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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2023, 6:19 PM CDT for Llano County, Texas. It was in force for 26 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
- Jun 21, 2023, 6:19 PM CDT (23:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2023, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
County Llano County, TX
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:22 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
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 266 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 4458 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -165 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 648 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
125
WFUS54 KEWX 212319
TOREWX
TXC299-212345-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0013.230621T2319Z-230621T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
619 PM CDT Wed Jun 21 2023
The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Llano County in south central Texas...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 619 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Llano, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Kingsland, Llano, Buchanan Dam, Gainesville and Oxford.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3075 9840 3067 9842 3067 9844 3066 9844
3066 9843 3065 9842 3050 9846 3061 9881
3078 9877
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 282DEG 29KT 3068 9871
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
$$
QUIGLEY2 follow-up statements
988
WWUS54 KEWX 212327
SVSEWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
627 PM CDT Wed Jun 21 2023
TXC299-212345-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230621T2345Z/
Llano TX-
627 PM CDT Wed Jun 21 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LLANO COUNTY...
At 626 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Oxford, or near Llano, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Kingsland, Llano, Buchanan Dam, Gainesville and Oxford.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3075 9840 3067 9842 3067 9844 3066 9844
3066 9843 3065 9842 3050 9846 3060 9875
3077 9870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 282DEG 29KT 3067 9864
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
QUIGLEY575
WWUS54 KEWX 212337
SVSEWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
637 PM CDT Wed Jun 21 2023
TXC299-212346-
/O.EXP.KEWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230621T2345Z/
Llano TX-
637 PM CDT Wed Jun 21 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LLANO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
645 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
south central Texas.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
eastern Llano County until 730 PM CDT
LAT...LON 3075 9840 3067 9842 3067 9844 3066 9844
3066 9843 3065 9842 3050 9846 3060 9875
3077 9870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 282DEG 29KT 3065 9855
$$
QUIGLEYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards | 19 min |
| Jun 21, 12:56 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Dimmit, Frio, Maverick, Zavala | 4 days |
| Jun 21, 12:56 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 27 more | 6 days |
| Jun 21, 3:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Real | 40 min |
| Jun 21, 3:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kimble | 50 min |
| Jun 21, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kerr | 52 min |
| Jun 21, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera | 48 min |
| Jun 21, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie, Kerr | 59 min |
| Jun 21, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr, Real | 57 min |
| Jun 21, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie | 45 min |
| Jun 21, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kerr | 46 min |
| Jun 21, 5:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Real | 39 min |
| Jun 21, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Llano | 60 min |
| Jun 21, 5:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Edwards, Kerr, Real, Uvalde | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Real, Uvalde | 50 min |
| Jun 21, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall and 3 more | 42 min |
| Jun 21, 6:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Llano | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Gillespie, Llano | 16 min |
| Jun 21, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 43 min |
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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.