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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

August 11, 2022Kinney County, Uvalde County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at Aug 11, 2022, 2:25 PM CDT for Kinney County, Uvalde County, Texas. It was in force for 50 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: Aug 11, 2022, 2:25 PM CDT (19:25 UTC)
Expired: Aug 11, 2022, 3:15 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

Counties Kinney County, TX, Uvalde County, TX

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 11, 2:13 PM CDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 2:13 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 11, 3:07 AM CDT, 11 hours 18 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 11, 2:25 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
225 PM CDT Thu Aug 11 2022

TXZ183>185-187-202>204-217-218-112015-
Maverick TX-Uvalde TX-Kinney TX-Medina TX-Val Verde TX-Edwards TX-
Real TX-Bandera TX-Zavala TX-
225 PM CDT Thu Aug 11 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of western Medina,
southwestern Bandera, Kinney, northeastern Maverick, Uvalde,
northwestern Zavala, southwestern Edwards, southeastern Val Verde and
southern Real Counties through 315 PM CDT...

At 225 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles east of Long Point to 6 miles west of
Cline to near D'Hanis. Movement was south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Del Rio, Uvalde, Hondo, Brackettville, Leakey, Spofford, Tarpley,
Sabinal, Camp Wood, Lake View, Laguna, D'Hanis, Barksdale, Concan,
Laughlin AFB, Uvalde Estates, Dabney, Cline, Anacacho and Reagan
Wells.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 2961 10086 2975 9996 2969 9927 2946 9912
      2916 9918 2901 10029 2922 10078 2926 10081
      2928 10087 2931 10089 2933 10094 2935 10095
      2936 10100 2940 10103
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 021DEG 10KT 2952 10082 2926 10019 2939 9924

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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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
Aug 10, 7:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	DeWitt	46 min
Aug 10, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	DeWitt	28 min
Aug 10, 7:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Lavaca	33 min
Aug 10, 8:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Lavaca	38 min
Aug 10, 8:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Wilson	38 min
Aug 10, 9:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	DeWitt	43 min
Aug 11, 2:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Edwards	28 min
Aug 11, 3:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Maverick, Zavala	49 min
Aug 11, 4:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Dimmit, Maverick, Zavala	60 min
Aug 11, 5:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Wilson	46 min

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Sources

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