A cold front moved through South Central Texas causing strong wind gusts and isolated severe thunderstorms.
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The episode as NWS EWX wrote it up.
A cold front moved through South Central Texas causing strong wind gusts and isolated severe thunderstorms.
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 9, 3:33 PM CST, 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 433 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 .DISCUSSION... AFTER SUNNY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON SLIGHTLY COOLER CONDITIONS WILL COME LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... AS A COOL FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. WILL SHOW ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE EAST PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING THIS EVENING. INDICATED PATCHY FOG FORMING OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE WEEK COOL FRONT. EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY AND PLEASANT CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY. FORECASTS STILL SHOW INCREASING CLOUDS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE OF RAIN THIS WEEKEND. A STRONG 500 HPA TROF WILL APPROACH SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FROM THE WEST LATE SATURDAY...BRINGING AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY NIGHT. CONTINUED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR SUNDAY MORNING. FORECAST SOLUTIONS STILL SHOW RAIN CHANCES SLOWLY DECREASING FROM THE WEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING ON SUNDAY...AS THE STRONG 500 HPA LOW MOVES EAST AND NORTHEAST OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL COME SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. INCREASING SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE NEXT WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 53 78 55 73 65 / 10 - - 30 50 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 49 79 54 76 64 / 10 - - 30 40 NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT 53 80 54 75 65 / 10 - - 30 40 BURNET MUNI AIRPORT 49 75 53 71 62 / 10 - - 30 60 DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 54 86 57 77 65 / 10 - - 20 50 GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT 50 76 53 73 64 / 10 - - 30 50 HONDO MUNI AIRPORT 51 83 57 73 64 / 10 - - 30 40 SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT 52 80 54 74 65 / 10 - - 30 40 LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL 58 78 57 76 65 / 20 10 - 30 40 SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 54 82 57 75 66 / 10 - - 30 40 STINSON MUNI AIRPORT 54 83 58 75 66 / 10 - - 30 40 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BANDERA...BLANCO...BURNET...EDWARDS...GILLESPIE... KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LLANO...MEDINA...REAL...UVALDE...VAL VERDE. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BANDERA...BLANCO...BURNET...EDWARDS...GILLESPIE... KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LLANO...MEDINA...REAL...UVALDE...VAL VERDE. && 08/18
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 408 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-102115- 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- 408 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...FORMING ALONG AND EAST OF A DRY-LINE...COULD APPROACH SEVERE LEVELS THROUGH 9 PM. THIS THUNDERSTORM THREAT SHOULD REMAIN MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF A BURNET TO NEW BRAUNFELS TO CUERO LINE. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM ACROSS MUCH OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU FOR GUSTY AND DRY WEST WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH TEXAS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...PRODUCING A THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER FOR A GOOD PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1226 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-092100- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG... BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS... BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS... SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY... PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES... CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS 1226 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...UNSEASONABLY WARM THIS AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY A CHANCE OF RAIN THIS WEEKEND... SUNNY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...AS BREEZY AND DRY WEST WINDS SPREAD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FROM THE WEST. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM NEAR DEL RIO TO THE EDWARDS PLATEAU AND EASTWARD ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY...WHERE A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TODAY. THE WARM AFTERNOON HIGHS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON. A COOL FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES TOWARD THE MORNING. HIGHS ON FRIDAY WILL BE AROUND 15 TO 20 DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY. FOR THIS WEEKEND...AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN FOR THE AREA...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THESE WEATHER PATTERNS FIT A SIMILAR TREND TO WEATHER SYSTEMS IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH. WITH THE WEATHER SYSTEM THIS WEEKEND...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK...FOLLOWED BY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE NEXT WEEK.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 303 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 TXZ173-192-092100- TRAVIS-WILLIAMSON- 303 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES... AT 258 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING 6 MILES NORTH OF LAGO VISTA...OR 8 MILES WEST OF CEDAR PARK...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO DEVELOP IN THE NEXT OUR ALONG A DRYLINE THAT EXTENDS NORTH INTO NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN WILLIAMSON AND TRAVIS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE AUSTIN METRO AREA...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 413 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-100500- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG... BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS... BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS... SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY... PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES... CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS 413 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...SEVERE WEATHER AND MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL REMAINS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FOR EASTER WEEKEND... AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN FOR THE AREA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL SUPPORT A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THE GREATEST THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL FOR LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. RAIN AND SEVERE POTENTIAL IS HIGHER ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 90. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK...FOLLOWED BY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE NEXT WEEK.
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:15 UTC.
1 high wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A radio tower was knocked down by strong winds on the west side of Ingram.
The Lee County Sheriff reported hail up to quarter size near the town of Northrup.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, April 2009
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: 167127, 167130.