The remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly deposited deep low level moisture which allowed pulse thunderstorms to form with daytime heating. One of these storms produced severe wind gusts.
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The episode as NWS EWX wrote it up.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly deposited deep low level moisture which allowed pulse thunderstorms to form with daytime heating. One of these storms produced severe wind gusts.
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 Sep 5, 2:16 PM CST, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 316 PM CDT FRI SEP 5 2014 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)...NW-SE MID LEVEL CYCLONIC SHEAR AXIS NOTED JUST WEST OF RIO GRANDE. COVERAGE OF CONVECTION HAS DIMINISHED NEAR IT THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE MORE UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT ACROSS THE EASTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU... HILL COUNTRY AND COASTAL PLAINS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL DISSIPATE AROUND SUNSET. OVERNIGHT...RE-DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN CWA...CLOSER TO THE MID LEVEL VORTICITY AXIS AND NOCTURNAL LOW LEVEL JET. ON SATURDAY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE PRIMARILY FOCUSED IN THE SOUTHEAST CWA ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS WITH THE SEA- BREEZE. A FEW STRAY SHOWERS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE CWA. IN ADDITION STORMS WILL BE LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF THE CWA...CLOSER TO A COLD FRONT MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS NORTH- CENTRAL TEXAS BACK WEST INTO THE PERMIAN BASIN. OTHERWISE WARM TEMPS ON SATURDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN CWA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH ISOLATED TO POSSIBLE SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG IT. && .LONG TERM (SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...THE WEAK COLD FRONT WILL INTERACT WITH MOISTURE POOLED AHEAD OF IT TO ALLOW FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS FARTHER SOUTH INTO THE CWA DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. EVENTUALLY THE BOUNDARY WASHES OUT AND THE MID AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGE FLATTENS AND CENTERS OVER THE CWA MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS AND WARMING TEMPERATURES. THE GFS CONTINUES TO INDICATE ANOTHER COLD FRONT AND OPPORTUNITY FOR RAINFALL LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...WHILE THE 12Z ECMWF IS NOW SLOWER WITH THE OPPORTUNITY COMING FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. FOR NOW HAVE GONE WITH LOW POPS ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS THURSDAY AND THE ENTIRE CWA FRIDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 75 97 75 97 74 / 10 20 20 30 10 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 72 96 72 97 71 / 10 20 20 30 10 NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT 73 97 73 98 72 / 10 10 20 30 10 BURNET MUNI AIRPORT 73 94 73 93 73 / 10 20 30 30 10 DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 76 93 75 95 75 / 40 20 30 20 10 GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT 74 95 75 95 73 / 10 30 30 30 10 HONDO MUNI AIRPORT 72 95 72 95 71 / 10 10 20 20 10 SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT 74 96 73 96 73 / 10 10 20 30 10 LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL 75 96 75 97 74 / 10 30 10 30 10 SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 77 97 76 97 76 / 10 10 20 30 10 STINSON MUNI AIRPORT 76 97 75 98 75 / 10 10 20 30 10 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && MESOSCALE/AVIATION...17 SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...76 PUBLIC SERVICE/DATA COLLECTION...32
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 400 AM CDT FRI SEP 5 2014 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-061100- 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- 400 AM CDT FRI SEP 5 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL....AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. TOMASELLI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 327 PM CDT FRI SEP 5 2014 TXZ205-207-221>223-052115- BEXAR-GONZALES-GUADALUPE-KARNES-WILSON- 327 PM CDT FRI SEP 5 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN KARNES...EXTREME EASTERN BEXAR...NORTHEASTERN WILSON...SOUTHERN GUADALUPE AND SOUTHWESTERN GONZALES COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT... AT 322 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GILLETT...OR 11 MILES EAST OF KOSCIUSKO...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... STOCKDALE... NIXON... PANDORA... LA VERNIA... NEW BERLIN... LEESVILLE... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THE HEAVY RAIN MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 2944 9823 2962 9779 2914 9762 2906 9784 TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 154DEG 9KT 2917 9778
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
350 PM CDT FRI SEP 5 2014
TXZ220-052130-
ATASCOSA-
350 PM CDT FRI SEP 5 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN ATASCOSA COUNTY UNTIL 430
PM CDT...
AT 345 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CAMPBELLTON...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
CAMPBELLTON...
PLEASANTON...
MCCOY...
COUGHRAN...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
THE HEAVY RAIN MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES...LOW WATER
CROSSINGS AND UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ACROSS FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 2899 9858 2906 9835 2874 9815 2867 9824
2865 9832
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 153DEG 16KT 2874 9824SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 544 PM CDT FRI SEP 5 2014 TXZ208-223-052330- CALDWELL-GONZALES- 544 PM CDT FRI SEP 5 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CALDWELL AND NORTHERN GONZALES COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT... AT 539 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES WEST OF WAELDER...OR 11 MILES EAST OF LULING...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... MCNEIL... TILMON... BROWNSBORO... MCMAHAN... JOLIET... TAYLORSVILLE... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. THE HEAVY RAIN MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 2981 9777 2994 9751 2972 9734 2961 9750 TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 144DEG 11KT 2974 9748
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:49 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 50 mph that blew down some large oak trees.
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