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Tornado Warning 40, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at Oct 30, 2015, 3:09 AM CDT for Zavala County, Texas. It was in force for 23 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
- Oct 30, 2015, 3:09 AM CDT (08:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2015, 3:32 AM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Zavala County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 99 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -269 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 989 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
159
WFUS54 KEWX 300809
TOREWX
TXC507-300845-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0040.151030T0809Z-151030T0845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
309 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ZAVALA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 345 AM CDT
* AT 308 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BATESVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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
NORTHEASTERN ZAVALA COUNTY.
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 2892 9980 2909 9976 2909 9949 2887 9961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0808Z 197DEG 23KT 2898 9968
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
ALLEN3 follow-up statements
196
WWUS54 KEWX 300812
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
312 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
TXC507-300845-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-151030T0845Z/
ZAVALA TX-
312 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ZAVALA COUNTY...
AT 311 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NORTHWEST OF BATESVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BATESVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 2895 9977 2909 9974 2909 9949 2890 9961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0811Z 197DEG 23KT 2900 9967
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
ALLEN779
WWUS54 KEWX 300817
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
317 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
TXC507-300845-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-151030T0845Z/
ZAVALA TX-
317 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ZAVALA COUNTY...
AT 317 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NORTHWEST OF BATESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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
NORTHEASTERN ZAVALA COUNTY.
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 2899 9972 2909 9971 2909 9949 2895 9958
TIME...MOT...LOC 0817Z 210DEG 21KT 2902 9965
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
ALLEN921
WWUS54 KEWX 300832
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
332 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
TXC507-300841-
/O.CAN.KEWX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-151030T0845Z/
ZAVALA TX-
332 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ZAVALA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS
AND EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 2899 9972 2909 9971 2909 9949 2895 9958
TIME...MOT...LOC 0830Z 197DEG 23KT 2911 9962
$$
ALLENThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 3:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 38 min |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 45 min |
| Oct 30, 3:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 42 min |
| Oct 30, 4:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Gillespie | 52 min |
| Oct 30, 4:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Medina | 35 min |
| Oct 30, 4:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Hays | 51 min |
| Oct 30, 4:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 18 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 30, 4:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Hays | 50 min |
| Oct 30, 4:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera | 18 min |
| Oct 30, 4:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Kendall | 4 hr |
| Oct 30, 4:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Gillespie, Kerr | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 5:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco, Comal, Hays, Kendall | 4 hr |
| Oct 30, 5:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Wilson | 46 min |
| Oct 30, 5:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Guadalupe, Wilson | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 5:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bexar, Wilson | 26 min |
| Oct 30, 5:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina, Uvalde | 4 hr |
| Oct 30, 5:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bexar, Wilson | 12 min |
| Oct 30, 6:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Blanco | 45 min |
| Oct 30, 6:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Llano, Travis, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 6:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Wilson | 32 min |
| Oct 30, 6:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Wilson | 38 min |
| Oct 30, 6:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Guadalupe | 54 min |
| Oct 30, 6:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Guadalupe | 39 min |
| Oct 30, 6:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 7:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal | 41 min |
| Oct 30, 7:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe, Hays | 83 min |
| Oct 30, 7:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe, Hays | 27 min |
| Oct 30, 7:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Guadalupe, Hays | 26 min |
| Oct 30, 7:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Burnet, Llano, Travis, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 7:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe | 16 hr |
| Oct 30, 8:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe | 20 hr |
| Oct 30, 8:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe | 20 hr |
| Oct 30, 8:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Comal, Hays | 53 min |
| Oct 30, 8:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Comal, Hays | 52 min |
| Oct 30, 8:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Comal, Hays, Travis | 54 min |
| Oct 30, 8:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Hays | 38 hr |
| Oct 30, 8:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Hays | 8 hr |
| Oct 30, 8:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 27 hr |
| Oct 30, 8:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 46 hr |
| Oct 30, 8:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 31 hr |
| Oct 30, 8:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Wilson | 51 hr |
| Oct 30, 8:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Karnes | 4 days |
| Oct 30, 8:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Hays, Travis | 27 min |
| Oct 30, 8:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis, Williamson | 13 hr |
| Oct 30, 9:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco, Kendall | 5 hr |
| Oct 30, 9:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis | 61 min |
| Oct 30, 9:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Travis | 28 min |
| Oct 30, 9:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Comal | 18 hr |
| Oct 30, 9:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Guadalupe | 29 hr |
| Oct 30, 9:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Gonzales | 4 days |
| Oct 30, 9:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Gonzales | 50 hr |
| Oct 30, 9:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Gonzales | 4 days |
| Oct 30, 9:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | DeWitt | 5 days |
| Oct 30, 9:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Comal | 16 hr |
| Oct 30, 9:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Lee | 13 hr |
| Oct 30, 9:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Blanco | 52 min |
| Oct 30, 10:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Travis | 6 hr |
| Oct 30, 10:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis | 29 min |
| Oct 30, 10:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Travis | 13 min |
| Oct 30, 10:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Lee, Travis | 65 min |
| Oct 30, 10:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco | 22 hr |
| Oct 30, 10:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Travis | 31 hr |
| Oct 30, 10:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Travis | 29 hr |
| Oct 30, 10:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop | 58 hr |
| Oct 30, 10:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Guadalupe | 28 hr |
| Oct 30, 10:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Caldwell | 49 min |
| Oct 30, 11:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lee | 44 min |
| Oct 30, 12:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Lee | 40 min |
| Oct 30, 12:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 39 min |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Guadalupe, Hays | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 1:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Kendall, Llano | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 2:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 43 min |
| Oct 30, 2:17 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Travis | 16 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:18 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Williamson | 29 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Karnes | 4 days |
| Oct 30, 4:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 24 min |
| Oct 30, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 65 min |
| Oct 30, 6:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 44 min |
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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.