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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at Mar 28, 2017, 9:51 PM CDT for Val Verde County, Texas. It was in force for 54 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
- Mar 28, 2017, 9:51 PM CDT (02:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2017, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
County Val Verde County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:51 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, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 30 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
- 2145 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -130 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1440 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 246 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 16.9
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 Mar 28, 6:36 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 6:36 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 429 AM CDT Tue Mar 28 2017 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-291000- 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- 429 AM CDT Tue Mar 28 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for South-Central Texas.. .DAY ONE...Today And Tonight. There is a slight risk of severe weather along and west of a line from Giddings to Gonzales to Kenedy late this afternoon through tonight. A strong upper level disturbance will bring a chance of thunderstorms over the Edwards plateau and Northern Hill Country in the late afternoon and early evening hours, followed by a near widespread thunderstorm event late tonight. Primary severe concerns are for large hail and damaging winds. There is an isolated threat for tornadoes, and a few areas may experience heavy downpours of 1 to 2 inches. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Strong to marginally severe thunderstorms will remain possible east of I-35 Wednesday morning, with damaging winds and large hail being the primary threats. Wednesday afternoon, gusty winds and low relative humidities are expected to develop over the Southern Edwards Plateau, leading to elevated to near critical fire weather conditions. Saturday night into Sunday, another storm system is expected to move into Texas and bring a potential for strong to severe storms. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter reporting may be needed Tuesday night through early Wednesday.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 28, 5:14 PM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
514 PM CDT TUE MAR 28 2017
TXZ183-282245-
Val Verde TX-
514 PM CDT TUE MAR 28 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL VAL VERDE COUNTY UNTIL
545 PM CDT...
At 513 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Seminole Canyon State Park, or 11 miles southeast of Langtry, moving
northeast at 45 mph.
Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Comstock, Shumla and Seminole Canyon State Park.
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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
south central Texas.
LAT...LON 3004 10135 2970 10097 2962 10125 2963 10127
2961 10128 2960 10131 2965 10130 2966 10135
2965 10136 2970 10137 2971 10140 2973 10139
2975 10142 2977 10140 2975 10144 2979 10146
2976 10151 2977 10152
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 225DEG 38KT 2969 10144
CPLocal storm report, Mar 28, 6:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
642 PM CDT TUE MAR 28 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0620 PM HAIL COMSTOCK 29.68N 101.17W
03/28/2017 E0.75 INCH VAL VERDE TX TRAINED SPOTTER
PENNY SIZED HAIL FALLING IN COMSTOCK. TIME ESTIMATED
FROM RADAR
&&
EVENT NUMBER EWX1700090
BMWLocal storm report, Mar 28, 8:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
951 PM CDT TUE MAR 28 2017
TXZ183-184-202-217-290345-
Maverick TX-Kinney TX-Val Verde TX-Edwards TX-
951 PM CDT TUE MAR 28 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN KINNEY...NORTHWESTERN
MAVERICK...WESTERN EDWARDS AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM
CDT...
At 950 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Juno to 26 miles southwest
of Box Canyon-Amistad. Movement was east at 50 mph.
Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Del Rio, Loma Alta, Juno, Comstock, Amistad Village, Box Canyon-
Amistad, Seminole Canyon State Park, Laughlin AFB, Amanda, Lake View,
Flour Mills, Val Verde Park, Standart, Carta Valley, Cienegas
Terrace, Devils Shores, Pafford Crossing, Bakers Crossing, Kickapoo
Cavern State Park and Us-277 Near The Sutton-Edwards County Line.
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.
These storms 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.
If on or near Lake Amistad, get out of the water and move indoors.
Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent
thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be
struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on
the water in a thunderstorm.
&&
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
south central Texas.
LAT...LON 3029 10127 3029 10036 2894 10052 2897 10065
2909 10067 2917 10078 2926 10081 2936 10100
2946 10106 2947 10115 2952 10118 2952 10125
2962 10125 2963 10127 2958 10131 2965 10130
2966 10135 2965 10136 2970 10138
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 278DEG 41KT 3026 10119 2921 10139
CPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Real | 64 min |
| Mar 28, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Real | 66 min |
| Mar 28, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kerr, Real | 35 min |
| Mar 28, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Val Verde | 58 min |
| Mar 28, 10:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kerr, Kinney, Medina and 2 more | 61 min |
| Mar 28, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick | 56 min |
| Mar 28, 11:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Kinney | 35 min |
| Mar 28, 11:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kerr, Real | 58 min |
| Mar 28, 11:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Kinney, Uvalde | 28 min |
| Mar 28, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Zavala | 65 min |
| Mar 29, 12:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina, Real, Uvalde | 63 min |
| Mar 29, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr and 1 more | 52 min |
| Mar 29, 1:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Maverick, Zavala | 72 min |
| Mar 29, 1:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Hays, Kendall and 3 more | 61 min |
| Mar 29, 2:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Frio and 7 more | 68 min |
| Mar 29, 2:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar | 2 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Atascosa, Bastrop, Caldwell, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales and 5 more | 71 min |
| Mar 29, 3:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Travis | 114 min |
| Mar 29, 3:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell | 3 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Guadalupe | 29 min |
| Mar 29, 5:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Gonzales, Guadalupe | 113 min |
| Mar 29, 5:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette, Lee | 35 min |
| Mar 29, 6:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lavaca | 40 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.