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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

April 5, 2022Dimmit County, Maverick County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 5, 2022, 3:20 PM CDT for Dimmit County, Maverick County, Texas. It was in force for 40 min. 2 reports 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: Apr 5, 2022, 3:20 PM CDT (20:20 UTC)
Expired: Apr 5, 2022, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Dimmit County, TX, Maverick County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 5, 3:20 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 54	9 S El Indio, TX	54MPH WIND GUST AND NICKEL SIZED HAIL.
Apr 5, 3:20 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 62	9 S El Indio, TX	CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 9 S EL INDIO. 62MPH WIND GUST AND NICKEL SIZED HAIL.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 130 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: 1331 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -90 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1212 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -18 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

620 
WUUS54 KEWX 052020
SVREWX
TXC127-323-052100-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0021.220405T2020Z-220405T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
320 PM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Maverick County in south central Texas...
  Southwestern Dimmit County in south central Texas...

* Until 400 PM CDT.

* At 320 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast
  of El Indio, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southeastern Maverick and southwestern Dimmit Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2829 10029 2831 10028 2835 10031 2838 10033
      2845 10032 2849 9984 2820 9989
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 274DEG 20KT 2838 10024 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BRADY

2 follow-up statements

491 
WWUS54 KEWX 052038
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
338 PM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022

TXC127-323-052100-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220405T2100Z/
Maverick TX-Dimmit TX-
338 PM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MAVERICK AND SOUTHWESTERN DIMMIT COUNTIES...

At 338 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles north of
Chupadera Ranch Airport, or 17 miles southeast of El Indio, moving
east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Maverick and southwestern Dimmit Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2827 10021 2844 10020 2847 10013 2849 9984
      2820 9989
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 280DEG 21KT 2833 10011 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BRADY

611 
WWUS54 KEWX 052049
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
349 PM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022

TXC323-052058-
/O.CAN.KEWX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220405T2100Z/
Maverick TX-
349 PM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MAVERICK COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 2825 10011 2847 10011 2847 10008 2849 9984
      2820 9989
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 274DEG 20KT 2833 10004 

$$

TXC127-052100-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220405T2100Z/
Dimmit TX-
349 PM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN DIMMIT COUNTY...

At 348 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles north of
Chupadera Ranch Airport, or 17 miles southwest of Carrizo Springs,
moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Dimmit County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2825 10011 2847 10011 2847 10008 2849 9984
      2820 9989
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 274DEG 20KT 2833 10004 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 4, 7:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Edwards	45 min
Apr 4, 10:11 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	EWX	Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kerr, Kinney, Llano and 3 more	22 hr
Apr 5, 2:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Maverick	43 min
Apr 5, 2:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Maverick	46 min
Apr 5, 3:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Frio	52 min
Apr 5, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Frio, Medina, Zavala	13 min
Apr 5, 3:28 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	EWX	Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 24 more	29 hr
Apr 5, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Maverick	46 min
Apr 5, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Frio, Zavala	62 min
Apr 5, 4:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Dimmit	45 min
Apr 5, 4:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Maverick, Zavala	9 min
Apr 5, 4:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Zavala	42 min
Apr 5, 4:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Dimmit	30 min
Apr 5, 5:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Maverick	45 min
Apr 5, 5:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Frio	36 min
Apr 5, 5:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Atascosa	33 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.