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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

March 17, 2022Edwards County, Kinney County, Val Verde County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 17, 2022, 3:00 AM CDT for Edwards County, Kinney County, Val Verde County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 17, 2022, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 17, 2022, 3:00 AM CDT (08:00 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 17, 2022, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 17, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Counties Edwards County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Val Verde County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:03 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

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 46 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, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2022-03-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2022-03-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -26 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
4492 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

177 
WWUS74 KEWX 170800
NPWEWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
300 AM CDT Thu Mar 17 2022

TXZ183-184-202-180000-
/O.NEW.KEWX.WI.Y.0004.220317T1800Z-220318T0000Z/
Val Verde-Edwards-Kinney-
Including the cities of Del Rio, Rocksprings, and Brackettville
300 AM CDT Thu Mar 17 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Val Verde, Edwards and Kinney Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
988 
WWUS74 KEWX 171300
NPWEWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
800 AM CDT Thu Mar 17 2022

TXZ173-191>193-206>208-223-171500-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FG.Y.0004.220317T1300Z-220317T1500Z/
Williamson-Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-Gonzales-
Including the cities of Georgetown, San Marcos, Austin, Bastrop, 
New Braunfels, Seguin, Lockhart, and Gonzales
800 AM CDT Thu Mar 17 2022

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Visibility quarter mile or less in dense fog.

* WHERE...Williamson, Hays, Travis, Bastrop, Comal, Guadalupe, 
  Caldwell and Gonzales Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.

&&

$$

TXZ183-184-202-180000-
/O.CON.KEWX.WI.Y.0004.220317T1800Z-220318T0000Z/
Val Verde-Edwards-Kinney-
Including the cities of Del Rio, Rocksprings, and Brackettville
800 AM CDT Thu Mar 17 2022

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Val Verde, Edwards and Kinney Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$
777 
WWUS74 KEWX 171509
NPWEWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1009 AM CDT Thu Mar 17 2022

TXZ173-191>193-206>208-223-171615-
/O.EXP.KEWX.FG.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-220317T1500Z/
Williamson-Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-Gonzales-
Including the cities of Georgetown, San Marcos, Austin, Bastrop, 
New Braunfels, Seguin, Lockhart, and Gonzales
1009 AM CDT Thu Mar 17 2022

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Visibility has improved across the advisory region and the dense 
fog advisory has been allowed to expire..

$$

TXZ183-184-202-180000-
/O.CON.KEWX.WI.Y.0004.220317T1800Z-220318T0000Z/
Val Verde-Edwards-Kinney-
Including the cities of Del Rio, Rocksprings, and Brackettville
1009 AM CDT Thu Mar 17 2022

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Val Verde, Edwards and Kinney Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 16, 9:11 PM CDTRed Flag WarningEWXBandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kerr, Kinney, Llano and 6 more25 hr
Mar 17, 8:00 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryEWXBastrop, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays and 2 more2 hr

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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.