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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2026, 6:15 PM CDT for Maverick County, Texas. It was in force for 30 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 26, 2026, 6:15 PM CDT (23:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2026, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Maverick County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 464 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -172 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1147 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
158
WFUS54 KEWX 262315
TOREWX
TXC323-262345-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0009.260526T2315Z-260526T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
615 PM CDT Tue May 26 2026
The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Maverick County in south central Texas...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 615 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Darling, or 12 miles south of Spofford, moving
east at 40 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
northeastern Maverick 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.
&&
LAT...LON 2894 10044 2906 10044 2909 10012 2889 10011
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 265DEG 34KT 2899 10038
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
622 follow-up statements
685
WWUS54 KEWX 262327
SVSEWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
627 PM CDT Tue May 26 2026
TXC323-262345-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260526T2345Z/
Maverick TX-
627 PM CDT Tue May 26 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MAVERICK COUNTY...
At 627 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Darling, or 15 miles south of Spofford, moving east
at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Maverick County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 2893 10035 2898 10037 2908 10026 2909 10012
2889 10011
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 261DEG 26KT 2896 10032
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
62131
WWUS54 KEWX 262339
SVSEWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
639 PM CDT Tue May 26 2026
TXC323-262349-
/O.EXP.KEWX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260526T2345Z/
Maverick TX-
639 PM CDT Tue May 26 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MAVERICK COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 645 PM CDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning will be
allowed to expire. However, large hail and damaging winds remain
likely and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the
area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
south central Texas.
LAT...LON 2893 10035 2898 10037 2908 10026 2909 10012
2889 10011
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 265DEG 34KT 2897 10023
$$
62The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 30 min |
| May 25, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lee | 31 min |
| May 26, 11:09 AM CDT | Flood Watch | EWX | Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Edwards and 12 more | 15 hr |
| May 26, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Zavala | 50 min |
| May 26, 1:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Zavala | 49 min |
| May 26, 2:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 42 min |
| May 26, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 54 min |
| May 26, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala | 62 min |
| May 26, 2:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 53 min |
| May 26, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 42 min |
| May 26, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 21 min |
| May 26, 3:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Frio, Zavala | 46 min |
| May 26, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio | 66 min |
| May 26, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Real | 39 min |
| May 26, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards | 21 min |
| May 26, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio | 59 min |
| May 26, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Real | 34 min |
| May 26, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Gillespie | 43 min |
| May 26, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie | 53 min |
| May 26, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde | 57 min |
| May 26, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Frio | 56 min |
| May 26, 5:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Maverick | 17 min |
| May 26, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Llano | 61 min |
| May 26, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie, Llano | 17 min |
| May 26, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Maverick | 66 min |
| May 26, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Frio | 59 min |
| May 26, 5:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Blanco | 41 min |
| May 26, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Llano | 25 min |
| May 26, 6:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, Frio | 3 hr |
| May 26, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Maverick, Zavala | 51 min |
| May 26, 6:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Burnet, Llano | 43 min |
| May 26, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 42 min |
| May 26, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa | 64 min |
| May 26, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 43 min |
| May 26, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio, Uvalde, Zavala | 66 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.