Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 8, 2016, 11:51 PM CST for Atascosa County, Bexar County, Medina County, Texas. It was in force for 54 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
- Mar 8, 2016, 11:51 PM CST (05:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2016, 12:45 AM CST
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Atascosa County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Medina County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 7:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3846 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
815
WUUS54 KEWX 090551
SVREWX
TXC013-029-325-090645-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0022.160309T0551Z-160309T0645Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1151 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL BEXAR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN ATASCOSA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN MEDINA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1245 AM CST
* AT 1151 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NATALIA...OR
NEAR DEVINE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SAN ANTONIO...DEVINE...CASTROVILLE...LYTLE...NATALIA...LACOSTE...PEARSON...
NOONAN...LACKLAND AFB...CLIFF...RIO MEDINA...SEA WORLD...VON ORMY...
MANGUS CORNER AND MACDONA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER...INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS...AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS AN
INTERIOR ROOM...A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 2910 9893 2924 9903 2953 9882 2941 9855
2909 9881 2909 9888
TIME...MOT...LOC 0551Z 205DEG 20KT 2917 9886
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
ALLEN2 follow-up statements
195
WWUS54 KEWX 090611
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1211 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016
TXC325-090620-
/O.CAN.KEWX.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160309T0645Z/
MEDINA TX-
1211 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MEDINA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 2952 9880 2941 9855 2910 9880
TIME...MOT...LOC 0610Z 213DEG 21KT 2927 9878
$$
TXC013-029-090645-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160309T0645Z/
BEXAR TX-ATASCOSA TX-
1211 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CST
FOR WEST CENTRAL BEXAR AND NORTHWESTERN ATASCOSA COUNTIES...
AT 1210 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LYTLE...OR 8
MILES SOUTHEAST OF CASTROVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SAN ANTONIO...LYTLE...LACKLAND AFB...SEA WORLD...VON ORMY...MACDONA AND
MANGUS CORNER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 2952 9880 2941 9855 2910 9880
TIME...MOT...LOC 0610Z 213DEG 21KT 2927 9878
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
ALLEN924
WWUS54 KEWX 090628
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1228 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016
TXC013-090635-
/O.CAN.KEWX.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160309T0645Z/
ATASCOSA TX-
1228 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ATASCOSA COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 2925 9880 2952 9880 2941 9855 2922 9871
TIME...MOT...LOC 0625Z 216DEG 26KT 2934 9867
$$
TXC029-090645-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160309T0645Z/
BEXAR TX-
1228 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CST
FOR WEST CENTRAL BEXAR COUNTY...
AT 1225 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LACKLAND AFB...
OR 12 MILES EAST OF CASTROVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
SAN ANTONIO...LYTLE...LACKLAND AFB...SEA WORLD...VON ORMY...MACDONA AND
MANGUS CORNER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER...INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS...AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS AN
INTERIOR ROOM...A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 2925 9880 2952 9880 2941 9855 2922 9871
TIME...MOT...LOC 0625Z 216DEG 26KT 2934 9867
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 6:21 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Dimmit | 54 min |
| Mar 8, 6:46 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Zavala | 59 min |
| Mar 8, 6:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit, Zavala | 46 min |
| Mar 8, 7:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 50 min |
| Mar 8, 7:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kerr, Real | 59 min |
| Mar 8, 7:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio, Zavala | 64 min |
| Mar 8, 7:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 79 min |
| Mar 8, 8:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 44 min |
| Mar 8, 8:04 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 56 min |
| Mar 8, 8:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Edwards, Kerr, Real | 48 min |
| Mar 8, 8:32 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Gillespie | 58 min |
| Mar 8, 8:33 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Uvalde | 3 hr |
| Mar 8, 8:45 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Zavala | 60 min |
| Mar 8, 8:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie | 72 min |
| Mar 8, 8:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina, Uvalde | 70 min |
| Mar 8, 9:04 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Dimmit, Zavala | 3 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio | 53 min |
| Mar 8, 9:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit, Zavala | 56 min |
| Mar 8, 9:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EWX | Dimmit | 17 min |
| Mar 8, 9:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Burnet, Llano | 32 min |
| Mar 8, 10:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Frio | 60 min |
| Mar 8, 10:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EWX | Frio, Medina | 33 min |
| Mar 8, 10:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Frio | 65 min |
| Mar 8, 10:46 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera | 59 min |
| Mar 8, 10:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 27 min |
| Mar 8, 11:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Atascosa | 61 min |
| Mar 8, 11:21 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kendall | 39 min |
| Mar 8, 11:39 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Burnet | 51 min |
| Mar 8, 11:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kendall | 41 min |
| Mar 9, 12:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Gillespie | 28 min |
| Mar 9, 12:29 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe | 46 min |
| Mar 9, 12:33 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Travis | 42 min |
| Mar 9, 12:36 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 9, 12:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar | 39 min |
| Mar 9, 1:02 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Comal, Hays | 43 min |
| Mar 9, 1:14 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar | 46 min |
| Mar 9, 1:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 51 min |
| Mar 9, 1:30 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Gonzales | 60 min |
| Mar 9, 1:43 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Hays, Travis, Williamson | 4 hr |
| Mar 9, 1:52 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bastrop | 38 min |
| Mar 9, 1:53 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Comal | 37 min |
| Mar 9, 3:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lavaca | 36 min |
| Mar 9, 4:45 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Frio | 30 min |
| Mar 9, 9:20 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | DeWitt, Lavaca | 115 min |
| Mar 9, 9:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lavaca | 51 min |
| Mar 9, 9:34 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Karnes | 26 min |
| Mar 9, 1:49 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | DeWitt, Lavaca | 116 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.