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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at Apr 30, 2016, 1:52 AM CDT for Bandera County, Texas. It was in force for 38 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 30, 2016, 1:52 AM CDT (06:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2016, 2:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
County Bandera County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:56 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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 1523 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1775 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.3
- Supercell composite
- -8.5
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 Apr 30, 12:41 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 12:41 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 3:57 AM CDT, 21 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 357 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-300900- 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- 357 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR AND EAST OF A MASON TO KERRVILLE TO PEARSALL LINE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREATS. ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. SOME ISOLATED POCKETS OF 2-4 INCHES OF RAIN COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING...MAINLY EAST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 10:13 PM CDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Apr 29, 10:39 PM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1039 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 TXZ205-207-221-300415- WILSON TX-GUADALUPE TX-BEXAR TX- 1039 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL BEXAR...SOUTHWESTERN GUADALUPE AND NORTHEASTERN WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT... AT 1039 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NEW BERLIN...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF UNIVERSAL CITY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SEGUIN...SCHERTZ...ST. HEDWIG...LA VERNIA...NEW BERLIN...ZUEHL...MCQUEENEY... KINGSBURY...ZIPP...FRIENDLY CORNER AND ADKINS. 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. && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 2935 9828 2950 9824 2962 9785 2930 9786 TIME...MOT...LOC 0339Z 264DEG 20KT 2944 9815 CP
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 10:47 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1047 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
TXZ172-173-300430-
WILLIAMSON TX-BURNET TX-
1047 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN BURNET AND NORTHWESTERN
WILLIAMSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM CDT...
AT 1046 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
KILLEEN TO NEAR SHADY GROVE TO NEAR BURNET...AND MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BURNET...BERTRAM...FLORENCE...SHADY GROVE...BRIGGS...JOPPA...WATSON...
MAHOMET...ANDICE...INKS LAKE STATE PARK AND SUNNYLANE.
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.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3091 9783 3090 9775 3088 9769 3072 9790
3072 9839 3104 9800 3103 9791
TIME...MOT...LOC 0346Z 252DEG 22KT 3099 9782 3084 9807 3077 9828
CPSpecial weather statement, Apr 30, 12:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1245 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
TXZ183-300615-
VAL VERDE TX-
1245 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN VAL VERDE COUNTY
UNTIL 115 AM CDT...
AT 1244 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR BOX CANYON-AMISTAD...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST 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...
LOMA ALTA...COMSTOCK...BOX CANYON-AMISTAD...PAFFORD CROSSING...ROUGH
CANYON REC AREA AND DEVILS SHORES.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 2965 10122 2996 10072 2949 10071 2946 10108
2947 10109 2947 10111 2948 10113 2947 10115
2948 10116
TIME...MOT...LOC 0544Z 251DEG 22KT 2959 10107
CPSpecial weather statement, Apr 30, 1:24 AM CDT, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 124 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016 TXZ202-203-300700- KINNEY TX-UVALDE TX- 124 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL UVALDE AND CENTRAL KINNEY COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT... AT 123 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR REAGAN WELLS TO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLINE TO STANDART...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BRACKETTVILLE...SABINAL...ALAMO VILLAGE...LAGUNA...CONCAN...STANDART... KNIPPA...GARNER STATE PARK...AMANDA...MONTELL...REAGAN WELLS...CLINE AND TURKEY MOUNTAIN. 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. 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 300 AM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 2945 10070 2963 9973 2929 9945 2918 10071 TIME...MOT...LOC 0623Z 264DEG 24KT 2949 9986 2937 10022 2934 10061 CP
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 1:52 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 152 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016 TXZ185>187-203-204-300730- BANDERA TX-REAL TX-MEDINA TX-UVALDE TX-KERR TX- 152 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN KERR...NORTHEASTERN UVALDE...BANDERA...NORTHWESTERN MEDINA AND SOUTHEASTERN REAL COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM CDT... AT 151 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MEDINA TO NEAR UTOPIA TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF CONCAN...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MEDINA...TARPLEY...VANDERPOOL...CONCAN...GARNER STATE PARK...UTOPIA...LOST MAPLES STATE PARK...CENTER POINT AND CAMP VERDE. 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. && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 2997 9894 2932 9935 2938 9990 2998 9950 TIME...MOT...LOC 0651Z 265DEG 23KT 2989 9938 2958 9957 2942 9974 CP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Burnet | 37 min |
| Apr 29, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Burnet | 45 min |
| Apr 29, 7:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar | 41 min |
| Apr 29, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Medina | 55 min |
| Apr 29, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar | 49 min |
| Apr 29, 8:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe | 57 min |
| Apr 29, 9:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Burnet | 39 min |
| Apr 29, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Burnet | 33 min |
| Apr 29, 9:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Guadalupe | 59 min |
| Apr 29, 9:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Llano | 28 min |
| Apr 29, 10:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Burnet | 47 min |
| Apr 29, 10:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Guadalupe | 36 min |
| Apr 29, 10:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Burnet | 43 min |
| Apr 30, 12:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 1:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney, Uvalde | 36 min |
| Apr 30, 2:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 2:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, Medina, Uvalde | 48 min |
| Apr 30, 2:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Comal, Hays, Kendall | 61 min |
| Apr 30, 3:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina, Uvalde | 36 min |
| Apr 30, 3:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Uvalde | 54 min |
| Apr 30, 3:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Comal, Hays, Travis | 38 min |
| Apr 30, 4:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 4:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Caldwell, Guadalupe | 39 min |
| Apr 30, 4:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis | 48 min |
| Apr 30, 4:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Hays, Travis | 117 min |
| Apr 30, 4:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Travis | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 4:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 23 min |
| Apr 30, 4:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Fayette, Lee, Travis | 48 min |
| Apr 30, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Medina | 19 min |
| Apr 30, 5:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Gonzales | 38 min |
| Apr 30, 5:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Fayette, Lee | 39 min |
| Apr 30, 5:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 39 min |
| Apr 30, 6:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 29 min |
| Apr 30, 6:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Lee | 117 min |
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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.