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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

February 12, 202225 counties in Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 12, 2022, 12:51 PM CST for 25 counties in Texas. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 12, 2022, 12:51 PM CST (18:51 UTC)
Expired
Feb 12, 2022, 5:00 PM CST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
All 25 counties

Atascosa County, TX, Bandera County, TX, Bastrop County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Caldwell County, TX, Comal County, TX, DeWitt County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Frio County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Gonzales County, TX, Guadalupe County, TX, Hays County, TX, Karnes County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Lavaca County, TX, Lee County, TX, Llano County, TX, Medina County, TX, Travis County, TX, Williamson County, TX, Wilson County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:51 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 242 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 12:00Z on 2022-02-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 665 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 12:00Z on 2022-02-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
665 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
558 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

713 
WWUS74 KEWX 121851
NPWEWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1251 PM CST Sat Feb 12 2022

TXZ171>173-186>194-204>209-219>225-122300-
/O.NEW.KEWX.WI.Y.0002.220212T1851Z-220212T2300Z/
Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Kerr-Bandera-Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-
Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Lee-Medina-Bexar-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-
Fayette-Frio-Atascosa-Wilson-Karnes-Gonzales-De Witt-Lavaca-
Including the cities of Llano, Burnet, Georgetown, Kerrville, 
Bandera, Fredericksburg, Boerne, Blanco, San Marcos, Austin, 
Bastrop, Giddings, Hondo, San Antonio, New Braunfels, Seguin, 
Lockhart, La Grange, Pearsall, Pleasanton, Floresville, 
Karnes City, Gonzales, Cuero, and Hallettsville
1251 PM CST Sat Feb 12 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...North winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to near 50 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of south central Texas.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM CST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
897 
WWUS74 KEWX 122301
NPWEWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
501 PM CST Sat Feb 12 2022

TXZ171>173-186>194-204>209-219>225-130015-
/O.EXP.KEWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-220212T2300Z/
Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Kerr-Bandera-Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-
Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Lee-Medina-Bexar-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-
Fayette-Frio-Atascosa-Wilson-Karnes-Gonzales-De Witt-Lavaca-
Including the cities of Llano, Burnet, Georgetown, Kerrville, 
Bandera, Fredericksburg, Boerne, Blanco, San Marcos, Austin, 
Bastrop, Giddings, Hondo, San Antonio, New Braunfels, Seguin, 
Lockhart, La Grange, Pearsall, Pleasanton, Floresville, 
Karnes City, Gonzales, Cuero, and Hallettsville
501 PM CST Sat Feb 12 2022

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

Winds are on the decrease and all stations are reporting wind
speeds below Wind Advisory criteria. We will allow the Advisory 
to expire at the top of the hour. Winds will gust up to 30 to 35 
mph for another hour or two.

$$

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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.