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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 10, 2026, 8:25 PM CDT for Kendall County, Kerr County, Texas. It was in force for 13 min. 1 report 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
- Mar 10, 2026, 8:25 PM CDT (01:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2026, 8:38 PM CDT
- In force
- 13 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
Counties Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 8:30 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | Comfort, TX | Social media picture of lime size hail with a lime next to it for reference. Time estimated via radar. |
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.
| 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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
168
WFUS54 KEWX 110125
TOREWX
TXC259-265-110215-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0004.260311T0125Z-260311T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
825 PM CDT Tue Mar 10 2026
The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Kerr County in south central Texas...
Central Kendall County in south central Texas...
* Until 915 PM CDT.
* At 825 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Center Point, or near Comfort, moving east at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail.
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...
Comfort around 830 PM CDT.
Welfare and Waring around 840 PM CDT.
Sisterdale around 850 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Crown.
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 2986 9901 2993 9903 3007 9861 2990 9854
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 255DEG 25KT 2991 9897
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
$$
621 follow-up statement
459 WWUS54 KEWX 110138 SVSEWX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 838 PM CDT Tue Mar 10 2026 TXC259-265-110148- /O.CAN.KEWX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260311T0215Z/ Kerr TX-Kendall TX- 838 PM CDT Tue Mar 10 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KERR AND CENTRAL KENDALL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central Texas. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for south central Texas. LAT...LON 2986 9901 2993 9903 3007 9861 2990 9854 TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 255DEG 25KT 2993 9887 $$ 62
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 | EWX | Bandera, Real | 57 min |
| Mar 10, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 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 | EWX | Blanco, Kendall, Kerr | 37 min |
| Mar 10, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 55 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, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Val Verde | 32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.