Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 18, 2016, 9:04 PM CDT for Dimmit County, Maverick County, Texas. It was in force for 56 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
- Mar 18, 2016, 9:04 PM CDT (02:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dimmit County, TX, Maverick County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:04 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 9:59 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Big Wells, TX |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 2498 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1007 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
817
WUUS54 KEWX 190204
SVREWX
TXC127-323-190300-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0039.160319T0204Z-160319T0300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
904 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
DIMMIT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN MAVERICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
* AT 902 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR COMETA TO 6 MILES NORTH OF CHUPADERA RANCH
AIRPORT TO 18 MILES SOUTH OF EL INDIO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS ALSO LOCATED ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF BIG
WELLS...WAS STATIONARY.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARRIZO SPRINGS...BIG WELLS...ASHERTON...LAS VEGAS...WINTER HAVEN...
CATARINA...BRUNDAGE...LIGHT...CARRIZO HILL...GILSON GROVES AND FARIAS
LAKE.
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 THESE STORMS. 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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 2823 10022 2824 10026 2828 10029 2833 10030
2864 10010 2864 9939 2821 9940 2820 10021
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 331DEG 17KT 2860 9997 2828 10011 2825 10026
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CP2 follow-up statements
917
WWUS54 KEWX 190217
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
917 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016
TXC323-190225-
/O.CAN.KEWX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160319T0300Z/
MAVERICK TX-
917 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MAVERICK COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 2864 10010 2864 9939 2821 9940 2820 10011
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 274DEG 11KT 2861 9992 2829 10008
$$
TXC127-190300-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160319T0300Z/
DIMMIT TX-
917 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR DIMMIT COUNTY...
AT 915 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR WINTER HAVEN TO 6 MILES NORTH OF CHUPADERA RANCH
AIRPORT...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO
LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF CARRIZO SPRINGS AND 5 MILES EAST OF
BIG WELL...AND WERE STATIONARY.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARRIZO SPRINGS...BIG WELLS...ASHERTON...LAS VEGAS...WINTER HAVEN...
CATARINA...BRUNDAGE...LIGHT...CARRIZO HILL AND GILSON GROVES.
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 THESE STORMS. 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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 2864 10010 2864 9939 2821 9940 2820 10011
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 274DEG 11KT 2861 9992 2829 10008
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CP875
WWUS54 KEWX 190232
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
932 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016
TXC127-190300-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160319T0300Z/
DIMMIT TX-
932 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR DIMMIT COUNTY...
AT 929 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF CARRIZO SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CARRIZO
SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED
10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CATARINA...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARRIZO SPRINGS...BIG WELLS...ASHERTON...LAS VEGAS...WINTER HAVEN...
CATARINA...BRUNDAGE...LIGHT...CARRIZO HILL AND GILSON GROVES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 2864 10010 2864 9939 2821 9940 2820 10011
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 303DEG 12KT 2836 9998
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Real, Uvalde | 61 min |
| Mar 18, 7:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 57 min |
| Mar 18, 7:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar, Medina | 55 min |
| Mar 18, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Travis | 45 min |
| Mar 18, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays | 46 min |
| Mar 18, 8:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Wilson | 29 min |
| Mar 18, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Travis | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 8:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Frio, Medina, Uvalde | 41 min |
| Mar 18, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe | 45 min |
| Mar 18, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Wilson | 42 min |
| Mar 18, 8:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Dimmit, Zavala | 62 min |
| Mar 18, 9:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Atascosa, Frio, Kinney, Uvalde | 50 min |
| Mar 18, 9:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Dimmit | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes, Wilson | 58 min |
| Mar 18, 9:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Maverick | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 9:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Karnes, Wilson | 2 hr |
| Mar 18, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Burnet | 47 min |
| Mar 18, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit, Zavala | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 10:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Maverick | 45 min |
| Mar 18, 10:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Gonzales | 40 min |
| Mar 18, 10:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | DeWitt | 35 min |
| Mar 18, 10:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Maverick, Zavala | 52 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.