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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at Jul 16, 2026, 11:58 PM CDT for Real County, Texas. It was in force for 47 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
- Jul 16, 2026, 11:58 PM CDT (04:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2026, 12:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Real County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:00 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, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 111 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 340 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 839 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
255
WFUS54 KEWX 170458
TOREWX
TXC385-170545-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0039.260717T0458Z-260717T0545Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1158 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Real County in south central Texas...
* Until 1245 AM CDT.
* At 1158 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Camp Wood, or 10 miles southwest of
Leakey, moving northeast at 15 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.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Leakey around 1225 AM CDT.
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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2978 9960 2962 9985 2962 9999 2993 9985
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 214DEG 14KT 2964 9991
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
CJM2 follow-up statements
214
WWUS54 KEWX 170516
SVSEWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1216 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026
TXC385-170545-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-260717T0545Z/
Real TX-
1216 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN REAL COUNTY...
At 1216 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Camp Wood, or 8 miles west of Leakey, moving north
at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Real County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 2990 9986 2983 9970 2969 9984 2966 9988
2969 9996
TIME...MOT...LOC 0516Z 190DEG 9KT 2969 9990
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
CJM729
WWUS54 KEWX 170526
SVSEWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1226 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026
TXC385-170545-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-260717T0545Z/
Real TX-
1226 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL REAL COUNTY...
At 1226 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles west of Tuff, or 8 miles west of Leakey, moving
north at 20 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.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
south central Real County.
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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 2969 9989 2971 9995 2972 9995 2990 9986
2988 9982 2986 9977
TIME...MOT...LOC 0526Z 187DEG 16KT 2974 9990
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
CJMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 7:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Gillespie | 12 hr |
| Jul 16, 10:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr, Real | 5 hr |
| Jul 17, 12:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Real | 36 min |
| Jul 17, 1:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Edwards, Real | 8 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Edwards | 40 min |
| Jul 17, 1:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards | 8 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 22 hr |
| Jul 17, 2:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kerr | 6 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Kerr, Real | 6 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Uvalde | 6 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Goliad, Karnes | 3 days |
| Jul 17, 8:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Kerr, Real | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 2:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 39 hr |
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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.