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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 1, 2025Burnet County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at May 1, 2025, 4:13 PM CDT for Burnet County, Texas. It was in force for 32 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 1, 2025, 4:13 PM CDT (21:13 UTC)
Expired
May 1, 2025, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Burnet County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 1, 4:25 PM CDTTORNADO11 Nnw Briggs, TX*** 1 INJ *** Update to time of previous tornado report: A National Weather Service survey team, with additional help from spotter video footage, concluded a tornado occurred in far northeast Burnet County during the late afternoon of May 1st. The tornado form
May 1, 4:29 PM CDTTORNADO11 Nnw Briggs, TX*** 1 INJ *** NWS survey team, with additional help from spotter video footage, has concluded a tornado occurred in far northeast Burnet County during the late afternoon of May 1st. The tornado formed just west of County Road 223, about 1/10 of a mile from the
May 1, 4:32 PM CDTTORNADO10 Nnw Briggs, TX*** 1 INJ *** Report of 5 homes damaged along CR 223. 1 driver was injured on CR 223. NWS will be surveying damage on Friday.
May 1, 4:32 PM CDTTORNADO10 Nnw Briggs, TXMultiple chasers confirm tornado on ground.
May 1, 4:32 PM CDTTORNADO10 Nnw Briggs, TXReport of 5 homes damaged along CR 223. NWS will be surveying damage on Friday.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 1, 2:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 215 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, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2025-05-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 385 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, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2025-05-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 168 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
385 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-217 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
995 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
194 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

897 
WFUS54 KEWX 012113
TOREWX
TXC053-012145-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0002.250501T2113Z-250501T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
413 PM CDT Thu May 1 2025

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Burnet County in south central Texas...

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 413 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Kempner, or near Copperas Cove, moving southeast
  at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Briggs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3103 9790 3095 9785 3091 9783 3090 9783
      3085 9790 3103 9807 3104 9801 3103 9791
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 307DEG 9KT 3105 9795 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Brady
1 follow-up statement
875 
WWUS54 KEWX 012133
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
433 PM CDT Thu May 1 2025

TXC053-012145-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250501T2145Z/
Burnet TX-
433 PM CDT Thu May 1 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BURNET COUNTY...

At 432 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Kempner, or 9
miles southwest of Copperas Cove, moving south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Burnet County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3103 9790 3095 9785 3094 9787 3093 9790
      3092 9797 3103 9807 3104 9801 3103 9791
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 009DEG 7KT 3101 9800 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Brady

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 7:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXAtascosa2 hr
Apr 30, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXComal45 min
Apr 30, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEWXAtascosa, Karnes35 min
Apr 30, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEWXAtascosa, Karnes23 min
Apr 30, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet, Williamson61 min
Apr 30, 8:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXWilliamson53 min
Apr 30, 9:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXWilliamson3 hr
Apr 30, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXWilliamson40 min
Apr 30, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXWilliamson14 min
Apr 30, 10:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson38 min
Apr 30, 10:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLee, Travis, Williamson53 min
Apr 30, 10:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson48 min
Apr 30, 11:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLee, Williamson23 min
Apr 30, 11:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLee39 min
May 1, 3:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards43 min
May 1, 3:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards63 min
May 1, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet, Llano22 min
May 1, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet, Llano57 min
May 1, 4:29 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedEWXBurnet, Williamson31 min
May 1, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEWXEdwards, Real63 min
May 1, 4:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEWXVal Verde56 min
May 1, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet, Williamson48 min
May 1, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet45 min
May 1, 5:05 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXBurnet, Williamson40 min
May 1, 5:08 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXEdwards3 hr
May 1, 5:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney, Real26 min
May 1, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEWXVal Verde48 min
May 1, 5:38 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXBurnet, Williamson14 min
May 1, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney, Real, Uvalde65 min
May 1, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet, Llano64 min
May 1, 5:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXEdwards3 hr
May 1, 5:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBurnet3 hr
May 1, 5:49 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBurnet, Llano3 hr
May 1, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet, Williamson53 min
May 1, 6:16 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBurnet, Gillespie, Kerr, Llano41 days
May 1, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatEWXKinney, Uvalde35 min
May 1, 6:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXWilliamson58 min
May 1, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet20 min
May 1, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBurnet, Llano62 min
May 1, 6:49 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBurnet, Williamson3 hr
May 1, 6:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEWXKinney, Uvalde63 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.