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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

March 15, 2024Guadalupe County, Wilson County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 15, 2024, 2:55 PM CDT for Guadalupe County, Wilson County, Texas. It was in force for 31 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
Mar 15, 2024, 2:55 PM CDT (19:55 UTC)
Expired
Mar 15, 2024, 3:26 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Guadalupe County, TX, Wilson County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 15, 1:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 195 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2024-03-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2261 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2024-03-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 189 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2261 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-180 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
678 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
189 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
182 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
17.8

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The text

As transmitted.

145 
WUUS54 KEWX 151955
SVREWX
TXC187-493-152100-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0021.240315T1955Z-240315T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
255 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Guadalupe County in south central Texas...
  Northeastern Wilson County in south central Texas...

* Until 400 PM CDT.

* At 255 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over La Vernia, or
  13 miles northwest of Stockdale, moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  St. Hedwig, La Vernia, and New Berlin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 2939 9783 2935 9786 2935 9785 2931 9787
      2929 9825 2934 9822 2944 9814 2945 9812
      2946 9812 2954 9786 2944 9780
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 251DEG 15KT 2935 9814 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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2 follow-up statements
550 
WWUS54 KEWX 152013
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
313 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024

TXC187-493-152100-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240315T2100Z/
Guadalupe TX-Wilson TX-
313 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GUADALUPE AND NORTHEASTERN WILSON COUNTIES...

At 313 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of La
Vernia, or 11 miles north of Stockdale, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
La Vernia and New Berlin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 2939 9783 2935 9786 2935 9785 2931 9787
      2930 9813 2935 9812 2946 9812 2954 9786
      2944 9780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 252DEG 23KT 2940 9798 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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614 
WWUS54 KEWX 152026
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
326 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024

TXC187-493-152036-
/O.CAN.KEWX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240315T2100Z/
Guadalupe TX-Wilson TX-
326 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GUADALUPE AND
NORTHEASTERN WILSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
south central Texas.

LAT...LON 2939 9783 2935 9786 2935 9785 2931 9787
      2930 9813 2935 9812 2946 9812 2954 9786
      2944 9780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 251DEG 15KT 2942 9792 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 15, 6:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXTravis28 min
Mar 15, 7:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLee34 min
Mar 15, 10:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLlano22 min
Mar 15, 1:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBexar60 min
Mar 15, 1:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXFayette65 min
Mar 15, 2:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGuadalupe46 min
Mar 15, 2:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXGonzales, Lavaca61 min
Mar 15, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLavaca56 min
Mar 15, 4:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKinney35 min
Mar 15, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney29 min
Mar 15, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLavaca17 min
Mar 15, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKinney, Val Verde39 min
Mar 15, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKinney27 min
Mar 15, 5:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXKinney3 hr
Mar 15, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEWXKinney, Uvalde39 min
Mar 15, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKinney, Maverick49 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.