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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 3, 2019Fayette County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at May 3, 2019, 8:59 AM CDT for Fayette County, Texas. It was in force for 31 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 3, 2019, 8:59 AM CDT (13:59 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2019, 9:30 AM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Fayette County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 3, 9:07 AM CDTTORNADO5 Wnw La Grange, TXREPORTS OF DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS ALONG HWY 71.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 246 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2019-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2136 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2019-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2136 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
572 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
4.7

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The text

As transmitted.

651 
WFUS54 KEWX 031359
TOREWX
TXC149-031430-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0013.190503T1359Z-190503T1430Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
859 AM CDT Fri May 3 2019

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Fayette County in south central Texas...

* Until 930 AM CDT.
    
* At 859 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near La Grange, moving north at 15 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...
  Plum.

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 2987 9695 2988 9700 2999 9698 2998 9689
TIME...MOT...LOC 1359Z 200DEG 11KT 2989 9697 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

BMW
1 follow-up statement
187 
WWUS54 KEWX 031414
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
914 AM CDT Fri May 3 2019

TXC149-031430-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190503T1430Z/
Fayette TX-
914 AM CDT Fri May 3 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
FAYETTE COUNTY...
    
At 913 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near La Grange, moving north at 15 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...
Plum.

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 2991 9693 2992 9697 2999 9696 2998 9689
TIME...MOT...LOC 1413Z 199DEG 13KT 2995 9694 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

BMW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 2, 7:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXVal Verde48 min
May 2, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde83 min
May 2, 8:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXVal Verde3 hr
May 2, 8:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde86 min
May 2, 8:41 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXVal Verde22 min
May 2, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXDimmit, Zavala63 min
May 2, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde61 min
May 2, 9:19 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXVal Verde26 min
May 2, 9:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKinney, Val Verde26 min
May 2, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde62 min
May 2, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXDimmit41 min
May 2, 10:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXVal Verde6 hr
May 2, 10:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKinney, Val Verde64 min
May 2, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde52 min
May 2, 11:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBurnet41 min
May 3, 12:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKinney, Val Verde75 min
May 3, 12:34 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXKinney, Maverick3 hr
May 3, 1:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXVal Verde7 hr
May 3, 1:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKinney, Val Verde78 min
May 3, 2:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDimmit37 min
May 3, 2:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKinney32 min
May 3, 3:23 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBurnet3 hr
May 3, 5:19 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBexar3 hr
May 3, 7:22 AM CDTTornado WarningEWXDeWitt23 min
May 3, 7:25 AM CDTTornado WarningEWXFayette35 min
May 3, 7:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDeWitt60 min
May 3, 8:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXFayette67 min
May 3, 8:33 AM CDTTornado WarningEWXFayette27 min
May 3, 8:40 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXFayette, Gonzales, Lavaca2 hr
May 3, 9:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXFayette, Lavaca46 min
May 3, 9:20 AM CDTTornado WarningEWXFayette40 min
May 3, 9:37 AM CDTTornado WarningEWXLavaca38 min
May 3, 9:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLavaca48 min
May 3, 3:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXVal Verde63 min
May 3, 4:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXZavala46 min
May 3, 4:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXVal Verde39 min
May 3, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards45 min
May 3, 4:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde55 min
May 3, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBlanco, Gillespie, Kendall39 min
May 3, 4:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXGillespie, Kendall119 min
May 3, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Val Verde55 min
May 3, 5:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson35 min
May 3, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBlanco46 min
May 3, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Real54 min
May 3, 5:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBlanco, Gillespie, Kendall11 hr
May 3, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGillespie46 min
May 3, 5:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXTravis26 min
May 3, 5:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGillespie42 min
May 3, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBlanco, Hays47 min
May 3, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney45 min
May 3, 6:01 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXHays, Travis3 hr
May 3, 6:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXGillespie3 hr
May 3, 6:16 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXDimmit3 hr
May 3, 6:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXHays, Travis11 hr
May 3, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXReal63 min
May 3, 6:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGillespie46 min
May 3, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney37 min
May 3, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXHays, Travis62 min
May 3, 6:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBandera, Kendall51 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.