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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

April 15, 2021Bastrop County, Fayette County, Lee County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 15, 2021, 5:22 PM CDT for Bastrop County, Fayette County, Lee County, Texas. It was in force for 29 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 15, 2021, 5:22 PM CDT (22:22 UTC)
Expired
Apr 15, 2021, 5:51 PM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Bastrop County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Lee County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 286 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-04-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3082 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-04-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 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
3082 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
497 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.6
Supercell composite
7.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

664 
WUUS54 KEWX 152222
SVREWX
TXC021-149-287-152330-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0049.210415T2222Z-210415T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
522 PM CDT Thu Apr 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Bastrop County in south central Texas...
  Lee County in south central Texas...
  Northeastern Fayette County in south central Texas...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 522 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Dime Box to 6 miles east of Fedor to Paige,
  moving southeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Giddings, Shelby, Fayetteville, Dime Box, Round Top, Paige, Lake
  Somerville State Park & Trailway, Carmine, Northrup, Warrenton,
  Ledbetter, Waldeck, Loebau, Hills, Lincoln, Nechanitz, Manheim,
  Serbin, Old Dime Box and Warda.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2989 9664 3022 9725 3030 9700 3055 9694
      3054 9693 3049 9690 3047 9691 3043 9687
      3039 9679 3032 9674 3032 9669 3029 9665
      3025 9669 3024 9674 3020 9674 3016 9679
      3014 9676 3016 9669 3014 9665 2996 9657
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 297DEG 33KT 3040 9691 3028 9695 3023 9712 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

HAMPSHIRE
2 follow-up statements
713 
WWUS54 KEWX 152233
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
533 PM CDT Thu Apr 15 2021

TXC021-152242-
/O.CAN.KEWX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210415T2330Z/
Bastrop TX-
533 PM CDT Thu Apr 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BASTROP COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 2989 9664 3011 9704 3030 9700 3032 9692
      3043 9687 3039 9679 3032 9674 3032 9669
      3029 9665 3025 9669 3024 9674 3020 9674
      3016 9679 3014 9677 3014 9676 3015 9674
      3016 9669 3014 9665 3004 9662 2996 9657
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 296DEG 33KT 3036 9682 3024 9686 3021 9700 

$$

TXC149-287-152330-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210415T2330Z/
Lee TX-Fayette TX-
533 PM CDT Thu Apr 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LEE AND NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES...

At 532 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Dime Box to near Giddings, moving southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Giddings, Fayetteville, Dime Box, Round Top, Lake Somerville State
Park & Trailway, Carmine, Serbin, Northrup, Warrenton, Old Dime Box,
Ledbetter, Waldeck, Loebau, Warda, Walhalla, Willow Springs,
Winedale, Rek Hill, Lincoln and Nechanitz.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2989 9664 3011 9704 3030 9700 3032 9692
      3043 9687 3039 9679 3032 9674 3032 9669
      3029 9665 3025 9669 3024 9674 3020 9674
      3016 9679 3014 9677 3014 9676 3015 9674
      3016 9669 3014 9665 3004 9662 2996 9657
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 296DEG 33KT 3036 9682 3024 9686 3021 9700 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

HAMPSHIRE
840 
WWUS54 KEWX 152251
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
551 PM CDT Thu Apr 15 2021

TXC149-287-152300-
/O.CAN.KEWX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210415T2330Z/
Lee TX-Fayette TX-
551 PM CDT Thu Apr 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LEE AND
NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 2989 9664 3011 9704 3030 9700 3032 9692
      3043 9687 3039 9679 3032 9674 3032 9669
      3029 9665 3025 9669 3024 9674 3020 9674
      3016 9679 3014 9677 3014 9676 3015 9674
      3016 9669 3014 9665 3004 9662 2996 9657
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 297DEG 33KT 3028 9665 3016 9669 3013 9683 

$$

HAMPSHIRE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 15, 7:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKinney41 min
Apr 15, 8:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards48 min
Apr 15, 8:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKinney46 min
Apr 15, 8:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Val Verde59 min
Apr 15, 8:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKinney65 min
Apr 15, 8:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards50 min
Apr 15, 9:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards24 min
Apr 15, 9:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards17 min
Apr 15, 9:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKinney, Uvalde63 min
Apr 15, 10:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXUvalde45 min
Apr 15, 12:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXGillespie, Llano60 min
Apr 15, 1:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBlanco, Burnet, Llano, Travis53 min
Apr 15, 1:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet, Williamson36 min
Apr 15, 2:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet, Williamson40 min
Apr 15, 2:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet, Llano63 min
Apr 15, 3:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet, Williamson54 min
Apr 15, 3:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXTravis, Williamson49 min
Apr 15, 4:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson49 min
Apr 15, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBastrop, Lee, Travis, Williamson54 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.