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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 183, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

September 29, 2021Gillespie County, Kerr County, Real County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 29, 2021, 3:21 AM CDT for Gillespie County, Kerr County, Real County, Texas. It was in force for 42 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 29, 2021, 3:21 AM CDT (08:21 UTC)
Expired
Sep 29, 2021, 4:03 AM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Gillespie County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Real County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:23 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 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 157 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 00:00Z on 2021-09-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1438 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 00:00Z on 2021-09-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 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
1438 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-118 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1769 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

962 
WUUS54 KEWX 290821
SVREWX
TXC171-265-385-290915-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0183.210929T0821Z-210929T0915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
321 AM CDT Wed Sep 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Kerr County in south central Texas...
  Southwestern Gillespie County in south central Texas...
  Northeastern Real County in south central Texas...

* Until 415 AM CDT.

* At 321 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles west of
  Kerr Wildlife Management Area, or 21 miles north of Vanderpool,
  moving east at 20 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...
  Ingram, Hunt, Mountain Home, Kerr Wildlife Management Area and
  Waltonia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3022 9919 2990 9925 2991 9943 2995 9975
      3013 9973
TIME...MOT...LOC 0821Z 274DEG 16KT 3004 9966 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MO
2 follow-up statements
967 
WWUS54 KEWX 290833
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
333 AM CDT Wed Sep 29 2021

TXC385-290843-
/O.CAN.KEWX.SV.W.0183.000000T0000Z-210929T0915Z/
Real TX-
333 AM CDT Wed Sep 29 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN REAL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
Real County. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3022 9919 2990 9925 2991 9943 2994 9969
      3012 9968
TIME...MOT...LOC 0833Z 275DEG 13KT 3004 9963 

$$

TXC171-265-290915-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0183.000000T0000Z-210929T0915Z/
Kerr TX-Gillespie TX-
333 AM CDT Wed Sep 29 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN KERR AND SOUTHWESTERN GILLESPIE COUNTIES...

At 333 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of
Kerr Wildlife Management Area, or 20 miles north of Vanderpool,
moving east at 15 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...
Ingram, Hunt, Mountain Home, Kerr Wildlife Management Area and
Waltonia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3022 9919 2990 9925 2991 9943 2994 9969
      3012 9968
TIME...MOT...LOC 0833Z 275DEG 13KT 3004 9963 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MO
198 
WWUS54 KEWX 290903
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
403 AM CDT Wed Sep 29 2021

TXC171-265-290913-
/O.CAN.KEWX.SV.W.0183.000000T0000Z-210929T0915Z/
Kerr TX-Gillespie TX-
403 AM CDT Wed Sep 29 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN KERR AND
SOUTHWESTERN GILLESPIE COUNTIES 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 heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3022 9919 2990 9925 2991 9943 2994 9969
      3012 9968
TIME...MOT...LOC 0859Z 274DEG 16KT 3003 9947 

$$

MO

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, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXWilliamson37 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, 3:44 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.