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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

April 11, 2017Val Verde County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at Apr 11, 2017, 12:58 AM CDT for Val Verde County, Texas. It was in force for 62 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
Apr 11, 2017, 12:58 AM CDT (05:58 UTC)
Expired
Apr 11, 2017, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

County Val Verde County, TX

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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 Apr 11, 12:34 AM CDT, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 12:34 AM CDT, 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 7:31 PM CDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 11:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1128 PM CDT MON APR 10 2017

TXZ171-188-110530-
Gillespie TX-Llano TX-
1128 PM CDT MON APR 10 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LLANO AND NORTHERN GILLESPIE
COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM CDT...

At 1125 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms 10
miles north of Harper, to 5 miles southwest of Llano, moving east at
20 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel sized hail will be possible with
this storm. Additionally, prolonged heavy rainfall in this area will
result in the threat for flash flooding.

Locations impacted include...
Kingsland, Llano, Buchanan Dam, Gainesville, Granite Shoals,
Horseshoe Bay, Cherry Spring, Doss, Prairie Mountain, Stolz, Castell,
Crabapple, Oxford, Enchanted Rock Station and Sunrise Beach Village.

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.

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.

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.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for
south central Texas.

LAT...LON 3079 9843 3075 9843 3074 9837 3070 9842
      3068 9840 3067 9844 3060 9840 3057 9841
      3057 9837 3056 9835 3049 9835 3050 9840
      3050 9859 3043 9859 3043 9930 3050 9930
      3050 9896 3073 9896 3081 9841
TIME...MOT...LOC 0425Z 268DEG 19KT 3064 9880

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Local storm report, Apr 10, 11:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 10, 11:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1157 PM CDT MON APR 10 2017

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

1156 PM     FLASH FLOOD      11 N CASTELL            30.85N 98.93W
04/10/2017                   LLANO              TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WATER OVER ROAD ON CR 405 AT SAN FERNANDO
            CREEK.

&&

CVP
Local storm report, Apr 11, 12:04 AM CDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1204 AM CDT TUE APR 11 2017

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

1203 AM     FLASH FLOOD      8 WSW LLANO             30.72N 98.81W
04/11/2017                   LLANO              TX   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            RM 152 FROM CASTELL TO LLANO CLOSED DUE TO
            FLOODING.

&&

CVP
Special weather statement, Apr 11, 12:29 AM CDT, 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1229 AM CDT TUE APR 11 2017

TXZ171-188-190-110645-
Blanco TX-Gillespie TX-Llano TX-
1229 AM CDT TUE APR 11 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN BLANCO...SOUTHERN
LLANO AND NORTHERN GILLESPIE COUNTIES UNTIL 145 AM CDT...

At 1228 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Enchanted Rock Station, or 14 miles north of Fredericksburg, moving
east at 15 mph.

Dime size hail and winds up to 40 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Kingsland, Round Mountain, Granite Shoals, Horseshoe Bay, Cherry
Spring, Blowout, Sandy, Doss, Willow City, Prairie Mountain, Eckert,
Crabapple, Oxford, Enchanted Rock Station, Harper and Sunrise Beach
Village.

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.

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.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for
south central Texas.

LAT...LON 3064 9842 3060 9840 3057 9841 3056 9839
      3032 9839 3032 9925 3050 9917 3050 9896
      3062 9896 3067 9844
TIME...MOT...LOC 0528Z 272DEG 13KT 3048 9892

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Special weather statement, Apr 11, 12:58 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 8:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLlano49 min
Apr 10, 8:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLlano55 min
Apr 10, 9:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXLlano4 hr
Apr 10, 9:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde70 min
Apr 10, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLlano62 min
Apr 10, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde64 min
Apr 10, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLlano45 min
Apr 10, 10:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXLlano3 hr
Apr 10, 11:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLlano62 min
Apr 10, 11:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde29 min
Apr 11, 12:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde47 min
Apr 11, 12:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGillespie76 min
Apr 11, 2:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKendall45 min
Apr 11, 3:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKendall45 min
Apr 11, 3:53 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXKendall, Kerr3 hr
Apr 11, 3:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKendall47 min
Apr 11, 4:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKendall46 min
Apr 11, 4:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXKendall3 hr
Apr 11, 4:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKendall48 min
Apr 11, 5:19 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXKendall116 min
Apr 11, 8:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBurnet26 min
Apr 11, 9:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson44 min
Apr 11, 9:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXHays47 min
Apr 11, 10:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBlanco, Burnet, Hays, Travis, Williamson52 min
Apr 11, 10:18 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBlanco, Hays, Travis3 hr
Apr 11, 10:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson44 min
Apr 11, 10:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXWilliamson3 hr
Apr 11, 10:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXHays35 min
Apr 11, 11:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBlanco29 min
Apr 11, 11:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXCaldwell30 min
Apr 11, 11:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLee26 min
Apr 11, 11:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBlanco, Comal, Hays4 hr
Apr 11, 11:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXHays29 min
Apr 11, 11:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBlanco, Comal, Hays, Kendall50 min
Apr 11, 11:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXCaldwell49 min
Apr 11, 11:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXCaldwell, Hays3 hr
Apr 11, 12:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXTravis41 min
Apr 11, 12:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXCaldwell, Guadalupe, Hays54 min
Apr 11, 12:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXComal41 min
Apr 11, 12:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBastrop, Fayette, Lee4 hr
Apr 11, 12:52 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXGuadalupe23 min
Apr 11, 12:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBastrop49 min
Apr 11, 1:05 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXCaldwell, Comal, Guadalupe4 hr
Apr 11, 1:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXComal, Guadalupe39 min
Apr 11, 1:15 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXGuadalupe30 min
Apr 11, 1:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLlano40 min
Apr 11, 1:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXComal, Guadalupe, Hays4 hr
Apr 11, 1:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXGuadalupe, Wilson32 min
Apr 11, 1:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXBlanco17 hr
Apr 11, 1:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXHays23 hr
Apr 11, 1:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXHays20 hr
Apr 11, 1:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBexar47 min
Apr 11, 2:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGuadalupe41 min
Apr 11, 2:07 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBexar4 hr
Apr 11, 2:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBlanco, Burnet, Travis, Williamson3 hr
Apr 11, 2:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXGonzales, Guadalupe36 min
Apr 11, 2:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXGuadalupe3 hr
Apr 11, 2:36 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXGuadalupe18 hr
Apr 11, 2:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBexar45 min
Apr 11, 2:57 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera, Medina3 hr
Apr 11, 3:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXFrio41 min
Apr 11, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXMedina48 min
Apr 11, 3:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBexar43 min
Apr 11, 3:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKarnes40 min
Apr 11, 3:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXFrio, Zavala42 min
Apr 11, 4:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXDeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes, Wilson3 hr
Apr 11, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXUvalde40 min
Apr 11, 4:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXMaverick38 min
Apr 11, 4:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDimmit43 min
Apr 11, 4:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXDimmit50 min
Apr 11, 4:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXAtascosa41 min
Apr 11, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDimmit49 min
Apr 11, 5:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDimmit44 min
Apr 11, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXDimmit39 min
Apr 11, 5:14 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXUvalde3 hr
Apr 11, 5:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXZavala53 min
Apr 11, 5:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXMaverick49 min
Apr 11, 5:45 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXCaldwell, Gonzales33 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.