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Tornado Warning 41, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at Oct 30, 2015, 4:13 AM CDT for Medina County, Texas. It was in force for 35 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, 4:13 AM CDT (09:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2015, 4:48 AM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Medina County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 158 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.
567
WFUS54 KEWX 300913
TOREWX
TXC325-301000-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0041.151030T0913Z-151030T1000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
413 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN MEDINA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 500 AM CDT
* AT 413 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NORTH OF D'HANIS...AND NORTHWEST OF
HONDO...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
NORTHWESTERN MEDINA 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 2936 9938 2963 9930 2963 9903 2961 9898
2929 9919
TIME...MOT...LOC 0913Z 202DEG 23KT 2940 9926
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
ALLEN4 follow-up statements
420
WWUS54 KEWX 300923
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
423 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
TXC325-301000-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-151030T1000Z/
MEDINA TX-
423 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MEDINA COUNTY...
AT 422 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF HONDO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HONDO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 2952 9933 2954 9933 2963 9930 2963 9903
2961 9898 2935 9916 2944 9936
TIME...MOT...LOC 0922Z 204DEG 22KT 2945 9921
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
ALLEN943
WWUS54 KEWX 300927
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
427 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
TXC325-301000-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-151030T1000Z/
MEDINA TX-
427 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MEDINA COUNTY...
AT 427 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF HONDO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 35
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
NORTHWESTERN MEDINA 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 2952 9930 2958 9928 2963 9926 2963 9903
2961 9898 2940 9913 2946 9933
TIME...MOT...LOC 0927Z 213DEG 30KT 2948 9917
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
ALLEN988
WWUS54 KEWX 300933
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
433 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
TXC325-301000-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-151030T1000Z/
MEDINA TX-
433 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL MEDINA COUNTY...
AT 433 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TARPLEY...MOVING NORTH AT 25 TO 30
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTH CENTRAL MEDINA COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 2957 9925 2963 9922 2963 9903 2961 9898
2947 9908 2951 9926
TIME...MOT...LOC 0933Z 201DEG 24KT 2952 9915
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
ALLEN082
WWUS54 KEWX 300948
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
448 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
TXC325-300957-
/O.CAN.KEWX.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-151030T1000Z/
MEDINA TX-
448 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MEDINA 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.
HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 2957 9925 2963 9922 2963 9903 2961 9898
2947 9908 2951 9926
TIME...MOT...LOC 0944Z 202DEG 23KT 2960 9911
$$
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, 3:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Zavala | 23 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, 4:24 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.