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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 29, 2016DeWitt County, Gonzales County, Karnes County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at May 29, 2016, 10:03 AM CDT for DeWitt County, Gonzales County, Karnes County, Texas. It was in force for 42 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 29, 2016, 10:03 AM CDT (15:03 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2016, 10:45 AM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Counties DeWitt County, TX, Gonzales County, TX, Karnes County, TX

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 172 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2016-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2554 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2016-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 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
2554 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
645 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
5.1

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 29, 9:30 AM CDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 9:30 AM CDT, 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 3:22 AM CDT, 6 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
322 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-300830-
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-
322 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF
I-35. PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS ARE FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS. SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES...AND
SPOTTY RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2-4 INCH ARE FORECAST WHICH COULD LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

A CONTINUED ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY
WITH NUMEROUS ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. ANY
STORM CLUSTERS THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO PRODUCE SEVERE
WEATHER AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. HEAVIEST RAIN
POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR WHEN A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH
THURSDAY. BY THIS TIME...THERE WILL LIKELY BE A FEW LOCATIONS WITH
5-DAY STORM TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR
FURTHER UPDATES AS IMPACTS FROM POTENTIAL HAZARDS BECOME MORE
CLEAR.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 29, 5:26 AM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
526 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

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

0526 AM     HAIL             CASTROVILLE             29.35N  98.87W
05/29/2016  E0.25 INCH       MEDINA             TX   PUBLIC

            PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT A RESTURANT IN CASTROVILLE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER EWX1600492
Special weather statement, May 29, 5:58 AM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
558 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

TXZ219-291145-
FRIO TX-
558 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN FRIO COUNTY UNTIL
645 AM CDT...

AT 557 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MILLET...OR NEAR DILLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PEARSALL...DILLEY...DIVOT AND DERBY.

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.

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
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 2890 9913 2870 9893 2864 9902 2864 9940
TIME...MOT...LOC 1057Z 232DEG 21KT 2863 9926

ALLEN
Local storm report, May 29, 7:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
750 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

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

0950 PM     HAIL             1 NNE SABINAL           29.33N  99.47W
05/28/2016  E1.00 INCH       UVALDE             TX   COCORAHS

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED ABOUT A HALF MILE NNE
            OF SABINAL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER EWX1600493

TB3
Special weather statement, May 29, 9:14 AM CDT, 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
914 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

TXZ207-221>223-291500-
WILSON TX-GUADALUPE TX-KARNES TX-GONZALES TX-
914 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN KARNES...GONZALES...
SOUTHEASTERN GUADALUPE AND WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM CDT...

AT 913 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG WINDS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF SMILEY TO 8 MILES EAST OF LEMING.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS WHICH MAY
RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...OR SMALL STRUCTURES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GONZALES...FLORESVILLE...POTH...STOCKDALE...KOSCIUSKO...NIXON...FALLS CITY...
SMILEY...CHEAPSIDE...GILLETT...PANDORA...PALMETO...SUTHERLAND SPRINGS...
CESTOHOWA...WRIGHTSBORO...BELMONT...DREYER...MONTHALIA...OTTINE AND
LEESVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO.

&&

LAT...LON 2938 9724 2911 9760 2914 9766 2899 9801
      2898 9828 2907 9837 2960 9778 2964 9763
      2959 9719
TIME...MOT...LOC 1413Z 261DEG 19KT 2937 9761 2908 9834

TB3
Special weather statement, May 29, 9:16 AM CDT, 47 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 28, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Kerr58 min
May 28, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXMedina40 min
May 28, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXGillespie, Kerr62 min
May 28, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKerr, Real58 min
May 28, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXMedina44 min
May 28, 8:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXGillespie, Kerr2 hr
May 28, 9:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXReal58 min
May 28, 9:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXMedina, Uvalde56 min
May 28, 9:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kerr, Real54 min
May 28, 10:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Medina, Real, Uvalde57 min
May 28, 10:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXReal40 min
May 28, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr39 min
May 28, 10:39 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningEWXBandera, Kendall, Kerr3 hr
May 28, 10:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXReal38 min
May 28, 10:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards67 min
May 28, 11:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Kendall, Kerr55 min
May 28, 11:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXKerr25 hr
May 28, 11:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXKerr17 hr
May 28, 11:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBandera, Kendall, Kerr, Real8 hr
May 28, 11:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney, Real, Uvalde33 min
May 28, 11:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKinney52 min
May 28, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Edwards, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, Medina and 2 more31 min
May 29, 12:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBandera, Medina, Real, Uvalde5 hr
May 29, 12:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBandera43 min
May 29, 12:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Medina, Uvalde65 min
May 29, 1:12 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXEdwards2 hr
May 29, 1:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBandera, Medina4 hr
May 29, 1:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXMedina, Uvalde6 hr
May 29, 2:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXMedina44 min
May 29, 2:05 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXBandera25 hr
May 29, 2:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXKendall15 hr
May 29, 2:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXUvalde42 min
May 29, 2:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXMedina40 min
May 29, 2:42 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXKinney, Uvalde2 hr
May 29, 2:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXUvalde24 hr
May 29, 3:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXAtascosa, Bexar, Medina45 min
May 29, 3:09 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXComal34 hr
May 29, 3:16 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXAtascosa, Bexar, Medina119 min
May 29, 3:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXAtascosa, Bexar, Medina5 hr
May 29, 3:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBexar44 min
May 29, 3:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXBexar17 hr
May 29, 3:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXBexar48 hr
May 29, 3:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXBexar, Wilson41 hr
May 29, 4:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXUvalde46 min
May 29, 4:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXMedina48 min
May 29, 4:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXMedina40 min
May 29, 4:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBandera, Medina, Uvalde3 hr
May 29, 4:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXMedina, Uvalde41 min
May 29, 4:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXMedina40 min
May 29, 4:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBexar, Comal3 hr
May 29, 4:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXUvalde19 hr
May 29, 4:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXUvalde16 hr
May 29, 4:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXUvalde24 hr
May 29, 4:59 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXMedina19 hr
May 29, 5:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXMedina17 hr
May 29, 5:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBexar40 min
May 29, 5:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXFrio47 min
May 29, 6:38 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXFrio3 hr
May 29, 7:18 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXAtascosa, Frio3 hr
May 29, 7:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Uvalde3 hr
May 29, 8:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXAtascosa46 min
May 29, 9:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGonzales, Wilson46 min
May 29, 9:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXUvalde26 hr
May 29, 9:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXFrio4 days
May 29, 9:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXDimmit4 days
May 29, 9:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKarnes44 min
May 29, 2:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchEWXBandera, Blanco, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr and 5 more20 hr

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