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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at May 26, 2016, 8:27 PM CDT for Fayette County, Texas. It was in force for 33 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 26, 2016, 8:27 PM CDT (01:27 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2016, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
County Fayette County, TX
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 266 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
- 2934 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -101 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 855 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 8.6
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 May 26, 7:43 PM CDT, 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 7:43 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 743 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016 .UPDATE... Please see the 00Z aviation forecast discussion below. && .AVIATION... Convection chances will be the main concern across the region through the remainder of this evening. Based on radar trends, we have gone with TEMPO groups for TSRA at KAUS and KDRT for the next couple of hours. We will also include TEMPO groups for SAT/SSF between 06Z-10Z as activity is expected to move in from the west. Additional rainfall chances appear in the offing for our I-35 sites late tomorrow afternoon and we'll mention PROB30 groups to cover. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 318 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016/ UPDATE... In coordination with SPC, we have issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch along and northwest of a Junction to Uvalde to Del Rio line. Showers and thunderstorms continued to develop over the Serranias del Burro mountains to southwestern Texas. Strong instability and shear are noted across our area. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 232 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016/ SHORT TERM (Tonight through Friday Night)... Have issued a Flash Flood Watch for areas along and east of a Burnet to Boerne to San Antonio to Karnes City line for this afternoon through late tonight. A surface boundary from morning rains over Central Texas is slowly drifting south along the I-35 corridor and provided lift to generate showers and thunderstorms. PWS have risen to near 2 inches across the Hill Country and South Central Texas tapering to near 1.5 inches along the Rio Grande. Due to earlier clearing skies allowing convective temperatures to be reached, showers and thunderstorms have developed out west from the Serranias del Burro of Mexico across the Big Bend into southwestern Texas. Expect showers and thunderstorms to continue across the eastern areas with locally heavy rains causing some flooding this afternoon into evening. Showers and thunderstorms out west will organize and move east across our area this evening into the overnight hours. This will cause another round of locally heavy rains. With the rains ongoing in the east adding to the saturated soils...the threat for flooding will continue into the overnight hours especially across eastern areas. An upper level trough will move northeast across the plains states on Wednesday forcing a dryline into the Edwards Plateau and Rio Grande Plains on Friday. Showers and thunderstorms will develop along and east of the dryline. More locally heavy rains are possible with PWS near 1.8 inches east of I-35. CAPEs of 2000 to 4000 j/kg and 0-6 km shear will allow for strong to severe storms this afternoon through Friday evening. LONG TERM (Saturday through Thursday)... A series of upper level impulses will move across the southern tier of states. A moist and unstable airmass lingers over our area due to a persistent southeasterly lower flow off the Gulf of Mexico. As a result, periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected Saturday through Thursday. Similar to the short term, a few strong to severe storms and locally heavy rains with flooding are possible. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Austin Camp Mabry 73 85 73 90 73 / 60 60 40 30 20 Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 73 85 72 89 72 / 60 60 40 30 20 New Braunfels Muni Airport 73 87 72 88 73 / 50 60 30 30 20 Burnet Muni Airport 71 85 71 88 71 / 60 60 30 30 20 Del Rio Intl Airport 72 95 71 90 73 / 60 10 10 40 30 Georgetown Muni Airport 72 84 72 89 71 / 60 60 40 30 20 Hondo Muni Airport 73 91 73 90 73 / 60 30 20 30 30 San Marcos Muni Airport 73 86 72 88 72 / 50 60 30 30 20 La Grange - Fayette Regional 75 85 75 88 73 / 50 70 40 30 10 San Antonio Intl Airport 74 87 74 88 73 / 60 40 20 30 20 Stinson Muni Airport 75 90 75 90 75 / 60 40 20 30 20 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flash Flood Watch until 6 AM CDT Friday for the following counties: Bastrop...Bexar...Blanco...Burnet...Caldwell...Comal...De Witt... Fayette...Gonzales...Guadalupe...Hays...Karnes...Kendall...Lavaca... Lee...Travis...Williamson...Wilson. && Mesoscale/Aviation...LH Synoptic/Grids...24 Public Service/Data Collection...Treadway
Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 5:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 540 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-272245- 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- 540 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. WHILE ALL AREAS COULD EXPERIENCE SEVERE WEATHER...THE BEST CHANCE WILL BE MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF A GIDDINGS TO SEGUIN TO DILLEY LINE. LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN RISK...BUT DAMAGING WINDS AND A BRIEF TORNADO CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR COUNTIES ALONG AND EAST OF A BURNET TO BOERNE TO SAN ANTONIO TO KARNES CITY LINE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...WITH THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN ALONG AND EAST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 281. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS COULD RESULT IN FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED RECENT SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. STRONG STORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS AN ACTIVE PERIOD WEATHER PATTERN REMAINS INTACT ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL TEXAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 26, 6:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
630 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
TXZ183-270000-
VAL VERDE TX-
630 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL VAL VERDE COUNTY UNTIL
700 PM CDT...
AT 630 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
SEMINOLE CANYON STATE PARK...OR 7 MILES WEST OF COMSTOCK...MOVING EAST
AT 30 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COMSTOCK...SEMINOLE CANYON STATE PARK...SHUMLA...PAFFORD CROSSING...
DEVILS RIVER STATE NATURAL AREA...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.
&&
LAT...LON 2991 10097 2955 10090 2954 10126 2957 10124
2962 10125 2963 10126 2962 10128 2957 10129
2959 10131 2965 10130 2966 10134 2965 10136
2970 10137 2976 10141 2977 10140 2981 10143
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 259DEG 27KT 2968 10130
AATSpecial weather statement, May 26, 6:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
631 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
TXZ194-209-270000-
FAYETTE TX-LEE TX-
631 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND
SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 630 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES EAST OF SMITHVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GIDDINGS...ROUND TOP...CARMINE...NECHANITZ...WALHALLA...WARDA...NORTHRUP...
WALDECK...WINCHESTER...SERBIN...LEDBETTER...WARRENTON AND WINEDALE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 2995 9702 3004 9704 3005 9702 3013 9705
3023 9674 3020 9674 3016 9679 3014 9676
3015 9671 3017 9669 3015 9668 3014 9665
3008 9663 3000 9660
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 253DEG 23KT 3004 9699
LJHLocal storm report, May 26, 6:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
656 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0634 PM HAIL CARMINE 30.15N 96.69W
05/26/2016 M1.75 INCH FAYETTE TX PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER EWX1600435
CVPSpecial weather statement, May 26, 7:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
700 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
TXZ209-270030-
FAYETTE TX-
700 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY UNTIL
730 PM CDT...
AT 700 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
LA GRANGE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LA GRANGE...FAYETTEVILLE...ROUND TOP...CARMINE...NECHANITZ...WALHALLA...
WARRENTON...WINEDALE...REK HILL...WARDA...WALDECK...WILLOW SPRINGS...
LEDBETTER...RUTERSVILLE AND RABBS PRAIRIE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 2988 9664 2992 9694 3006 9696 3011 9685
3016 9679 3014 9677 3015 9671 3017 9669
3015 9668 3014 9665 3013 9665 3011 9663
3004 9662 2996 9657
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 268DEG 20KT 3000 9687
LJHLocal storm report, May 26, 7:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
711 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0710 PM HEAVY RAIN GIDDINGS 30.18N 96.93W
05/26/2016 M5.15 INCH LEE TX CO-OP OBSERVER
GIDDINGS COOP OBSERVER REPORTED 5.15 INCHES OF RAIN
SINCE 430 PM
&&
EVENT NUMBER EWX1600436
CVPSpecial weather statement, May 26, 8:27 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
827 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
TXZ209-270200-
FAYETTE TX-
827 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY UNTIL
900 PM CDT...
AT 826 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
LA GRANGE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LA GRANGE...ROUND TOP...CARMINE...NECHANITZ...WALHALLA...REK HILL...WARDA...
WALDECK...LEDBETTER...RUTERSVILLE...PLUM...RABBS PRAIRIE AND WARRENTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 2988 9697 3005 9699 3011 9685 3016 9679
3014 9677 3015 9671 3017 9669 3015 9668
3015 9666 2992 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 266DEG 14KT 2998 9690
LJHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 7:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 30 min |
| May 26, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 45 min |
| May 26, 7:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Fayette, Lee | 3 hr |
| May 26, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Real, Val Verde | 49 min |
| May 26, 8:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Edwards | 39 min |
| May 26, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Fayette, Lee | 42 min |
| May 26, 9:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kerr, Real | 40 min |
| May 26, 9:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Hays, Travis | 113 min |
| May 26, 9:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Travis | 39 min |
| May 26, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kerr, Real | 52 min |
| May 26, 9:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 30 min |
| May 26, 9:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Travis | 44 min |
| May 26, 10:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Hays, Travis | 3 hr |
| May 26, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Hays, Travis | 39 min |
| May 26, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Llano | 65 min |
| May 26, 10:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Fayette, Lee | 3 hr |
| May 26, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis | 47 min |
| May 26, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Llano | 52 min |
| May 26, 11:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr | 3 hr |
| May 26, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis | 49 min |
| May 26, 11:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Travis | 20 hr |
| May 26, 11:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 53 min |
| May 26, 11:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Blanco | 54 min |
| May 27, 12:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr | 4 hr |
| May 27, 12:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall | 57 min |
| May 27, 12:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Fayette | 69 hr |
| May 27, 12:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 49 min |
| May 27, 12:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop | 32 hr |
| May 27, 12:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Hays, Travis, Williamson | 54 min |
| May 27, 12:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bastrop | 47 min |
| May 27, 12:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bastrop | 28 min |
| May 27, 1:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Hays, Travis, Williamson | 3 hr |
| May 27, 1:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Blanco | 42 min |
| May 27, 1:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette, Lee | 15 hr |
| May 27, 1:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Lee | 59 min |
| May 27, 1:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales | 53 min |
| May 27, 1:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Fayette | 54 hr |
| May 27, 2:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Fayette | 63 min |
| May 27, 3:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Hays, Travis | 11 hr |
| May 27, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lavaca | 56 min |
| May 27, 4:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Lavaca | 3 hr |
| May 27, 5:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lavaca | 63 min |
| May 27, 5:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Lavaca | 3 hr |
| May 27, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | DeWitt | 44 min |
| May 27, 6:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | DeWitt | 2 hr |
| May 27, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | DeWitt | 44 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.