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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2019, 4:50 PM CDT for Medina County, Uvalde County, Texas. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 2019, 4:50 PM CDT (21:50 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2019, 5:16 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Medina County, TX, Uvalde County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 391 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
- 1405 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1094 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 18, 3:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 3:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 311 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019 .SHORT TERM (Tonight through Sunday Night)... Thunderstorms have developed in the warm, moist flow ahead of a surface boundary. We have a Tornado Watch in effect until 8 PM with favorable conditions for a few tornadoes, hail up to two inches, straight line wind gusts up to 70 mph. The surface boundary is currently stretched from northern Burnet to southern Real and will be the back side of convection this evening. POPs will decrease through the evening from west to east. The upper pattern will become zonal Sunday and dry weather will move in. Temperatures will increase will highs in the 90s across the area and very warm lows Monday morning. && .LONG TERM (Monday through Saturday)... Monday night and Tuesday another deep upper level trough will move into West Texas bringing the next chance for convection. The strength of any storms is uncertain at this time, but it is that time of year. After this system passes, the upper flow will become southwesterly and remain that way through the end of the period. A shortwave trough will move through the pattern bringing a slight chance for convection Thursday night and Friday. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Austin Camp Mabry 70 91 73 89 72 / 60 0 - - 30 Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 70 91 72 89 71 / 60 0 - - 20 New Braunfels Muni Airport 70 91 72 89 71 / 40 0 - - 20 Burnet Muni Airport 66 90 70 87 69 / 60 0 10 - 40 Del Rio Intl Airport 68 96 75 96 72 / 10 0 - - 30 Georgetown Muni Airport 68 91 72 88 71 / 60 0 10 - 30 Hondo Muni Airport 69 94 75 94 72 / 40 0 - - 20 San Marcos Muni Airport 70 91 72 89 71 / 50 0 - 10 30 La Grange - Fayette Regional 73 91 75 90 74 / 60 - - - 10 San Antonio Intl Airport 71 92 74 91 73 / 40 - - - 20 Stinson Muni Airport 71 92 75 91 74 / 40 0 - - 20 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && Aviation...Zeitler Short-Term/Long-Term...05 Public Service/Data Collection...33
Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 4:40 AM CDT, 12 hours 10 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 440 AM CDT Sat May 18 2019 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-190945- 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- 440 AM CDT Sat May 18 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for South-Central Texas.. .DAY ONE...Today And Tonight. Thunderstorms may move into the Interstate 35 corridor from the west today with a few strong to severe thunderstorms possible across Central Texas and the eastern Hill Country. Damaging winds and hail would likely be the main threats with these storms. An isolated tornado and locally heavy rain threat will also exist. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Limited spotter activation may be needed today for the eastern Hill Country and Central Texas.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 18, 2:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 237 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019 TXZ186-182030- Kerr TX- 237 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN KERR COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM CDT... At 237 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles northwest of Kerr Wildlife Management Area, or 20 miles south of Junction, moving east at 25 mph. Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Mountain Home and Kerr Wildlife Management Area. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for south central Texas. LAT...LON 3028 9930 3011 9930 3011 9967 3029 9968 TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 253DEG 21KT 3021 9964 ZEITLER
Special weather statement, May 18, 3:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
310 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
TXZ185-187-182100-
Real TX-Bandera TX-
310 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN BANDERA AND SOUTHERN
REAL COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT...
At 310 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Barksdale, or 10 miles west of Leakey, moving east at 25 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Leakey, Vanderpool, Camp Wood, Tuff, Rio Frio, Lost Maples State
Natural Area and Vance.
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 2988 9952 2963 9952 2962 9981 2964 10001
2965 10002 2979 10002 2980 10001 2982 10002
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 268DEG 21KT 2974 9994
HAMPSHIRESpecial weather statement, May 18, 3:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 335 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019 TXZ188-182115- Gillespie TX- 335 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL GILLESPIE COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM CDT... At 334 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tivydale, or 12 miles northwest of Fredericksburg, moving east at 30 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Fredericksburg, Stonewall, Eckert, Tivydale, Crabapple, Willow City, LBJ State Park and LBJ National Historical Park. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for south central Texas. LAT...LON 3023 9859 3024 9913 3042 9915 3050 9859 TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 265DEG 25KT 3034 9906 RUNYEN
Local storm report, May 18, 4:25 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 41 min |
| May 18, 2:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kerr | 53 min |
| May 18, 3:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Real | 50 min |
| May 18, 3:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Gillespie | 40 min |
| May 18, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina, Real, Uvalde | 61 min |
| May 18, 5:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 40 min |
| May 18, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala | 59 min |
| May 18, 6:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Frio | 39 min |
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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.