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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 106, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 22, 2022Kinney County, Maverick County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2022, 12:55 AM CDT for Kinney County, Maverick County, Texas. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 22, 2022, 12:55 AM CDT (05:55 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2022, 1:40 AM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Kinney County, TX, Maverick County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:56 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
May 21, 10:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 58 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1637 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2821 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.4

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 22, 12:55 AM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 12:55 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 21, 11:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1116 PM CDT Sat May 21 2022

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-230430-
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-
1116 PM CDT Sat May 21 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Rest of tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible along and southeast of
the I-35 corridor overnight. Some of this activity could be
severe with large hail and damaging winds the main threat. A
Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for the I-35 corridor and
areas along and south of US-57 through 4 AM Sunday.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Additional strong to possible severe thunderstorms can be expected
on Monday. In addition, locally heavy rainfall is possible Monday
and again on Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to submit severe weather reports to the
National Weather Service.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 21, 11:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1119 PM CDT Sat May 21 2022

TXZ219-220-220500-
Frio TX-Atascosa TX-
1119 PM CDT Sat May 21 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Frio
and southwestern Atascosa Counties through MIDNIGHT CDT...

At 1119 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles southwest of Goldfinch, or 13 miles southeast of Pearsall,
moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size 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...
Goldfinch and Hindes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
south central Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 2865 9880 2865 9908 2877 9911 2891 9891
      2869 9864 2863 9875 2864 9880
TIME...MOT...LOC 0419Z 311DEG 27KT 2874 9895

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

PLATT

Special weather statement, May 21, 11:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1130 PM CDT Sat May 21 2022

TXZ219-220-220515-
Frio TX-Atascosa TX-
1130 PM CDT Sat May 21 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Frio
and southwestern Atascosa Counties through 1215 AM CDT...

At 1130 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Charlotte, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size 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...
Pleasanton, Jourdanton, Poteet, Charlotte, Coughran, Dobrowolski,
Amphion and Davis.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
south central Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 2891 9890 2907 9870 2899 9835 2869 9864
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 311DEG 19KT 2888 9866

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

PLATT

Local storm report, May 21, 11:58 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 21, 11:59 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 12:23 AM CDT, 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 12:34 AM CDT, 21 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 21, 7:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bandera, Kerr	55 min
May 21, 7:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Real	60 min
May 21, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bandera, Kendall, Kerr, Medina	65 min
May 21, 7:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bandera	47 min
May 21, 8:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Real	40 min
May 21, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bandera, Medina	26 min
May 21, 8:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bexar, Medina	68 min
May 21, 8:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Blanco, Kendall	65 min
May 21, 8:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Frio, Medina	57 min
May 21, 8:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Zavala	39 min
May 21, 9:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Atascosa, Frio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala	65 min
May 21, 9:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall	55 min
May 21, 9:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bexar	44 min
May 21, 10:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Burnet, Hays, Travis	43 min
May 21, 10:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Frio, Zavala	66 min
May 21, 10:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Comal, Guadalupe	46 min
May 21, 10:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Atascosa, Frio	57 min
May 21, 10:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Dimmit	44 min
May 21, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Travis, Williamson	44 min
May 21, 11:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Frio	41 min
May 21, 11:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Travis	3 hr
May 21, 11:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Atascosa	45 min
May 22, 12:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Atascosa	52 min
May 22, 12:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kinney	41 min
May 22, 1:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	DeWitt, Karnes	43 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.