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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

September 7, 2021Kinney County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at Sep 7, 2021, 7:03 PM CDT for Kinney County, Texas. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Sep 7, 2021, 7:03 PM CDT (00:03 UTC)
Expired
Sep 7, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
50

County Kinney County, TX

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Sep 7, 6:50 PM CDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 6:50 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 7, 3:31 AM CDT, 15 hours 32 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
331 AM CDT Tue Sep 7 2021

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-080845-
Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera-
Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Lee-Kinney-Uvalde-
Medina-Bexar-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-Fayette-Maverick-Zavala-
Frio-Atascosa-Wilson-Karnes-Gonzales-De Witt-Lavaca-Dimmit-
331 AM CDT Tue Sep 7 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for South-Central Texas..

.DAY ONE...Today And Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 7, 3:49 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
349 PM CDT Tue Sep 7 2021

TXZ185-187-203-072130-
Uvalde TX-Real TX-Bandera TX-
349 PM CDT Tue Sep 7 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central
Bandera, northern Uvalde and southeastern Real Counties through 430
PM CDT...

At 348 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Rio Frio, or 8 miles southeast of Leakey, moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Leakey, Vanderpool, Garner State Park, Tuff, Rio Frio, Reagan Wells,
Concan and Utopia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 2983 9973 2972 9950 2935 9960 2946 10001
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 019DEG 12KT 2965 9965

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

MO
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 3:59 PM CDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.