Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over Menard County, Texas. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.
Map layer from NOAA National Weather Service. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Alerts in force2
Every product in force for Menard County, worst first, with its full text.
Special Weather Statement
Moderate
Special Weather Statement issued September 20 at 4:16PM CDT by NWS San Angelo TX
0.25" hail50 MPH
Hail 0.25" (radar indicated) · Wind 50 mph (radar indicated) · Moving toward ESE at 14 mph
Issued Until 37 min left
Areas Menard, TX; Mason, TX
Full text
At 416 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Long Mountain, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Mason, Long Mountain, Grit, Streeter, Hext, The Intersection Of
Highway 29 And Ranch Road 1222, Erna, Us-377 Near The Kimble-
Menard County Line, and Koockville.
What to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Special Weather Statement issued September 20 at 4:13PM CDT by NWS San Angelo TX
0.25" hail50 MPH
Hail 0.25" (radar indicated) · Wind 50 mph (radar indicated) · Moving toward ESE at 14 mph
Issued Until 37 min left
Areas Concho, TX; McCulloch, TX; Menard, TX
Full text
At 413 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Brady, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Brady, Eden, Melvin, Brady Lake, Calf Creek, Salt Gap, Camp San Saba,
Voca, The Intersection Of Us-
87 And Ranch Road 2134, and The Intersection Of Us-
190 And Ranch Road 1311.
What to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
In the past year the National Weather Service issued 96 alerts for Menard County, including 13 severe thunderstorm warnings, 10 flash flood warnings, 2 flood warnings and 2 freeze warnings.
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC), by the county’s own code and the forecast zones inside it. Each date links to the event at the IEM.
Nearby
The counties around Menard County, with what is in force in each.
The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.
Watch
Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.
Advisory
A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.
Statement
Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.
Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.
Sources
Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.
