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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 2, 2016Lee County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at May 2, 2016, 3:45 AM CDT for Lee County, Texas. It was in force for 45 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
May 2, 2016, 3:45 AM CDT (08:45 UTC)
Expired
May 2, 2016, 4:30 AM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

County Lee County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 285 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, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2016-05-02Temperature 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, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2016-05-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1932 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
126 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 May 2, 3:36 AM CDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 3:36 AM CDT, 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 3:43 AM CDT, 2 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 2, 12:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1250 AM CDT MON MAY 02 2016

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

1249 AM     HAIL             LEXINGTON               30.41N  97.01W
05/02/2016  M1.00 INCH       LEE                TX   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER EWX1600349

JR
Special weather statement, May 2, 1:35 AM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
135 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016

TXZ173-192-020715-
WILLIAMSON TX-TRAVIS TX-
135 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN TRAVIS AND SOUTH
CENTRAL WILLIAMSON COUNTIES UNTIL 215 AM CDT...

AT 135 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
MANOR...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PFLUGERVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15
MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AUSTIN...PFLUGERVILLE...WINDEMERE...HUTTO...MANOR...COUPLAND...RICES
CROSSING AND WELLS BRANCH.

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 3020 9762 3042 9771 3056 9753 3047 9733
TIME...MOT...LOC 0635Z 212DEG 14KT 3035 9755

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Special weather statement, May 2, 2:12 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
212 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016

TXZ173-192-020800-
WILLIAMSON TX-TRAVIS TX-
212 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN TRAVIS AND EASTERN
WILLIAMSON COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM CDT...

AT 212 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
HUTTO...OR NEAR TAYLOR...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROUND ROCK...PFLUGERVILLE...TAYLOR...GRANGER...HUTTO...BARTLETT...WEIR...
GRANGER DAM...LANEPORT...RICES CROSSING...HOXIE...JONAH...SCHWERTNER AND
WATERLOO.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3074 9727 3071 9726 3041 9744 3047 9763
      3084 9753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0712Z 200DEG 16KT 3052 9751

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Special weather statement, May 2, 2:19 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
219 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016

TXZ193-194-209-020800-
FAYETTE TX-BASTROP TX-LEE TX-
219 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE...EASTERN
BASTROP AND SOUTH CENTRAL LEE COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM CDT...

AT 219 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
SMITHVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BASTROP...SMITHVILLE...ROSANKY...CIRCLE D-KC ESTATES...CIRCLE D-KC
ESTATE...PAIGE...UPTON...NORTHRUP...TOGO...KIRTLEY...WARDA...ALUM CREEK...
WINCHESTER...SERBIN...HILLS PRAIRIE...HILLS AND KOVAR.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2986 9731 2997 9738 3031 9715 3006 9685
TIME...MOT...LOC 0719Z 247DEG 15KT 2999 9719

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Local storm report, May 2, 3:07 AM CDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
307 AM CDT MON MAY 02 2016

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

0257 AM     HAIL             2 SSW SMITHVILLE        29.98N  97.17W
05/02/2016  M1.00 INCH       BASTROP            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER EWX1600350

JR
Special weather statement, May 2, 3:45 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 1, 11:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXHays52 min
May 2, 12:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLee31 min
May 2, 12:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBastrop51 min
May 2, 12:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLee43 min
May 2, 12:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLee42 min
May 2, 1:12 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBastrop63 min
May 2, 1:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBastrop49 min
May 2, 1:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBastrop48 min
May 2, 1:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXTravis40 min
May 2, 2:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson48 min
May 2, 2:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBastrop41 min
May 2, 2:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBastrop47 min
May 2, 3:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXFayette49 min
May 2, 11:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLlano51 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.