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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

September 19, 2019Travis County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at Sep 19, 2019, 3:44 PM CDT for Travis County, Texas. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Sep 19, 2019, 3:44 PM CDT (20:44 UTC)
Expired: Sep 19, 2019, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

County Travis 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 Sep 19, 3:20 PM CDT, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 19, 3:20 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 19, 3:31 AM CDT, 12 hours 13 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
331 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2019

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-201200-
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-
331 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today And Tonight.
Brief heavy rainfall from the remnants of Imelda will be possible
today mainly east of the Highway 281. Localized flooding will be
possible from the heavier cells.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 19, 3:05 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
305 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2019

TXZ191>193-208-192045-
Caldwell TX-Bastrop TX-Hays TX-Travis TX-
305 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CALDWELL...
NORTHEASTERN HAYS...SOUTHERN TRAVIS AND WEST CENTRAL BASTROP COUNTIES
UNTIL 345 PM CDT...

At 305 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Barton Creek to near Buda. Movement was east at
10 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Austin, Kyle, Buda, Lockhart, Dripping Springs, Tanglewood Forest,
Austin Bergstrom Int Airport, Bee Cave, West Lake Hills, Rollingwood,
Uhland, Mustang Ridge, Niederwald, Bear Creek, Barton Creek, Shady
Hollow, Onion Creek, Driftwood, Hornsby Bend and Manchaca.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3032 9753 3008 9755 2986 9770 3003 9804
      3022 9808 3036 9790
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 288DEG 11KT 3029 9787 3007 9793

HUFFMAN

Special weather statement, Sep 19, 3:44 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
344 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2019

TXZ191-192-208-192145-
Caldwell TX-Hays TX-Travis TX-
344 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CALDWELL...EAST
CENTRAL HAYS AND SOUTHEASTERN TRAVIS COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...

At 344 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Austin to near Kyle. Movement was east at
15 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.
Torrential rainfall may result in near zero visibilities on area
roadways.

Locations impacted include...
Austin, San Marcos, Kyle, Buda, Dripping Springs, Tanglewood Forest,
Austin Bergstrom Int Airport, West Lake Hills, Rollingwood, Uhland,
Mustang Ridge, Niederwald, Bear Creek, Shady Hollow, Onion Creek,
Barton Creek, Hornsby Bend, Manchaca, Mountain City and Sunset
Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3026 9754 3011 9760 3007 9765 3005 9764
      2986 9785 3003 9803 3023 9797 3031 9777
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 275DEG 11KT 3027 9773 3000 9793

HUFFMAN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 19, 3:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Hays, Travis	40 min
Sep 19, 5:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Lavaca	48 min
Sep 19, 5:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Lavaca	119 min
Sep 19, 6:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Gonzales	38 min
Sep 19, 6:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Guadalupe	33 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Texas, 2019 Every special weather statement in 2019

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.