Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 17, 2016, 5:45 PM CDT for Frio County, Texas. It was in force for 30 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
- Apr 17, 2016, 5:45 PM CDT (22:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2016, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Frio County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 5:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 N Pearsall, TX |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 595 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 625 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 331 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 477 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 11.7
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS54 KEWX 172245
SVREWX
TXC163-172315-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0076.160417T2245Z-160417T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
545 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN FRIO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT
* AT 544 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WEST
PEARSALL...OR OVER PEARSALL...MOVING NORTH 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...
PEARSALL...MOORE...WEST PEARSALL...BIG FOOT...BIGFOOT...NORTH PEARSALL
AND THREE OAKS.
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 2883 9922 2909 9920 2909 9880 2879 9894
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 191DEG 18KT 2889 9911
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
LJH2 follow-up statements
268
WWUS54 KEWX 172258
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
558 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2016
TXC163-172315-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-160417T2315Z/
FRIO TX-
558 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN FRIO COUNTY...
AT 557 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTH
PEARSALL...OR NEAR PEARSALL...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. QUARTER SIZE
HAIL WAS OBSERVED 3 MILES NORTH OF PEARSALL AT 550 PM CDT.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOORE...BIGFOOT...NORTH PEARSALL...BIG FOOT AND THREE OAKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 2892 9920 2909 9920 2909 9880 2889 9890
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 191DEG 18KT 2896 9910
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
LJH459
WWUS54 KEWX 172309
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
609 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2016
TXC163-172318-
/O.EXP.KEWX.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-160417T2315Z/
FRIO TX-
609 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FRIO COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 615 PM CDT...
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. HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN
IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 2892 9920 2909 9920 2909 9880 2889 9890
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 191DEG 18KT 2896 9910
$$
LJHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 3:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Edwards | 67 min |
| Apr 17, 6:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Val Verde | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 8:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Real | 64 min |
| Apr 17, 10:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Kinney | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 11:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 23 hr |
| Apr 17, 12:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Lee | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 12:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 45 min |
| Apr 17, 12:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop | 6 hr |
| Apr 17, 1:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Real | 45 min |
| Apr 17, 1:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Real | 46 min |
| Apr 17, 2:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Travis, Williamson | 6 hr |
| Apr 17, 2:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Real, Uvalde | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 2:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Hays, Travis | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar | 51 min |
| Apr 17, 3:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Blanco | 27 min |
| Apr 17, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Atascosa | 26 min |
| Apr 17, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar | 45 min |
| Apr 17, 4:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Atascosa | 41 min |
| Apr 17, 4:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Atascosa | 31 min |
| Apr 17, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Kendall | 52 min |
| Apr 17, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 44 min |
| Apr 17, 4:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Gonzales | 4 days |
| Apr 17, 4:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | DeWitt | 24 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe | 26 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe | 20 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe | 29 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Hays | 35 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Gonzales | 3 days |
| Apr 17, 4:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Gonzales | 46 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Kendall | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Frio | 45 min |
| Apr 17, 5:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Gillespie | 50 min |
| Apr 17, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kendall, Kerr | 22 min |
| Apr 17, 5:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Williamson | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Frio | 34 min |
| Apr 17, 5:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 34 hr |
| Apr 17, 5:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 58 hr |
| Apr 17, 5:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 36 hr |
| Apr 17, 5:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Guadalupe | 32 hr |
| Apr 17, 5:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Wilson | 59 hr |
| Apr 17, 5:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Karnes | 4 days |
| Apr 17, 5:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kendall | 27 min |
| Apr 17, 5:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Williamson | 4 hr |
| Apr 17, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera | 30 min |
| Apr 17, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 30 min |
| Apr 17, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera | 31 min |
| Apr 17, 6:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 31 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.