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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 147, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2021, 7:49 PM CDT for 5 counties in Texas. It was in force for 56 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 28, 2021, 7:49 PM CDT (00:49 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2021, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bandera County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Real County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:48 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 7:51 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Kerrville, TX |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 28, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 152 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 3576 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1255 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.0
- Supercell composite
- 14.8
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS54 KEWX 290049
SVREWX
TXC019-137-171-265-385-290145-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0147.210529T0049Z-210529T0145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
749 PM CDT Fri May 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Bandera County in south central Texas...
Kerr County in south central Texas...
Southwestern Gillespie County in south central Texas...
Southeastern Edwards County in south central Texas...
Real County in south central Texas...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 749 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Kerrville-Schreiner Park to Kerr Wildlife
Management Area to 12 miles north of Tuff to 9 miles north of
Vance, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Medina, Kerrville, Bandera, Leakey, Vanderpool, Tarpley, Ingram,
Hunt, Camp Wood, Camp Verde, Barksdale, Tuff, Bandera Falls,
Tivydale, Kerrville-Schreiner Park, Vance, Kerr Wildlife Management
Area, Waltonia, Pipe Creek and Center Point.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging winds, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning
is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 2963 9891 2964 10020 3004 10020 3027 9956
3027 9930 3031 9894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 333DEG 17KT 2994 9915 3008 9950 2995 9982 2995
10003
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CP1 follow-up statement
739
WWUS54 KEWX 290104
SVSEWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
804 PM CDT Fri May 28 2021
TXC019-137-171-265-385-290145-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-210529T0145Z/
Bandera TX-Kerr TX-Gillespie TX-Edwards TX-Real TX-
804 PM CDT Fri May 28 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR BANDERA...KERR...SOUTHWESTERN GILLESPIE...SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS
AND REAL COUNTIES...
At 803 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Camp Verde to near Hunt to near Lost Maples State
Natural Area to 10 miles north of Tuff to 8 miles northeast of Vance,
moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Medina, Kerrville, Bandera, Leakey, Vanderpool, Tarpley, Ingram,
Hunt, Camp Wood, Camp Verde, Barksdale, Tuff, Bandera Falls,
Tivydale, Kerrville-Schreiner Park, Vance, Kerr Wildlife Management
Area, Waltonia, Pipe Creek and Center Point.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 2963 9891 2964 10020 3004 10020 3027 9956
3027 9930 3031 9894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 332DEG 24KT 2991 9907 3005 9942 2988 9958 2992
9974 2992 9995
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
CPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Lee, Travis, Williamson | 59 min |
| May 28, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kerr, Real | 57 min |
| May 28, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette | 31 min |
| May 28, 7:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Travis | 3 hr |
| May 28, 7:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Blanco, Gillespie | 3 hr |
| May 28, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Lee | 64 min |
| May 28, 8:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Gillespie, Kerr | 3 hr |
| May 28, 8:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Travis | 3 hr |
| May 28, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays | 30 min |
| May 28, 8:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Fayette | 32 min |
| May 28, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Fayette, Lavaca, Lee | 52 min |
| May 28, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Kendall, Kerr and 3 more | 61 min |
| May 28, 8:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Kerr and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 28, 8:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Fayette, Lee | 5 hr |
| May 28, 8:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Gonzales, Guadalupe | 47 min |
| May 28, 9:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays | 3 hr |
| May 28, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays and 2 more | 56 min |
| May 28, 9:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| May 28, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bastrop, Caldwell, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales and 5 more | 21 min |
| May 28, 10:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes, Lavaca | 58 min |
| May 28, 10:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Williamson | 8 hr |
| May 28, 11:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco | 7 hr |
| May 28, 11:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera, Kendall, Kerr | 34 min |
| May 29, 12:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Gillespie, Kerr | 36 min |
| May 29, 12:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| May 29, 12:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera, Kendall, Kerr | 34 min |
| May 29, 1:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Comal, Kendall | 49 min |
| May 29, 1:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Gonzales, Guadalupe | 57 min |
| May 29, 2:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 49 min |
| May 29, 2:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Val Verde | 54 min |
| May 29, 3:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde | 89 min |
| May 29, 3:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Real, Val Verde | 70 min |
| May 29, 4:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney, Uvalde | 52 min |
| May 29, 4:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina, Real, Uvalde | 27 min |
| May 29, 5:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Maverick, Zavala | 48 min |
| May 29, 5:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit, Maverick, Zavala | 55 min |
| May 29, 5:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Atascosa, Frio, Medina | 51 min |
| May 29, 6:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Edwards, Kerr, Real | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.