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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

January 23, 202311 counties in Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this wind advisory at Jan 23, 2023, 7:22 PM CST for 11 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 24, 2023, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 23, 2023, 7:22 PM CST (01:22 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 24, 2023, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 24, 2023, 6:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Counties Bandera County, TX, Dimmit County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Frio County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Maverick County, TX, Medina County, TX, Real County, TX, Uvalde County, TX, Val Verde County, TX, Zavala County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 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

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 93 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2023-01-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2023-01-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1456 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
504 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

393 
WWUS74 KEWX 240122
NPWEWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
722 PM CST Mon Jan 23 2023

TXZ183-241200-
/O.CAN.KEWX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-230124T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEWX.WI.Y.0002.230124T1800Z-230125T0000Z/
Val Verde-
Including the city of Del Rio
722 PM CST Mon Jan 23 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Val Verde County.

* WHEN...From noon to 6 PM CST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

TXZ184-185-187-202>204-217>219-228-241200-
/O.NEW.KEWX.WI.Y.0002.230124T1800Z-230125T0000Z/
Edwards-Real-Bandera-Kinney-Uvalde-Medina-Maverick-Zavala-Frio-
Dimmit-
Including the cities of Rocksprings, Leakey, Bandera, 
Brackettville, Uvalde, Hondo, Eagle Pass, Crystal City, Pearsall,
and Carrizo Springs
722 PM CST Mon Jan 23 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Edwards, Real, Bandera, Kinney, Uvalde, Medina, 
  Maverick, Zavala, Frio and Dimmit Counties.

* WHEN...From noon to 6 PM CST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
163 
WWUS74 KEWX 241148
NPWEWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
548 AM CST Tue Jan 24 2023

TXZ183>185-187-202>204-217>219-228-250000-
/O.CON.KEWX.WI.Y.0002.230124T1800Z-230125T0000Z/
Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Bandera-Kinney-Uvalde-Medina-Maverick-
Zavala-Frio-Dimmit-
Including the cities of Del Rio, Rocksprings, Leakey, Bandera, 
Brackettville, Uvalde, Hondo, Eagle Pass, Crystal City, Pearsall,
and Carrizo Springs
548 AM CST Tue Jan 24 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Western portions of South Central Texas.

* WHEN...From noon today to 6 PM CST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
862 
WWUS74 KEWX 242103 AAA
NPWEWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
303 PM CST Tue Jan 24 2023

TXZ183>185-187-202>204-217>219-228-250000-
/O.CON.KEWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230125T0000Z/
Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Bandera-Kinney-Uvalde-Medina-Maverick-
Zavala-Frio-Dimmit-
Including the cities of Del Rio, Rocksprings, Leakey, Bandera, 
Brackettville, Uvalde, Hondo, Eagle Pass, Crystal City, Pearsall,
and Carrizo Springs
303 PM CST Tue Jan 24 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Western portions of South Central Texas.

* WHEN...Through 6 PM CST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 23, 7:28 PM CSTRed Flag WarningEWXDimmit, Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde, Zavala24 hr
Jan 24, 8:46 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBastrop, Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis and 1 more3 hr
Jan 24, 9:15 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes45 min
Jan 24, 9:27 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXDeWitt, Gonzales, Lavaca53 min
Jan 24, 10:06 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXDeWitt, Lavaca54 min
Jan 24, 10:33 AM CSTTornado WarningEWXLavaca27 min

Nearby

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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.