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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

March 21, 2022Williamson County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 21, 2022, 9:02 PM CDT for Williamson County, Texas. It was in force for 28 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 21, 2022, 9:02 PM CDT (02:02 UTC)
Expired
Mar 21, 2022, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Williamson County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:06 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 21, 9:10 PM CDTHAIL 0.753 Ese Georgetown, TXMPING REPORT OF PENNY SIZED HAIL NEAR GEORGETOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 21, 3:14 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 335 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 00:00Z on 2022-03-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1720 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 00:00Z on 2022-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 252 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1720 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-300 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
853 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
252 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
206 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

085 
WUUS54 KEWX 220202
SVREWX
TXC491-220230-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0013.220322T0202Z-220322T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
902 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Williamson County in south central Texas...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 902 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Bartlett to near Round Rock, moving northeast
  at 10 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...
  Georgetown, Granger, Serenada, Bartlett, Jarrell, Weir, Georgetown
  Dam, Sun City, Granger Dam, Theon, Walburg, Schwertner, Jonah and
  Waterloo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
Texas.

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

Large hail, damaging winds, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning
is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3074 9728 3062 9741 3058 9780 3087 9765
      3087 9763
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 244DEG 8KT 3082 9741 3057 9765 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BRADY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 21, 7:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXCaldwell51 min
Mar 21, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBastrop, Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe38 min
Mar 21, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson46 min
Mar 21, 7:15 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedEWXLee15 min
Mar 21, 7:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBastrop40 min
Mar 21, 7:36 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXLee25 min
Mar 21, 7:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson50 min
Mar 21, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBastrop45 min
Mar 21, 8:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXComal, Hays, Travis24 min
Mar 21, 8:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXWilliamson23 min
Mar 21, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXTravis, Williamson46 min
Mar 21, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXHays, Travis21 min
Mar 21, 8:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXComal, Hays39 min
Mar 21, 9:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson47 min
Mar 21, 11:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBastrop, Travis61 min
Mar 21, 11:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXAtascosa, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Wilson66 min
Mar 21, 11:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXAtascosa, Bexar60 min
Mar 21, 11:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBexar, Guadalupe65 min
Mar 21, 11:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBastrop, Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe62 min
Mar 22, 12:09 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXAtascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Frio and 7 more3 hr
Mar 22, 12:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBastrop, Caldwell, Lee, Williamson64 min
Mar 22, 12:45 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBastrop, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Hays, Lee, Travis and 1 more3 hr
Mar 22, 1:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXCaldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Wilson54 min
Mar 22, 1:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXFayette, Lee50 min
Mar 22, 2:24 AM CDTRed Flag WarningEWXDimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kinney, Maverick, Real and 3 more17 hr
Mar 22, 3:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDeWitt42 min
Mar 22, 4:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDeWitt, Lavaca48 min
Mar 22, 4:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDeWitt, Lavaca27 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.