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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 70, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2021, 8:45 PM CDT for Bandera County, Medina County, Uvalde County, Texas. It was in force for 20 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 28, 2021, 8:45 PM CDT (01:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2021, 9:05 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bandera County, TX, Medina County, TX, Uvalde County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:48 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 3:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 173 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 133 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -279 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1737 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -173 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -1.2
The text
As transmitted.
503
WUUS54 KEWX 290145
SVREWX
TXC019-325-463-290245-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0070.210429T0145Z-210429T0245Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
845 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Medina County in south central Texas...
Southeastern Bandera County in south central Texas...
Northeastern Uvalde County in south central Texas...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 845 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles northeast
of Sabinal, or 13 miles southwest of Tarpley, moving east at 45
mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong 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...
Lakehills, Cliff, Pipe Creek, Bandera Falls, Hill Country State
Natural Area, Mico, Rio Medina, Kronkosky State Natural Area and
Lake Medina Shores.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM 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 1100 PM CDT for south central
Texas.
LAT...LON 2934 9948 2958 9950 2975 9884 2973 9880
2970 9879 2969 9881 2942 9881
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 259DEG 37KT 2948 9938
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
YB1 follow-up statement
959
WWUS54 KEWX 290205
SVSEWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
905 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
TXC019-325-463-290215-
/O.CAN.KEWX.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-210429T0245Z/
Medina TX-Bandera TX-Uvalde TX-
905 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MEDINA...SOUTHEASTERN
BANDERA AND NORTHEASTERN UVALDE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
Texas.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Austin San Antonio.
LAT...LON 2934 9948 2958 9950 2975 9884 2973 9880
2970 9879 2969 9881 2942 9881
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 259DEG 37KT 2952 9914
$$
YBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Medina, Uvalde | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina, Uvalde | 65 min |
| Apr 28, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Maverick | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bandera, Bexar, Medina | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Real, Uvalde | 61 min |
| Apr 28, 7:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 7:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Medina | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Medina and 1 more | 61 min |
| Apr 28, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Zavala | 53 min |
| Apr 28, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina, Uvalde | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 8:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Bexar, Medina | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala | 56 min |
| Apr 28, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Wilson | 65 min |
| Apr 28, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Val Verde | 23 min |
| Apr 28, 9:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 9:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar | 48 min |
| Apr 28, 9:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Frio, Medina | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe, Hays | 40 min |
| Apr 28, 9:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe, Hays | 20 min |
| Apr 28, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Edwards, Kerr, Kinney, Real, Uvalde | 63 min |
| Apr 28, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis | 22 min |
| Apr 28, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Uvalde | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr | 14 min |
| Apr 28, 11:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 11:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick | 55 min |
| Apr 28, 11:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Real, Uvalde | 54 min |
| Apr 28, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Maverick, Zavala | 47 min |
| Apr 29, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Zavala | 44 min |
| Apr 29, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde, Zavala | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 12:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr, Medina, Uvalde | 63 min |
| Apr 29, 12:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Gillespie | 45 min |
| Apr 29, 12:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala | 54 min |
| Apr 29, 12:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Dimmit | 42 min |
| Apr 29, 12:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Frio, Zavala | 14 min |
| Apr 29, 1:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Frio, Medina, Uvalde | 27 min |
| Apr 29, 1:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Medina, Uvalde | 53 min |
| Apr 29, 1:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Frio, Medina | 53 min |
| Apr 29, 1:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kendall | 47 min |
| Apr 29, 1:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Medina | 17 min |
| Apr 29, 1:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Medina, Wilson | 21 min |
| Apr 29, 2:05 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Medina, Uvalde | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar, Guadalupe, Wilson | 51 min |
| Apr 29, 2:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Kendall, Kerr | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Wilson | 36 min |
| Apr 29, 5:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kendall | 32 min |
| Apr 29, 5:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Comal | 25 min |
| Apr 29, 2:22 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 6 hr |
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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.