A cold front moved across South Central Texas and caused isolated thunderstorms one of which produced severe hail.
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A cold front moved across South Central Texas and caused isolated thunderstorms one of which produced severe hail.
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 10, 11:46 AM CST, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1146 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 .DISCUSSION... SEE AVIATION FOR 18Z TAF DISCUSSION. && .AVIATION... SHIFTY WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY MIX EAST INTO THE I-35 CORRIDOR TERMINALS AS A DRYLINE ADVANCES EAST. THE BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND STALL JUST EAST OF AUS AND KEEP THE POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION EAST OF THE AUS VCNTY. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS COULD DEVELOP NEAR AUS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THE BOUNDARY SHIFTS EAST. WESTERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO FEED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...PREVENTING THE RETURN OF LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND CLOUDS. THUS VFR CONDITIONS ARE PREDICTED FOR ALL AREAS BEYOND 19Z. THE WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 20-25 KTS BY MIDDAY. && PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 334 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010/ AN INTENSE UPPER LOW MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS NORTHWEST TEXAS..OKLAHOMA TODAY WILL CAUSE A SURGE OF LOW LEVEL GULF MOISTURE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. AREAS OF LIGHT DRIZZLE AND FOG WILL DEVELOP FROM THE HILL COUNTRY EAST..AND BY LATE MORNING..THIS ADDED DOSE OF MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY COUPLED WITH JET DYNAMICS MAY PRODUCE A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A PACIFIC FRONT MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CWA. AS THE LOW ZIPS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA INTO EASTERN KANSAS THIS EVENING..WEST AND NORTHWEST FLOW WILL SPREAD DRIER AIR OVER THE CWA BEHIND THE FRONT. MOSTLY CLEAR AND COOLER TONIGHT WITH THE DRY PACIFIC AIRMASS. WESTERLY WINDS WILL MIX OUT THURSDAY MAKING FOR A MILD TO WARM AFTERNOON WITH A COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO WESTERN SECTIONS LATE IN THE DAY AS THE UPPER LEVELS BECOME MORE MERIDIONAL. MOSTLY CLEAR AND COOL AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT..THEN UNDER STABLE NORTHWEST FLOW..MOSTLY CLEAR AND MILD TO WARM ON FRIDAY. COOL AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AS A WEAK RIDGE SETTLES IN. WARMER STILL SATURDAY WITH AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM DROPPING DOWN OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. THE SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY SUNDAY WHILE DIPPING INTO NEW MEXICO. SOUTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TAPPING GULF MOISTURE SUNDAY AS READINGS SOAR INTO THE UPPER 70S AND 80S. THE 00Z GFS DIPS THE INTENSE UPPER LOW INTO THE REGION MONDAY WHILE THE 00Z ECMWF MODEL RUN HANGS THE LOW BACK OVER SOUTHWEST TEXAS..NORTHERN MEXICO. WITH MODEL UNCERTAINTIES..WILL FORECAST A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND WAIT FOR BETTER DEFINITION OF THE EVENT IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MODEL RUNS. FIRE WEATHER... MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMDITIES WILL RANGE FROM NEAR 20 PERCENT TO THE SINGLE DIGIT PERCENTILES FROM THE CENTRAL HILL COUNTRY AND MID RIO GRANDE PLAINS WESTWARD. WESTERLY 20 -FT WINDS OF 20-25 MPH WILL MIX DOWN BEHIND THE PACIFIC FRONT DURING THE AFTERNOON MAINLY OVER VAL VERDE..EDWARDS AND KINNEY COUNTIES. A RED FLAG WARNING WILL THEREBY BE ISSUED TODAY FROM LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOWEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS A LARGER AREA. NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN HIGHLIGHTED FOR NORTHWEST SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL AND A RED FLAG WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 75 46 76 47 72 / 30 - 10 10 0 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 73 39 75 43 72 / 30 - 10 10 0 NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT 76 45 78 45 73 / 30 - - 10 0 BURNET MUNI AIRPORT 73 42 72 43 68 / 30 - 10 10 0 DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 78 44 75 45 76 / - - 0 10 0 GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT 74 43 73 45 70 / 30 - 10 10 0 HONDO MUNI AIRPORT 77 38 77 42 76 / 20 - - 10 0 SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT 74 43 76 45 74 / 30 - - 10 0 LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL 74 48 74 48 70 / 30 10 - 10 0 SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 77 44 77 47 75 / 20 - - 10 0 STINSON MUNI AIRPORT 77 44 78 46 75 / 20 - - 10 0 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: EDWARDS...KINNEY...VAL VERDE. && 11/18
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 654 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-111300- 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- 654 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU TODAY... INCLUDING VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...AND KINNEY COUNTIES. CRITICAL OR NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...GENERALLY DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL MAKE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE SPREAD OF FIRE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY AS A FRONTAL PASSAGE CROSSES OUR CWA...BUT NO SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... CRITICAL OR NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... GENERALLY DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL MAKE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE SPREAD OF FIRE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 109 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010 TXZ173-192-102000- TRAVIS-WILLIAMSON- 109 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN TRAVIS AND SOUTHERN WILLIAMSON COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM CST... AT 107 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ROLLINGWOOD...OR NEAR AUSTIN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... AUSTIN... WINDEMERE... PFLUGERVILLE... BERGSTROM... MANOR... PILOT KNOB... DEL VALLE... WELLS BRANCH...
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 125 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010 TXZ173-191>194-102015- BASTROP-HAYS-LEE-TRAVIS-WILLIAMSON- 125 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN HAYS...NORTHWESTERN BASTROP...EXTREME WESTERN LEE...EASTERN TRAVIS AND SOUTHEASTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM CST... AT 121 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PFLUGERVILLE TO BUDA...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... ELGIN... MANOR... BERGSTROM... COUPLAND... WYLDWOOD... RICES CROSSING... DEL VALLE... PILOT KNOB... CREEDMOOR... MAHA...
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
126 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM HAIL 7 SE BEE CAVE 30.24N 97.87W
03/10/2010 E0.75 INCH TRAVIS TX TRAINED SPOTTER
0107 PM HAIL 3 W SUNSET VALLEY 30.23N 97.87W
03/10/2010 E0.50 INCH TRAVIS TX TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF 290 AND 71
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EVENT NUMBER EWX1000087 EWX1000086
CJMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
136 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0123 PM HAIL 4 E AUSTIN 30.28N 97.67W
03/10/2010 E0.50 INCH TRAVIS TX TRAINED SPOTTER
0.25 TO 0.5 HAIL AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 183 AND MLK
BLVD
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EVENT NUMBER EWX1000088
CJMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 202 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010 TXZ192>194-208-102045- BASTROP-CALDWELL-LEE-TRAVIS- 202 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME NORTHERN CALDWELL... NORTHERN BASTROP...EXTREME WESTERN LEE AND SOUTHEASTERN TRAVIS COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CST... AT 159 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF CEDAR CREEK...OR 16 MILES WEST OF BASTROP...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... BASTROP... CEDAR CREEK... WYLDWOOD... CAMP SWIFT... CIRCLE D-KC ESTATES... PHELAN... CEDAR HILLS... HILLS PRAIRIE... UPTON... BUTLER...
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:11 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail at the intersection of Old Highway 71 and Highway 71 northwest of Bastrop.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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