Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 2023
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 20, 2023, 9:17 PM CDT for Bastrop County, Fayette County, Texas. It was in force for 28 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 20, 2023, 9:17 PM CDT (02:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2023, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Bastrop County, TX, Fayette County, TX
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:17 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 9:29 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Smithville, TX | VIA FACEBOOK WITH PHOTO OF GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. |
| Apr 20, 9:45 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 5 Se Smithville, TX | PHOTO OF 2 INCH HAIL SHARED VIA FACEBOOK. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 20, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 250 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
- 1619 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 902 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
The text
As transmitted.
137
WFUS54 KEWX 210217
TOREWX
TXC021-149-210245-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0004.230421T0217Z-230421T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
917 PM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Bastrop County in south central Texas...
Central Fayette County in south central Texas...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 917 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Rosanky, or near Smithville, moving east at 25
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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...
Smithville, Rosanky, Upton, Plum, Warda, Togo, Kovar, O'Quinn, West
Point, Winchester, Kirtley and Buescher State Park.
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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 2979 9693 2991 9731 3004 9729 3005 9702
3003 9701 3006 9697 3006 9691
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 272DEG 20KT 2994 9723
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
BRADY2 follow-up statements
601
WWUS54 KEWX 210230
SVSEWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
930 PM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
TXC021-149-210245-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-230421T0245Z/
Bastrop TX-Fayette TX-
930 PM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BASTROP AND CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTIES...
At 930 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Smithville, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Smithville, Plum, Warda, Togo, Kovar, West Point, Winchester, Kirtley
and Buescher State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 2991 9727 3003 9726 3005 9711 3005 9702
3003 9701 3006 9697 3006 9691 2985 9693
2981 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 272DEG 19KT 2993 9717
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
BRADY178
WWUS54 KEWX 210244
SVSEWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
944 PM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
TXC021-149-210253-
/O.EXP.KEWX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-230421T0245Z/
Bastrop TX-Fayette TX-
944 PM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BASTROP AND CENTRAL FAYETTE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened, and no longer
appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Bastrop and Fayette Counties.
LAT...LON 2991 9727 3003 9726 3005 9711 3005 9702
3003 9701 3006 9697 3006 9691 2985 9693
2981 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0243Z 272DEG 20KT 2993 9710
$$
BRADYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 7:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 3 hr |
| Apr 20, 7:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Llano | 49 min |
| Apr 20, 7:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Gillespie | 32 min |
| Apr 20, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar | 28 min |
| Apr 20, 7:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lee, Travis | 40 min |
| Apr 20, 7:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Travis, Williamson | 12 min |
| Apr 20, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Guadalupe, Wilson | 30 min |
| Apr 20, 7:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Gillespie | 3 hr |
| Apr 20, 7:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Blanco, Gillespie | 39 min |
| Apr 20, 7:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Travis, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Apr 20, 7:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lee | 53 min |
| Apr 20, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie | 57 min |
| Apr 20, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Travis, Williamson | 26 min |
| Apr 20, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie, Kerr | 37 min |
| Apr 20, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Fayette, Lee | 52 min |
| Apr 20, 8:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar | 46 min |
| Apr 20, 8:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Lee | 3 hr |
| Apr 20, 9:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 44 min |
| Apr 20, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Fayette | 66 min |
| Apr 20, 9:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Gillespie | 38 min |
| Apr 20, 9:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr | 3 hr |
| Apr 20, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kerr | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Edwards, Kerr, Real | 65 min |
| Apr 20, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Fayette | 37 min |
| Apr 20, 10:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Fayette | 3 hr |
| Apr 20, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Real | 44 min |
| Apr 20, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Hays, Kendall | 41 min |
| Apr 20, 10:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Comal, Hays, Kendall | 64 min |
| Apr 20, 10:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Comal, Hays | 33 min |
| Apr 20, 10:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Blanco, Comal, Hays, Kendall | 3 hr |
| Apr 20, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis | 65 min |
| Apr 20, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr, Real | 49 min |
| Apr 20, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr | 32 min |
| Apr 20, 11:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Bexar, Kendall, Medina | 4 hr |
| Apr 20, 11:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Travis | 51 min |
| Apr 20, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina, Real, Uvalde | 27 min |
| Apr 20, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays | 62 min |
| Apr 20, 11:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Medina | 4 hr |
| Apr 20, 11:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Bexar, Medina | 53 min |
| Apr 20, 11:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe, Hays | 3 hr |
| Apr 21, 12:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Medina | 4 hr |
| Apr 21, 12:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Guadalupe | 39 min |
| Apr 21, 12:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Medina | 64 min |
| Apr 21, 12:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Guadalupe, Wilson | 53 min |
| Apr 21, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell, DeWitt, Gonzales, Lavaca | 62 min |
| Apr 21, 12:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| Apr 21, 1:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Karnes, Wilson | 66 min |
| Apr 21, 1:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Gonzales | 3 hr |
| Apr 21, 1:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales, Lavaca | 65 min |
| Apr 21, 1:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 46 min |
| Apr 21, 2:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | DeWitt, Lavaca | 3 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Fayette | 3 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes, Wilson | 54 min |
| Apr 21, 2:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Lavaca | 22 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.