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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 30, 2019Blanco County, Gillespie County, Llano County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2019, 6:08 PM CDT for Blanco County, Gillespie County, Llano County, Texas. It was in force for 67 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 30, 2019, 6:08 PM CDT (23:08 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2019, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Blanco County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Llano County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 30, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 240 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2019-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1553 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2019-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1553 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
611 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
173 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
6.7

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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 30, 2:54 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 2:54 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
254 PM CDT Thu May 30 2019

.UPDATE...
After coordination with SPC, we have opted to put Val Verde County
within a Tornado Watch until 10pm this evening. Hail will be the
main threat with storms that enter Val Verde, however some indices
remain enough of a concern to include the county in the Tornado
Watch.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 229 PM CDT Thu May 30 2019/

SHORT TERM (Tonight through Friday Night)...
A frontal boundary that has passed through the northern half of our
area, continues to weaken as it sags south. With weakened
convergence along this boundary, convection has remained limited. A
short wave progged to move out of Mexico and into our area will
interact with this boundary before lifting it back north by morning.
This short wave will increase rain and thunderstorm chances for
counties out east again this evening. CAMs vary on trajectory of this
disturbance, but will show increasing POPs for a southwest to
northeast progression, affecting western counties, and areas along
and west of I-35 tonight and into tomorrow afternoon. By Friday
night, with most of the area under the influence of high pressure
ridging, fair weather with decreased rain chances will carry through
the weekend. Little change in forecasted high and low temperatures.
Tonight, low will remain in the low to mid 70s, with highs reaching
mid to upper 80s for most of the area.

LONG TERM (Saturday through Thursday)...
An upper low over California with ridging building into the Plains,
most of the area will see fair weather throughout the weekend. As we
maintain southeasterly flow, moisture continues to flow into the
region. Weak disturbances could generate showers and storms early
next week, though will keep POPs relatively low. By mid week, the
ridge begins to break down as the next upper disturbance approaches
from the west. Temperatures remain consistent through the remainder
of the week. with highs in the mid to upper 80s for most of the area,
some areas further south reaching mid 90s.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Austin Camp Mabry              88  70  87  71  90 /  20  40  50  -   -
Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport  89  71  87  71  90 /  20  40  50  -   -
New Braunfels Muni Airport     89  71  87  71  90 /  30  40  50  -   -
Burnet Muni Airport            86  67  84  69  88 /  10  40  50  10  10
Del Rio Intl Airport           92  72  89  74  91 /  50  60  50  30  10
Georgetown Muni Airport        87  68  86  69  90 /  10  40  40  10  10
Hondo Muni Airport             92  72  90  72  92 /  30  50  30  10   0
San Marcos Muni Airport        89  71  88  71  90 /  30  40  50  -   -
La Grange - Fayette Regional   91  73  89  72  92 /  40  40  60   0  10
San Antonio Intl Airport       90  72  89  72  90 /  30  40  40  -    0
Stinson Muni Airport           90  73  89  72  90 /  30  40  30   0   0

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

Aviation...Huffman
Short-Term/Long-Term...YB
Public Service/Data Collection...EWilliams
Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 4:39 AM CDT, 13 hours 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
439 AM CDT Thu May 30 2019

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-310945-
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-
439 AM CDT Thu May 30 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today And Tonight.

There is a slight risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and
tonight west of a Fredericksburg to Castroville to Catarina line.
Large hail and damaging wind gusts will be the primary threats,
and most of the strong storms are expected to occur between 3 pm
and 3 am.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed Wednesday evening.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 30, 12:32 PM CDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1232 PM CDT Thu May 30 2019

TXZ183-301815-
Val Verde TX-
1232 PM CDT Thu May 30 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN VAL VERDE COUNTY
UNTIL 115 PM CDT...

At 1232 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pandale, or 23 miles north of Langtry, moving north at 15 mph.

Nickel size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Pandale and Hackberry Crossing.

LAT...LON 3029 10168 3029 10142 3008 10151 3010 10172
TIME...MOT...LOC 1732Z 197DEG 15KT 3015 10163

BMW
Special weather statement, May 30, 1:14 PM CDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
114 PM CDT Thu May 30 2019

TXZ183-301900-
Val Verde TX-
114 PM CDT Thu May 30 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL VAL VERDE COUNTY
UNTIL 200 PM CDT...

At 114 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles northeast of Pandale, or 18 miles northwest of Juno, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of north central Val
Verde County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3029 10098 3014 10147 3029 10153
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 246DEG 22KT 3025 10140

HUFFMAN
Special weather statement, May 30, 5:15 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 11:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGillespie51 min
May 30, 12:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKendall35 min
May 30, 2:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXComal39 min
May 30, 2:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXComal, Kendall34 min
May 30, 4:03 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXTravis117 min
May 30, 4:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBastrop33 min
May 30, 4:47 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBastrop3 hr
May 30, 4:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBastrop34 min
May 30, 5:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXFayette60 min
May 30, 5:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXVal Verde33 min
May 30, 6:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXVal Verde54 min
May 30, 6:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKinney63 min
May 30, 6:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde58 min
May 30, 6:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney, Val Verde67 min
May 30, 6:39 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBastrop, Caldwell3 hr
May 30, 6:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBastrop, Caldwell3 hr
May 30, 7:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXVal Verde38 min
May 30, 7:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards47 min
May 30, 7:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde26 min
May 30, 7:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards47 min
May 30, 7:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards44 min
May 30, 8:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Val Verde19 min
May 30, 8:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards48 min
May 30, 11:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXVal Verde37 min
May 30, 11:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXVal Verde40 min
May 30, 11:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde32 min
May 30, 12:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXTerrell43 min
May 30, 12:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde33 min
May 30, 1:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXVal Verde46 min
May 30, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards54 min
May 30, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Kerr44 min
May 30, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLlano45 min
May 30, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKerr54 min
May 30, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKerr, Real26 min
May 30, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKerr49 min
May 30, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLlano45 min
May 30, 6:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXDeWitt, Lavaca3 hr
May 30, 6:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKerr50 min
May 30, 6:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLavaca18 min
May 30, 6:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBlanco53 min
May 30, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Val Verde65 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.