Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2024

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

April 28, 2024Atascosa County, Bexar County, Wilson County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2024, 11:22 AM CDT for Atascosa County, Bexar County, Wilson County, Texas. It was in force for 53 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
Apr 28, 2024, 11:22 AM CDT (16:22 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 2024, 12:15 PM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Atascosa County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Wilson County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:21 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

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 190 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 2024-04-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1330 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2024-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 189 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1330 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-290 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
610 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
189 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
401 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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 Apr 28, 6:07 AM CDT, 5 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 6:07 AM CDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
607 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...New AVIATION...

.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Monday)
Issued at 136 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

Key Points

* Isolated to scattered strong to severe storms early this morning,
  mainly west of I-35.
* All hazards possible, including large hail, damaging winds, and a
  tornado or two.
* Storms will likely re-intensify this afternoon across areas north
  and east of Austin, with all hazards possible once again before
  storms push east of the area.

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms is ongoing across the
Edwards Plateau early this morning along a Pacific front/dryline. The
storms will continue to progress south and eastward through the
remainder of the morning, though a gradual weakening trend is
expected as we get closer to sunrise due to an increasingly stable
low level airmass. Through the day tomorrow, the low levels will
begin to become more unstable due to diurnal heating, so a re-
intensification of storms is expected across mainly far northeastern
portions of the CWA. While storms will continue to push east of the
CWA Sunday evening and night, the surface front/dryline will retreat
back westward and allow low level cloud cover and some patchy fog to
develop during the early morning hours on Monday. We've been
advertising a low chance of PoPs across southern and eastern areas
during the day Monday as the atmosphere remains unstable, though
based off of recent CAM runs, it appears there will not be enough
surface or upper level forcing to generate much in the way of
convection. Therefore, we have trended PoPs even lower. However, if a
storm does manage to fire anywhere, it will be capable of becoming
strong to severe with a wind/hail threat.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Monday night through Saturday)
Issued at 136 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

A series of mid level shortwaves will move over Texas and the Plains
states in a west to southwest flow aloft. The dryline likely remains
across West Texas, though could move into Val Verde County on
Thursday. An upslope flow is expected over the Serranias del Burro
of Mexico most days. The recent model suite shows better chances for
a cold frontal passage on Friday/Friday night that retreats to the
north on Saturday. There remains uncertainty on this frontal passage
due to time of year being early May, however a stronger shortwave
does move over the Plains to give the front a shove. Otherwise, a
moist southerly lower level flow will prevail. These features along
with daytime heating should produce rounds of showers and
thunderstorms over most of our area. Forecast soundings show
generally high CAPE with some shear indicating a potential for at
least a few strong to severe storms, at times. In addition, elevated
PWs show a potential for locally heavy rains especially where storms
train or stall. Above normal temperatures prevail with the exception
of the front bringing temperatures closer to normal. Later updates
will fine tune the forecast during the next week.

&&

.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 607 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

A line of thunderstorms is currently moving through south-central
Texas and will continue to push east into the afternoon hours. The
severe threat has diminished with the storms, though heavy rainfall,
lightning, and strong/variable wind gusts will remain possible. MVFR
cigs will be in place ahead of the line with rising cloud bases and
clearing skies behind the line. Widespread MVFR to possibly IFR cigs
will then redevelop during the early morning hours Monday.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Austin Camp Mabry              81  69  88  71 /  90  10  10  10
Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport  81  66  87  67 /  90  10  10  10
New Braunfels Muni Airport     82  68  88  70 /  90  10  10  10
Burnet Muni Airport            81  65  86  68 /  80   0  10  10
Del Rio Intl Airport           93  66  96  75 /   0   0  10  10
Georgetown Muni Airport        81  65  86  66 /  90  10  10  10
Hondo Muni Airport             88  64  91  69 /  70   0  10  10
San Marcos Muni Airport        81  66  87  68 /  90  10  20  10
La Grange - Fayette Regional   82  71  85  71 /  80  30  20  10
San Antonio Intl Airport       83  68  88  70 /  90   0  10  10
Stinson Muni Airport           84  69  89  72 /  90   0  20  10

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

Short-Term...Gale
Long-Term...04
Aviation...Gale
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 5:03 AM CDT, 6 hours 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
503 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-291015-
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-
503 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for South-Central Texas..

.DAY ONE...Today And Tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible today across portions
of the Rio Grande Plains, Hill Country, I-35 corridor, and
Coastal Plains. Large hail and damaging wind gusts are the main
threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

An unsettled weather pattern continues through next week with
potential for thunderstorms each day. Strong to severe storms and
locally heavy rains are possible across portions of the area.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 28, 9:03 AM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 9:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
930 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

TXZ207-221>223-281515-
Guadalupe TX-Karnes TX-Gonzales TX-Wilson TX-
930 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central
Guadalupe, north central Karnes, southwestern Gonzales and central
Wilson Counties through 1015 AM CDT...

At 930 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Poth, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Floresville, Poth, Stockdale, Kosciusko, Nixon, Smiley, Pandora,
Sutherland Springs, and Gillett.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 2901 9810 2919 9820 2949 9788 2921 9757
TIME...MOT...LOC 1430Z 228DEG 23KT 2912 9804

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

MM
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 9:52 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
952 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

TXZ193-194-281530-
Bastrop TX-Lee TX-
952 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Bastrop
and northern Lee Counties through 1030 AM CDT...

At 952 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Fedor, or 7 miles southwest of Lexington, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Lexington, Dime Box, Fedor, Paige, Tanglewood, Knobb Springs, Blue,
Old Dime Box, McDade, Leo, Lincoln, Butler, and Manheim.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3014 9717 3039 9736 3041 9734 3041 9732
      3046 9715 3056 9697 3054 9692 3049 9690
      3046 9690 3046 9688 3043 9687 3043 9685
      3037 9677
TIME...MOT...LOC 1452Z 224DEG 35KT 3033 9709

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

MM
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 10:13 AM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1013 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

TXZ204-219-220-281600-
Frio TX-Atascosa TX-Medina TX-
1013 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Medina,
northeastern Frio and northwestern Atascosa Counties through 1100 AM
CDT...

At 1013 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Schattel, or 11 miles south of Devine, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
Pearsall, Poteet, Lytle, Natalia, North Pearsall, Moore, Goldfinch,
Bigfoot, Schattel, Iuka, Kyote, Amphion, Rossville, and Three Oaks.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 2892 9913 2924 9877 2922 9870 2903 9852
      2876 9900
TIME...MOT...LOC 1513Z 234DEG 21KT 2898 9886

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

MM
Local storm report, Apr 28, 10:50 AM CDT, 32 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1050 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0835 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Manor                   30.35N 97.56W
04/28/2024                   Travis             TX   Emergency Mngr

            Emergency manager sent pictures of a
            billboard blown over and an AC unit blown
            off the roof of a convenience store in
            Manor. Time estimated from radar.

&&

BF
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 11:09 AM CDT, 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1109 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

TXZ205-220-221-281700-
Bexar TX-Atascosa TX-Wilson TX-
1109 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Atascosa, west central Wilson and south central Bexar Counties
through NOON CDT...

At 1109 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Poteet, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
San Antonio, Pleasanton, Jourdanton, Poteet, Elmendorf, Leming, Sandy
Oaks, Buena Vista, Losoya, Southton, Canada Verde, Graytown, Thelma,
Amphion, Espey, Braunig Lake, and Brooks City Base.

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 2890 9857 2899 9870 2936 9842 2908 9815
TIME...MOT...LOC 1609Z 232DEG 21KT 2902 9854

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

MM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 12:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXVal Verde63 min
Apr 28, 1:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXVal Verde65 min
Apr 28, 2:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards, Val Verde67 min
Apr 28, 2:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards, Kinney40 min
Apr 28, 3:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards, Kerr, Kinney, Real46 min
Apr 28, 3:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards, Gillespie, Kerr, Kinney, Real51 min
Apr 28, 4:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBandera, Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney and 2 more44 min
Apr 28, 4:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBandera, Kerr, Kinney, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala49 min
Apr 28, 5:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBandera, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, Medina, Uvalde and 1 more48 min
Apr 28, 5:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBandera, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Medina and 2 more43 min
Apr 28, 6:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBandera, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Frio and 6 more61 min
Apr 28, 7:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBexar, Comal, Frio, Hays, Medina, Travis and 1 more53 min
Apr 28, 7:13 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBexar, Comal, Hays, Travis, Williamson3 hr
Apr 28, 7:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXAtascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Frio and 4 more59 min
Apr 28, 7:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXCaldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis38 min
Apr 28, 8:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBastrop41 min
Apr 28, 8:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKarnes, Wilson52 min
Apr 28, 8:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBastrop, Lee62 min
Apr 28, 9:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilson45 min
Apr 28, 9:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLee38 min
Apr 28, 10:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXAtascosa47 min
Apr 28, 11:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXAtascosa51 min
Apr 28, 11:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBurnet48 min
Apr 28, 12:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXAtascosa, Bexar, Wilson63 min
Apr 28, 12:17 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXAtascosa, Wilson4 hr
Apr 28, 1:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXGuadalupe, Wilson18 min
Apr 28, 1:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilson43 min
Apr 28, 1:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKarnes, Wilson31 min
Apr 28, 1:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson44 min
Apr 28, 2:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXTravis, Williamson3 hr
Apr 28, 2:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilson44 min
Apr 28, 2:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson36 min
Apr 28, 2:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXDeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes, Wilson19 min
Apr 28, 2:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson30 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2024Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2024

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.