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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

March 28, 2023Val Verde County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at Mar 28, 2023, 12:56 AM CDT for Val Verde County, Texas. It was in force for 49 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: Mar 28, 2023, 12:56 AM CDT (05:56 UTC)
Expired: Mar 28, 2023, 1:45 AM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 30

County Val Verde County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 56 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 449 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1829 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Mar 28, 12:33 AM CDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 12:33 AM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 27, 3:08 PM CDT, 9 hours 48 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
308 PM CDT Mon Mar 27 2023

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-282015-
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-
308 PM CDT Mon Mar 27 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Isolated strong to severe storms may be possible this evening for
locations east of I-35 into the Coastal Plains, as well as for the
northern Rio Grande Plains and southern Edwards Plateau. Large
hail will be the primary hazard with any storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 27, 6:59 PM CDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
659 PM CDT Mon Mar 27 2023

TXZ183-184-280045-
Val Verde TX-Edwards TX-
659 PM CDT Mon Mar 27 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Edwards
and northeastern Val Verde Counties through 745 PM CDT...

At 659 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles north of Loma Alta, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Us-277 Near The Sutton-Edwards County Line and Vinegarone.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3029 10070 3029 10061 3006 10042 2993 10081
      3009 10093
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 240DEG 21KT 3006 10078

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

QUIGLEY

Special weather statement, Mar 27, 9:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
959 PM CDT Mon Mar 27 2023

TXZ183-280345-
Val Verde TX-
959 PM CDT Mon Mar 27 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Val
Verde County through 1045 PM CDT...

At 958 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Amistad Village, or 13 miles west of Del Rio, moving northeast at 15
mph.

HAZARD...Nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Lake View, Amistad Village, Black Brush Point, Diablo East, Governors
Landing, Long Point, Devils Shores, Pafford Crossing, 277 South Boat
Ramp, San Pedro Canyon, 277 North Campground, Rough Canyon Recreation
Area, Spur 406 Campground, Rock Quarry Campground, Salem Point, Lake
Ridge Ranch and Devils River State Nat Area Big Satan.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2972 10104 2956 10079 2939 10102 2941 10104
      2942 10104 2944 10106 2946 10106 2947 10109
      2947 10111 2948 10113 2948 10115
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 215DEG 14KT 2942 10110

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

QUIGLEY

Special weather statement, Mar 27, 10:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1043 PM CDT Mon Mar 27 2023

TXZ183-280430-
Val Verde TX-
1043 PM CDT Mon Mar 27 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Val
Verde County through 1130 PM CDT...

At 1043 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Long Point, or 13 miles north of Del Rio, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
Long Point, Devils Shores, San Pedro Canyon, 277 North Campground,
Rough Canyon Recreation Area, Spur 406 Campground, Devils River State
Nat Area Big Satan and 277 South Boat Ramp.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2946 10093 2955 10105 2980 10094 2963 10070
TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 220DEG 15KT 2955 10095

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

QUIGLEY

Special weather statement, Mar 28, 12:11 AM CDT, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 28, 12:56 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

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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
Mar 27, 9:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Val Verde	46 min
Mar 27, 10:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Val Verde	47 min
Mar 27, 11:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Edwards, Val Verde	53 min
Mar 27, 11:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Edwards	26 min
Mar 28, 12:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Val Verde	49 min
Mar 28, 6:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kinney	40 min
Mar 28, 10:50 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	EWX	Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell and 14 more	7 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.