Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 2018, 4:51 AM CDT for Caldwell County, Texas. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2018, 4:51 AM CDT (09:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2018, 5:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Caldwell County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 4:57 AM CDT | TORNADO | 8 Ne Luling, TX | IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING MARCH 28, A CLUSTER OF STORMS MOVED EAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF CALDWELL COUNTY. ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS, A NWS SURVEY CONCLUDED A SMALL EF-0 (EST. PEAK WIND, 80MPH) TORNADO FORMED AND PRODUCED SO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 226 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
- 2154 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 579 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 6.4
The text
As transmitted.
426
WFUS54 KEWX 280951
TOREWX
TXC055-281015-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0001.180328T0951Z-180328T1015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
451 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2018
The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Caldwell County in south central Texas...
* Until 515 AM CDT
* At 451 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Luling, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
Brownsboro, McMahan, Delhi, Tilmon, McNeil and Taylorsville.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 2964 9758 2980 9769 2992 9748 2978 9733
TIME...MOT...LOC 0951Z 238DEG 25KT 2975 9760
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
CP2 follow-up statements
022
WWUS54 KEWX 281009
SVSEWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
509 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2018
TXC055-281015-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180328T1015Z/
Caldwell TX-
509 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CALDWELL COUNTY...
At 509 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles southeast of Lockhart, moving northeast at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Brownsboro, McMahan, Delhi, Tilmon, McNeil and Taylorsville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 2964 9758 2980 9769 2992 9748 2978 9733
TIME...MOT...LOC 1009Z 238DEG 25KT 2981 9749
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CP640
WWUS54 KEWX 281015
SVSEWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
515 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2018
TXC055-281025-
/O.EXP.KEWX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180328T1015Z/
Caldwell TX-
515 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CALDWELL COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been allowed to expire. However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 2964 9758 2980 9769 2992 9748 2978 9733
TIME...MOT...LOC 1015Z 238DEG 25KT 2983 9745
$$
CPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 7:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EWX | Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal and 10 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Dimmit | 47 min |
| Mar 27, 10:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 11:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 30 min |
| Mar 27, 11:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit, Maverick | 59 min |
| Mar 27, 11:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio | 53 min |
| Mar 27, 11:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Medina, Uvalde | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera | 64 min |
| Mar 28, 12:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 12:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Medina | 39 min |
| Mar 28, 12:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit | 41 min |
| Mar 28, 12:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Gillespie | 46 min |
| Mar 28, 1:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Llano | 40 min |
| Mar 28, 1:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Maverick | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 1:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Medina | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Comal | 28 min |
| Mar 28, 2:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Blanco, Comal, Hays, Kendall | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Dimmit | 37 min |
| Mar 28, 2:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Medina | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Comal, Hays, Travis | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Hays, Travis, Williamson | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Guadalupe, Wilson | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Travis | 15 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 48 min |
| Mar 28, 8:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Medina, Uvalde, Zavala | 51 min |
| Mar 28, 8:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Medina | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 8:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Medina | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 9:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Medina | 59 min |
| Mar 28, 9:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe | 5 hr |
| Mar 28, 10:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 10:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 10:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Guadalupe | 48 min |
| Mar 28, 10:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 7 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Caldwell | 50 min |
| Mar 28, 2:17 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Wilson | 34 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 18 hr |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Texas, 2018Every tornado warning in 2018Tornadoes in 2018
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.