Williamson County received enough rain during the month to improve from Severe (D2) Drought to Moderate (D1) Drought.
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Williamson County received enough rain during the month to improve from Severe (D2) Drought to Moderate (D1) Drought.
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 Feb 29, 10:52 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 1052 PM CST Thu Feb 29 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Friday night) Issued at 129 PM CST Thu Feb 29 2024 Overcast and cool conditions will prevail across the eastern 2/3rds of the CWA this afternoon while locations out west closer to the Rio Grande should see the skies clear out. Temperatures for locations underneath the clouds only top out in the upper 40s to low 50s today while locations with sunshine could climb into the low to mid 60s this afternoon. In addition, with a shortwave advancing through the Texas panhandle and strengthening isentropic lift with developing coastal troughing and southerly 850 mb flow, isolated to scattered light rain activity is expected to evolve from this afternoon into this evening across the eastern half of the CWA. Any light rain activity dwindles and pivots eastward toward and after the midnight hour. Clouds maintain into early Friday morning for many but expect skies to quickly clear across the region by midday. Morning lows into Friday will fall into the 30s for areas of the Hill Country and Southern Edwards Plateau where skies clear out the earliest. Low to mid 40s will otherwise be common where clouds remain into the mid morning hours. Friday afternoon trends much warmer across the region with highs in the 70s from the help of plenty of sunshine, light southerly winds and a primarily zonal flow aloft. Friday night trends milder as well with the lows ranging from the mid 40s into the mid 50s. A stratus deck with some patchy fog will develop near and east of the I-35 corridor from the late overnight into Saturday morning as well. && .LONG TERM... (Saturday through Thursday) Issued at 129 PM CST Thu Feb 29 2024 A weak mid-level shortwave ridge will cross the region on Saturday. After some AM fog clears southeastern portions of the region, clear skies and S/SW flow will aid in very warm temperatures rising into the 80s for most locations, though some upper 70s are expected east near US-77. Onshore flow will increase through the evening and dew points will be in the upper 50s and lower 60s by Sunday morning. more cloud cover is likely on Sunday, but the warmth will continue with PM temps in the upper 70s to mid 80s. A big W CONUS trough early next week will send a lead shortwave our way Monday into Monday night. Chances for showers and storms will increase through the afternoon and evening, especially for northern and eastern portions of the area. A sfc trough/dryline may set up nearby and help serve as a focus for CI, but we no longer anticipate any cold fropa Monday night. Global models indicate the potential for 1000-1500 J/kg CAPE and 30-40 kts bulk shear, which may allow for a marginal severe risk. Will need to monitor over the weekend. High forecast uncertainty follows. The 12Z GFS still brings a cold front through, only on Tuesday evening/night which would bring cooler conditions by Wednesday. However, this solution is not found in the ECMWF. Additional shortwave activity and associated shower/storm activity may be possible later in the week as well. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1044 PM CST Thu Feb 29 2024 MVFR cigs are forecast to prevail across KAUS, KSAT and KSSF through the overnight period. However, there is a time frame from about 13z to 15z where IFR conditions are possible especially for KSAT and KSSF. Light and variable winds are forecast through the overnight into Friday morning. VFR conditions return to the I-35 sites at or shortly after 18z Friday. VFR conditions are in store for KDRT through the forecast period. Southerly winds come back to the area Friday afternoon with speeds around 5 to 8 knots. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Austin Camp Mabry 43 74 53 81 / 20 0 0 0 Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 42 72 49 81 / 30 0 0 0 New Braunfels Muni Airport 41 74 50 81 / 20 0 0 0 Burnet Muni Airport 38 74 50 82 / 10 0 0 0 Del Rio Intl Airport 41 80 51 87 / 0 0 0 0 Georgetown Muni Airport 41 73 50 81 / 30 0 0 0 Hondo Muni Airport 39 77 47 83 / 0 0 0 0 San Marcos Muni Airport 40 73 49 81 / 20 0 0 0 La Grange - Fayette Regional 45 71 52 78 / 30 0 0 0 San Antonio Intl Airport 43 74 51 81 / 10 0 0 0 Stinson Muni Airport 43 75 50 82 / 10 0 0 0 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && Short-Term...17 Long-Term...05 Aviation...17
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 407 AM CST Thu Feb 29 2024 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-011015- 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- 407 AM CST Thu Feb 29 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for South-Central Texas.. .DAY ONE...Today And Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Williamson County received enough rain during the month to improve from Severe (D2) Drought to Moderate (D1) Drought.
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