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Tornado Warning 46, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at Oct 30, 2015, 7:18 AM CDT for Comal County, Guadalupe County, Hays County, Texas. It was in force for 27 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2015, 7:18 AM CDT (12:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2015, 7:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Comal County, TX, Guadalupe County, TX, Hays County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 7:42 AM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Ene Hunter, TX | EM CONFIRMED MODERN WOOD-FRAME HOUSE HAS MULTI-DIRECTIONAL DEBRIS PATTERN INDICATIVE OF TORNADO...FORMAL STORM SURVEY TBD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 6:07 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 228 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
- 1894 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 648 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 262 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 5.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
503
WFUS54 KEWX 301218
TOREWX
TXC091-187-209-301245-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0046.151030T1218Z-151030T1245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
718 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL COMAL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
CENTRAL GUADALUPE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL HAYS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 745 AM CDT
* AT 717 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER GERONIMO...OR NEAR SEGUIN...MOVING NORTH
AT 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ZORN AROUND 725 AM CDT.
NEW BRAUNFELS AROUND 730 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
FREIHEIT...HUNTER...REDWOOD AND GRUENE.
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 2961 9787 2957 9807 2983 9818 2988 9790
TIME...MOT...LOC 1217Z 165DEG 28KT 2967 9800
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
ALLEN3 follow-up statements
906
WWUS54 KEWX 301227
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
727 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
TXC091-187-209-301245-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-151030T1245Z/
COMAL TX-GUADALUPE TX-HAYS TX-
727 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL COMAL...NORTH CENTRAL GUADALUPE AND SOUTH CENTRAL HAYS
COUNTIES...
AT 726 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER ZORN...NORTH OF NEW BRAUNFELS...MOVING NORTH AT 35
MPH.
THE RADAR SAMPLED A TIGHT VORTEX AT LESS THAN 500 FEET AS IT PASSED
WITHIN 2 MILES OF THE RADAR TO THE EAST.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EAST CENTRAL COMAL...NORTH CENTRAL GUADALUPE AND SOUTH CENTRAL HAYS
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FREIHEIT...HUNTER...
REDWOOD AND GRUENE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 2969 9788 2966 9811 2983 9818 2988 9790
TIME...MOT...LOC 1226Z 166DEG 28KT 2974 9801
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
ALLEN205
WWUS54 KEWX 301230
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
730 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
TXC091-187-209-301245-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-151030T1245Z/
COMAL TX-GUADALUPE TX-HAYS TX-
730 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL COMAL...NORTH CENTRAL GUADALUPE AND SOUTH CENTRAL HAYS
COUNTIES...
AT 729 AM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER ZORN...OR NEAR
NEW BRAUNFELS...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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
EAST CENTRAL COMAL...NORTH CENTRAL GUADALUPE AND SOUTH CENTRAL HAYS
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FREIHEIT...HUNTER...
REDWOOD AND GRUENE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 2969 9788 2966 9811 2983 9818 2988 9790
TIME...MOT...LOC 1229Z 164DEG 10KT 2974 9801
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
ALLEN252
WWUS54 KEWX 301239
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
739 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
TXC091-187-301248-
/O.CAN.KEWX.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-151030T1245Z/
COMAL TX-GUADALUPE TX-
739 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL COMAL AND NORTH CENTRAL
GUADALUPE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS.
LAT...LON 2984 9790 2976 9799 2976 9800 2985 9804
2988 9790
TIME...MOT...LOC 1238Z 202DEG 12KT 2979 9797
$$
TXC209-301245-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-151030T1245Z/
HAYS TX-
739 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL HAYS COUNTY...
AT 738 AM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NORTH OF ZORN...OR
NEAR SOUTH SAN MARCOS...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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...
SAN MARCOS AND REDWOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 2984 9790 2976 9799 2976 9800 2985 9804
2988 9790
TIME...MOT...LOC 1238Z 202DEG 12KT 2979 9797
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
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, 4:13 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, 7:43 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.