Alert archive / Texas / High Wind Warnings in 2018
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this high wind warning at Dec 13, 2018, 12:11 PM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2018, 12:11 PM CST (18:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Counties Dimmit County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Maverick County, TX, Val Verde County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:09 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 12:52 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 N Laughlin Afb, TX | ASOS STATION DLF, LAUGHLIN AFB. |
| Dec 13, 3:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 23 Sw Asherton, TX | AWOS STATION FTN, FAITH RANCH ARPT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 995 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
380 WWUS74 KEWX 131811 NPWEWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 1211 PM CST Thu Dec 13 2018 TXZ183-202-217-228-140300- /O.UPG.KEWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-181214T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KEWX.HW.W.0001.181213T1811Z-181214T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEWX.WI.Y.0003.181214T0000Z-181214T0600Z/ Val Verde-Kinney-Maverick-Dimmit- Including the cities of Del Rio, Bracketville, Eagle Pass, and Carrizo Springs 1211 PM CST Thu Dec 13 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 6 PM CST this evening. A Wind Advisory has also been issued. This Wind Advisory is in effect from 6 PM this evening to midnight CST tonight. * Winds...Northwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts between 50 and 60 mph in many areas through the afternoon and early evening. * IMPACTS...Lawn decorations, furniture, and trash cans not secured will be blown around and damaged. The high winds can topple trees, down power lines, and damage some structures. Conditions may become hazardous for construction workers working on higher floors where wind speeds could be greater. Driving will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ TXZ171>173-184>192-203>207-218>222-140300- /O.CON.KEWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-181214T0600Z/ Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera-Gillespie- Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Uvalde-Medina-Bexar-Comal-Guadalupe- Zavala-Frio-Atascosa-Wilson-Karnes- Including the cities of Llano, Burnet, Georgetown, Rocksprings, Leakey, Kerrville, Bandera, Fredericksburg, Boerne, Blanco, San Marcos, Austin, Uvalde, Hondo, San Antonio, New Braunfels, Seguin, Crystal City, Pearsall, Pleasanton, Floresville, and Karnes City 1211 PM CST Thu Dec 13 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts between 40 and 50 mph in many areas. * IMPACTS...Lawn decorations and trash cans not secured could be blown around and damaged. Small limbs could break. Driving could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Secure loose objects that could be blown around. Use extra caution while driving, especially if in a high profile vehicle. && $$ TXZ193-194-208-209-223>225-140300- /O.CON.KEWX.WI.Y.0002.181213T2100Z-181214T0600Z/ Bastrop-Lee-Caldwell-Fayette-Gonzales-De Witt-Lavaca- Including the cities of Bastrop, Giddings, Lockhart, La Grange, Gonzales, Cuero, and Halletsville 1211 PM CST Thu Dec 13 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS...Northwest 25 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph. * IMPACTS...Lawn decorations and trash cans not secured could be blown around and damaged. Small limbs could break. Driving could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Secure loose objects that could be blown around. Use extra caution while driving, especially if in a high profile vehicle. && $$
1 follow-up statement
420 WWUS74 KEWX 132136 NPWEWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 336 PM CST Thu Dec 13 2018 TXZ183-202-217-228-140600- /O.EXT.KEWX.WI.Y.0003.181214T0000Z-181214T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEWX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-181214T0000Z/ Val Verde-Kinney-Maverick-Dimmit- Including the cities of Del Rio, Bracketville, Eagle Pass, and Carrizo Springs 336 PM CST Thu Dec 13 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... * Winds...Northwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts between 50 and 60 mph in many areas through the afternoon and early evening. * IMPACTS...Lawn decorations, furniture, and trash cans not secured will be blown around and damaged. The high winds can topple trees, down power lines, and damage some structures. Conditions may become hazardous for construction workers working on higher floors where wind speeds could be greater. Driving will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ TXZ171>173-184>194-203>209-218>225-140600- /O.EXT.KEWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-181214T1200Z/ Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera-Gillespie- Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Lee-Uvalde-Medina-Bexar-Comal- Guadalupe-Caldwell-Fayette-Zavala-Frio-Atascosa-Wilson-Karnes- Gonzales-De Witt-Lavaca- Including the cities of Llano, Burnet, Georgetown, Rocksprings, Leakey, Kerrville, Bandera, Fredericksburg, Boerne, Blanco, San Marcos, Austin, Bastrop, Giddings, Uvalde, Hondo, San Antonio, New Braunfels, Seguin, Lockhart, La Grange, Crystal City, Pearsall, Pleasanton, Floresville, Karnes City, Gonzales, Cuero, and Halletsville 336 PM CST Thu Dec 13 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... * WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Lawn decorations and trash cans not secured could be blown around and damaged. Small limbs could break. Driving could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Secure loose objects that could be blown around. Use extra caution while driving, especially if in a high profile vehicle. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 4:32 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Dimmit, Edwards and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 13, 12:11 PM CST | Wind Advisory | EWX | Dimmit, Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde | 27 hr |
| Dec 13, 4:04 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | EWX | Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde and 2 more | 14 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.