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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at Mar 8, 2016, 11:39 PM CST for Burnet County, Texas. It was in force for 51 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, 11:39 PM CST (05:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2016, 12:30 AM CST
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
County Burnet County, TX
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:38 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 593 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 803 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.1
- Supercell composite
- -0.8
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 8, 9:50 PM CST, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 9:50 PM CST, 1 hour 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 950 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016 .MESOSCALE UPDATE... ENVIRONMENT CONTINUES TO BE CONDUCIVE FOR LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES THIS EVENING THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT. CONVECTION CONTINUES TO BE LOCATED EAST OF A DRY LINE POSITIONED ALONG THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS. STRONGEST CELLS CONTINUE TO BE FED BY STRONG THETA-E ADVECTION AND INCREASING UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENT FLOW. THERE STILL REMAINS A VERY IMPRESSIVE INSTABILITY AXIS IN THE WARM SECTOR EAST OF THE DRY LINE AND THE RAP IS INDICATING LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES OF 7+ DEG C/KM IN THIS REGION AS WELL. THIS SHOULD MAINTAIN THE THREAT FOR SEVERE HAIL AND EXTREME LIGHTNING. TORNADO POTENTIAL REMAINS LOW BUT AS THESE CELLS PUSH SLOWLY FARTHER EAST...THEY WILL BE INTERACTING WITH A MORE FAVORABLE LCL ENVIRONMENT WHICH WILL MEANS THE TORNADIC POTENTIAL WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. REGARDING FLOOD POTENTIAL...RAINFALL HAS BEEN MOSTLY FOCUSED ALONG A LINE FROM CENTRAL DIMMITT COUNTY NORTH THROUGH REAL COUNTY. WHILE THE PLATEAU COUNTIES SHOULD AVOID MUCH IN THE WAY OF FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL NOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE ACTIVITY HAS SHIFTED EAST...ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT ONGOING SOUTH OF DIMMITT AND ZAVALA INDICATES AN INCREASING FLASH FLOOD THREAT WITH RAIN RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE WITH FUTURE CELLS. THIS ACTIVITY IS STILL EXPECTED TO BECOME LINEAR AND PUSH EAST TOWARDS THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR AROUND THE MIDNIGHT HOUR HOWEVER VAD WIND PROFILES MAINTAIN A SOUTHERLY FLOW REGIME LIKELY DELAYING THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE LINE. AS SUCH...NO CHANGES TO THE CURRENT WATCH ARE EXPECTED BUT WILL NEED TO RE- EVALUATE IN A FEW HOURS AS THIS CONTINUES TO SLOWLY PUSH EAST. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 62 76 57 69 55 / 100 70 50 60 60 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 62 76 57 69 53 / 100 70 50 60 60 NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT 62 78 57 70 54 / 100 60 50 60 60 BURNET MUNI AIRPORT 59 73 55 66 52 / 100 60 40 60 60 DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 58 75 54 68 51 / 80 40 40 60 60 GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT 62 74 57 67 54 / 100 70 50 60 60 HONDO MUNI AIRPORT 59 77 55 70 52 / 100 40 30 60 60 SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT 62 77 57 69 54 / 100 70 50 60 60 LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL 65 77 59 71 55 / 100 80 70 50 50 SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 62 77 58 69 54 / 100 50 40 60 60 STINSON MUNI AIRPORT 63 79 58 71 54 / 100 50 40 50 60 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && MESOSCALE/AVIATION...OAKS SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...TB3 PUBLIC SERVICE/DATA COLLECTION...30
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 8, 5:20 PM CST, 6 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 520 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-092330- LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 520 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE BIG BEND AND RIO GRANDE RIVER THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS ARE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...BUT ONE OR TWO TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL AS LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH AN ISOLATED POCKET OR TWO OF UP TO 5 INCHES EAST OF I-35. THIS COULD CAUSE SOME FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS AS WELL AS OTHER AREAS THAT NORMALLY HAVE FASTER RUNOFF. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ADDITIONAL SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...BUT THESE SHOULD POSE NO SEVERE OR HEAVY RAIN THREAT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. TB3
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 8, 10:48 PM CST, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1048 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016 TXZ204-090515- MEDINA TX- 1048 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL MEDINA COUNTY UNTIL 1115 PM CST... AT 1048 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HONDO...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HONDO AND NEW FOUNTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 2932 9903 2925 9921 2954 9938 2959 9906 TIME...MOT...LOC 0448Z 155DEG 24KT 2936 9916 ALLEN
Local storm report, Mar 8, 10:53 PM CST, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1053 PM CST TUE MAR 08 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1050 PM HAIL HONDO 29.36N 99.16W
03/08/2016 E0.25 INCH MEDINA TX EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
EVENT NUMBER EWX1600048
SBSLocal storm report, Mar 8, 10:54 PM CST, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1054 PM CST TUE MAR 08 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1045 PM HAIL HONDO 29.36N 99.16W
03/08/2016 E0.50 INCH MEDINA TX TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA TO HALF INCH SIZE HAIL
&&
EVENT NUMBER EWX1600049
SBSSpecial weather statement, Mar 8, 11:14 PM CST, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1114 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
TXZ204-219-220-090615-
ATASCOSA TX-FRIO TX-MEDINA TX-
1114 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN FRIO...WESTERN ATASCOSA
AND SOUTHEASTERN MEDINA COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM CST...
AT 1113 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR YANCEY TO 6 MILES EAST
OF PEARSALL TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF ZELLA...AND MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PEARSALL...DEVINE...JOURDANTON...POTEET...CHARLOTTE...CHRISTINE...MOORE...
BIG FOOT...GOLDFINCH...NORTH PEARSALL...SCHATTEL...BIGFOOT...WEST
PEARSALL...ROSSVILLE...HINDES...DOBROWOLSKI...KYOTE...DAVIS...IUKA AND
AMPHION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 2864 9834 2864 9880 2865 9880 2865 9898
2910 9921 2921 9868 2862 9832 2862 9834
TIME...MOT...LOC 0513Z 254DEG 22KT 2908 9910 2889 9899 2866 9887
CPSpecial weather statement, Mar 8, 11:21 PM CST, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1121 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
TXZ186-189-090600-
KENDALL TX-KERR TX-
1121 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN KERR AND WESTERN
KENDALL COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST...
AT 1121 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER PIPE CREEK...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOERNE...MOVING NORTH AT 20
MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOERNE...COMFORT...WALNUT GROVE...CYPRESS CREEK...WELFARE...NELSON CITY...
WARING...SISTERDALE AND CROWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3004 9869 2972 9877 2972 9878 2984 9905
3006 9900
TIME...MOT...LOC 0521Z 185DEG 20KT 2972 9889
ALLENSpecial weather statement, Mar 8, 11:39 PM CST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1139 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
TXZ172-173-090630-
WILLIAMSON TX-BURNET TX-
1139 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN BURNET AND
NORTHWESTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM CST...
AT 1138 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER BRIGGS...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF BERTRAM...MOVING NORTH AT 25
MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WATSON...MAHOMET...BRIGGS AND JOPPA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3095 9785 3091 9783 3090 9778 3069 9791
3078 9809 3104 9799 3103 9791
TIME...MOT...LOC 0538Z 194DEG 23KT 3088 9796
ALLENThe 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, 11:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Medina | 54 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.