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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 120, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 11, 2021Bexar County, Medina County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2021, 5:46 PM CDT for Bexar County, Medina County, Texas. It was in force for 44 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 11, 2021, 5:46 PM CDT (22:46 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Bexar County, TX, Medina County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 11, 6:08 PM CDTHAIL 16 Ssw Sea World, TXQUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT U.S. 90 AND MONTGOMERY RD.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 11, 3:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 197 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 2021-05-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1783 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 2021-05-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 149 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1783 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-109 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
622 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
277 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
12.9

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The text

As transmitted.

425 
WUUS54 KEWX 112246
SVREWX
TXC029-325-112330-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0120.210511T2246Z-210511T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
546 PM CDT Tue May 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Medina County in south central Texas...
  West central Bexar County in south central Texas...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 545 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lacoste, or
  near Castroville, moving north at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  San Antonio, Castroville, Helotes, Lytle, Lacoste, Cliff, Mico,
  Government Canyon State Natural Area, Rio Medina, Sea World, Von
  Ormy, Macdona and Mangus Corner.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 2924 9884 2954 9900 2960 9869 2927 9866
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 165DEG 20KT 2931 9877 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

RUNYEN
1 follow-up statement
591 
WWUS54 KEWX 112321
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
621 PM CDT Tue May 11 2021

TXC029-325-112330-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0120.000000T0000Z-210511T2330Z/
Medina TX-Bexar TX-
621 PM CDT Tue May 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL MEDINA AND WEST CENTRAL BEXAR COUNTIES...

At 616 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cliff, or 8 
miles north of Castroville, moving north at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Already received a report 
         of a quarter sized hail at U.S. 90 and Montgomery Rd. The 
         latest radar scan shows the storm weakening, however, could 
         be producing penny sized hail. Will continue to monitor.

Locations impacted include...
San Antonio, Castroville, Helotes, Lacoste, Cliff, Government Canyon
State Natural Area, Mico, Rio Medina, Sea World and Macdona.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 2929 9885 2954 9900 2960 9869 2932 9866
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 165DEG 20KT 2947 9882 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 10, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards16 min
May 10, 7:49 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXDimmit, Maverick3 hr
May 10, 7:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKinney50 min
May 10, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDimmit, Maverick, Zavala45 min
May 10, 8:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney, Maverick, Real, Uvalde, Zavala54 min
May 10, 8:31 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXKinney, Uvalde16 min
May 10, 8:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXFrio, Zavala38 min
May 10, 8:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Edwards, Kerr, Kinney, Medina, Real and 1 more62 min
May 10, 9:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXDimmit, Zavala3 hr
May 10, 9:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXKinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Zavala3 hr
May 10, 9:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXFrio, Medina60 min
May 10, 9:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Medina, Uvalde53 min
May 10, 10:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXMedina, Uvalde3 hr
May 10, 10:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBexar45 min
May 10, 11:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBexar43 min
May 11, 3:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXKendall2 hr
May 11, 4:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXAtascosa42 min
May 11, 4:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXCaldwell52 min
May 11, 4:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGuadalupe51 min
May 11, 4:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXAtascosa45 min
May 11, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXAtascosa, Bexar, Wilson61 min
May 11, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXAtascosa, Bexar25 min
May 11, 5:30 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXAtascosa, Bexar, Frio, Medina3 hr
May 11, 5:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGuadalupe43 min
May 11, 6:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilson47 min
May 11, 6:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDimmit44 min
May 11, 6:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXFrio, Medina39 min
May 11, 6:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXDeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes, Wilson38 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.