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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

September 27, 202021 counties in Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this wind advisory at Sep 27, 2020, 12:27 PM CDT for 21 counties in Texas. It took effect at Sep 28, 2020, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 27, 2020, 12:27 PM CDT (17:27 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 28, 2020, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Sep 28, 2020, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
All 21 counties

Bandera County, TX, Bastrop County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Caldwell County, TX, Comal County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Guadalupe County, TX, Hays County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Llano County, TX, Medina County, TX, Real County, TX, Travis County, TX, Uvalde County, TX, Val Verde County, TX, Williamson County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:24 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 (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 207 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 12:00Z on 2020-09-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1118 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, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2020-09-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 133 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1118 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-476 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
985 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
133 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
271 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

622 
WWUS74 KEWX 271727
NPWEWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1227 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2020

TXZ171>173-183>193-202>208-281100-
/O.NEW.KEWX.WI.Y.0004.200928T0600Z-200928T1800Z/
Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera-
Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Kinney-Uvalde-Medina-
Bexar-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-
Including the cities of Llano, Burnet, Georgetown, Del Rio, 
Rocksprings, Leakey, Kerrville, Bandera, Fredericksburg, Boerne, 
Blanco, San Marcos, Austin, Bastrop, Brackettville, Uvalde, 
Hondo, San Antonio, New Braunfels, Seguin, and Lockhart
1227 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central Texas.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 1 PM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
258 
WWUS74 KEWX 280559
NPWEWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1259 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2020

TXZ171>173-183>193-202>208-281800-
/O.CON.KEWX.WI.Y.0004.200928T0600Z-200928T1800Z/
Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera-
Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Kinney-Uvalde-Medina-
Bexar-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-
Including the cities of Llano, Burnet, Georgetown, Del Rio, 
Rocksprings, Leakey, Kerrville, Bandera, Fredericksburg, Boerne, 
Blanco, San Marcos, Austin, Bastrop, Brackettville, Uvalde, 
Hondo, San Antonio, New Braunfels, Seguin, and Lockhart
1259 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central Texas.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 1 PM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
852 
WWUS74 KEWX 281238 AAA
NPWEWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
738 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2020

TXZ171>173-183>193-202>208-281800-
/O.CON.KEWX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-200928T1800Z/
Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera-
Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Kinney-Uvalde-Medina-
Bexar-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-
Including the cities of Llano, Burnet, Georgetown, Del Rio, 
Rocksprings, Leakey, Kerrville, Bandera, Fredericksburg, Boerne, 
Blanco, San Marcos, Austin, Bastrop, Brackettville, Uvalde, 
Hondo, San Antonio, New Braunfels, Seguin, and Lockhart
738 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central Texas.

* WHEN...Through 1 PM CDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
109 
WWUS74 KEWX 281755
NPWEWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1255 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2020

TXZ171>173-183>193-202>208-281900-
/O.EXP.KEWX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-200928T1800Z/
Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera-
Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Kinney-Uvalde-Medina-
Bexar-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-
Including the cities of Llano, Burnet, Georgetown, Del Rio, 
Rocksprings, Leakey, Kerrville, Bandera, Fredericksburg, Boerne, 
Blanco, San Marcos, Austin, Bastrop, Brackettville, Uvalde, 
Hondo, San Antonio, New Braunfels, Seguin, and Lockhart
1255 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2020

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

With only a couple of isolated spots reaching criteria this
afternoon, the Wind Advisory has been replaced by an SPS through
7pm. Winds of 15-25mph gusting as high as 40 mph for another
couple of hours will diminish quickly late this afternoon. 

$$

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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.