Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2016, 11:33 PM CDT for Edwards County, Val Verde County, Texas. It was in force for 72 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 26, 2016, 11:33 PM CDT (04:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2016, 12:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 72 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Edwards County, TX, Val Verde County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 11:55 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 S Juno, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 2806 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1552 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 322 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 17.9
The text
As transmitted.
976
WUUS54 KEWX 270433
SVREWX
TXC137-465-270545-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0085.160427T0433Z-160427T0545Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1133 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN VAL VERDE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
* AT 1132 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF SONORA TO 9 MILES WEST OF JUNO...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 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...
JUNO...FLOUR MILLS AND US-277 NEAR THE SUTTON-EDWARDS COUNTY LINE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3013 10140 3029 10112 3029 10010 3018 10010
3004 10051 3000 10101
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 305DEG 17KT 3055 10054 3013 10127
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
ALLEN1 follow-up statement
401
WWUS54 KEWX 270456
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1156 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016
TXC137-465-270545-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-160427T0545Z/
VAL VERDE TX-EDWARDS TX-
1156 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN VAL VERDE AND NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES...
AT 1155 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF ROOSEVELT TO 7 MILES WEST OF JUNO...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JUNO...FLOUR MILLS AND US-277 NEAR THE SUTTON-EDWARDS COUNTY LINE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3013 10140 3029 10112 3029 10010 3018 10010
3004 10051 3000 10101
TIME...MOT...LOC 0455Z 284DEG 26KT 3050 10020 3011 10123
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
ALLENThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 11:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 11:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Burnet | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 12:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Burnet | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 12:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Gillespie, Kerr, Real, Val Verde | 69 min |
| Apr 27, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Burnet | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 12:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Edwards | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 12:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie, Llano | 63 min |
| Apr 27, 1:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 64 min |
| Apr 27, 1:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie | 67 min |
| Apr 27, 1:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera, Kendall, Real | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 1:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kendall, Kerr | 64 min |
| Apr 27, 2:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays and 2 more | 56 min |
| Apr 27, 2:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar, Medina, Uvalde | 64 min |
| Apr 27, 2:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 2:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 3:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Fayette, Frio and 8 more | 59 min |
| Apr 27, 3:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Caldwell | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 3:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 3:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, DeWitt and 8 more | 63 min |
| Apr 27, 4:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Atascosa | 56 min |
| Apr 27, 4:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Guadalupe, Wilson | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 4:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Frio, Medina | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 4:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Wilson | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 5:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Guadalupe | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 5:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Atascosa | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 6:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Karnes | 56 min |
| Apr 27, 7:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Karnes | 30 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.