Tornado Warning 8, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

May 27, 2016, 12:47 AM CDT (05:47 UTC)

Expired

May 27, 2016, 1:15 AM CDT

In force

28 min

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.0 in

County Bastrop County, TX

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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192 
WFUS54 KEWX 270547
TOREWX
TXC021-270615-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0008.160527T0547Z-160527T0615Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1247 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BASTROP COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT
    
* AT 1247 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SMITHVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BASTROP...SMITHVILLE...CIRCLE D-KC ESTATE...PAIGE...CIRCLE D-KC
  ESTATES...UPTON...ALUM CREEK...TOGO AND HILLS PRAIRIE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 2995 9714 2991 9724 3002 9739 3027 9716
      3017 9705 3005 9702
TIME...MOT...LOC 0547Z 224DEG 20KT 3002 9721 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

ALLEN

404 
WWUS54 KEWX 270607
SVSEWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
107 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

TXC021-270616-
/O.EXP.KEWX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160527T0615Z/
BASTROP TX-
107 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BASTROP COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
115 AM CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2995 9714 2991 9724 3002 9739 3027 9716
      3017 9705 3005 9702
TIME...MOT...LOC 0605Z 224DEG 20KT 3002 9721 

$$

ALLEN

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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.