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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

March 23, 2016Kinney County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at Mar 23, 2016, 11:51 PM CDT for Kinney County, Texas. It was in force for 39 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 23, 2016, 11:51 PM CDT (04:51 UTC)
Expired: Mar 24, 2016, 12:30 AM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

County Kinney County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 89 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1001 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -179 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2344 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 187 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 312 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.3

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The text

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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 23, 7:46 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 7:46 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 23, 4:30 AM CDT, 19 hours 21 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
430 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-241000-
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-
430 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO MUCH OF
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT. THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE
STORMS FOR THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY...I-35 CORRIDOR TO THE COASTAL
PLAINS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 23, 11:11 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1111 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

TXZ184-240500-
EDWARDS TX-
1111 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTY UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CDT...

AT 1111 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR CARTA VALLEY...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOMA ALTA...MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCKSPRINGS...CARTA VALLEY AND DEVILS SINKHOLE STATE NATURAL AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3024 10000 2971 10004 2971 10005 2965 10005
      2975 10070 3000 10070
TIME...MOT...LOC 0411Z 270DEG 33KT 2986 10066

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Special weather statement, Mar 23, 11:36 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1136 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

TXZ183-240515-
VAL VERDE TX-
1136 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN VAL VERDE COUNTY
UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...

AT 1136 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR BOX CANYON-AMISTAD...OR 15 MILES SOUTH OF COMSTOCK...MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DEL RIO...LAKE VIEW...VAL VERDE PARK...CIENEGAS TERRACE...LAUGHLIN AFB...
AMISTAD VILLAGE...BOX CANYON-AMISTAD...ROUGH CANYON REC AREA AND DEVILS
SHORES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

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.

IF ON OR NEAR LAKE AMISTAD...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS
OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE
CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW.
DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.

&&

LAT...LON 2956 10125 2967 10070 2940 10071 2925 10078
      2928 10087 2931 10089 2933 10094 2935 10095
      2936 10100 2944 10106 2946 10106 2947 10115
      2952 10118 2952 10125
TIME...MOT...LOC 0436Z 267DEG 22KT 2947 10119

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Special weather statement, Mar 23, 11:51 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1151 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

TXZ184-185-202-203-240530-
REAL TX-EDWARDS TX-KINNEY TX-UVALDE TX-
1151 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN UVALDE...SOUTHWESTERN
EDWARDS...KINNEY AND SOUTHERN REAL COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM CDT...

AT 1150 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF VANCE TO 11
MILES SOUTH OF CARTA VALLEY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THE
WINDS WILL PRECEDE THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRACKETTVILLE...LEAKEY...CAMP WOOD...LAGUNA...GARNER STATE PARK...VANCE...
MONTELL...RIO FRIO...BARKSDALE...ALAMO VILLAGE...CONCAN...STANDART...
UTOPIA...REAGAN WELLS...KICKAPOO CAVERN STATE PARK AND TURKEY MOUNTAIN.

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.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2909 10066 2971 10059 2989 10005 2968 9960
      2963 9960 2963 9950 2959 9941 2958 9941
TIME...MOT...LOC 0450Z 292DEG 21KT 2981 10018 2964 10071

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 23, 11:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Edwards	49 min
Mar 23, 11:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Val Verde	39 min
Mar 23, 11:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Kinney, Val Verde	44 min
Mar 24, 12:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Blanco	27 min
Mar 24, 12:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall	40 min
Mar 24, 12:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bandera, Comal, Kendall, Medina	63 min
Mar 24, 1:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bandera, Medina, Uvalde	46 min
Mar 24, 1:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bastrop, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis	67 min
Mar 24, 1:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Zavala	46 min
Mar 24, 1:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Uvalde, Zavala	48 min
Mar 24, 1:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe	45 min
Mar 24, 2:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Lee, Travis	44 min
Mar 24, 2:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Atascosa, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Wilson	55 min
Mar 24, 2:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Frio, Medina	53 min
Mar 24, 2:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Guadalupe	45 min
Mar 24, 2:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Atascosa, Frio	66 min
Mar 24, 3:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bastrop, Caldwell, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe and 4 more	59 min
Mar 24, 3:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Caldwell, DeWitt, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Wilson	49 min
Mar 24, 3:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Lavaca	36 min
Mar 24, 4:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Wilson	34 min
Mar 24, 4:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Gonzales	33 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.