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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 192, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

October 27, 20215 counties in Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 27, 2021, 4:50 AM CDT for 5 counties in Texas. It was in force for 55 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 27, 2021, 4:50 AM CDT (09:50 UTC)
Expired
Oct 27, 2021, 5:45 AM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bexar County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Comal County, TX, Hays County, TX, Kendall County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 27, 1:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 245 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 2021-10-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 815 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 2021-10-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 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
815 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-156 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2315 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
267 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.5

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The text

As transmitted.

676 
WUUS54 KEWX 270950
SVREWX
TXC029-031-091-209-259-271045-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0192.211027T0950Z-211027T1045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
450 AM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Hays County in south central Texas...
  Southwestern Blanco County in south central Texas...
  Kendall County in south central Texas...
  Northwestern Bexar County in south central Texas...
  Comal County in south central Texas...

* Until 545 AM CDT.

* At 450 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Payton to Cross Mountain, moving east at 45
  mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  San Antonio, New Braunfels, San Marcos, Schertz, Kyle, Buda,
  Boerne, Selma, Wimberley, Blanco, Canyon Lake Dam, Canyon Lake,
  Fair Oaks Ranch, Bulverde, Garden Ridge, Hollywood Park, Cross
  Mountain, Woodcreek, Guadalupe River State Park and Kendalia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3009 9779 3006 9776 2971 9805 2968 9809
      2960 9831 2962 9881 2969 9881 2972 9878
      2974 9882 2998 9885 3014 9872 3014 9825
TIME...MOT...LOC 0950Z 266DEG 37KT 3010 9823 2967 9867 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MO
2 follow-up statements
563 
WWUS54 KEWX 271017
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
517 AM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

TXC029-031-091-209-259-271045-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-211027T1045Z/
Hays TX-Blanco TX-Kendall TX-Bexar TX-Comal TX-
517 AM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM CDT
FOR HAYS...SOUTHWESTERN BLANCO...CENTRAL KENDALL...NORTHWESTERN BEXAR
AND COMAL COUNTIES...

At 517 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northeast of Wimberley to near Hollywood Park,
moving east at 40 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
San Antonio, New Braunfels, San Marcos, Schertz, Kyle, Buda, Boerne,
Selma, Wimberley, Blanco, Canyon Lake Dam, Canyon Lake, Fair Oaks
Ranch, Bulverde, Garden Ridge, Hollywood Park, Cross Mountain,
Woodcreek, Guadalupe River State Park and Kendalia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3009 9779 3006 9776 2971 9805 2968 9809
      2960 9831 2962 9881 2969 9881 2972 9878
      2974 9882 3014 9858 3014 9825
TIME...MOT...LOC 1017Z 276DEG 35KT 3004 9799 2961 9843 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MO
412 
WWUS54 KEWX 271044
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
544 AM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

TXC029-031-091-209-259-271053-
/O.EXP.KEWX.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-211027T1045Z/
Hays TX-Blanco TX-Kendall TX-Bexar TX-Comal TX-
544 AM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HAYS...SOUTHWESTERN BLANCO...
CENTRAL KENDALL...NORTHWESTERN BEXAR AND COMAL COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE
AT 545 AM CDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds up to 50 mph are still possible with these thunderstorms.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for
south central Texas.

LAT...LON 3009 9779 3006 9776 2971 9805 2968 9809
      2960 9831 2962 9881 2969 9881 2972 9878
      2974 9882 3014 9858 3014 9825
TIME...MOT...LOC 1043Z 266DEG 37KT 3005 9777 2962 9821 

$$

MO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 27, 3:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBandera64 min
Oct 27, 4:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBurnet57 min
Oct 27, 4:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Uvalde40 min
Oct 27, 4:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Real, Uvalde52 min
Oct 27, 4:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBlanco, Comal, Hays, Travis53 min
Oct 27, 4:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson49 min
Oct 27, 5:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBexar45 min
Oct 27, 5:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBastrop, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Travis52 min
Oct 27, 5:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBastrop, Lee59 min
Oct 27, 5:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBexar, Guadalupe41 min
Oct 27, 6:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBastrop, Caldwell58 min
Oct 27, 6:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGonzales, Guadalupe, Wilson57 min
Oct 27, 6:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXFayette, Gonzales, Lavaca62 min
Oct 27, 7:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDeWitt, Karnes, Lavaca30 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.