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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

April 12, 2021Edwards County, Kerr County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 12, 2021, 10:42 PM CDT for Edwards County, Kerr 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
Apr 12, 2021, 10:42 PM CDT (03:42 UTC)
Expired
Apr 12, 2021, 11:45 PM 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 Edwards County, TX, Kerr County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:44 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
Apr 12, 3:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 146 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 2021-04-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2255 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 2021-04-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 111 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
2255 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-208 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1434 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
206 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.6

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The text

As transmitted.

739 
WUUS54 KEWX 130342
SVREWX
TXC137-265-130445-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0034.210413T0342Z-210413T0445Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1042 PM CDT Mon Apr 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Kerr County in south central Texas...
  Northeastern Edwards County in south central Texas...

* Until 1145 PM CDT.

* At 1041 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Telegraph,
  or 16 miles southwest of Junction, 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...
  Kerr Wildlife Management Area, Us-83 Near The Kerr-
  Kimble County Line, Us-377 Near The Kimble-Edwards County Line, I-
  10 Near The Kimble-Kerr County Line and The Intersection Of I-
  10 And Us 290.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3029 9946 3004 9954 3019 10001 3029 9997
TIME...MOT...LOC 0341Z 291DEG 25KT 3027 9988 

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

YB
2 follow-up statements
833 
WWUS54 KEWX 130405
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1105 PM CDT Mon Apr 12 2021

TXC137-265-130445-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-210413T0445Z/
Kerr TX-Edwards TX-
1105 PM CDT Mon Apr 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN KERR AND NORTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES...

At 1105 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast
of Telegraph, or 17 miles south of Junction, 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...
Kerr Wildlife Management Area, Us-83 Near The Kerr-
Kimble County Line, I-10 Near The Kimble-
Kerr County Line and The Intersection Of I-10 And Us 290.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3021 9988 3029 9985 3029 9946 3004 9954
TIME...MOT...LOC 0405Z 287DEG 15KT 3024 9978 

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

YB
588 
WWUS54 KEWX 130431
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1131 PM CDT Mon Apr 12 2021

TXC137-130440-
/O.CAN.KEWX.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-210413T0445Z/
Edwards TX-
1131 PM CDT Mon Apr 12 2021

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

LAT...LON 3021 9974 3029 9970 3029 9946 3008 9953
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 291DEG 25KT 3018 9960 

$$

TXC265-130445-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-210413T0445Z/
Kerr TX-
1131 PM CDT Mon Apr 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN KERR COUNTY...

At 1130 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest
of Kerr Wildlife Management Area, or 23 miles southeast of Junction,
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...
I-10 Near The Kimble-Kerr County Line and The Intersection Of I-10
And Us 290.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3021 9974 3029 9970 3029 9946 3008 9953
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 291DEG 25KT 3018 9960 

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

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, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet, Llano33 min
Apr 12, 9:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards47 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2021Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2021

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.