Convection developed over the mountains in northern Mexico and moved across the plains into Texas. This airmass was very hot and dry and one of these storms produced damaging wind gusts.
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The episode as NWS EWX wrote it up.
Convection developed over the mountains in northern Mexico and moved across the plains into Texas. This airmass was very hot and dry and one of these storms produced damaging 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 Jun 21, 8:21 PM CST, 3 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 921 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2019 .UPDATE... A complex of showers and storms continues to push east near the Rio Grande and is beginning to impact our western Counties. This complex should maintain itself for awhile and have increased PoPs in this region. The environment will support some severe weather as well with damaging winds and severe hail. Updated products have been sent. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 702 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2019/ UPDATE... See below for the 00z aviation discussion... AVIATION... Currently VFR at all terminals, with breezy southeasterly winds continuing at AUS/SAT/SSF. Storms west of DRT may drift eastward toward DRT later this evening, so have maintained VCTS at DRT from 2z this evening through 6z early Saturday morning. Otherwise, generally a repeat of the previous two nights is in store. MVFR CIGs are expected to develop at AUS/SAT/SSF around midnight tonight, with DRT joining the MVFR party by around 11z Saturday morning. CIGs should improve to VFR around noon on Saturday. Southeasterly winds will remain elevated overnight, with gusts up to 25 knots returning by late Saturday morning and continuing through the afternoon hours. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 248 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2019/ SHORT TERM (Tonight through Saturday Night)... On this Summer Solstice day, it's no surprise that it is hot and humid in South Central Texas. Underneath high pressure ridging, dry conditions expected for the rest of the afternoon and into tonight, with only slight chances along the Rio Grande Plains as some convection building over the high terrain in Mexico may cross over into that area. Moisture increases in the mid levels as the ridging moves east, leaving Saturday just slightly cooler than today which may be enough to stay out of heat advisory level. Only slight chances for showers and storms for Saturday. LONG TERM (Sunday through Friday)... Sunday the rain chances go up starting with any remnant outflow boundaries from previous convection in North Texas. As the pattern continues to become more unstable in the southwest flow aloft, Sunday night through Tuesday carry higher rain chances. Higher chances and heavier downpours will be east of I-35, though most of the area will have at least a slight chance. By Wednesday, ridging moves back in from the west and dry conditions are expected through Friday. Temperatures, of course, remain warm with highs ranging from the low 90s in the Hill country and mid to upper 90s elsewhere. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Austin Camp Mabry 78 95 78 94 75 / 10 20 10 30 40 Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 78 94 78 94 75 / 10 20 10 30 40 New Braunfels Muni Airport 77 94 77 94 75 / 10 20 20 30 30 Burnet Muni Airport 78 93 76 93 73 / 10 20 10 30 40 Del Rio Intl Airport 76 97 77 98 75 / 70 20 10 10 30 Georgetown Muni Airport 77 94 77 94 74 / 10 20 10 30 40 Hondo Muni Airport 77 97 77 98 75 / 20 20 20 20 30 San Marcos Muni Airport 77 95 77 95 75 / 10 20 20 30 30 La Grange - Fayette Regional 79 94 80 94 76 / 10 20 10 30 30 San Antonio Intl Airport 78 95 78 96 76 / 10 20 20 20 30 Stinson Muni Airport 78 95 79 96 76 / 20 20 20 20 30 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && Aviation...BMW Short-Term/Long-Term...Hampshire
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 703 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2019 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-230015- 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- 703 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for South-Central Texas.. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Isolated thunderstorms along the Rio Grande may be capable of gusty winds this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible across South Central Texas Saturday through Tuesday. Stronger storms may be capable of gusty winds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
853 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2019
TXZ183-220300-
Val Verde TX-
853 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN VAL VERDE COUNTY
UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...
At 853 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Amistad Recreation Area - Black Brush Point, or 7 miles northwest of
Del Rio, moving north at 20 mph.
Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Del Rio, Lake View, Amistad Village, Amistad Recreation Area -
Governors Landing, Amistad Recreation Area - Diablo East, Amistad
Recreation Area - Black Brush Point, Amistad Acres, Amistad
Recreation Area - Long Point, Val Verde Park, Cienegas Terrace, Box
Canyon, Laughlin AFB, Devils Shores, Pafford Crossing, Amistad
Recreation Area - Rock Quarry Campground, Devils River SNA - Big
Satan, Amistad Recreation Area - San Pedro Canyon, Amistad Recreation
Area - Rough Canyon, Amistad Recreation Area - Spur 406 Campground
and Salem Point.
LAT...LON 2982 10106 2971 10070 2969 10070 2926 10081
2928 10087 2931 10089 2933 10094 2935 10095
2936 10100 2944 10106 2946 10106 2948 10113
2947 10115 2950 10117
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 193DEG 18KT 2945 10098
BMWSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
905 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2019
TXZ183-202-217-220300-
Maverick TX-Kinney TX-Val Verde TX-
905 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN KINNEY...NORTHWESTERN
MAVERICK AND SOUTHEASTERN VAL VERDE COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...
At 904 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong outflow winds along
a line extending from near Del Rio to 18 miles south of Laughlin AFB
to 9 miles southwest of Quemado to 22 miles west of Eagle Pass.
Movement was northeast at 35 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this outflow.
Locations impacted include...
Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Brackettville, Spofford, Quemado, Chula Vista,
Darling, Laughlin AFB, Anacacho, Alamo Village, Rosita, Paloma,
Amanda, Val Verde Park, Standart, Radar Base, Normandy, Seco Mines,
Fabrica and Laughlin AFB Aux Field.
LAT...LON 2855 10041 2858 10040 2861 10045 2864 10045
2867 10050 2874 10051 2882 10055 2883 10058
2890 10060 2891 10064 2910 10067 2917 10078
2920 10077 2926 10081 2928 10087 2934 10094
2955 10045 2931 10031 2910 10025 2851 10037
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 241DEG 29KT 2928 10091 2909 10082 2886 10076
2862 10085
BMWThe Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:25 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm produced a wind gust measured at 56 kts. by the ASOS at Del Rio International Airport (KDRT).
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that caused major tree damage in Del Rio.
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that toppled a large tree in Del Rio.
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 61 knots by the ASOS at Laughlin AFB (KDLF).
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 834961, 834962, 834964, 834963.