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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

September 3, 2020Travis County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at Sep 3, 2020, 1:27 PM CDT for Travis County, Texas. It was in force for 48 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: Sep 3, 2020, 1:27 PM CDT (18:27 UTC)
Expired: Sep 3, 2020, 2:15 PM CDT
In force: 48 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 3, 12:31 PM CDT, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 12:31 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 3, 3:45 AM CDT, 9 hours 42 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
345 AM CDT Thu Sep 3 2020

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-041200-
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-
345 AM CDT Thu Sep 3 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today And Tonight.

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected today
and this evening across much of the area. The strongest storms
will bring locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Additional rainfall is likely across the region Friday through
Sunday and at times could pose a heavy rainfall threat. The
location and timing of the heaviest rain is still uncertain, so
continue to check forecasts and outlooks for updated information.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 3, 1:27 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
127 PM CDT Thu Sep 3 2020

TXZ192-031915-
Travis TX-
127 PM CDT Thu Sep 3 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL TRAVIS COUNTY UNTIL 215
PM CDT...

At 126 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
West Lake Hills, or near Austin, moving northeast at 5 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Austin, Bee Cave, West Lake Hills, Hudson Bend, Rollingwood, Barton
Creek, Mansfield Dam, Sunset Valley, Camp Mabry, and Lost Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3018 9780 3030 9795 3047 9787 3029 9761
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 223DEG 5KT 3030 9782

BF

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 3, 9:00 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Burnet	4 hr
Sep 3, 1:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Burnet	58 min
Sep 3, 1:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Travis	3 hr
Sep 3, 3:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kerr, Real	59 min
Sep 3, 3:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Blanco, Gillespie	3 hr
Sep 3, 4:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bandera	48 min
Sep 3, 5:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Kinney	44 min
Sep 3, 5:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Comal	114 min
Sep 3, 5:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bandera, Medina, Real, Uvalde	2 hr
Sep 3, 5:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Uvalde	42 min
Sep 3, 5:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Comal, Kendall	2 hr
Sep 3, 5:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bexar	42 min
Sep 3, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Zavala	65 min
Sep 3, 6:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bexar	2 hr
Sep 3, 6:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Kinney, Maverick	53 min
Sep 3, 6:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Val Verde	22 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.