Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2016, 11:27 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 33 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 28, 2016, 11:27 PM CDT (04:27 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2016, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Edwards County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Real County, TX, Uvalde County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:30 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 28, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 2551 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1712 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 10.4
The text
As transmitted.
361
WUUS54 KEWX 290427
SVREWX
TXC137-271-385-463-290500-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0178.160529T0427Z-160529T0500Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1127 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN UVALDE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN KINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
REAL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
* AT 1127 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CAMP WOOD...
OR 10 MILES WEST OF LEAKEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEAKEY...CAMP WOOD...GARNER STATE PARK...VANCE...MONTELL...RIO FRIO...
TUFF...REAGAN WELLS...BARKSDALE AND PRADE RANCH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
ARE OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS
ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...
YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 2991 9969 2990 9960 2957 9960 2943 10002
2957 10027 2995 10007 2996 9969
TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 215DEG 17KT 2971 9994
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
ALLENThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr | 58 min |
| May 28, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Medina | 40 min |
| May 28, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie, Kerr | 62 min |
| May 28, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kerr, Real | 58 min |
| May 28, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 44 min |
| May 28, 8:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Gillespie, Kerr | 2 hr |
| May 28, 9:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Real | 58 min |
| May 28, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Medina, Uvalde | 56 min |
| May 28, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kerr, Real | 54 min |
| May 28, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina, Real, Uvalde | 57 min |
| May 28, 10:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Real | 40 min |
| May 28, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr | 39 min |
| May 28, 10:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kendall, Kerr | 3 hr |
| May 28, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Real | 38 min |
| May 28, 10:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Edwards | 67 min |
| May 28, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kendall, Kerr | 55 min |
| May 28, 11:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Kerr | 25 hr |
| May 28, 11:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Kerr | 17 hr |
| May 28, 11:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kendall, Kerr, Real | 8 hr |
| May 28, 11:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 52 min |
| May 28, 11:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Edwards, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, Medina and 2 more | 31 min |
| May 29, 12:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina, Real, Uvalde | 5 hr |
| May 29, 12:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera | 43 min |
| May 29, 12:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina, Uvalde | 65 min |
| May 29, 1:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards | 2 hr |
| May 29, 1:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina | 4 hr |
| May 29, 1:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Medina, Uvalde | 6 hr |
| May 29, 2:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 44 min |
| May 29, 2:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera | 25 hr |
| May 29, 2:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Kendall | 15 hr |
| May 29, 2:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 42 min |
| May 29, 2:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 40 min |
| May 29, 2:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Kinney, Uvalde | 2 hr |
| May 29, 2:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 24 hr |
| May 29, 3:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Medina | 45 min |
| May 29, 3:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Comal | 34 hr |
| May 29, 3:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Medina | 119 min |
| May 29, 3:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Medina | 5 hr |
| May 29, 3:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar | 44 min |
| May 29, 3:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 17 hr |
| May 29, 3:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 48 hr |
| May 29, 3:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Wilson | 41 hr |
| May 29, 4:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 46 min |
| May 29, 4:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 48 min |
| May 29, 4:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 40 min |
| May 29, 4:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina, Uvalde | 3 hr |
| May 29, 4:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Medina, Uvalde | 41 min |
| May 29, 4:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Medina | 40 min |
| May 29, 4:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal | 3 hr |
| May 29, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 19 hr |
| May 29, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 16 hr |
| May 29, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 24 hr |
| May 29, 4:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Medina | 19 hr |
| May 29, 5:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Medina | 17 hr |
| May 29, 5:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar | 40 min |
| May 29, 5:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Frio | 47 min |
| May 29, 6:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Frio | 3 hr |
| May 29, 7:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, Frio | 3 hr |
| May 29, 7:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Uvalde | 3 hr |
| May 29, 8:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa | 46 min |
| May 29, 9:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Gonzales, Wilson | 46 min |
| May 29, 9:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 26 hr |
| May 29, 9:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Frio | 4 days |
| May 29, 9:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Dimmit | 4 days |
| May 29, 9:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Karnes | 44 min |
| May 29, 10:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes | 42 min |
| May 29, 2:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EWX | Bandera, Blanco, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr and 5 more | 20 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.