Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 2016, 6:25 PM CDT for Bexar County, Texas. It was in force for 50 min. 21 reports 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 25, 2016, 6:25 PM CDT (23:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2016, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Bexar County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 6:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Sse Lackland Afb, TX | GOLF BALL HAIL REPORTED NEAR FIVE PALMS DRIVE AND TRADING POST STREET IN SAN ANTONIO |
| Apr 25, 6:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 2 Wnw Lackland Afb, TX | 1.25 INCH HAIL REPORTED AT US 90 AND RAY ELLISON BOULEVARD |
| Apr 25, 6:31 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 Nnw Mitchell Lake, TX | 1.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED 1 MILE SOUTH OF SOUTH PARK MALL |
| Apr 25, 6:31 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 Nnw Mitchell Lake, TX | 1 INCH HAIL REPORTED 1 MILE SOUTH OF SOUTH PARK MALL |
| Apr 25, 6:32 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Sea World, TX | |
| Apr 25, 6:33 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Nne Balcones Heights, TX | QUARTER-SIZED HAIL REPORTED NEAR I-10 AND 410 NEAR BALCONES HEIGHTS |
| Apr 25, 6:36 PM CDT | HAIL 0.7 | Leon Valley, TX | DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED NEAR LEON VALLEY |
| Apr 25, 6:36 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 2 Se Leon Valley, TX | NICKEL HAIL REPORTED NEAR WHITE TAIL DRIVE AND SILVER TIP DRIVE IN SAN ANTONIO |
| Apr 25, 6:37 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Ese Sea World, TX | GOLF BALL HAIL REPORTED NEAR 151 AND POTRANCO ROAD IN SAN ANTONIO |
| Apr 25, 6:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 3 Ssw Leon Valley, TX | 1.5 INCH HAIL REPORTED AT CULEBRA AND INGRAM ROAD |
| Apr 25, 6:42 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Ne Leon Valley, TX | AT THE MEDICAL CENTER |
| Apr 25, 6:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Nne Alamo Heights, TX | 1 INCH HAIL REPORTED NEAR ALAMO HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL IN SAN ANTONIO |
| Apr 25, 6:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Ne Leon Valley, TX | REPORTED AT SAN ANTONIO METHODIST HOSPITAL ON FLOYD CURL DRIVE |
| Apr 25, 6:45 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 3 Wsw Shavano Park, TX | 2.5 INCH HAIL REPORTED NEAR DEZAVALA AND I-10 IN SAN ANTONIO |
| Apr 25, 6:48 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 3 Ssw Shavano Park, TX | 2.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED NEAR USAA AT HUEBNER AND I-10 |
| Apr 25, 6:50 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 2 Wsw Shavano Park, TX | MOSTLY NICKEL TO PING PONG SIZE HAIL...WITH OCCASIONAL GOLF BALL TO 2 INCH HAIL...AT VANCE JACKSON AND DE ZAVALLA |
| Apr 25, 6:58 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 E Hollywood Park, TX | 1 INCH HAIL NEAR INTERSECTION OF LOOP 1604 AND U.S. HIGHWAY 281 |
| Apr 25, 6:58 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Nw Hill Country Villa, TX | QUARTER-SIZED HAIL REPORTED 1 MILE SOUTH OF BLANCO ROAD AND LOOP 1604 |
| Apr 25, 7:02 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 1 Nw Hill Country Villa, TX | 1.50 INCH HAIL REPORTED 1 MILE SOUTH OF LOOP 1604 AND BLANCO ROAD IN SAN ANTONIO |
| Apr 25, 7:05 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Ssw Timberwood Park, TX | 1 INCH HAIL REPORTED NEAR WILDERNESS OAK AND HARDY OAK BOULEVARD |
| Apr 25, 7:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Timberwood Park, TX | 1 INCH HAIL REPORTED NEAR TIMBERWOOD PARK |
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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 231 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
- 851 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -363 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 693 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 273 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
929
WUUS54 KEWX 252325
SVREWX
TXC029-260015-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0082.160425T2325Z-160426T0015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
625 PM CDT MON APR 25 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BEXAR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
* AT 625 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LACKLAND
AFB...OR 11 MILES EAST OF CASTROVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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...
SAN ANTONIO...UNIVERSAL CITY...SCHERTZ...LIVE OAK...LEON VALLEY...KIRBY...
HELOTES...ALAMO HEIGHTS...FAIR OAKS RANCH...SELMA...WINDCREST...TERRELL
HILLS...HOLLYWOOD PARK...SHAVANO PARK...OLMOS PARK...LACKLAND AFB...LEON
SPRINGS...SEA WORLD...CROSS MOUNTAIN AND TIMBERWOOD PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 2934 9880 2961 9879 2967 9881 2971 9879
2976 9855 2974 9853 2974 9845 2971 9843
2975 9841 2972 9838 2972 9834 2970 9838
2967 9838 2965 9834 2962 9834 2956 9830
2954 9826 2955 9823 2951 9819 2923 9843
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 206DEG 34KT 2936 9868
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
HAMPSHIRE3 follow-up statements
392
WWUS54 KEWX 252338
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
638 PM CDT MON APR 25 2016
TXC029-260015-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-160426T0015Z/
BEXAR TX-
638 PM CDT MON APR 25 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR BEXAR COUNTY...
AT 638 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LEON VALLEY...
OR NEAR SAN ANTONIO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SAN ANTONIO...UNIVERSAL CITY...SCHERTZ...LIVE OAK...LEON VALLEY...KIRBY...
HELOTES...ALAMO HEIGHTS...FAIR OAKS RANCH...SELMA...WINDCREST...TERRELL
HILLS...HOLLYWOOD PARK...SHAVANO PARK...OLMOS PARK...LACKLAND AFB...LEON
SPRINGS...SEA WORLD...CROSS MOUNTAIN AND TIMBERWOOD PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 2934 9880 2961 9879 2967 9881 2971 9879
2976 9855 2974 9853 2974 9845 2971 9843
2975 9841 2972 9838 2972 9834 2970 9838
2967 9838 2965 9834 2962 9834 2956 9830
2954 9826 2955 9823 2951 9819 2923 9843
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 206DEG 34KT 2947 9862
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
HAMPSHIRE871
WWUS54 KEWX 252343
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
643 PM CDT MON APR 25 2016
TXC029-260015-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-160426T0015Z/
BEXAR TX-
643 PM CDT MON APR 25 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN BEXAR COUNTY...
AT 643 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LEON VALLEY...
OR NEAR SAN ANTONIO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
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...
SAN ANTONIO...UNIVERSAL CITY...SCHERTZ...LIVE OAK...LEON VALLEY...KIRBY...
HELOTES...ALAMO HEIGHTS...FAIR OAKS RANCH...SELMA...WINDCREST...TERRELL
HILLS...HOLLYWOOD PARK...SHAVANO PARK...OLMOS PARK...LEON SPRINGS...SEA
WORLD...CROSS MOUNTAIN...TIMBERWOOD PARK AND THE DOMINION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 2944 9877 2961 9879 2967 9881 2971 9879
2976 9855 2974 9853 2974 9845 2971 9843
2975 9841 2972 9838 2972 9834 2970 9838
2967 9838 2965 9834 2962 9834 2956 9830
2954 9826 2955 9823 2951 9819 2935 9833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 206DEG 34KT 2952 9859
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
HAMPSHIRE194
WWUS54 KEWX 260001
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
701 PM CDT MON APR 25 2016
TXC029-260015-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-160426T0015Z/
BEXAR TX-
701 PM CDT MON APR 25 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN BEXAR COUNTY...
AT 701 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SHAVANO PARK...
OR 11 MILES NORTH OF SAN ANTONIO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SAN ANTONIO...UNIVERSAL CITY...SCHERTZ...LIVE OAK...KIRBY...SELMA...
WINDCREST...HOLLYWOOD PARK...SHAVANO PARK...TIMBERWOOD PARK...THE
DOMINION...LEON SPRINGS...CROSS MOUNTAIN...CONVERSE...HILL COUNTRY
VILLAGE...RANDOLPH AFB...FIESTA TEXAS AND SAN ANTONIO INT AP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 2963 9867 2976 9855 2974 9853 2974 9845
2971 9843 2975 9841 2972 9838 2972 9834
2970 9838 2967 9838 2965 9834 2962 9834
2956 9830 2954 9826 2955 9823 2942 9830
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 205DEG 27KT 2963 9853
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
HAMPSHIREThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 4:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Frio | 30 min |
| Apr 25, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Frio | 30 min |
| Apr 25, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Atascosa | 26 min |
| Apr 25, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar | 42 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.