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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 2, 2017, 3:56 AM CDT for Edwards County, Real County, Texas. It was in force for 34 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 2, 2017, 3:56 AM CDT (08:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2017, 4:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Edwards County, TX, Real County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 10:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 564 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2447 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
276
WFUS54 KEWX 020856
TOREWX
TXC137-385-020930-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0013.170402T0856Z-170402T0930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
356 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2017
The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Edwards County in south central Texas...
Northern Real County in south central Texas...
* Until 430 AM CDT
* At 356 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Vance, or 12 miles southeast of Rocksprings,
moving northeast at 40 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...
Prade Ranch.
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 2979 10012 2984 10017 3013 9989 2995 9970
TIME...MOT...LOC 0856Z 232DEG 33KT 2986 10009
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
TB33 follow-up statements
137
WWUS54 KEWX 020906
SVSEWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
406 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2017
TXC137-385-020930-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170402T0930Z/
Edwards TX-Real TX-
406 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL EDWARDS AND NORTHERN REAL COUNTIES...
At 406 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Vance, or 13 miles southeast of Rocksprings, moving
northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Prade Ranch.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2982 10005 2990 10011 3013 9989 2995 9970
TIME...MOT...LOC 0906Z 231DEG 23KT 2988 10006
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
TB3756
WWUS54 KEWX 020920
SVSEWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
420 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2017
TXC385-020929-
/O.CAN.KEWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170402T0930Z/
Real TX-
420 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN REAL COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for south central
Texas.
LAT...LON 3003 9997 3002 9999 2990 10000 2989 10002
2985 10002 2985 10003 2983 10003 2982 10005
2990 10011 3004 9997
TIME...MOT...LOC 0919Z 215DEG 15KT 2991 10006
$$
TXC137-020930-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170402T0930Z/
Edwards TX-
420 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
EDWARDS COUNTY...
At 419 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northwest of Vance, or 11 miles southeast of
Rocksprings, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Edwards County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3003 9997 3002 9999 2990 10000 2989 10002
2985 10002 2985 10003 2983 10003 2982 10005
2990 10011 3004 9997
TIME...MOT...LOC 0919Z 215DEG 15KT 2991 10006
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
TB3865
WWUS54 KEWX 020929
SVSEWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
429 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2017
TXC137-020939-
/O.EXP.KEWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170402T0930Z/
Edwards TX-
429 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 430
AM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for south central
Texas.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Austin San Antonio.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Edwards County until 445 PM.
LAT...LON 3003 9997 3002 9999 2990 10000 2989 10002
2985 10002 2985 10003 2983 10003 2982 10005
2990 10011 3004 9997
TIME...MOT...LOC 0929Z 232DEG 33KT 2995 9999
$$
TB3The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 7:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 40 min |
| Apr 1, 7:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 37 min |
| Apr 1, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 48 min |
| Apr 1, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 47 min |
| Apr 1, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 47 min |
| Apr 1, 11:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 44 min |
| Apr 2, 12:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Val Verde | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 12:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 49 min |
| Apr 2, 12:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 12:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 39 min |
| Apr 2, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 45 min |
| Apr 2, 1:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney, Val Verde | 6 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 40 min |
| Apr 2, 2:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Val Verde | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 2:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 3:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 19 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Val Verde | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 3:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Kinney | 25 min |
| Apr 2, 3:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Edwards | 42 min |
| Apr 2, 3:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Edwards | 18 min |
| Apr 2, 3:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EWX | Bandera, Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Edwards, Gillespie and 11 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney | 51 min |
| Apr 2, 4:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Real | 41 min |
| Apr 2, 4:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 4:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Edwards | 17 min |
| Apr 2, 4:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Maverick | 49 min |
| Apr 2, 4:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Edwards, Real | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 5:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Uvalde | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 5:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Burnet | 54 min |
| Apr 2, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Real | 63 min |
| Apr 2, 5:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr, Real | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 5:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Real | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 6:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 6:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde, Zavala | 55 min |
| Apr 2, 6:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kerr | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 6:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina, Uvalde | 58 min |
| Apr 2, 6:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr, Real | 63 min |
| Apr 2, 6:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Llano | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 6:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Kerr | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 6:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Kerr | 46 min |
| Apr 2, 7:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde, Zavala | 64 min |
| Apr 2, 7:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr | 58 min |
| Apr 2, 7:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Kendall, Kerr | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 7:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina | 45 min |
| Apr 2, 7:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 7:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Kendall | 40 min |
| Apr 2, 7:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney | 111 min |
| Apr 2, 7:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit, Zavala | 19 min |
| Apr 2, 8:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Dimmit | 44 min |
| Apr 2, 8:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 8:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio, Medina, Zavala | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 8:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Kendall | 41 min |
| Apr 2, 8:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano | 53 min |
| Apr 2, 8:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Blanco, Comal, Kendall | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 8:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio | 40 min |
| Apr 2, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Hays, Travis | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 9:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Real | 116 min |
| Apr 2, 9:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Kinney, Uvalde | 115 min |
| Apr 2, 9:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Frio | 52 min |
| Apr 2, 9:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Travis, Williamson | 20 min |
| Apr 2, 9:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 9:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, Williamson | 58 min |
| Apr 2, 9:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Burnet, Travis, Williamson | 57 min |
| Apr 2, 9:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Burnet, Llano | 114 min |
| Apr 2, 10:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bastrop, Lee | 54 min |
| Apr 2, 10:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar | 2 hr |
| Apr 2, 10:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Guadalupe | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 10:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Wilson | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 10:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 10:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lee | 44 min |
| Apr 2, 11:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 11:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Fayette | 31 min |
| Apr 2, 12:09 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Kerr | 20 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.