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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

September 28, 2021Williamson County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 28, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT for Williamson County, Texas. It was in force for 37 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 28, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT (00:45 UTC)
Expired
Sep 28, 2021, 8:22 PM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Williamson County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:46 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 228 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, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-09-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1450 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-09-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1450 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1739 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

773 
WUUS54 KEWX 290045
SVREWX
TXC491-290145-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0182.210929T0045Z-210929T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
745 PM CDT Tue Sep 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Williamson County in south central Texas...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 745 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Florence, or
  9 miles north of Serenada, moving southeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Georgetown, Taylor, Granger, Serenada, Bartlett, Jarrell, Florence,
  Weir, Granger Dam, Andice, Sun City, Theon, Waterloo, Walburg,
  Schwertner and Jonah.

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 3087 9762 3075 9730 3055 9740 3082 9792
      3091 9783
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 296DEG 20KT 3083 9772 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
2 follow-up statements
169 
WWUS54 KEWX 290105
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
805 PM CDT Tue Sep 28 2021

TXC491-290145-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-210929T0145Z/
Williamson TX-
805 PM CDT Tue Sep 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY...

At 805 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Jarrell, or 8
miles northeast of Serenada, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Granger, Bartlett, Jarrell, Theon, Walburg and Schwertner. 

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 3076 9732 3063 9742 3078 9769 3087 9762
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 296DEG 20KT 3078 9760 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
390 
WWUS54 KEWX 290122
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
822 PM CDT Tue Sep 28 2021

TXC491-290131-
/O.CAN.KEWX.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-210929T0145Z/
Williamson TX-
822 PM CDT Tue Sep 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.  However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3076 9732 3063 9742 3078 9769 3087 9762
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 296DEG 20KT 3074 9751 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 28, 7:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGonzales44 min
Sep 28, 7:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXMason26 min
Sep 28, 7:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXTravis48 min
Sep 28, 8:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXTravis, Williamson3 hr
Sep 28, 8:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXGillespie4 hr
Sep 28, 9:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXZavala3 hr
Sep 28, 9:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXWilliamson3 hr
Sep 28, 9:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBexar48 min
Sep 28, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBandera46 min
Sep 28, 9:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXHays50 min
Sep 28, 9:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXLee, Travis, Williamson3 hr
Sep 28, 9:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBexar3 hr
Sep 28, 9:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXComal, Hays, Kendall, Travis3 hr
Sep 28, 10:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKendall50 min
Sep 28, 10:13 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera3 hr
Sep 28, 10:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKendall40 min
Sep 28, 10:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKerr50 min
Sep 28, 11:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXComal51 min
Sep 28, 11:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXComal, Guadalupe41 min
Sep 28, 11:23 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXComal, Hays3 hr
Sep 28, 11:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBastrop, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis3 hr
Sep 28, 11:49 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXCaldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays5 hr
Sep 29, 12:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGonzales48 min
Sep 29, 12:37 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBastrop, Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lee3 hr
Sep 29, 12:43 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBexar, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe3 hr
Sep 29, 1:23 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBexar, Comal, Guadalupe4 hr
Sep 29, 1:34 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXGillespie3 hr
Sep 29, 2:05 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXDeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Karnes, Lavaca, Wilson4 hr
Sep 29, 2:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBlanco47 min
Sep 29, 3:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKerr45 min
Sep 29, 3:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXGillespie, Kerr, Real42 min
Sep 29, 3:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBandera46 min
Sep 29, 4:15 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera, Kendall, Kerr4 hr
Sep 29, 6:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera, Bexar, Medina3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.