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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 7, 2023DeWitt County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at May 7, 2023, 7:21 AM CDT for DeWitt County, Texas. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: May 7, 2023, 7:21 AM CDT (12:21 UTC)
Expired: May 7, 2023, 8:00 AM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 40

County DeWitt County, TX

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 7, 6:30 AM CDT, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 6:30 AM CDT, 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 3:23 AM CDT, 3 hours 58 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 55 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, 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 7, 6:41 AM CDT, 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 7, 7:00 AM CDT, 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 7, 7:01 AM CDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 7, 7:21 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
May 7, 5:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Uvalde	34 min
May 7, 5:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Uvalde	16 min
May 7, 6:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Karnes	51 min
May 7, 6:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Atascosa	34 min
May 7, 7:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Karnes	30 min
May 7, 7:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Zavala	44 min
May 7, 7:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Zavala	65 min
May 7, 8:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	DeWitt	45 min
May 7, 8:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Frio	52 min
May 7, 8:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Karnes	46 min
May 7, 9:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Wilson	44 min
May 7, 9:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	DeWitt	48 min
May 7, 9:23 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	DeWitt	4 hr
May 7, 9:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Karnes	46 min
May 7, 9:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Atascosa, Karnes, Wilson	27 min
May 7, 9:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Atascosa, Karnes, Wilson	5 hr
May 7, 9:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Atascosa	46 min
May 7, 10:25 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Atascosa, Karnes	4 hr
May 7, 12:56 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Karnes	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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.