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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at Aug 15, 2022, 2:18 PM CDT for Frio County, Texas. It was in force for 11 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 15, 2022, 2:18 PM CDT (19:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2022, 2:29 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Frio County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 176 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 298 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 654 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
042
WFUS54 KEWX 151918
TOREWX
TXC163-151945-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0018.220815T1918Z-220815T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
218 PM CDT Mon Aug 15 2022
The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Frio County in south central Texas...
* Until 245 PM CDT.
* At 217 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Pearsall, moving northwest at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Pearsall, North Pearsall, Moore and Three Oaks.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 2903 9928 2909 9908 2909 9898 2880 9889
2875 9902
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 155DEG 33KT 2884 9900
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
QUIGLEY/OAKS2 follow-up statements
734
WWUS54 KEWX 151923
SVSEWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
223 PM CDT Mon Aug 15 2022
TXC163-151945-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-220815T1945Z/
Frio TX-
223 PM CDT Mon Aug 15 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN FRIO COUNTY...
At 223 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Pearsall, moving northwest at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Pearsall, North Pearsall, Moore and Three Oaks.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 2903 9928 2909 9908 2909 9898 2884 9893
2881 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 155DEG 33KT 2889 9903
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
QUIGLEY011
WWUS54 KEWX 151929
SVSEWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
229 PM CDT Mon Aug 15 2022
TXC163-151939-
/O.CAN.KEWX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-220815T1945Z/
Frio TX-
229 PM CDT Mon Aug 15 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FRIO COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 2903 9928 2909 9908 2909 9898 2884 9893
2881 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 155DEG 33KT 2894 9906
$$
QUIGLEYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 12:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Frio, Medina | 30 min |
| Aug 15, 1:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 46 min |
| Aug 15, 1:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Frio | 51 min |
| Aug 15, 1:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera | 48 min |
| Aug 15, 2:18 PM CDT | Flood Watch | EWX | Val Verde | 20 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Maverick | 46 min |
| Aug 15, 6:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Maverick | 44 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.