Hail in Texas, March 25, 2003

SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
330 PM CST TUE MAR 25 2003

ADD SVR WX WATCH #74

CLEARING LINE PROGRESSING EASTWARD AS COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH AND
DRY LINE JUST HANGS OUT WEST.  WILL KEEP SAME AREA OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS AS PER SPC.  AFTER 850MB FRONT PASSES THROUGH TONIGHT
SKY WILL BE CLEAR.  A SUNNY DAY TOMORROW THEN CLOUDS ROLL BACK IN AS
THE NEXT VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM, OVER THE ALASKAN GULF, MOVES ACROSS
THE ROCKIES THURSDAY.  ANOTHER FRONTAL PASSAGE FRIDAY WITH BLUSTERY
NORTH WINDS.  FEEL SUFFICIENT MOISTURE WILL BE AVBL FRIDAY FOR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH FROPA. LONG WAVE RIDGING
TAKES A HOLD FOR THE WEEKEND WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND NEAR
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES.  THE UPPER RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO HOLD FIRM
THROUGH MONDAY, THEN FLATTEN OUT TUESDAY.

PRELIMS NUMBERS...
AUS 52 75 49 75 58 60000
DRT 52 78 54 82 65 -0003
SAT 54 76 52 76 62 40000

.EWX...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #74 TIL 9PM ALONG AND EAST OF A
        LLANO TO TARPLEY TO PEARSALL TO CRYSTAL CITY LINE    .

06/08/23

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
544 AM CST TUE MAR 25 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY THE EASTERN HALF
OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE IS
ALSO A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS FOR TODAY.

AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OVER WESTERN SECTIONS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE SPREAD OF
WILDFIRES WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT.

ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AS THE FRONT ENCOUNTERS AMPLE
MOISTURE AT THE TIME OF PEAK AFTERNOON HEATING. THE THREAT OF SEVERE
WEATHER WILL BE MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF A BURNET TO COMFORT TO
PEARSALL LINE.

ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS...ISOLATED TORNADOES...AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS UP TO 2
INCHES. THE FRONT WILL PUSH EAST AND FOCUS THUNDERSTORMS AWAY FROM
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
315 PM CST TUE MAR 25 2003

...INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS FOR PARTS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTH AND WEST PARTS OF THE HILL
COUNTRY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING TODAY...TO PARTS OF
CENTRAL TEXAS AND NORTHERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS IN THE
EVENING HOURS AFTER 6 TO 8 PM...AND OVER THE REST OF SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS LATER TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM NEAR THE COLD FRONT
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND IN THE EVENING AND NIGHTTIME HOURS.  SOME
OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE MAINLY NEAR AND EAST OF A BURNET
AND LLANO COUNTY TO SOUTH OF SAN ANTONIO LINE...WHERE SOME LARGE
HAIL AND STRONG WINDS IS POSSIBLE.  ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD FORM
WITH SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EAST PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS.  ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL CAUSE FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND
LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS IN THE PRE DAWN TO EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY...AS THE THE
COLD FRONT MOVES OUT OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

SUNNY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...IN WAKE OF
THE COLD FRONT...AND ITS ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
325 PM CST TUE MAR 25 2003

...INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS FOR PARTS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTH AND WEST PARTS OF THE HILL
COUNTRY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING TODAY...TO PARTS OF
CENTRAL TEXAS AND NORTHERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS IN THE
EVENING HOURS AFTER 6 TO 8 PM...AND OVER THE REST OF SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS LATER TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM NEAR THE COLD FRONT
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND IN THE EVENING AND NIGHTTIME HOURS.  SOME
OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE MAINLY NEAR AND EAST OF A LINE
FROM BURNET AND LLANO COUNTY...TO BANDERA COUNTY...AND TO DIMMIT AND
ZAVALA COUNTIES.  IN THIS AREA THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND STRONG WINDS.  ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD FORM WITH SOME OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EAST PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.  ANY
THUNDERSTORM WILL CAUSE FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS IN THE PRE DAWN TO EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY...AS THE THE
COLD FRONT MOVES OUT OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

SUNNY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...IN WAKE OF
THE COLD FRONT...AND ITS ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.