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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 107, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 13, 2024, 8:26 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 64 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 13, 2024, 8:26 AM CDT (13:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2024, 9:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kinney County, TX, Maverick County, TX, Uvalde County, TX, Zavala County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:28 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 12:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 82 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
- 4001 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 723 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 13, 6:09 AM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 13, 6:09 AM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 3:23 AM CDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 323 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-140830- 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 Mon May 13 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for South-Central Texas.. .DAY ONE...Today And Tonight. There is a Level 1-3 of 5 Risk for Severe storms late Monday morning through the evening over all areas east of Val Verde County. Large to very large hail and damaging winds are the main hazards. The greatest threat for storms will be over the I-35 Corridor and Coastal Plains. .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, May 13, 8:11 AM CDT, 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
811 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024
TXZ202-203-217-218-131400-
Maverick TX-Uvalde TX-Kinney TX-Zavala TX-
811 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Kinney,
northeastern Maverick, southern Uvalde and northwestern Zavala
Counties through 900 AM CDT...
At 810 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near La Pryor to Paloma. Movement was northeast
at 20 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...
La Pryor, Batesville, Uvalde Estates, Dabney, Paloma, and Washer.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 2919 9953 2916 10025 2885 10047 2892 9965
TIME...MOT...LOC 1310Z 228DEG 17KT 2898 9980 2889 10039
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
PLATTSpecial weather statement, May 13, 8:17 AM CDT, 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
817 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024
TXZ202-131400-
Kinney TX-
817 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of western Kinney
County through 900 AM CDT...
At 817 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles south of Laughlin AFB, or 12 miles southeast of Del Rio, moving
northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny 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...
Brackettville, Standart, Amanda, and Fort Clark Springs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 2925 10079 2924 10076 2925 10076 2926 10075
2929 10074 2930 10075 2934 10071 2953 10058
2933 10038 2913 10073 2917 10077 2920 10077
2923 10080
TIME...MOT...LOC 1317Z 228DEG 17KT 2923 10074
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
PLATTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 8:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Zavala | 49 min |
| May 13, 8:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 43 min |
| May 13, 8:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney | 54 min |
| May 13, 8:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Medina, Uvalde, Zavala | 55 min |
| May 13, 9:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde, Zavala | 55 min |
| May 13, 9:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Uvalde | 68 min |
| May 13, 9:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Medina | 62 min |
| May 13, 9:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala | 62 min |
| May 13, 9:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 53 min |
| May 13, 9:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina, Uvalde | 63 min |
| May 13, 10:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio, Medina | 59 min |
| May 13, 10:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Real | 40 min |
| May 13, 10:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Uvalde, Zavala | 3 hr |
| May 13, 10:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio, Medina | 57 min |
| May 13, 10:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Frio, Medina | 3 hr |
| May 13, 11:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Frio, Medina | 60 min |
| May 13, 11:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Karnes, Wilson | 36 min |
| May 13, 12:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Guadalupe, Wilson | 42 min |
| May 13, 12:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar | 43 min |
| May 13, 12:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Frio | 41 min |
| May 13, 12:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lavaca | 62 min |
| May 13, 12:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Frio | 41 min |
| May 13, 12:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Karnes | 52 min |
| May 13, 12:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Blanco | 51 min |
| May 13, 12:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Gonzales, Wilson | 47 min |
| May 13, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Wilson | 61 min |
| May 13, 1:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Karnes | 39 min |
| May 13, 1:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Karnes | 43 min |
| May 13, 1:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 39 min |
| May 13, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Karnes | 35 min |
| May 13, 1:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Lavaca | 41 min |
| May 13, 1:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Atascosa, Wilson | 51 min |
| May 13, 1:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 50 min |
| May 13, 1:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | DeWitt | 47 min |
| May 13, 2:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lavaca | 47 min |
| May 13, 6:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera | 36 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.