2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
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 Mar 19, 8:42 PM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 842 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 .UPDATE... UPDATED FORECAST TO INCLUDE NEW TORNADO WATCH #99...WHICH COVERS ALL BUT 3 OF OUR COUNTIES AND IS VALID THROUGH 4 AM CST. ALSO ADDED WIND GUSTS TO FORECAST FOR TOMORROW...MAY REQUIRE A WIND ADVISORY. NEW SUITE OF PRODUCTS OUT SHORTLY. && .PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 533 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006) AVIATION... SURFACE BOUNDARY ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE EVENING. VFR AND MVFR CIGS WILL PREVAIL THIS EVENING. ALL LOCATIONS WILL SEE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY DURING THE PERIOD FROM 00Z-06Z. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON MONDAY MORNING BY 12Z WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO W-NW 15 TO 25 AND GUSTY. PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 257 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006) DISCUSSION... THIS AFTERNOON THE QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED FROM GIDDINGS WESTWARD TO PANDALE. ELEVATED CONVECTION CONTINUED NORTH OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WHEN THE UPPER TROF CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST KICKS OUT TO THE EAST NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. LARGE SCALE ASCENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING UPPER TROF WILL BREAK THE MID-LEVEL CAP OVER THE CWFA TONIGHT. LINE OF TSTMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE TRANS PECOS REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING ALONG AND AHEAD OF A DRYLINE/PACIFIC COLD FRONT. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL TRAVERSE THE CWFA OVERNIGHT AND EVOLVE INTO A MCS BEFORE EXITING THE EASTERN COUNTIES AROUND NOON MONDAY. THE MAJORITY OF THE CWFA IS IN THE SPC SLIGHT RISK AREA OVERNIGHT. WILL INCLUDE SEVERE IN THE FCST FOR TONIGHT. GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOWERING DEWPOINTS WILL FOLLOW THE FROPA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES FOR MONDAY. THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK LOOKS QUIET AND FOR THE MOST PART DRY. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL DRAG A WEAK FRONT INTO THE CWFA ON THURSDAY SHIFTING THE WINDS AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST. A FEW SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS GULF MOISTURE IS ADVECTED NORTHWARD WITH THE APPROACH OF THE SHORT WAVE TROF. DEVELOPING SFC RIDGE WILL KEEP GULF MOISTURE AT BAY THURSDAY THRU SATURDAY. LOCAL STUDY INDICATED THAT GFS(X) MOS CONTINUED A COLD BIAS...SO FCST TEMPS WILL FOLLOW THE WARMER NAM TONIGHT AND MONDAY. EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: ATASCOSA... BANDERA... BEXAR... DIMMIT... EDWARDS... FRIO... KERR... KINNEY... MAVERICK... MEDINA... REAL... UVALDE... VAL VERDE... AND ZAVALA. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BASTROP... BLANCO... BURNET... CALDWELL... COMAL... DE WITT... FAYETTE... GILLESPIE... GONZALES... GUADALUPE... HAYS... KARNES... KENDALL... LAVACA... LEE... LLANO... TRAVIS... WILLIAMSON... AND WILSON. && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: ATASCOSA... BANDERA... BEXAR... DIMMIT... EDWARDS... FRIO... KERR... KINNEY... MAVERICK... MEDINA... REAL... UVALDE... VAL VERDE... AND ZAVALA. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BASTROP... BLANCO... BURNET... CALDWELL... COMAL... DE WITT... FAYETTE... GILLESPIE... GONZALES... GUADALUPE... HAYS... KARNES... KENDALL... LAVACA... LEE... LLANO... TRAVIS... WILLIAMSON... AND WILSON. && 11/03/DC/JB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1216 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-201200- LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 1216 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. THERE CONTINUES TO BE A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...ALONG WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. RED FLAG CONDITIONS COULD LINGER INTO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE ACTIVATED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
640 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM HAIL 10 S LOMA ALTA 29.77N 100.77W
03/19/2006 M1.75 INCH VAL VERDE TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL HWY 277.
&&
DCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
842 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0812 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 W LEAKEY 29.72N 99.83W
03/19/2006 REAL TX STORM CHASER
FM 337 TREE LIMBS 10 TO 15 FEET LONG AND 6 TO 8 INCHES IN
DIAMETER DOWN. LOTS OF DEBRIS.
&&
DCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
922 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0908 PM HAIL 7 S KERRVILLE 29.94N 99.14W
03/19/2006 M1.75 INCH KERR TX TRAINED SPOTTER
0909 PM HAIL CENTER POINT 29.93N 99.03W
03/19/2006 M2.75 INCH KERR TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOLF BALL TO BASEBALLSIZE HAIL.
0915 PM HAIL COMFORT 29.97N 98.90W
03/19/2006 M2.75 INCH KENDALL TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
DCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1010 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM HAIL 1 N CAMP VERDE 29.90N 99.10W
03/19/2006 M1.25 INCH KERR TX TRAINED SPOTTER
INTERSECTION OF HWY 173 AND LIN CREEK RANCH ROAD.
0935 PM HAIL SISTERDALE 29.97N 98.73W
03/19/2006 M0.75 INCH KENDALL TX CO-OP OBSERVER
0952 PM HAIL KERR WILDLIFE MGMT AREA 30.09N 99.50W
03/19/2006 M1.00 INCH KERR TX PARK/FOREST SRVC
0953 PM HAIL KENDALIA 29.97N 98.52W
03/19/2006 M1.00 INCH KENDALL TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
DCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1042 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1010 PM HAIL UVALDE 29.22N 99.78W
03/19/2006 M1.75 INCH UVALDE TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
SOUTHEAST SIDE OF UVALDE.
1010 PM TORNADO UVALDE 29.22N 99.78W
03/19/2006 UVALDE TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
CONFIRMED TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. POWER LINES DOWN. TRAILERS
TURNED OVER. SOUTHEAST SIDE OF UVALDE.
&&
DCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...COR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1111 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM HAIL 1 N CAMP VERDE 29.90N 99.10W
03/19/2006 M1.25 INCH KERR TX TRAINED SPOTTER
INTERSECTION OF HWY 173 AND LIN CREEK RANCH ROAD.
0935 PM HAIL SISTERDALE 29.97N 98.73W
03/19/2006 M0.75 INCH KENDALL TX CO-OP OBSERVER
0952 PM HAIL WILDLIFE ORPHANAGE 29.97N 98.52W
03/19/2006 M1.00 INCH KENDALL TX TRAINED SSPOTTER
0953 PM HAIL KENDALIA 29.97N 98.52W
03/19/2006 M1.00 INCH KENDALL TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
DCThe Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:29 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe thunderstorm winds knocked over trees and blew down power lines down east of Hondo.
As the severe thunderstorms continued eastward across central Medina County, they produced additional severe winds that struck the town of Castroville and continued just east of Castroville. Damage was reported near the Castroville Airport as trees and power lines were blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, March 2006
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5489794, 5489795.