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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

March 10, 2026Edwards County, Kinney County, Val Verde County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 10, 2026, 9:30 PM CDT for Edwards County, Kinney County, Val Verde County, Texas. It was in force for 32 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: Mar 10, 2026, 9:30 PM CDT (02:30 UTC)
Expired: Mar 10, 2026, 10:02 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Edwards County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Val Verde County, TX

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 10, 3:13 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Mar 10, 8:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 46 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: 949 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -161 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1483 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 390 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 548 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 16.3

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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 Mar 10, 8:36 PM CDT, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 8:36 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 10, 7:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 10, 8:30 PM CDT, 1 hour before

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Local storm report, Mar 10, 8:37 PM CDT, 53 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 10, 8:48 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
848 PM CDT Tue Mar 10 2026

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

0730 PM     Hail             Lost Maples State Natur 29.81N 99.58W
03/10/2026  M2.50 Inch       Bandera            TX   Park/Forest Srvc

            .

&&

JR

Special weather statement, Mar 10, 8:55 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
855 PM CDT Tue Mar 10 2026

TXZ188>190-110245-
Blanco TX-Gillespie TX-Kendall TX-
855 PM CDT Tue Mar 10 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Blanco,
southeastern Gillespie and northwestern Kendall Counties through 945
PM CDT...

At 854 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Old Tunnel State Park, or 11 miles northeast of Comfort, 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...
Blanco, Johnson City, Stonewall, Flugrath, Luckenbach, Sandy, Old
Tunnel State Park, LBJ State Park, Bankersmith, Rocky Creek, Hye,
Albert, Grapetown, and LBJ National Historical Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
Texas.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
south central Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3043 9844 3014 9826 3013 9826 3000 9880
      3013 9886
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 240DEG 27KT 3009 9876

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

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Special weather statement, Mar 10, 9:11 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
911 PM CDT Tue Mar 10 2026

TXZ183-110245-
Val Verde TX-
911 PM CDT Tue Mar 10 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Val
Verde County through 945 PM CDT...

At 911 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Box Canyon, or 7 miles south of Comstock, moving east at 40 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...
Comstock, Loma Alta, Black Brush Point, Amistad Acres, Box Canyon,
Diablo East, Governors Landing, Long Point, Devils Shores, Pafford
Crossing, 277 South Boat Ramp, 277 North Campground, San Pedro
Canyon, Rough Canyon Recreation Area, Spur 406 Campground, Rock
Quarry Campground, Salem Point, and Devils River State Nat Area Big
Satan.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 2996 10070 2949 10070 2946 10107 2947 10109
      2947 10115 2952 10117 2952 10125 2953 10126
      2957 10124 2962 10125 2963 10127 2970 10128
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 264DEG 33KT 2957 10118

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

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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
Mar 10, 7:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	EWX	Bandera, Real	57 min
Mar 10, 7:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr	54 min
Mar 10, 7:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Val Verde	49 min
Mar 10, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Edwards, Kinney, Val Verde	48 min
Mar 10, 8:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Blanco, Kendall, Kerr	37 min
Mar 10, 8:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Val Verde	55 min
Mar 10, 8:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EWX	Kendall, Kerr	13 min
Mar 10, 8:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Blanco	50 min
Mar 10, 9:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Val Verde	34 min
Mar 10, 9:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Edwards, Val Verde	21 min
Mar 10, 9:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kinney	40 min
Mar 10, 9:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Edwards	48 min
Mar 10, 10:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kinney	43 min
Mar 10, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Edwards	26 min
Mar 10, 10:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Kinney, Val Verde	20 min
Mar 10, 10:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Edwards, Real	40 min
Mar 10, 10:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kinney	37 min
Mar 10, 10:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Llano	51 min
Mar 10, 10:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Kinney, Val Verde	35 min
Mar 10, 11:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bandera, Gillespie, Kerr, Kinney, Real, Uvalde	60 min
Mar 10, 11:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Burnet, Llano	52 min
Mar 10, 11:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Blanco, Gillespie, Llano	48 min
Mar 11, 1:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Blanco, Gillespie, Llano	46 min
Mar 11, 1:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kinney, Uvalde	43 min
Mar 11, 3:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Blanco	40 min
Mar 11, 4:55 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Gillespie, Hays and 3 more	3 hr
Mar 11, 6:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Fayette	50 min
Mar 11, 4:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bastrop	29 min
Mar 11, 5:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Fayette	30 min
Mar 11, 5:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Fayette	32 min
Mar 11, 5:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Fayette	44 min
Mar 11, 6:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Lee	32 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.