DeWitt County, Karnes County, Texas. It was in force for 42 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
- May 25, 2015, 9:03 PM CDT (02:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2015, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties DeWitt County, TX, Karnes County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2:52 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 3543 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 843 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.3
- Supercell composite
- 11.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS54 KEWX 260203
TOREWX
TXC123-255-260245-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0038.150526T0203Z-150526T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
903 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN DEWITT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
EAST CENTRAL KARNES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 945 PM CDT
* AT 902 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR YORKTOWN
TO NEAR RUNGE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
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.
* THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
YORKTOWN AROUND 910 PM CDT.
CUERO AROUND 945 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE TORNADIC STORMS INCLUDE COTTON
PATCH...NEW DAVY AND GRUENAU.
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 2908 9724 2891 9755 2891 9776 2897 9779
2906 9765 2908 9748
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 262DEG 12KT 2904 9752 2894 9775
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
ZEITLER1 follow-up statement
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WWUS54 KEWX 260223
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
923 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
TXC255-260231-
/O.CAN.KEWX.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-150526T0245Z/
KARNES TX-
923 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL KARNES COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 2891 9766 2901 9773 2906 9765 2908 9748
2908 9741 2895 9748 2891 9755
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 262DEG 12KT 2905 9745 2895 9768
$$
TXC123-260245-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-150526T0245Z/
DEWITT TX-
923 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN DEWITT COUNTY...
AT 921 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR YORKTOWN TO NEAR
NORDHEIM...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
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.
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
YORKTOWN AROUND 945 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE TORNADIC STORMS INCLUDE COTTON
PATCH...NEW DAVY AND GRUENAU.
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 2891 9766 2901 9773 2906 9765 2908 9748
2908 9741 2895 9748 2891 9755
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 262DEG 12KT 2905 9745 2895 9768
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
ZEITLERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Fayette | 10 min |
| May 25, 7:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Gonzales, Karnes, Wilson | 24 min |
| May 25, 7:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Travis | 19 hr |
| May 25, 7:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop | 46 hr |
| May 25, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Karnes, Lavaca, Wilson | 60 min |
| May 25, 7:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Lee, Travis, Williamson | 4 hr |
| May 25, 8:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Karnes | 35 min |
| May 25, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales, Lavaca | 55 min |
| May 25, 8:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Karnes, Lavaca | 3 hr |
| May 25, 8:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Fayette | 58 hr |
| May 25, 8:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Fayette | 71 hr |
| May 25, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Karnes | 56 min |
| May 25, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Lavaca | 48 min |
| May 25, 9:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | DeWitt | 4 days |
| May 25, 10:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | DeWitt | 44 min |
| May 25, 11:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | DeWitt, Karnes, Lavaca | 3 hr |
| May 25, 11:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Blanco, Comal, Hays, Kendall | 3 hr |
| May 26, 12:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Hays | 57 min |
| May 26, 4:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Fayette | 3 hr |
| May 26, 4:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Fayette | 3 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.