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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

April 1, 2016Real County, Uvalde County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at Apr 1, 2016, 4:28 AM CDT for Real County, Uvalde County, Texas. It was in force for 47 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
Apr 1, 2016, 4:28 AM CDT (09:28 UTC)
Expired
Apr 1, 2016, 5:15 AM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Counties Real County, TX, Uvalde County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:32 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 97 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2016-04-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2016-04-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3768 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
230 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Apr 1, 3:43 AM CDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 3:43 AM CDT, 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
343 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016

.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...
ONGOING CONVECTION ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE AND SOUTHERN EDWARDS
PLATEAU IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. A
SHORT-WAVE TROUGH EVIDENT ON WATER VAPOR CHANNEL OVER VAL VERDE
COUNTY IS CREATING SUFFICIENT LIFT AND INSTABILITY WITH MUCAPE
VALUES AROUND 1000 J/KG ACCORDING TO SPC MESOSCALE ANALYSIS PAGE
AND NAM/GFS AREA FORECAST SOUNDINGS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THAT REGION WITH
ISOLATED STORMS POSSIBLY BECOMING STRONG TO SEVERE THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY MORNING. LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER THREAT. A
SECOND AREA OF CONVECTION IS ONGOING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THERE IS A SURFACE BOUNDARY
ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT AND SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE DEVELOPING
ALONG THAT CONVERGENCE ZONE. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING AS THE BOUNDARY SLOWLY PUSHES TO THE
SOUTHEAST. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG AND PRODUCE
BRIEFLY HEAVY RAIN AND PEA SIZED HAIL.

MOST HIRES AND MEDIUM-RANGE MODELS ARE IN FAIR TO GOOD AGREEMENT
ON CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
AND PART OF THE EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS. THE ABOVE MENTIONED SHORT-WAVE TROUGH SHOULD CONTINUE TO
PUSH TO THE SOUTHEAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND EXIT THE AREA
TONIGHT. BY LATE THIS EVENING...700 MB WINDS SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST AND SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT ENDING RAIN
CHANCES ACROSS THE REGION. COOL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT AS A COOLER AIRMASS FILTERS IN FROM THE NORTH WITH LOWS
IN THE UPPER 30S ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY TO MID 40S ELSEWHERE.

&&

.LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...
DRY AND PLEASANT WEATHER DAYS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY INTO THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. A WARMING TREND IS IN STORE FROM SUNDAY
THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. MEDIUM-RANGE MODELS ARE IN FAR
AGREEMENT ON THROUGH THE EXTEND FORECAST PERIOD AND THE NEXT COLD
FRONT. HOWEVER...THE GFS SOLUTION CREATES A BIT MORE OF
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN COUNTIES THAN THE ECMWF. THIS
FAR OUT AND WITH ONLY SLIGHT RAIN CHANCES...OPTED TO GO WITH A DRY
WEATHER FORECAST FOR LATER IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD WHILE MONITOR
FUTURE RUNS FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AUSTIN CAMP MABRY              66  45  72  47  77 /  30  20   0   0   0
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT  67  42  72  41  76 /  30  20   0   0   0
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT     69  44  72  43  77 /  30  10   0   0   0
BURNET MUNI AIRPORT            64  41  70  44  75 /  30  20   0   0   0
DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT           72  45  72  48  79 /  10  10   0   0   0
GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT        64  41  71  42  76 /  40  20   0   0   0
HONDO MUNI AIRPORT             69  41  72  42  76 /  30  -    0   0   0
SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT        66  44  71  43  75 /  30  10   0   0   0
LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL   69  45  71  44  75 /  30  20   0   0   0
SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT       68  45  72  45  76 /  30  10   0   0   0
STINSON MUNI AIRPORT           70  47  73  46  77 /  30  10   0   0   0

&&

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

MESOSCALE/AVIATION...04
SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...17
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 2:15 AM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
215 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-011100-
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-
215 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. LARGE
HAIL IS THE MAIN THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

ISOLATED STRONG STORMS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING. HAIL IS THE
MAIN THREAT

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 3:20 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
320 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016

TXZ202-010845-
KINNEY TX-
320 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL KINNEY COUNTY UNTIL 345
AM CDT...

AT 320 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES SOUTH OF STANDART...OR 10 MILES WEST OF SPOFFORD...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRACKETTVILLE...SPOFFORD...ALAMO VILLAGE AND TURKEY MOUNTAIN.

LAT...LON 2958 10035 2927 10012 2908 10065 2919 10075
TIME...MOT...LOC 0820Z 237DEG 29KT 2922 10058

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Special weather statement, Apr 1, 3:43 AM CDT, 45 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 1, 4:28 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
428 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016

TXZ185-187-203-011015-
BANDERA TX-REAL TX-UVALDE TX-
428 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN UVALDE...WESTERN BANDERA
AND REAL COUNTIES UNTIL 515 AM CDT...

AT 427 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR
CAMP WOOD AND NEAR LAGUNA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEAKEY...VANDERPOOL...SABINAL...CAMP WOOD...LAGUNA...GARNER STATE PARK...
MONTELL...LOST MAPLES STATE PARK...RIO FRIO...TUFF...CONCAN...KNIPPA...
UTOPIA AND REAGAN WELLS.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2927 10001 2962 10002 2963 10001 2965 10002
      2973 10002 2990 9992 2990 9941 2925 9942
TIME...MOT...LOC 0927Z 242DEG 34KT 2970 9996 2940 9996

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 1, 1:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKinney26 min
Apr 1, 1:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXReal35 min
Apr 1, 1:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney, Real, Uvalde60 min
Apr 1, 2:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKerr35 min
Apr 1, 2:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKimble20 min
Apr 1, 2:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKinney27 min
Apr 1, 2:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKerr, Real54 min
Apr 1, 2:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGillespie32 min
Apr 1, 3:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXZavala36 min
Apr 1, 3:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards26 min
Apr 1, 3:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKinney25 min
Apr 1, 3:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXZavala48 min
Apr 1, 3:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKinney, Uvalde47 min
Apr 1, 3:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKendall40 min
Apr 1, 4:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXFrio41 min
Apr 1, 4:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBandera, Kendall38 min
Apr 1, 4:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBlanco44 min
Apr 1, 5:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXAtascosa43 min
Apr 1, 5:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXAtascosa, Bexar, Frio, Medina47 min
Apr 1, 5:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson37 min
Apr 1, 5:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilson35 min
Apr 1, 5:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson34 min
Apr 1, 6:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGuadalupe33 min
Apr 1, 7:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKendall44 min
Apr 1, 8:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXComal49 min
Apr 1, 8:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXHays, Travis46 min
Apr 1, 9:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBastrop, Lee43 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.