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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 163, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 7, 2023Zavala County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 7, 2023, 7:25 AM CDT for Zavala County, Texas. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 7, 2023, 7:25 AM CDT (12:25 UTC)
Expired
May 7, 2023, 8:30 AM CDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Zavala County, TX

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 7, 6:30 AM CDT, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 6:30 AM CDT, 55 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 3:23 AM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
323 AM CDT Sun May 7 2023

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-080830-
Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera-
Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Lee-Kinney-Uvalde-
Medina-Bexar-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-Fayette-Maverick-Zavala-
Frio-Atascosa-Wilson-Karnes-Gonzales-De Witt-Lavaca-Dimmit-
323 AM CDT Sun May 7 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for South-Central Texas..

.DAY ONE...Today And Tonight.

Isolated thunderstorms remain possible this afternoon and evening.
There is a low risk for a severe storm or two capable of
producing large hail and/or damaging straight line winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

We will be entering a wetter pattern late Friday into Saturday,
and likely beyond. While it's too far away for any specific
details, there will likely be a threat for locally heavy rain in
the region as we head into next weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 7, 5:26 AM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
526 AM CDT Sun May 7 2023

TXZ203-071100-
Uvalde TX-
526 AM CDT Sun May 7 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Uvalde
County through 600 AM CDT...

At 526 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Uvalde, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Uvalde, Knippa and Uvalde Estates.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2915 9984 2923 9989 2942 9956 2924 9946
TIME...MOT...LOC 1026Z 244DEG 31KT 2923 9976

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

MO
Special weather statement, May 7, 6:39 AM CDT, 46 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 7, 6:41 AM CDT, 44 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 7, 7:00 AM CDT, 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 7, 7:21 AM CDT, 4 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 5:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXUvalde34 min
May 7, 5:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXUvalde16 min
May 7, 6:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKarnes51 min
May 7, 6:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXAtascosa34 min
May 7, 7:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKarnes30 min
May 7, 7:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXZavala44 min
May 7, 7:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDeWitt39 min
May 7, 8:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDeWitt45 min
May 7, 8:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXFrio52 min
May 7, 8:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKarnes46 min
May 7, 9:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilson44 min
May 7, 9:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDeWitt48 min
May 7, 9:23 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXDeWitt4 hr
May 7, 9:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKarnes46 min
May 7, 9:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXAtascosa, Karnes, Wilson27 min
May 7, 9:40 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXAtascosa, Karnes, Wilson5 hr
May 7, 9:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXAtascosa46 min
May 7, 10:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXAtascosa, Karnes4 hr
May 7, 12:56 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXKarnes7 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.