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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

January 24, 2024Gonzales County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at Jan 24, 2024, 2:13 AM CST for Gonzales County, Texas. It was in force for 47 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: Jan 24, 2024, 2:13 AM CST (08:13 UTC)
Expired: Jan 24, 2024, 3:00 AM CST
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 30

County Gonzales County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 173 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 777 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 651 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 10.8

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jan 23, 10:55 PM CST, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 10:55 PM CST, 3 hours 18 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1055 PM CST Tue Jan 23 2024

...New AVIATION...

.SHORT TERM...
(Tonight through Wednesday night)
Issued at 156 PM CST Tue Jan 23 2024

An upper level trough covers the southwestern part of the country
this afternoon with southwesterly flow over South Texas. The low
level flow is weak with a poorly defined pressure field.
Temperatures and dewpoints are 5 to 15 degrees higher than 24 hours
ago. This moist airmass will remain in place through the short term
period. PW values are forecast to be above one inch over most of the
area tonight. The upper trough will move toward the east above this
moisture, and a series of shortwave troughs will move through the
pattern. This will bring additional chances for rain, some of it
heavy. Rain chances will start across the east this evening and
increase over the entire area after midnight. The deepest moisture
tonight and Wednesday will be along and east of I-35. This area will
be the most likely for heavy rainfall during this period. One to
three inches of additional rain will be possible in this area. Since
the ground is saturated from rain earlier this week, flash flooding
will be a concern. There may be enough instability for a few strong
to severe thunderstorms during the afternoon Wednesday over the
Coastal Plains counties. Damaging wind gusts will be the most likely
threat with large hail and a tornado possible. The upper trough will
be more progressive Wednesday night moving across Texas. This will
push rain chances to the southeast. Low chance POPs will linger over
that area Wednesday night.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Thursday through Tuesday)
Issued at 156 PM CST Tue Jan 23 2024

Thursday morning, we'll still be to the east of the primary upper
trough, but rain chances will be ending in the Coastal Plains
quickly after sunrise if not before. Most areas should see at least
some sunshine, especially by afternoon, and seasonally warm
temperatures are forecast to climb into the upper 60s and lower 70s.
Can't rule out some shower activity Thursday night over far SE areas
(i.e.  Lavaca/DeWitt) as a shortwave crosses S TX, but for now have
not included mentionable POPs. Expect similar or even warmer temps
Friday, especially along the Rio Grande where mid to upper 70s are
possible.

A secondary shortwave will move in off the west coast and will
combine with the persistent troughing to our west and should help
kick it out over TX Friday into Friday night. This will spin up a
sfc low that will send a Pacific front through our region Friday
night. Ahead of the front, isolated to scattered showers and a
thunderstorm or two will develop mainly during the afternoon Friday
for areas in the Hill Country, northern I-35 corridor, and Coastal
Plains. Rainfall amounts will not add up to a whole lot with this
activity.

This front will finally kick out the 50s and 60s dew points, and a
brisk NW flow will be in place Saturday with 10-20 mph winds gusting
to 30-35 mph, especially over northern areas. It will be cooler, but
seasonal with highs in the 60s. Cooler nights will follow,
especially Sunday night where sfc high pressure settled into the
region should allow for decent radiational cooling and perhaps some
isolated freezing low temps in our far NW areas. Southerly winds
should return on Monday, allowing another warming trend, but no
precipitation is expected through the first half of the work week.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1051 PM CST Tue Jan 23 2024

Showers with embedded thunderstorms continue to move northeast
through the overnight period. LIFR ceilings will become widespread
with areas of fog, sometimes dense, seen across the entirety of
South Central Texas. DRT may miss out on any precipitation.
Visibility will range from MVFR to LIFR at times at I-35 sites. DRT
may see VFR conditions as early as 19Z tomorrow, while I-35 sites
will remain LIFR to IFR through the afternoon, with possible
improvement after 00-02Z Thursday.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Austin Camp Mabry              53  58  47  67 /  60  70  20  10
Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport  54  61  48  68 /  60  80  20  10
New Braunfels Muni Airport     56  62  49  69 /  60  70  20  10
Burnet Muni Airport            50  57  45  66 /  50  70  10   0
Del Rio Intl Airport           54  71  45  73 /  60  20  10   0
Georgetown Muni Airport        52  58  46  67 /  60  70  20   0
Hondo Muni Airport             57  66  47  71 /  70  60  20   0
San Marcos Muni Airport        54  61  48  68 /  60  80  20  10
La Grange - Fayette Regional   58  61  52  65 /  90  80  30  10
San Antonio Intl Airport       57  62  49  69 /  70  70  20   0
Stinson Muni Airport           58  64  51  71 /  70  70  20  10

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Dense Fog Advisory until 10 AM CST Wednesday for Bandera-Bastrop-
Bexar-Blanco-Burnet-Caldwell-Comal-Gillespie-Guadalupe-Hays-Kendall-
Kerr-Lee-Llano-Medina-Travis-Williamson.

&&

Short-Term...05
Long-Term...KCW
Aviation...27

Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 23, 9:22 PM CST, 4 hours 51 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
922 PM CST Tue Jan 23 2024

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-250330-
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-
922 PM CST Tue Jan 23 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Today And Tonight.

A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect through 10 AM Wednesday across
the Hill Country, I-35 Corridor, and Medina County. Areas of
dense fog could lower visibilities to less than 1/4 mile.

A Marginal risk (Level 1 of 5) for severe weather exists through
tonight mainly for areas along and east of Interstate 35. The
main severe weather threats would be strong winds and large hail.

There is a Marginal to Slight risk (Level 1 to 2 out of 4) for
heavy rainfall resulting in potential flooding through tonight
from the Hill Country through the Interstate 35 corridor and the
Coastal Plains.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

A Marginal risk (Level 1 of 5) for severe weather exists Wednesday
for a small portion of the Coastal Plains. The main severe
weather threats would be strong winds and large hail.

There is a Marginal to Slight risk (Level 1 to 2 out of 4) for
heavy rainfall resulting in potential flooding on Wednesday for
the Coastal Plains.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 24, 12:48 AM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1248 AM CST Wed Jan 24 2024

TXZ219-220-240745-
Frio TX-Atascosa TX-
1248 AM CST Wed Jan 24 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Frio and
west central Atascosa Counties through 145 AM CST...

At 1247 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Divot, or 7 miles northwest of Dilley, moving northeast at 45 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...
Pearsall, Dilley, Charlotte, North Pearsall, Goldfinch, Derby,
Hilltop, Bigfoot, Divot, Bluff, Schattel, Iuka, Kyote, Davis,
Dobrowolski, and Three Oaks.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2864 9929 2884 9941 2911 9874 2881 9859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0647Z 241DEG 38KT 2876 9923

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

MO

Special weather statement, Jan 24, 1:27 AM CST, 46 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
127 AM CST Wed Jan 24 2024

TXZ220>222-240815-
Karnes TX-Atascosa TX-Wilson TX-
127 AM CST Wed Jan 24 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central Karnes,
east central Atascosa and southwestern Wilson Counties through 215 AM
CST...

At 127 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles north of Campbellton, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Floresville, Poth, Kosciusko, Falls City, Cestohowa, Paweleville,
Deweesville, and McCoy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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 2878 9824 2886 9842 2931 9819 2907 9786
TIME...MOT...LOC 0727Z 213DEG 26KT 2887 9824

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

MM

Local storm report, Jan 24, 1:48 AM CST, 25 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
148 AM CST Wed Jan 24 2024

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

0106 AM     Hail             2 WNW Pearsall          28.90N 99.12W
01/24/2024  E0.88 inch       Frio               TX   Public

            Nickel hail reported by the public near the
            intersection of FM 140 and Interstate 35.

&&

emp

Special weather statement, Jan 24, 1:58 AM CST, 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
158 AM CST Wed Jan 24 2024

TXZ192-193-207-208-240845-
Guadalupe TX-Caldwell TX-Bastrop TX-Travis TX-
158 AM CST Wed Jan 24 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Caldwell,
northeastern Guadalupe, southeastern Travis and central Bastrop
Counties through 245 AM CST...

At 158 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Staples, or 11 miles west of Luling, moving northeast at 65 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...
San Marcos, Kyle, Seguin, Lockhart, Bastrop, Luling, Smithville,
Martindale, Uhland, Mustang Ridge, Kingsbury, Niederwald, Staples,
Fentress, Cedar Creek, Rosanky, Zorn, Wyldwood, Camp Swift, and
Upton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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 2957 9781 2975 9800 2981 9794 2986 9788
      2986 9789 2994 9782 2994 9780 2999 9776
      3002 9771 3003 9772 3027 9749 3003 9707
TIME...MOT...LOC 0758Z 228DEG 55KT 2972 9783

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

MM

Local storm report, Jan 24, 2:12 AM CST, 1 minute before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
212 AM CST Wed Jan 24 2024

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

0143 AM     Hail             9 E Bigfoot             29.08N 98.72W
01/24/2024  E1.25 inch       Atascosa           TX   Public

            Report from mPING. Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

&&

emp

Special weather statement, Jan 24, 2:13 AM CST, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
213 AM CST Wed Jan 24 2024

TXZ207-221>223-240900-
Guadalupe TX-Karnes TX-Gonzales TX-Wilson TX-
213 AM CST Wed Jan 24 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Guadalupe, northeastern Karnes, southwestern Gonzales and
northeastern Wilson Counties through 300 AM CST...

At 213 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pandora, or 7 miles northeast of Kosciusko, moving northeast at 40
mph.

HAZARD...Penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Stockdale, Nixon, Smiley, Pandora, Gillett, Leesville, Oak Forest,
Belmont, Wrightsboro, Cost, Bebe, Monthalia, and Sample.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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 2904 9781 2919 9804 2963 9766 2934 9733
TIME...MOT...LOC 0813Z 230DEG 36KT 2918 9786

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

MM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 23, 7:00 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Fayette, Gonzales	4 hr
Jan 23, 7:30 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Fayette, Gonzales	7 hr
Jan 23, 8:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Fayette	45 min
Jan 23, 8:29 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	EWX	Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell and 11 more	12 hr
Jan 23, 10:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Gonzales	45 min
Jan 23, 10:22 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	DeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes, Wilson	4 hr
Jan 23, 11:41 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Fayette	49 min
Jan 24, 12:30 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Atascosa	45 min
Jan 24, 12:48 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Frio	57 min
Jan 24, 1:03 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Atascosa, Bexar, Frio	57 min
Jan 24, 1:27 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Wilson	48 min
Jan 24, 1:38 AM CST	Flood Watch	EWX	Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, DeWitt, Fayette and 6 more	28 hr
Jan 24, 1:49 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Atascosa, Bexar, Wilson	38 min
Jan 24, 1:58 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bastrop, Caldwell	47 min
Jan 24, 2:00 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Lavaca, Lee	10 hr
Jan 24, 2:31 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Atascosa, Bexar, Dimmit, Frio, Medina, Zavala	4 hr
Jan 24, 3:34 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bexar, Guadalupe	6 hr
Jan 24, 4:09 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Atascosa, Bexar, Medina	5 hr
Jan 24, 6:09 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Atascosa, Bexar, Frio, Medina	2 hr
Jan 24, 6:32 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	DeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes	5 hr
Jan 24, 6:40 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Comal, Guadalupe	3 hr
Jan 24, 6:52 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Lavaca	5 hr
Jan 24, 7:22 AM CST	River Flood Warning	EWX	Fayette	12 hr
Jan 24, 8:34 AM CST	River Flood Warning	EWX	DeWitt	4 days
Jan 24, 8:52 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	EWX	Edwards, Real	72 min
Jan 24, 11:30 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	EWX	Bastrop, Caldwell, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Karnes and 3 more	25 hr
Jan 24, 3:29 PM CST	River Flood Warning	EWX	Bexar, Wilson	6 hr

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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.