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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

April 12, 2021Burnet County, Llano County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 12, 2021, 7:53 PM CDT for Burnet County, Llano County, Texas. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 12, 2021, 7:53 PM CDT (00:53 UTC)
Expired
Apr 12, 2021, 8:26 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Burnet County, TX, Llano County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 12, 7:54 PM CDTHAIL 1.752 Se Llano, TXGOLFBALL SIZE HAIL VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 12, 3:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 263 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 2021-04-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1192 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, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-04-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1192 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1812 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
216 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.7

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The text

As transmitted.

582 
WUUS54 KEWX 130053
SVREWX
TXC053-299-130200-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0033.210413T0053Z-210413T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
753 PM CDT Mon Apr 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Llano County in south central Texas...
  Southwestern Burnet County in south central Texas...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 752 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Llano, moving
  east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Burnet, Marble Falls, Kingsland, Llano, Buchanan Dam, Gainesville,
  Granite Shoals, Meadowlakes, Highland Haven, Inks Lake State Park,
  Lone Grove, Bluffton, Stolz, Longhorn Cavern State Park and Sunrise
  Beach Village.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3066 9874 3084 9872 3082 9814 3054 9818
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 276DEG 30KT 3075 9864 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

YB
2 follow-up statements
750 
WWUS54 KEWX 130109
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
809 PM CDT Mon Apr 12 2021

TXC053-299-130200-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210413T0200Z/
Llano TX-Burnet TX-
809 PM CDT Mon Apr 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL LLANO AND SOUTHWESTERN BURNET COUNTIES...

At 808 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gainesville, or
7 miles northwest of Kingsland, moving east at 25 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...
Burnet, Marble Falls, Kingsland, Buchanan Dam, Gainesville, Granite
Shoals, Meadowlakes, Highland Haven, Inks Lake State Park, Stolz,
Longhorn Cavern State Park and Sunrise Beach Village.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3064 9867 3081 9861 3081 9814 3054 9818
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 288DEG 21KT 3071 9856 

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

YB
128 
WWUS54 KEWX 130126
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
826 PM CDT Mon Apr 12 2021

TXC053-299-130136-
/O.CAN.KEWX.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210413T0200Z/
Llano TX-Burnet TX-
826 PM CDT Mon Apr 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LLANO AND
SOUTHWESTERN BURNET 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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
south central Texas.

LAT...LON 3064 9867 3081 9861 3081 9814 3054 9818
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 276DEG 30KT 3069 9839 

$$

YB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 12, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLlano60 min
Apr 12, 9:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards47 min
Apr 12, 10:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Kerr63 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.