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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 170, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

June 15, 2021DeWitt County, Karnes County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2021, 5:37 PM CDT for DeWitt County, Karnes County, Texas. It was in force for 53 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
Jun 15, 2021, 5:37 PM CDT (22:37 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties DeWitt County, TX, Karnes County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 149 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1443 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 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
1443 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-47 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
823 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

978 
WUUS54 KEWX 152237
SVREWX
TXC123-255-152330-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0170.210615T2237Z-210615T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
537 PM CDT Tue Jun 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central DeWitt County in south central Texas...
  Central Karnes County in south central Texas...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 536 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gillett, or
  13 miles northwest of Yorktown, moving southwest at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Kenedy, Karnes City, Runge, Falls City, Cestohowa, Hobson, Cotton
  Patch, Gruenau, New Davy, Ecleto, Helena and Pana Maria.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2895 9809 2916 9767 2911 9761 2911 9760
      2904 9754 2875 9782
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 050DEG 22KT 2907 9771 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MO
2 follow-up statements
945 
WWUS54 KEWX 152256
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
556 PM CDT Tue Jun 15 2021

TXC123-255-152330-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0170.000000T0000Z-210615T2330Z/
DeWitt TX-Karnes TX-
556 PM CDT Tue Jun 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL DEWITT AND CENTRAL KARNES COUNTIES...

At 556 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Cestohowa, or 8 miles northeast of Karnes City, moving southwest at
25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Kenedy, Karnes City, Runge, Falls City, Cestohowa, Hobson, Ecleto,
Helena and Pana Maria.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2910 9778 2897 9762 2875 9782 2895 9809
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 050DEG 22KT 2899 9782 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MO
278 
WWUS54 KEWX 152320
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
620 PM CDT Tue Jun 15 2021

TXC123-255-152330-
/O.EXP.KEWX.SV.W.0170.000000T0000Z-210615T2330Z/
DeWitt TX-Karnes TX-
620 PM CDT Tue Jun 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL DEWITT AND
CENTRAL KARNES COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 2910 9778 2897 9762 2875 9782 2895 9809
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 050DEG 22KT 2891 9793 

$$

MO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 7:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGuadalupe, Wilson37 min
Jun 14, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXGuadalupe19 min
Jun 14, 7:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards45 min
Jun 14, 8:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBandera46 min
Jun 14, 8:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXReal43 min
Jun 14, 9:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXReal29 min
Jun 14, 9:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXUvalde50 min
Jun 15, 4:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDeWitt40 min
Jun 15, 4:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXFayette52 min
Jun 15, 5:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKarnes42 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.