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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

January 8, 2016Bastrop County, Lee County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 8, 2016, 11:48 PM CST for Bastrop County, Lee County, Texas. It was in force for 57 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
Jan 8, 2016, 11:48 PM CST (05:48 UTC)
Expired
Jan 9, 2016, 12:45 AM CST
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Bastrop County, TX, Lee County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:50 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

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 286 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2016-01-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2016-01-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -61 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1268 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

908 
WUUS54 KEWX 090548
SVREWX
TXC021-287-090645-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0001.160109T0548Z-160109T0645Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1148 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN BASTROP COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  CENTRAL LEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1245 AM CST

* AT 1148 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FEDOR...OR
  9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS POSSIBLE. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FEDOR...PAIGE...DIME BOX...KNOBB SPRINGS...LOEBAU...LINCOLN...OLD
  DIME BOX...LEO AND MANHEIM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3025 9672 3024 9674 3020 9674 3022 9720
      3036 9720 3043 9686 3039 9679 3032 9674
      3032 9671 3025 9669
TIME...MOT...LOC 0548Z 265DEG 24KT 3031 9711 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

MO
3 follow-up statements
984 
WWUS54 KEWX 090555
SVSEWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1155 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2016

TXC021-090604-
/O.CAN.KEWX.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160109T0645Z/
BASTROP TX-
1155 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BASTROP COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3025 9672 3024 9674 3020 9674 3021 9707
      3026 9708 3034 9720 3036 9720 3043 9686
      3039 9679 3032 9674 3032 9671 3025 9669
TIME...MOT...LOC 0554Z 265DEG 24KT 3031 9706 

$$

TXC287-090645-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160109T0645Z/
LEE TX-
1155 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CST
FOR CENTRAL LEE COUNTY...

AT 1154 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER FEDOR...OR 7
MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FEDOR...DIME BOX...KNOBB SPRINGS...LOEBAU...LINCOLN...OLD DIME BOX...
LEO AND MANHEIM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3025 9672 3024 9674 3020 9674 3021 9707
      3026 9708 3034 9720 3036 9720 3043 9686
      3039 9679 3032 9674 3032 9671 3025 9669
TIME...MOT...LOC 0554Z 265DEG 24KT 3031 9706 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

ALLEN
489 
WWUS54 KEWX 090619
SVSEWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1219 AM CST SAT JAN 9 2016

TXC287-090645-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160109T0645Z/
LEE TX-
1219 AM CST SAT JAN 9 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CST
FOR CENTRAL LEE COUNTY...

AT 1219 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PAIGE...OR 7
MILES NORTHWEST OF GIDDINGS...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FEDOR...DIME BOX...LOEBAU...LINCOLN...OLD DIME BOX...LEO AND MANHEIM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3025 9672 3024 9674 3020 9674 3021 9707
      3026 9708 3031 9715 3039 9705 3043 9686
      3039 9679 3032 9674 3032 9671 3025 9669
TIME...MOT...LOC 0619Z 254DEG 37KT 3024 9703 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

ALLEN
754 
WWUS54 KEWX 090638
SVSEWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1238 AM CST SAT JAN 9 2016

TXC287-090647-
/O.EXP.KEWX.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160109T0645Z/
LEE TX-
1238 AM CST SAT JAN 9 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL LEE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 1245 AM CST...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 3025 9672 3024 9674 3020 9674 3021 9707
      3026 9708 3031 9715 3039 9705 3043 9686
      3039 9679 3032 9674 3032 9671 3025 9669
TIME...MOT...LOC 0635Z 265DEG 24KT 3024 9703 

$$

ALLEN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 8, 9:01 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryEWXBastrop, Caldwell, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Lavaca and 1 more3 hr
Jan 8, 11:41 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLee49 min
Jan 9, 12:00 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBastrop45 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.