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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

April 6, 2019Lee County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 6, 2019, 3:59 PM CDT for Lee County, Texas. It was in force for 13 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 6, 2019, 3:59 PM CDT (20:59 UTC)
Expired
Apr 6, 2019, 4:12 PM CDT
In force
13 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Lee County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 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
Apr 6, 10:35 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 261 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, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2019-04-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1268 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, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2019-04-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 83 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
1268 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
544 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
1.6

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The text

As transmitted.

610 
WFUS54 KEWX 062059
TOREWX
TXC287-062130-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0001.190406T2059Z-190406T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
359 PM CDT Sat Apr 6 2019

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  North central Lee County in south central Texas...

* Until 430 PM CDT.
    
* At 359 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Tanglewood, or 7 miles north of Lexington, moving
  northeast at 35 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...
  Tanglewood.

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 3045 9703 3051 9706 3056 9697 3054 9692
      3049 9690 3048 9690
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 243DEG 28KT 3052 9699 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

RUNYEN
1 follow-up statement
913 
WWUS54 KEWX 062112
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
412 PM CDT Sat Apr 6 2019

TXC287-062122-
/O.CAN.KEWX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-190406T2130Z/
Lee TX-
412 PM CDT Sat Apr 6 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL LEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for south central
Texas.

LAT...LON 3045 9703 3051 9706 3056 9697 3054 9692
      3049 9690 3048 9690
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 243DEG 28KT 3057 9688 

$$

RUNYEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 8:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXVal Verde62 min
Apr 5, 9:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXVal Verde44 min
Apr 6, 9:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLee42 min
Apr 6, 10:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBlanco41 min
Apr 6, 10:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBlanco, Burnet, Hays, Travis, Williamson64 min
Apr 6, 10:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson35 min
Apr 6, 11:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards56 min
Apr 6, 11:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson52 min
Apr 6, 11:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBlanco31 min
Apr 6, 11:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKerr45 min
Apr 6, 12:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBlanco, Burnet59 min
Apr 6, 12:24 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBlanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano, Travis and 1 more3 hr
Apr 6, 12:57 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXTravis, Williamson3 hr
Apr 6, 12:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson48 min
Apr 6, 12:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBurnet61 min
Apr 6, 1:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXTravis, Williamson66 min
Apr 6, 2:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXTravis, Williamson3 hr
Apr 6, 2:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson26 min
Apr 6, 2:38 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXBlanco3 hr
Apr 6, 2:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson17 min
Apr 6, 2:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchEWXBastrop, Blanco, Caldwell, Hays, Lee, Travis and 1 more21 hr
Apr 6, 3:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson25 min
Apr 6, 3:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLee29 min
Apr 6, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBastrop25 min
Apr 6, 4:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBastrop49 min
Apr 6, 4:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLee29 min
Apr 6, 4:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson37 min
Apr 6, 4:57 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningEWXTravis, Williamson108 min
Apr 6, 5:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLee29 min
Apr 6, 5:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLee28 min
Apr 6, 6:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLee49 min
Apr 6, 6:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson17 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.