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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 6, 2025Gonzales County, Lavaca County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2025, 3:29 PM CDT for Gonzales County, Lavaca County, Texas. It was in force for 61 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 6, 2025, 3:29 PM CDT (20:29 UTC)
Expired: May 6, 2025, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Gonzales County, TX, Lavaca County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 6, 8:13 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	12 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 352 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: 3150 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 520 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 145 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.8
Supercell composite: 6.6

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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 6, 2:56 PM CDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 2:56 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 6, 1:16 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
116 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025

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

0111 PM     Hail             4 SW Castroville        29.30N 98.91W
05/06/2025  E1.00 Inch       Medina             TX   Public

            Report from mPING.

&&

CM

Local storm report, May 6, 1:18 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
118 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025

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

1230 PM     Flash Flood      2 SW Wells Branch       30.43N 97.70W
05/06/2025                   Travis             TX   Local Official

            McNeil Drive at MoPac closed due to
            flooding.

&&

CVP

Special weather statement, May 6, 1:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
130 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025

TXZ194-061900-
Lee TX-
130 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central Lee
County through 200 PM CDT...

At 130 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lexington, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Lexington, Tanglewood, and Leo.

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.

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.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for south central
Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3033 9705 3045 9715 3056 9696 3054 9692
      3049 9690 3048 9691 3046 9690 3046 9688
      3043 9687 3043 9685 3041 9683
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 241DEG 41KT 3046 9700

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Platt

Local storm report, May 6, 1:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
156 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025

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

0129 PM     Flash Flood      3 E Granger             30.71N 97.40W
05/06/2025                   Williamson         TX   Local Official

            CR349 at Opossum Creek closed due to
            flooding.

&&

CVP

Special weather statement, May 6, 3:01 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 6, 3:09 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 6, 12:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Terrell	23 min
May 6, 5:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kerr	45 min
May 6, 5:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bandera, Gillespie, Kerr	62 min
May 6, 6:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall	68 min
May 6, 7:13 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	EWX	Blanco, Gillespie	47 min
May 6, 7:50 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	EWX	Blanco, Burnet, Llano	40 min
May 6, 8:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Edwards	40 min
May 6, 8:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Blanco, Burnet, Travis, Williamson	50 min
May 6, 8:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kinney	47 min
May 6, 9:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Travis, Williamson	52 min
May 6, 9:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall	41 min
May 6, 9:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Real	52 min
May 6, 10:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Williamson	3 hr
May 6, 10:06 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Hays, Llano, Travis	3 hr
May 6, 10:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Blanco	50 min
May 6, 10:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Gillespie, Kerr	51 min
May 6, 10:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Williamson	51 min
May 6, 10:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bandera, Medina	48 min
May 6, 11:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Zavala	49 min
May 6, 11:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Travis, Williamson	3 hr
May 6, 11:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Williamson	43 min
May 6, 11:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Frio, Uvalde, Zavala	43 min
May 6, 11:29 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Travis, Williamson	3 hr
May 6, 11:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Travis	16 min
May 6, 11:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Frio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala	18 min
May 6, 12:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Williamson	29 min
May 6, 12:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Williamson	26 min
May 6, 12:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Williamson	3 hr
May 6, 12:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bexar, Medina	38 min
May 6, 12:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Lee	48 min
May 6, 1:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bexar	48 min
May 6, 1:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Lee	30 min
May 6, 2:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Lee, Williamson	3 hr
May 6, 3:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Fayette	44 min
May 6, 3:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Gonzales	66 min
May 6, 3:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Fayette	57 min
May 6, 4:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Fayette	59 min
May 6, 4:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Gonzales	50 min
May 6, 4:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Fayette, Gonzales, Lavaca	56 min
May 6, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Fayette, Lavaca	21 min
May 6, 5:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Gonzales	40 min
May 6, 5:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	DeWitt, Lavaca	77 min
May 6, 6:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Karnes	41 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.