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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 1, 2025Frio County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at May 1, 2025, 9:49 PM CDT for Frio County, Texas. It was in force for 41 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
May 1, 2025, 9:49 PM CDT (02:49 UTC)
Expired
May 1, 2025, 10:30 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Hail
0.50 in
Wind
40

County Frio County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 161 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, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2025-05-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2025-05-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 125 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3528 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
147 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

407 
WWUS84 KEWX 020249
SPSEWX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
949 PM CDT Thu May 1 2025
 
TXZ204-218>220-020330-
Frio TX-Atascosa TX-Medina TX-Zavala TX-
949 PM CDT Thu May 1 2025

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southern Medina, east
central Zavala, Frio and northwestern Atascosa Counties through 1030
PM CDT...

At 949 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles northeast of Loma Vista to Frio Town to
7 miles southeast of D'Hanis. Movement was east at 15 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, Devine, Dilley, Lytle, Natalia, North Pearsall, Moore,
D'Hanis, Derby, Hilltop, Bigfoot, Biry, Yancey, Divot, Loma Vista,
Bluff, Frio Town, and Three Oaks.

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.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 2878 9968 2910 9940 2935 9935 2924 9875
      2921 9868 2864 9911 2864 9929
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 277DEG 11KT 2887 9949 2903 9932 2923 9922 

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

$$

CP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 1, 7:04 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBurnet, Williamson3 hr
May 1, 7:07 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXKinney, Uvalde3 hr
May 1, 7:17 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXEdwards, Kinney, Uvalde3 hr
May 1, 7:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXWilliamson21 min
May 1, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBurnet54 min
May 1, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXFrio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala53 min
May 1, 7:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLee, Williamson46 min
May 1, 7:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXZavala39 min
May 1, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXZavala53 min
May 1, 7:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBastrop, Lee, Travis, Williamson66 min
May 1, 8:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXUvalde, Zavala3 hr
May 1, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Medina, Uvalde38 min
May 1, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet35 min
May 1, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXZavala63 min
May 1, 8:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet, Llano23 min
May 1, 8:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLee50 min
May 1, 8:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBurnet48 min
May 1, 8:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXMedina46 min
May 1, 9:03 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBurnet3 hr
May 1, 9:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXZavala3 hr
May 1, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXZavala38 min
May 1, 9:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet41 min
May 1, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXDimmit42 min
May 1, 9:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXMaverick41 min
May 1, 9:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXMaverick44 min
May 1, 9:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet33 min
May 1, 10:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDimmit41 min
May 1, 10:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXDimmit35 min
May 1, 10:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBurnet67 min
May 1, 10:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDimmit49 min
May 1, 10:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBurnet, Williamson3 hr
May 1, 11:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBurnet, Williamson39 min
May 1, 11:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson29 min
May 2, 1:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson39 min
May 2, 2:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson46 min
May 2, 2:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBastrop51 min
May 2, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBastrop, Fayette, Lee21 min
May 2, 2:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKendall46 min
May 2, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKendall44 min
May 2, 3:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBastrop, Fayette, Lee46 min
May 2, 3:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBexar, Comal, Kendall61 min
May 2, 4:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLee43 min
May 2, 4:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXFayette34 min
May 2, 4:14 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBastrop, Fayette110 min
May 2, 4:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXFayette44 min
May 2, 4:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays59 min
May 2, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLee42 min
May 2, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGillespie49 min
May 2, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXCaldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Wilson64 min
May 2, 5:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXFayette57 min
May 2, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde46 min
May 2, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney44 min
May 2, 5:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBlanco43 min
May 2, 6:04 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBastrop, Fayette4 hr
May 2, 6:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXComal39 min
May 2, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXComal, Hays19 min
May 2, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney, Val Verde64 min
May 2, 6:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGonzales61 min
May 2, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXGonzales, Lavaca24 min
May 2, 6:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXCaldwell, Comal, Guadalupe44 min
May 2, 6:48 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXEdwards, Kinney, Val Verde3 hr
May 2, 6:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLavaca67 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.