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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

January 10, 2020Blanco County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at Jan 10, 2020, 6:13 PM CST for Blanco County, Texas. It was in force for 62 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: Jan 10, 2020, 6:13 PM CST (00:13 UTC)
Expired: Jan 10, 2020, 7:15 PM CST
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

County Blanco County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 260 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 3398 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 87 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -218 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jan 10, 5:59 PM CST, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 5:59 PM CST, 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 10, 3:57 PM CST, 2 hours 16 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
357 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-112200-
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-
357 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon And Tonight.

Strong to severe storms will be possible this afternoon and
tonight for areas generally along and east of a Rocksprings to
Carrizo Springs line. The most favored areas for severe storms
will be east of a Llano to San Antonio to Pearsall line. The main
threat will be damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph and hail up to
two inches, however, isolated tornadoes are also possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Elevated fire weather conditions are possible Saturday afternoon
across the western Edwards Plateau and Rio Grande Plains.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is possible this afternoon and evening east of
a Rocksprings to Carrizo Springs line.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 10, 5:06 PM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
506 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

TXZ186-187-189-110000-
Kerr TX-Bandera TX-Kendall TX-
506 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL BANDERA...SOUTHEASTERN
KERR AND NORTHWESTERN KENDALL COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CST...

At 505 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Center Point, or 7 miles southeast of Kerrville, moving northeast at
50 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Medina, Kerrville, Comfort, Bandera, Tarpley, Cypress Creek, Camp
Verde, Center Point, Kerrville-Schreiner Park, Hill Country State
Natural Area and Lake Medina Shores.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for
south central Texas.

LAT...LON 3014 9882 2978 9892 2963 9901 2963 9933
      3014 9912
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 215DEG 45KT 2996 9907

BMW

Special weather statement, Jan 10, 5:35 PM CST, 38 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
535 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

TXZ187-204-110015-
Medina TX-Bandera TX-
535 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN MEDINA AND CENTRAL
BANDERA COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CST...

At 535 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northwest of D'Hanis, or 12 miles northwest of Hondo, moving
northeast at 40 mph.

Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Bandera, Tarpley, Pipe Creek, D'Hanis, Bandera Falls, Hill Country
State Natural Area, Kronkosky State Natural Area, Lakehills and Lake
Medina Shores.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for
south central Texas.

LAT...LON 2928 9941 2944 9941 2980 9920 2974 9889
      2933 9925
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 215DEG 34KT 2943 9933

BMW

Local storm report, Jan 10, 5:45 PM CST, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
545 PM CST FRI JAN 10 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0544 PM     HAIL             2 SE FREDERICKSBURG     30.25N 98.84W
01/10/2020  E0.70 INCH       GILLESPIE          TX   PUBLIC

            FACEBOOK POST REPORTS PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL
            SOUTHEAST OF FREDERICKSBURG.

&&

Local storm report, Jan 10, 5:53 PM CST, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
553 PM CST FRI JAN 10 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0545 PM     HAIL             6 WSW BANDERA           29.69N 99.17W
01/10/2020  M0.75 INCH       BANDERA            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PENNY SIZE HAIL WSW OF BANDERA.

&&

Special weather statement, Jan 10, 6:07 PM CST, 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
607 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

TXZ204-218-110045-
Medina TX-Zavala TX-
607 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL MEDINA AND
NORTHWESTERN ZAVALA COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CST...

At 607 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles west of La Pryor, moving northeast at 45 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
La Pryor and Washer.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for
south central Texas.

LAT...LON 2889 10011 2909 9993 2909 9959 2923 9941
      2939 9941 2930 9931 2878 9998
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 221DEG 41KT 2890 10000

HAMPSHIRE

Special weather statement, Jan 10, 6:13 PM CST, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
613 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

TXZ171-172-188-190-110115-
Blanco TX-Gillespie TX-Llano TX-Burnet TX-
613 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN BLANCO...
SOUTHEASTERN GILLESPIE...SOUTHEASTERN LLANO AND SOUTHWESTERN BURNET
COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CST...

At 612 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
LBJ State Park, or 13 miles east of Fredericksburg, moving northeast
at 45 mph.

Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Burnet, Marble Falls, Kingsland, Bertram, Round Mountain, Buchanan
Dam, Granite Shoals, Horseshoe Bay, Johnson City, Meadowlakes,
Stonewall, Highland Haven, Inks Lake State Park, Blowout, Rocky
Creek, Hye, Blumenthal, Albert, Luckenbach and Sandy.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for
south central Texas.

LAT...LON 3014 9844 3014 9879 3078 9843 3075 9799
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 218DEG 41KT 3024 9864

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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
Jan 10, 6:07 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Zavala	38 min
Jan 10, 6:23 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Uvalde	37 min
Jan 10, 6:45 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kendall, Medina	60 min
Jan 10, 6:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Blanco, Comal, Hays, Kendall	38 min
Jan 10, 6:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Frio, Medina	38 min
Jan 10, 6:52 PM CST	Tornado Warning	EWX	Kendall	23 min
Jan 10, 7:03 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Blanco, Kendall	42 min
Jan 10, 7:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Atascosa, Bexar, Medina	56 min
Jan 10, 7:34 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Comal	26 min
Jan 10, 7:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Caldwell, Hays	41 min
Jan 10, 7:53 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bexar, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Wilson	37 min
Jan 10, 8:03 PM CST	Tornado Warning	EWX	Guadalupe	27 min
Jan 10, 8:08 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Travis, Williamson	52 min
Jan 10, 8:13 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Travis, Williamson	4 hr
Jan 10, 8:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bastrop, Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis and 1 more	49 min
Jan 10, 8:32 PM CST	Tornado Warning	EWX	Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe	28 min
Jan 10, 9:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bastrop, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Lavaca, Lee	74 min

Nearby

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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.