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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

June 4, 2019Kinney County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2019, 6:26 AM CDT for Kinney County, Texas. It was in force for 19 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
Jun 4, 2019, 6:26 AM CDT (11:26 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2019, 6:45 AM CDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Kinney County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 39 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 00:00Z on 2019-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 856 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 00:00Z on 2019-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 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
856 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1044 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

135 
WFUS54 KEWX 041126
TOREWX
TXC271-041200-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0021.190604T1126Z-190604T1200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
626 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2019

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

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

* Until 700 AM CDT.
    
* At 625 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Alamo Village, or 9 miles north of Brackettville,
  moving northeast at 10 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...
  Alamo Village.

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 2940 10047 2945 10052 2953 10041 2942 10035
TIME...MOT...LOC 1125Z 240DEG 11KT 2944 10047 

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

$$

MO
1 follow-up statement
184 
WWUS54 KEWX 041145
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
645 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2019

TXC271-041154-
/O.CAN.KEWX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190604T1200Z/
Kinney TX-
645 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL KINNEY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 2940 10047 2945 10052 2953 10041 2942 10035
TIME...MOT...LOC 1144Z 240DEG 11KT 2947 10041 

$$

HAMPSHIRE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 1:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXVal Verde44 min
Jun 4, 2:54 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXEdwards, Kinney, Val Verde3 hr
Jun 4, 3:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney, Val Verde5 hr
Jun 4, 7:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney, Maverick, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde3 hr
Jun 4, 8:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXReal26 min
Jun 4, 8:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXUvalde114 min
Jun 4, 9:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXKinney, Uvalde21 hr
Jun 4, 10:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney, Real, Uvalde3 hr
Jun 4, 10:36 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXUvalde3 hr
Jun 4, 11:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXUvalde15 hr
Jun 4, 11:48 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXUvalde3 hr
Jun 4, 11:59 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXUvalde40 hr
Jun 4, 12:01 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXUvalde14 min
Jun 4, 1:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXUvalde60 min
Jun 4, 1:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXMedina3 hr
Jun 4, 2:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBexar37 min
Jun 4, 2:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBexar3 hr
Jun 4, 3:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchEWXEdwards, Kinney, Val Verde15 hr
Jun 4, 3:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBexar3 hr
Jun 4, 3:48 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXVal Verde17 hr
Jun 4, 4:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXAtascosa2 hr
Jun 4, 4:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBexar, Guadalupe, Wilson3 hr
Jun 4, 4:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBexar, Guadalupe, Wilson3 hr
Jun 4, 5:14 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXUvalde15 hr
Jun 4, 5:57 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXAtascosa3 hr

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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.