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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 20, 2017Edwards County, Val Verde County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 20, 2017, 6:00 AM CDT for Edwards County, Val Verde County, Texas. It was in force for 48 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 20, 2017, 6:00 AM CDT (11:00 UTC)
Expired
May 20, 2017, 6:48 AM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Edwards County, TX, Val Verde County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 53 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, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2017-05-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2212 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2017-05-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -17 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2212 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-139 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1581 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

445 
WUUS54 KEWX 201100
SVREWX
TXC137-465-201200-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0113.170520T1100Z-170520T1200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
600 AM CDT SAT MAY 20 2017

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Edwards County in south central Texas...
  East central Val Verde County in south central Texas...

* Until 700 AM CDT

* At 600 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Carta Valley,
  or 10 miles south of Loma Alta, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Loma Alta, Carta Valley and Vinegarone. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Austin San Antonio.

&&

LAT...LON 2997 10076 2995 10032 2962 10046 2962 10052
      2969 10080
TIME...MOT...LOC 1100Z 273DEG 7KT 2978 10072 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TB3
3 follow-up statements
943 
WWUS54 KEWX 201126
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
626 AM CDT SAT MAY 20 2017

TXC465-201135-
/O.CAN.KEWX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-170520T1200Z/
Val Verde TX-
626 AM CDT SAT MAY 20 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL VAL VERDE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 2995 10032 2962 10046 2962 10052 2966 10070
      2996 10052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1125Z 279DEG 22KT 2975 10054 

$$

TXC137-201200-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-170520T1200Z/
Edwards TX-
626 AM CDT SAT MAY 20 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTY...

At 625 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles east of
Carta Valley, or 17 miles southeast of Loma Alta, moving east at 25
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees. 

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Edwards County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Austin San Antonio.

&&

LAT...LON 2995 10032 2962 10046 2962 10052 2966 10070
      2996 10052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1125Z 279DEG 22KT 2975 10054 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TB3
441 
WWUS54 KEWX 201139
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
639 AM CDT SAT MAY 20 2017

TXC137-201200-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-170520T1200Z/
Edwards TX-
639 AM CDT SAT MAY 20 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTY...

At 639 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles east of
Carta Valley, or 19 miles southeast of Loma Alta, moving east at 10
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees. 

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Edwards County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Austin San Antonio.

&&

LAT...LON 2995 10032 2962 10046 2962 10052 2964 10062
      2996 10044
TIME...MOT...LOC 1139Z 273DEG 7KT 2975 10051 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TB3
035 
WWUS54 KEWX 201148
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
648 AM CDT SAT MAY 20 2017

TXC137-201158-
/O.CAN.KEWX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-170520T1200Z/
Edwards TX-
648 AM CDT SAT MAY 20 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 2995 10032 2962 10046 2962 10052 2964 10062
      2996 10044
TIME...MOT...LOC 1147Z 273DEG 7KT 2975 10049 

$$

TB3

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 11:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBurnet, Williamson53 min
May 20, 12:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBurnet, Williamson54 min
May 20, 1:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXGillespie, Llano60 min
May 20, 1:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGillespie52 min
May 20, 1:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards48 min
May 20, 2:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGillespie39 min
May 20, 2:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBurnet45 min
May 20, 2:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards49 min
May 20, 3:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLlano40 min
May 20, 3:16 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBurnet, Travis, Williamson3 hr
May 20, 3:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards, Val Verde94 min
May 20, 3:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde66 min
May 20, 4:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards50 min
May 20, 5:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Val Verde47 min
May 20, 5:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards40 min
May 20, 6:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Kerr46 min
May 20, 6:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGillespie51 min
May 20, 6:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde27 min
May 20, 6:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards53 min
May 20, 7:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney, Real, Uvalde63 min
May 20, 8:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBlanco49 min
May 20, 8:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXUvalde61 min
May 20, 9:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXMedina, Uvalde, Zavala62 min
May 20, 10:13 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXMedina, Uvalde3 hr
May 20, 10:48 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXMedina, Uvalde3 hr
May 20, 11:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXFrio, Medina58 min
May 20, 12:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXFrio3 hr
May 20, 12:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXFrio68 min
May 20, 12:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXFrio3 hr
May 20, 1:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXFrio, Zavala81 min
May 20, 3:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXFrio56 min
May 20, 3:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXFrio, Zavala48 min
May 20, 3:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDimmit27 min
May 20, 3:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXFrio3 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.