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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at Jun 2, 2016, 10:08 PM CDT for Lavaca County, Texas. It was in force for 52 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
- Jun 2, 2016, 10:08 PM CDT (03:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2016, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
County Lavaca County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 607 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1098 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
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 Jun 2, 10:06 PM CDT, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 10:06 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 3:26 PM CDT, 6 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 326 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2016 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-032030- 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- 326 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINS WITH RATES OF OVER 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THESE RATES IN COMBINATION WITH SATURATED SOILS WILL RESULT IN RAPID FLASH FLOODING. ALSO...RAPID RISES ON ALREADY ELEVATED RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WILL BECOME MORE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED ON SUNDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL BE POSSIBLE...HOWEVER THIS POTENTIAL SHOULD WANE BY NEXT WEEK. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAIN AND FLOOD THREAT...A FEW STORMS COULD BRIEFLY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH HAIL UP TO 1 INCH AND 60 MPH WINDS POSSIBLE. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON IMPACTS AND POTENTIAL HAZARDS DURING THIS WEATHER EVENT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 2, 7:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
759 PM CDT THU JUN 02 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 PM HAIL 1 NW SAN ANTONIO 29.44N 98.50W
06/02/2016 M1.00 INCH BEXAR TX TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER EWX1600564
CVPSpecial weather statement, Jun 2, 8:04 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 804 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2016 TXZ205-207-221-223-030145- WILSON TX-GUADALUPE TX-GONZALES TX-BEXAR TX- 804 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN BEXAR...SOUTHWESTERN GONZALES...SOUTHWESTERN GUADALUPE AND WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CDT... AT 803 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LA VERNIA...OR 13 MILES NORTH OF FLORESVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FLORESVILLE...POTH...STOCKDALE...KOSCIUSKO...NIXON...ST. HEDWIG... ELMENDORF...LA VERNIA...NEW BERLIN...CALAVERAS LAKE...SUTHERLAND SPRINGS... PANDORA...ZUEHL...ADKINS...CANADA VERDE AND PARITA. 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. && LAT...LON 2922 9837 2950 9816 2929 9765 2899 9805 TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 294DEG 26KT 2933 9822 AAT
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 8:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
828 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2016
TXZ205-220>222-030215-
WILSON TX-KARNES TX-ATASCOSA TX-BEXAR TX-
828 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BEXAR...WEST
CENTRAL KARNES...SOUTHWESTERN WILSON AND ATASCOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 915
PM CDT...
AT 828 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF FLORESVILLE TO CHARLOTTE.
MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PLEASANTON...JOURDANTON...POTEET...CHARLOTTE...CHRISTINE...CAMPBELLTON...
LEMING...MCCOY...DOBROWOLSKI...DAVIS...PEGGY...COY CITY...ESPEY...AMPHION...
COUGHRAN...DEWEESVILLE...FASHING AND GRAYTOWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED 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.
&&
LAT...LON 2864 9834 2864 9866 2879 9880 2900 9880
2922 9839 2899 9805 2890 9794 2878 9809
2878 9810 2861 9833
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 303DEG 21KT 2909 9831 2886 9872
AATSpecial weather statement, Jun 2, 8:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
842 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2016
TXZ207-221>224-030230-
WILSON TX-GUADALUPE TX-DE WITT TX-KARNES TX-GONZALES TX-
842 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN KARNES...NORTHWESTERN
DEWITT...SOUTHWESTERN GONZALES...SOUTHEASTERN GUADALUPE AND WILSON
COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...
AT 841 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER STOCKDALE AND FLORESVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
25 MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GONZALES...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...POTH...STOCKDALE...KOSCIUSKO...
NIXON...FALLS CITY...SMILEY...CHEAPSIDE...GILLETT...PANDORA...SUTHERLAND
SPRINGS...WESTHOFF...CESTOHOWA...WRIGHTSBORO...PANA MARIA...COTTON PATCH...
MONTHALIA AND NEW DAVY.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 2912 9827 2951 9798 2949 9744 2908 9736
2895 9760 2888 9794
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 303DEG 20KT 2920 9793
AATSpecial weather statement, Jun 2, 9:39 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 7:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 41 min |
| Jun 2, 7:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Medina | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Frio, Medina | 63 min |
| Jun 2, 7:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar | 46 min |
| Jun 2, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Wilson | 41 min |
| Jun 2, 8:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Atascosa | 47 min |
| Jun 2, 8:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, Wilson | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 8:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes, Wilson | 48 min |
| Jun 2, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes, Wilson | 40 min |
| Jun 2, 9:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | DeWitt | 51 min |
| Jun 2, 10:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | DeWitt | 117 min |
| Jun 2, 10:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lavaca | 52 min |
| Jun 3, 8:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Fayette | 3 days |
| Jun 3, 11:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Karnes | 56 hr |
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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.