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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

March 24, 2021Gillespie County, Llano County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 24, 2021, 11:27 PM CDT for Gillespie County, Llano County, Texas. It was in force for 63 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
Mar 24, 2021, 11:27 PM CDT (04:27 UTC)
Expired
Mar 25, 2021, 12:30 AM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Gillespie County, TX, Llano County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:30 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
Mar 24, 9:52 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 235 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 2021-03-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 479 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 2021-03-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
479 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2767 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
317 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.9

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The text

As transmitted.

888 
WUUS54 KEWX 250427
SVREWX
TXC171-299-250530-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0025.210325T0427Z-210325T0530Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1127 PM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Gillespie County in south central Texas...
  Western Llano County in south central Texas...

* Until 1230 AM CDT.

* At 1127 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest
  of Doss, or 16 miles south of Mason, moving east at 30 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...
  Llano, Castell, Field Creek, Cherry Spring, Baby Head, Prairie
  Mountain, Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Doss, Valley Spring,
  Oxford and Harper.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for south central
Texas.

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

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for south central
Texas.

LAT...LON 3068 9860 3047 9876 3035 9930 3050 9930
      3050 9896 3092 9896 3092 9859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 248DEG 28KT 3051 9927 

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

HAMPSHIRE
2 follow-up statements
218 
WWUS54 KEWX 250452
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1152 PM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021

TXC171-299-250530-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210325T0530Z/
Gillespie TX-Llano TX-
1152 PM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL GILLESPIE AND WESTERN LLANO COUNTIES...

At 1152 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hilda, or 16
miles southeast of Mason, moving east at 30 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...
Llano, Castell, Field Creek, Cherry Spring, Baby Head, Prairie
Mountain, Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Doss, Valley Spring and
Oxford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for south central
Texas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3068 9860 3047 9876 3042 9912 3050 9919
      3050 9896 3092 9896 3092 9859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0452Z 255DEG 25KT 3055 9909 

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

HAMPSHIRE
696 
WWUS54 KEWX 250529
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1229 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

TXC171-299-250539-
/O.EXP.KEWX.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210325T0530Z/
Gillespie TX-Llano TX-
1229 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL GILLESPIE AND
WESTERN LLANO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1230 AM 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 small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for south central
Texas.

LAT...LON 3068 9860 3047 9876 3042 9912 3050 9919
      3050 9896 3092 9896 3092 9859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0529Z 248DEG 28KT 3066 9879 

$$

HAMPSHIRE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 24, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards47 min
Mar 24, 10:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards41 min
Mar 24, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Val Verde61 min
Mar 24, 11:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Real, Val Verde54 min
Mar 24, 11:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney, Val Verde54 min
Mar 24, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Kerr, Real46 min
Mar 25, 12:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Edwards, Kinney, Real, Uvalde61 min
Mar 25, 1:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Real, Uvalde61 min
Mar 25, 2:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKendall46 min
Mar 25, 3:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBlanco36 min
Mar 25, 3:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXTravis41 min
Mar 25, 4:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXTravis, Williamson32 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.