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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 18, 2019Williamson County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at May 18, 2019, 1:49 PM CDT for Williamson County, Texas. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 18, 2019, 1:49 PM CDT (18:49 UTC)
Expired: May 18, 2019, 2:30 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

County Williamson County, TX

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 18, 1:25 PM CDT, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 18, 1:25 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 4:40 AM CDT, 9 hours 9 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, 1:49 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
149 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019

TXZ173-181930-
Williamson TX-
149 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY UNTIL
230 PM CDT...

At 148 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Morgan's Point Resort to Liberty Hill.
Movement was northeast at 45 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Georgetown, Granger, Serenada, Bartlett, Liberty Hill, Jarrell,
Florence, Weir, Georgetown Dam, Sun City, Andice, Granger Dam, Theon,
Walburg, Schwertner and Seward Junction.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for south central
Texas.

LAT...LON 3087 9762 3071 9726 3071 9730 3062 9795
      3063 9796 3061 9800 3063 9801 3061 9804
      3090 9779
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 245DEG 40KT 3121 9749 3067 9791

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
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, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Medina, Uvalde	26 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.