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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

April 11, 2017Frio County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at Apr 11, 2017, 3:19 PM CDT for Frio County, Texas. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Apr 11, 2017, 3:19 PM CDT (20:19 UTC)
Expired: Apr 11, 2017, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

County Frio County, TX

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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, 2:28 PM CDT, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 2:28 PM CDT, 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 11, 1:55 AM CDT, 13 hours 24 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
155 AM CDT Tue Apr 11 2017

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-120700-
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-
155 AM CDT Tue Apr 11 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for South-Central Texas..

.DAY ONE...Rest of tonight.

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for most of South Central Texas
through 7 am. Rain totals of 1 to 3 inches with isolated amounts
to 5 inches are possible through Tuesday morning...mainly for
areas along and east of the Edwards escarpment, including the
Interstate 35 corridor. This could lead to flash flooding for
these areas.

In addition...hail up to one inch in diameter and gusty winds up
to 60 mph are possible. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is also in
effect through 7 am Tuesday, but these threats are secondary to
the main flash flooding threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

No hazardous weather is expected for the extended period.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Please submit any flooding or severe weather reports to the
National Weather Service.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 11, 2:45 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 11, 2:57 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
257 PM CDT TUE APR 11 2017

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

0256 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NW MARTINDALE         29.85N 97.85W
04/11/2017  E5.19 INCH       CALDWELL           TX   MESONET

            RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS.

&&

CVP

Local storm report, Apr 11, 3:00 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
300 PM CDT TUE APR 11 2017

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

0256 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NW MARTINDALE         29.85N 97.85W
04/11/2017  E5.19 INCH       CALDWELL           TX   MESONET

            RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS.

0242 PM     HAIL             1 N WINDCREST           29.54N 98.38W
04/11/2017  E0.50 INCH       BEXAR              TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FORMER NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTING .5 INCH HAIL.

0242 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 WSW SAN MARCOS        29.87N 98.00W
04/11/2017  E6.07 INCH       HAYS               TX   MESONET

            6.07 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THE PAST FEW
            HOURS.

0235 PM     HAIL             2 N WINDCREST           29.54N 98.38W
04/11/2017  E0.50 INCH       BEXAR              TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CALLER REPORTED .5 INCH HAIL.

0226 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 ENE NEW BRAUNFELS     29.72N 98.04W
04/11/2017                   COMAL              TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

            ALLIGATOR CREEK OUT OF BANKS AND FLOODING FM
            758.

0225 PM     HAIL             1 ESE HILL COUNTRY VILL 29.58N 98.47W
04/11/2017  E0.25 INCH       BEXAR              TX   PUBLIC

            CALLER REPORTS PEA-SIZED HAIL.

0224 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 W MCQUEENEY           29.59N 98.05W
04/11/2017                   GUADALUPE          TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

            FM 78 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

0215 PM     HEAVY RAIN       6 WSW SAN MARCOS        29.85N 98.03W
04/11/2017  M6.73 INCH       HAYS               TX   MESONET

            MESONET STATION RECORDED 6.73 INCHES OF RAIN
            OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS.

0211 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NW SEGUIN             29.59N 97.99W
04/11/2017  E1.74 INCH       GUADALUPE          TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORT OF HEAVY RAIN REPORTED, 1.74 INCHES
            IN 1 HOUR.

0122 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SW SAN MARCOS         29.84N 97.97W
04/11/2017                   HAYS               TX   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TX DOT REPORTING THAT I-35 FRONTAGE ROADS
            CLOSED FROM LOOP 82 TO MCCARTY LANE IN SAN
            MARCOS. HWY 123 FLOODING SOUTH OF SAN
            MARCOS.

0120 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSW GERONIMO          29.63N 97.99W
04/11/2017                   GUADALUPE          TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CALLER REPORTED 5 POWER LINES DOWN ON
            CORDOVA ROAD NEAR GERONIMO. TIME ESTIMATED
            FROM RADAR.

0115 PM     HAIL             2 W NEW BRAUNFELS       29.70N 98.16W
04/11/2017  E1.00 INCH       COMAL              TX   PUBLIC

            QUARTER-SIZED HAIL REPORTED VIA SOCIAL
            MEDIA.

1238 PM     HAIL             4 SSW SAN MARCOS        29.84N 97.97W
04/11/2017  E1.00 INCH       HAYS               TX   PUBLIC

            1 INCH HAIL REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

1220 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SAN MARCOS              29.88N 97.94W
04/11/2017                   HAYS               TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EM REPORTS ONGOING HIGH WATER RESCUE ON SAN
            ANTONIO STREET, SAN MARCOS.

1210 PM     HAIL             2 SSW NIEDERWALD        29.99N 97.75W
04/11/2017  E0.50 INCH       CALDWELL           TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EM REPORTING .5 INCH HAIL.

1157 AM     HAIL             1 ENE SAN MARCOS        29.89N 97.93W
04/11/2017  E0.25 INCH       HAYS               TX   PUBLIC

            CALLER REPORTING PEA SIZED HAIL.

1155 AM     HAIL             SAN MARCOS              29.88N 97.94W
04/11/2017  E0.75 INCH       HAYS               TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            MEDIA REPORTING .75 INCH HAIL.

1154 AM     HAIL             1 WNW SAN MARCOS        29.89N 97.96W
04/11/2017  E0.88 INCH       HAYS               TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            MEDIA REPORTING NICKLE-SIZED HAIL IN SAN
            MARCOS.

1105 AM     HAIL             1 NNE LEANDER           30.58N 97.85W
04/11/2017  E0.75 INCH       WILLIAMSON         TX   PUBLIC

            MEDIA VIEWER REPORTED .75 INCH HAIL.

1104 AM     HAIL             1 NNW DRIPPING SPRINGS  30.20N 98.09W
04/11/2017  E1.00 INCH       HAYS               TX   PUBLIC

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL BEING REPORTED BY DRIPPING
            SPRINGS FIRE DEPT.

1007 AM     HAIL             4 ESE CYPRESS MILL      30.36N 98.18W
04/11/2017  E0.50 INCH       BLANCO             TX   PUBLIC

            REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, HALF AN INCH
            HAIL.

&&

Special weather statement, Apr 11, 3:19 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
319 PM CDT TUE APR 11 2017

TXZ219-112100-
Frio TX-
319 PM CDT TUE APR 11 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN FRIO COUNTY UNTIL
400 PM CDT...

At 317 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Divot, or 9 miles southwest of Pearsall, moving east at 10 mph.

Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Pearsall, Divot, Derby, Bluff and Interstate 35 south of Pearsall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 2879 9940 2896 9940 2887 9901 2866 9905
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 285DEG 11KT 2882 9923

PLATT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 10, 8:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Llano	49 min
Apr 10, 8:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Llano	55 min
Apr 10, 9:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Llano	4 hr
Apr 10, 9:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Val Verde	70 min
Apr 10, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Llano	62 min
Apr 10, 10:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Val Verde	64 min
Apr 10, 10:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Llano	45 min
Apr 10, 10:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EWX	Llano	3 hr
Apr 10, 11:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Llano	62 min
Apr 10, 11:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Val Verde	29 min
Apr 11, 12:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Val Verde	47 min
Apr 11, 12:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Gillespie	76 min
Apr 11, 12:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Val Verde	62 min
Apr 11, 2:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kendall	45 min
Apr 11, 3:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kendall	45 min
Apr 11, 3:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Kendall, Kerr	3 hr
Apr 11, 3:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kendall	47 min
Apr 11, 4:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Kendall	46 min
Apr 11, 4:24 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EWX	Kendall	3 hr
Apr 11, 4:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kendall	48 min
Apr 11, 5:19 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Kendall	116 min
Apr 11, 8:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Burnet	26 min
Apr 11, 9:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Williamson	44 min
Apr 11, 9:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Hays	47 min
Apr 11, 10:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Blanco, Burnet, Hays, Travis, Williamson	52 min
Apr 11, 10:18 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Blanco, Hays, Travis	3 hr
Apr 11, 10:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Williamson	44 min
Apr 11, 10:51 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Williamson	3 hr
Apr 11, 10:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Hays	35 min
Apr 11, 11:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Blanco	29 min
Apr 11, 11:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Caldwell	30 min
Apr 11, 11:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Lee	26 min
Apr 11, 11:30 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Blanco, Comal, Hays	4 hr
Apr 11, 11:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Hays	29 min
Apr 11, 11:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Blanco, Comal, Hays, Kendall	50 min
Apr 11, 11:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Caldwell	49 min
Apr 11, 11:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EWX	Caldwell, Hays	3 hr
Apr 11, 12:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Travis	41 min
Apr 11, 12:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Caldwell, Guadalupe, Hays	54 min
Apr 11, 12:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Comal	41 min
Apr 11, 12:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bastrop, Fayette, Lee	4 hr
Apr 11, 12:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EWX	Guadalupe	23 min
Apr 11, 12:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bastrop	49 min
Apr 11, 1:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe	4 hr
Apr 11, 1:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Comal, Guadalupe	39 min
Apr 11, 1:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EWX	Guadalupe	30 min
Apr 11, 1:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Llano	40 min
Apr 11, 1:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EWX	Comal, Guadalupe, Hays	4 hr
Apr 11, 1:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Guadalupe, Wilson	32 min
Apr 11, 1:57 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Blanco	17 hr
Apr 11, 1:57 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Hays	23 hr
Apr 11, 1:57 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Hays	20 hr
Apr 11, 1:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bexar	47 min
Apr 11, 2:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Guadalupe	41 min
Apr 11, 2:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bexar	4 hr
Apr 11, 2:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Blanco, Burnet, Travis, Williamson	3 hr
Apr 11, 2:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Gonzales, Guadalupe	36 min
Apr 11, 2:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Guadalupe	3 hr
Apr 11, 2:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Guadalupe	18 hr
Apr 11, 2:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bexar	45 min
Apr 11, 2:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bandera, Medina	3 hr
Apr 11, 3:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Medina	48 min
Apr 11, 3:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bexar	43 min
Apr 11, 3:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Karnes	40 min
Apr 11, 3:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Frio, Zavala	42 min
Apr 11, 4:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	DeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes, Wilson	3 hr
Apr 11, 4:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Uvalde	40 min
Apr 11, 4:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Maverick	38 min
Apr 11, 4:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Dimmit	43 min
Apr 11, 4:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Dimmit	50 min
Apr 11, 4:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Atascosa	41 min
Apr 11, 4:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Dimmit	49 min
Apr 11, 5:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Dimmit	44 min
Apr 11, 5:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Dimmit	39 min
Apr 11, 5:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Uvalde	3 hr
Apr 11, 5:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Zavala	53 min
Apr 11, 5:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Maverick	49 min
Apr 11, 5:45 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Caldwell, Gonzales	33 hr

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