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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 186, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 13, 2021, 4:48 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 57 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
- Oct 13, 2021, 4:48 PM CDT (21:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 13, 2021, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bandera County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Real County, TX, Uvalde County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 110 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
- 2273 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 675 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.5
- Supercell composite
- 12.3
The text
As transmitted.
131
WUUS54 KEWX 132148
SVREWX
TXC019-265-385-463-132245-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0186.211013T2148Z-211013T2245Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
448 PM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021
The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Bandera County in south central Texas...
West central Kerr County in south central Texas...
Uvalde County in south central Texas...
Southeastern Real County in south central Texas...
* Until 545 PM CDT.
* At 448 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northwest of Reagan Wells to 6 miles
southwest of Concan to near Uvalde Estates, moving northeast at 40
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Uvalde, Leakey, Vanderpool, Sabinal, Camp Wood, Knippa, Tuff, Rio
Frio, Concan, Garner State Park, Reagan Wells, Utopia, Lost Maples
State Natural Area and Uvalde Estates.
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 2918 9995 2966 10002 3006 9955 2989 9940
2919 9942
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 216DEG 33KT 2959 9993 2943 9980 2924 9986
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
CP2 follow-up statements
168
WWUS54 KEWX 132207
SVSEWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
507 PM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021
TXC019-265-385-463-132245-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0186.000000T0000Z-211013T2245Z/
Bandera TX-Kerr TX-Uvalde TX-Real TX-
507 PM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN BANDERA...WEST CENTRAL KERR...UVALDE AND SOUTHEASTERN
REAL COUNTIES...
At 506 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Tuff to near Rio Frio to near Concan, moving northeast
at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Uvalde, Leakey, Vanderpool, Sabinal, Camp Wood, Knippa, Tuff, Rio
Frio, Concan, Garner State Park, Reagan Wells, Utopia, Lost Maples
State Natural Area and Uvalde Estates.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 2918 9995 2966 10002 3006 9955 2989 9940
2919 9942
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 217DEG 37KT 2976 9977 2960 9964 2941 9970
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
CP450
WWUS54 KEWX 132225
SVSEWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
525 PM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021
TXC463-132234-
/O.CAN.KEWX.SV.W.0186.000000T0000Z-211013T2245Z/
Uvalde TX-
525 PM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR UVALDE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 2971 9977 2982 9983 3006 9955 2989 9940
2963 9941 2963 9960
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 211DEG 43KT 2992 9969 2981 9951 2966 9949
$$
TXC019-265-385-132245-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0186.000000T0000Z-211013T2245Z/
Bandera TX-Kerr TX-Real TX-
525 PM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN BANDERA...WEST CENTRAL KERR AND SOUTHEASTERN REAL
COUNTIES...
At 524 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 11 miles northeast of Tuff to near Lost Maples State
Natural Area to near Utopia, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Leakey, Vanderpool, Lost Maples State Natural Area and Tuff.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 2971 9977 2982 9983 3006 9955 2989 9940
2963 9941 2963 9960
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 211DEG 43KT 2992 9969 2981 9951 2966 9949
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
CPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 3 hr |
| Oct 13, 3:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 41 min |
| Oct 13, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 45 min |
| Oct 13, 4:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Real, Uvalde | 42 min |
| Oct 13, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Gillespie, Kerr | 53 min |
| Oct 13, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano and 1 more | 45 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.