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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 221, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 27, 2025Dimmit County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2025, 2:20 AM CDT for Dimmit County, Texas. It was in force for 39 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 27, 2025, 2:20 AM CDT (07:20 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2025, 2:59 AM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Dimmit County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:24 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 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 149 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: 2762 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2133 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -123 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -3.5

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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 27, 2:10 AM CDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 2:10 AM CDT, 10 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 27, 12:09 AM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1209 AM CDT Tue May 27 2025

TXZ203-218-219-270600-
Frio TX-Uvalde TX-Zavala TX-
1209 AM CDT Tue May 27 2025

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central
Uvalde, central Zavala and west central Frio Counties through 100 AM
CDT...

At 1209 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Washer, or near La Pryor, moving southeast at 25 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...
La Pryor, Batesville, Loma Vista, Washer, and Las Colonias.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central
Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 2907 10002 2920 9969 2890 9926 2864 9974
      2864 9977
TIME...MOT...LOC 0509Z 299DEG 22KT 2902 9990

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

MO

Special weather statement, May 27, 12:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1214 AM CDT Tue May 27 2025

TXZ222>224-270615-
Karnes TX-De Witt TX-Gonzales TX-
1214 AM CDT Tue May 27 2025

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of western DeWitt,
northeastern Karnes and southwestern Gonzales Counties through 115 AM
CDT...

At 1214 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Nixon to near Runge. Movement was east at
25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Kenedy, Yorktown, Nixon, Runge, Smiley, Nordheim, Gillett, Cheapside,
Westhoff, Cotton Patch, Gruenau, New Davy, Sample, Ecleto, and
Helena.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central
Texas.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
south central Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 2880 9785 2917 9780 2922 9773 2928 9778
      2932 9778 2933 9733 2890 9735 2892 9742
      2881 9759
TIME...MOT...LOC 0514Z 259DEG 20KT 2924 9775 2889 9779

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

MO

Special weather statement, May 27, 12:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1248 AM CDT Tue May 27 2025

TXZ218-228-270630-
Dimmit TX-Zavala TX-
1248 AM CDT Tue May 27 2025

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Dimmit
and southwestern Zavala Counties through 130 AM CDT...

At 1248 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Cometa, or 15 miles west of Crystal City, moving east at 30 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...
Crystal City, Carrizo Springs, Asherton, Las Colonias, Winter Haven,
Chula Vista-River Spur, Cometa, Brundage, and Carrizo Hill.

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.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central
Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 2854 10012 2873 10011 2885 10009 2871 9959
      2844 9968
TIME...MOT...LOC 0548Z 285DEG 25KT 2869 10009

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

MO

Special weather statement, May 27, 1:21 AM CDT, 59 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
121 AM CDT Tue May 27 2025

TXZ183-184-202-203-270715-
Uvalde TX-Kinney TX-Val Verde TX-Edwards TX-
121 AM CDT Tue May 27 2025

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northern Kinney,
northwestern Uvalde, southwestern Edwards and southeastern Val Verde
Counties through 215 AM CDT...

At 120 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles south of Carta Valley to 9 miles west
of Montell. Movement was east at 30 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...
Montell and Kickapoo Cavern State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

These storms 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 2972 10090 2969 10004 2968 10002 2966 10003
      2964 10001 2963 10002 2962 9997 2944 9982
      2949 10068
TIME...MOT...LOC 0620Z 282DEG 25KT 2966 10071 2956 10018

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

MO

Special weather statement, May 27, 1:38 AM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 27, 1:41 AM CDT, 39 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 26, 7:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Blanco, Gillespie, Llano	4 hr
May 26, 7:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Edwards	68 min
May 26, 7:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Llano	66 min
May 26, 7:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr	58 min
May 26, 7:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano	4 hr
May 26, 7:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EWX	Blanco, Hays	41 min
May 26, 7:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Burnet, Williamson	59 min
May 26, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Blanco, Comal, Kendall, Kerr	56 min
May 26, 7:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Edwards, Kerr, Val Verde	4 hr
May 26, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Blanco, Burnet, Travis, Williamson	45 min
May 26, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Blanco, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Travis	33 min
May 26, 8:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Kendall	27 min
May 26, 8:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Blanco, Burnet, Hays, Travis, Williamson	4 hr
May 26, 8:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	EWX	Bastrop, Lee, Travis, Williamson	57 min
May 26, 8:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Bastrop, Caldwell, Comal, Hays, Lee, Travis and 1 more	68 min
May 26, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Edwards, Real, Val Verde	65 min
May 26, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bexar, Comal, Medina	62 min
May 26, 8:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Hays, Kendall and 2 more	4 hr
May 26, 8:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EWX	Williamson	11 min
May 26, 8:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bandera, Kendall, Kerr, Medina	4 hr
May 26, 9:11 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Caldwell, Hays, Travis, Williamson	4 hr
May 26, 9:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Bandera, Kendall, Kerr, Medina	5 hr
May 26, 9:31 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Williamson	4 hr
May 26, 9:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Dimmit, Maverick, Zavala	44 min
May 26, 9:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays	5 hr
May 26, 9:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Lee, Travis	72 min
May 26, 9:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe	49 min
May 26, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bandera, Medina	47 min
May 26, 9:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bandera, Real	22 min
May 26, 9:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lee and 1 more	5 hr
May 26, 9:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Edwards	49 min
May 26, 10:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Edwards, Kinney	60 min
May 26, 10:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Zavala	38 min
May 26, 10:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Medina	36 min
May 26, 10:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bandera, Edwards, Medina, Real, Uvalde	5 hr
May 26, 10:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kinney	39 min
May 26, 10:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Kinney, Val Verde	64 min
May 26, 10:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Uvalde, Zavala	48 min
May 26, 10:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Kinney, Uvalde	48 min
May 26, 10:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Frio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala	46 min
May 26, 11:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Kinney, Uvalde	46 min
May 26, 11:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Uvalde	48 min
May 26, 11:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Frio	43 min
May 27, 12:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Edwards	57 min
May 27, 12:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Zavala	51 min
May 27, 12:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Edwards, Kinney, Val Verde	35 min
May 27, 12:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	DeWitt	61 min
May 27, 12:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Dimmit, Frio, Zavala	55 min
May 27, 12:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Dimmit	42 min
May 27, 12:58 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Bexar, Guadalupe, Wilson	109 min
May 27, 1:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Atascosa, Bexar, DeWitt, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes and 1 more	4 hr
May 27, 1:05 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Dimmit, Frio, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Uvalde and 1 more	5 hr
May 27, 1:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Edwards, Val Verde	25 min
May 27, 1:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kinney	54 min
May 27, 1:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Dimmit	49 min
May 27, 2:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Dimmit	55 min
May 27, 2:10 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Lavaca, Lee	4 hr
May 27, 2:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kinney	61 min
May 27, 2:47 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bexar, Guadalupe, Wilson	2 hr
May 27, 2:49 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays	2 hr
May 27, 6:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Dimmit	39 min
May 27, 8:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Dimmit	42 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.