1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Apr 22, 8:15 PM CST, 6 hours 7 minutes earlier.
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 915 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2001 CONVECTION TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME ENTERING THE CWA THIS EVENING. THE CDFNT/DRY LINE BECOMES AN INVERTED TROF NW OF THE CWA AND HENCE THE SLOW SEWD MOVEMENT. THE CLUSTER OF STORMS JUST SW OF DRT HAVE RIGHT MOVEMENT BUT HAVE WEAKENED SINCE COMING OFF THE MOUNTAINS...BUT CONT TO REDEVELOP. CAP REMAINS FAIRLY STG ACROSS THE CWA THIS EVENING WITH A GOOD SLY 30-40 KT LLJ CONTG TO FEED THE STORMS. NOT PLANNING ON MAKING ANY CHANGES TO ZONES ATTM AS EXPECTED CONVECTION TO GET MORE ORGANIZED AS FNTL BOUNDARY SLOWLY NEARS/AND BECOMES MORE E-W HWHILE CONVECTION TAPS INTO BETTER MOISTURE FROM THE LLJ TOWARDS THE EAST. MAIN SVR THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .EWX...NONE. 01/16
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:24 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe thunderstorm winds tore roofs off buildings, knocked over trees and damaged sheds in and around Vanderpool.
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