Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
633 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

.AVIATION...
MOST CONVECTION SHOULD REMAIN WEST OF KAUS AND WILL ONLY MENTION
VCTS THERE. BROKEN LINE OF STORMS SHOULD IMPACT THE SAN ANTONIO
SITES AND DEL RIO SHORTLY AFTER 00Z. ONCE THE FRONT MOVES
THROUGH...GUSTY WINDS WILL PREVAIL FROM THE NORTH AND CONVECTION
CHANCES DECREASE.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 321 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016/

SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)...

SHORT-RANGE MODEL TRENDS ACCELERATED THE COLD FRONT SPEED EARLIER
TODAY...ONLY TO REACT TO DAYTIME MIXING/PRE-FRONTAL GRAVITY WAVE AND
SLOW IT DOWN AGAIN IN MORE RECENT RUNS. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A
MIGRATION WESTWARD OF THE EXPECTED STORM INITIATION AND THREAT
FOR STORMS TO TAP INTO DEEP LAYER INSTABILITY/HIGHER CAPES. AS
SUCH THE SPC IS MONITORING OUR HILL COUNTRY AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS
COUNTIES FOR A POSSIBLE SVR THUNDERSTORM WATCH. A FEW ELEVATED
CELLS WERE FORMING OVER THE HILL COUNTRY AT THE TIME OF THE AFD
ISSUANCE.

POPS WERE SHAVED BACK SLIGHTLY OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL TX
COUNTIES TONIGHT...BUT WOULD EXPECT THE SLIGHTLY DELAYED FROPA
OVER SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES TO STILL TRIGGER CONVECTION...MAINLY
LATE THIS EVENING/LATE TONIGHT. BEST QPF AND ENVIRONMENT FOR
SEVERE WEATHER IS FOR THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS COUNTIES...AND THE
EARLY AFTERNOON HI-RES RUNS DEPICT A SMALL CLUSTER OF STORMS
TRIGGERED BY THE SERANIAS DEL BURROS THAT COLLIDE WITH THE FRONT.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN PRIMARY THREATS...AND THE
BETTER SHEAR VALUES WILL BE MAINLY BOUNDARY-DEPENDENT.

RAIN CHANCES ARE TRENDING DOWNWARD TOWARD THE END OF TONIGHT...AND
CONSERVATIVE POPS ARE FORECAST SATURDAY MORNING AS JUST A FEW
SHOWERS OVER SRN/SE COUNTIES. CLOUDS SHOULD CLEAR THE AREA BY
MIDDAY A FAIRLY DEEP LAYER OF FRONTAL WINDS SHOULD MIX DOWN AND
KEEP GUSTY CONDITIONS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS
RELAX SATURDAY NIGHT TO ALLOW FOR THE COOLEST AIR TEMPS SINCE
AROUND MAR 4TH. NO FREEZES ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...BUT AN
ISOLATED FREEZE IN PROTECTED VALLEYS OF THE HILL COUNTRY COULD NOT
BE RULED OUT.

LONG TERM (SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...
DRY AND STABLE AIR CONTINUES OVER THE AREA SUNDAY WITH LIGHT
DAYTIME CAA LEADING TO ANOTHER COLD NIGHT IN THE 30S AND LOW 40S.
SOUTH WINDS RETURN BY MIDDAY MONDAY AND PERSIST TO OPEN UP GULF
MOISTURE INTO THE AREA BY TUESDAY MORNING. BY WEDNESDAY...MORNING
CLOUDINESS RETURNS AND ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH IS IN POSITION TO
BRING A CHANCE OF STORMS AND ANOTHER COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY. THIS TROUGH HAS TRENDED FASTER AND MORE POLAR IN
NATURE THAN THE CURRENT SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH. THIS TREND USUALLY
LEADS TO WEAKER STORM SYSTEMS AND NOT MUCH RAIN. POPS WERE
SHIFTED FORWARD BY ABOUT 6-12 HOURS OVER PREVIOUS FORECASTS...WITH
STABLE AND POST-FRONTAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED AGAIN BY THURSDAY
EVENING.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AUSTIN CAMP MABRY              48  61  42  65  42 /  50  -    0   0   0
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT  48  62  37  64  35 /  50  -    0   0   0
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT     49  63  41  66  38 /  60  10   0   0   0
BURNET MUNI AIRPORT            44  60  39  61  37 /  40  -    0   0   0
DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT           52  62  45  66  44 /  50  10   0   0   0
GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT        46  60  38  62  36 /  40  -    0   0   0
HONDO MUNI AIRPORT             48  64  40  67  38 /  60  10   0   0   0
SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT        49  62  40  64  39 /  50  10   0   0   0
LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL   52  61  43  65  39 /  50  20   0   0   0
SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT       49  63  42  66  41 /  60  10   0   0   0
STINSON MUNI AIRPORT           50  64  44  67  42 /  60  20   0   0   0

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

MESOSCALE/AVIATION...HAMPSHIRE
SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...OAKS
PUBLIC SERVICE/DATA COLLECTION...30

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
438 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-191100-
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-
438 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE REGION. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO
POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THE STORMS MAY DEVELOP INTO A LINE AS
THEY APPROACH THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR AND MOVE INTO THE COASTAL
PLAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
642 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

TXZ187-189-204-205-190015-
BANDERA TX-BEXAR TX-KENDALL TX-MEDINA TX-
642 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN BEXAR...SOUTHWESTERN
KENDALL...SOUTHEASTERN BANDERA AND EAST CENTRAL MEDINA COUNTIES UNTIL
715 PM CDT...

AT 642 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BOERNE...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOERNE...HELOTES...FAIR OAKS RANCH...CROSS MOUNTAIN...BERGHEIM...WALNUT
GROVE...CLIFF...NELSON CITY...KREUTZBERG...MICO...PIPE CREEK...LAKEHILLS...
GREY FOREST...CASCADE CAVERNS AND SCENIC OAKS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2989 9863 2982 9857 2979 9858 2974 9865
      2975 9862 2974 9861 2945 9875 2946 9892
      2951 9894 2979 9893 2979 9892 2990 9892
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 002DEG 13KT 2979 9882

AAT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
645 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0640 PM     HAIL             1 ENE SUNRISE BEACH VIL 30.59N  98.41W
03/18/2016  E1.00 INCH       LLANO              TX   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER EWX1600068

SBS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
649 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0540 PM     HAIL             2 N HUNT                30.10N  99.33W
03/18/2016  E1.75 INCH       KERR               TX   PUBLIC

            HAIL STARTED OUT AS PEA SIZE AROUND 515PM THEN
            INCREASED TO GOLF BALL SIZE BY 540PM

&&

EVENT NUMBER EWX1600069

SBS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
700 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0657 PM     HAIL             4 NW MARBLE FALLS       30.62N  98.31W
03/18/2016  E1.00 INCH       BURNET             TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER EWX1600070

SBS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
718 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

TXZ183>185-202-203-190115-
REAL TX-EDWARDS TX-VAL VERDE TX-KINNEY TX-UVALDE TX-
718 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN VAL VERDE...NORTHWESTERN
UVALDE...SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS...NORTHERN KINNEY AND SOUTHWESTERN REAL
COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT...

AT 718 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
BARKSDALE TO NEAR SHUMLA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DEL RIO...COMSTOCK...CAMP WOOD...LAGUNA...VANCE...CARTA VALLEY...MONTELL...
BARKSDALE...SHUMLA...ALAMO VILLAGE...LAKE VIEW...AMANDA...SEMINOLE CANYON
STATE PARK...VAL VERDE PARK...CIENEGAS TERRACE...LAUGHLIN AFB...AMISTAD
VILLAGE...BOX CANYON-AMISTAD...PAFFORD CROSSING AND ROUGH CANYON REC
AREA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2986 10153 2989 10001 2938 9976 2934 10094
      2937 10101 2946 10106 2947 10115 2952 10118
      2953 10126 2962 10125 2963 10126 2957 10129
      2959 10131 2965 10130 2965 10136 2975 10142
      2977 10140 2975 10145 2978 10145 2979 10148
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 319DEG 27KT 2974 9994 2978 10133

MO

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
720 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

TXZ187-189-204>207-190115-
BANDERA TX-GUADALUPE TX-COMAL TX-BEXAR TX-KENDALL TX-MEDINA TX-
720 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BEXAR...SOUTHWESTERN COMAL...
SOUTHERN KENDALL...SOUTHWESTERN GUADALUPE...SOUTHEASTERN BANDERA AND
MEDINA COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT...

AT 720 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR CANYON LAKE TO 9 MILES
SOUTH OF TARPLEY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS...UNIVERSAL CITY...BOERNE...HONDO...
CASTROVILLE...TARPLEY...SCHERTZ...CIBOLO...LIVE OAK...LEON VALLEY...KIRBY...
HELOTES...ALAMO HEIGHTS...FAIR OAKS RANCH...SELMA...WINDCREST...CANYON
LAKE...TERRELL HILLS AND BULVERDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2958 9941 2961 9941 2991 9835 2949 9807
      2912 9919
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 325DEG 18KT 2979 9826 2950 9931

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