Total precipitation for the month was 25%-50% of normal. However, there was enough during the last week of the month to get Bastrop and Fayette Counties out of Severe (D2) Drought category and into Moderate (D1) Drought.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS EWX wrote it up.
Total precipitation for the month was 25%-50% of normal. However, there was enough during the last week of the month to get Bastrop and Fayette Counties out of Severe (D2) Drought category and into 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 Mar 31, 11:24 PM CST, 36 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 1224 AM CDT Tue Apr 1 2025 ...New AVIATION... .UPDATE... Issued at 413 PM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025 An isolated storm has formed over Shavano Park and is drifting into the SAT airport. Most of the hi-res models show one ore two storms and then dissipation closer to sunset. && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Tuesday night) Issued at 146 PM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025 Key Messages: - Hot out west, cooler and comfortable east behind a backdoor cold front. - Moisture and humidity return Tuesday with southerly winds ramping back up. A beautiful day is shaping up for areas generally east of US-281 with temperatures in the 70s to lower 80s. For the most part, if you are west of this line, expect temperatures in the upper 80s to upper 90s. Elevated fire weather conditions will be possible along the Rio Grande this afternoon as RH values dip into the 15-25% range along with breezy northwesterly winds of 10-15 mph. A stray shower may pop up along the frontal boundary as it becomes more diffuse over the southern CWA later this afternoon, but chances look fairly low. On Tuesday, low clouds and perhaps some patchy drizzle will start our day, followed by late morning/early afternoon breaks in the clouds and a shot at a strong to severe storm in the late afternoon/early evening over the southern Edwards Plateau, western Hill Country, and Rio Grande Plains. Hi-res guidance is not too keen on storms forming, but the instability will be there, along with the moisture. It's the cap that will need breaking to get much of anything going. For now, we've maintained a dry forecast, but with a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5) for severe storms in the areas mentioned above for Tuesday, any storms that managed to get going in this environment have the potential to be severe. A dryline will be the primary feature on which storms may develop Tuesday, with damaging winds greater than 60 mph being the primary hazard in addition to the threat for large hail. The warm and muggy conditions we experienced this weekend will return Tuesday night as temperatures struggle to dip below the 70 degree mark. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday through Monday) Issued at 146 PM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025 Key Messages: - Low chances for isolated showers and storms north of I-10 Wednesday and Thursday. - Better chances for showers and storms north of Highway 90 Friday through Saturday. - Unseasonably warm temperatures continue this week, with a shift to cooler temperatures somewhat likely Sunday. A slow-moving longwave trough over the western US will aid in keeping a warm and moist Gulf airmass over our area through this week, though shortwaves riding along the longwave's periphery will periodically nudge the dry line eastward beyond its usual diurnal oscillations. Wednesday morning and afternoon looks to be another one of these instances, with models in decent agreement that some combination of dryline and Pacific front will progress to around the Highway 281 corridor by Wednesday afternoon before retreating west in the evening. An impressive 50 to 60 kt low level jet preceding this advance will help set up a narrow but strong instability axis just ahead of the dryline. For now, the broadness of the moisture gradient, weaker forcing, and a substantial cap look to limit convective coverage (with PoPs around 10 to 20 percent), but there is a conditional risk for an isolated strong to severe thunderstorm across our northern counties during the daytime if enough ascent can be generated ahead of the dryline. Underscoring this potential, the SPC has highlighted a level 1 of 5 (Marginal) risk of severe weather for most areas north of I-10 in our region Wednesday. Thursday looks similar to Wednesday with another dry line jaunt eastward during the day, just with weaker low-level flow and slightly lower temperatures. Thus, another conditional risk for a strong storm is in play Thursday with the favored areas again north of I-10, though rain chances overall remain low, around 20 percent. Temperatures Wednesday and Thursday look anomalously warm with highs in the 90s for most with highs above 100F likely in the Rio Grande Plains. A gradual shift occurs Friday as guidance shows the longwave trough beginning to dig a bit more southward. This will have the effect of introducing more widespread divergence aloft over our region, increasing rain chances Friday and Saturday mainly for areas north of Highway 90. The current setup favors a stationary front developing Friday and lingering over Central Texas before the trough begins to pivot. This front will serve as a likely focus for shower and storm activity, though broad isentropic lifting will support shower development throughout the Gulf airmass ahead of it. Showers remain possible so long as the front remains in our area. While it's still uncertain at this range where that front will set up, rain chances Friday and Saturday continue to be around 50 to 70 percent, with chances tapering off south of Highway 90. While the broader trough will still be over the western US heading into next week, models show a detaching shortwave siphoning off a good chunk of its vorticity Saturday into Sunday as the southern stream jet goes out of phase with the northern stream jet. This will allow low-level northerly flow to kick in, pushing the front out of our area and introducing a drier and cooler continental airmass perhaps by Sunday. Most of the long range ensemble members show below average temperatures to start next week as the slow moving upper air pattern keeps this air around. Lows in the 40s to low 50s and highs in the 60s to low 70s characterize the bulk of the ensemble members for Sunday and Monday. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1224 AM CDT Tue Apr 1 2025 Southerly flow is beginning to overrun an east to northeast flow at the surface bringing low end VFR/high end MVFR CIGs. This trend will continue overnight into early Tuesday morning with mostly MVFR CIGs developing over our area. CIGs will lift to VFR by midday as breezy southerly winds take hold with a some gusts up to 30 KTs possible. MVFR CIGs return Tuesday night. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Austin Camp Mabry 69 91 72 88 / 10 10 10 10 Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 69 90 70 89 / 10 10 10 10 New Braunfels Muni Airport 68 93 70 91 / 0 0 0 0 Burnet Muni Airport 68 89 70 86 / 20 10 10 10 Del Rio Intl Airport 69 99 68 95 / 10 0 10 0 Georgetown Muni Airport 68 89 70 88 / 10 20 10 20 Hondo Muni Airport 67 95 67 92 / 10 0 0 0 San Marcos Muni Airport 68 91 70 90 / 10 10 10 10 La Grange - Fayette Regional 70 87 72 89 / 0 10 10 10 San Antonio Intl Airport 69 92 71 90 / 10 0 0 0 Stinson Muni Airport 71 93 71 93 / 0 0 0 0 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && Short-Term...04 Long-Term...17 Aviation...04
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
846 PM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0552 PM Hail 2 S Sea World 29.43N 98.70W
03/31/2025 M1.75 Inch Bexar TX Public
&&
BFPreliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
848 PM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0533 PM Hail 5 W Government Canyon S 29.53N 98.84W
03/31/2025 E1.75 Inch Medina TX Public
Report from mPING Golf Ball (1.75 in.).
0545 PM Hail Sea World 29.46N 98.70W
03/31/2025 M1.00 Inch Bexar TX Trained Spotter
Broken window and weather station measured
75 mph.
0546 PM Hail 3 N Sea World 29.50N 98.70W
03/31/2025 E0.75 Inch Bexar TX Public
Corrects previous hail report from 3 N Sea
World. Report from mPING Dime (0.75 in.).
0549 PM Hail Leon Valley 29.50N 98.62W
03/31/2025 E1.50 Inch Bexar TX Public
0550 PM Hail Sea World 29.45N 98.70W
03/31/2025 E1.75 Inch Bexar TX Amateur Radio
Amateur radio passed a report of golf ball
size near Sea World. Time estimated from
radar.
0552 PM Hail 2 S Sea World 29.43N 98.70W
03/31/2025 M1.75 Inch Bexar TX Public
0552 PM Hail 2 SW Leon Valley 29.47N 98.64W
03/31/2025 E1.50 Inch Bexar TX Public
Report from mPING Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
0555 PM Hail 3 ESE Sea World 29.45N 98.66W
03/31/2025 E1.75 Inch Bexar TX Public
0558 PM Hail 3 ESE Sea World 29.44N 98.66W
03/31/2025 E1.75 Inch Bexar TX Public
0558 PM Hail Sea World 29.45N 98.70W
03/31/2025 E2.00 Inch Bexar TX Public
0600 PM Hail 2 SSW Sea World 29.44N 98.71W
03/31/2025 E1.75 Inch Bexar TX Public
0600 PM Hail 1 SE Sea World 29.45N 98.68W
03/31/2025 E1.00 Inch Bexar TX Trained Spotter
0602 PM Hail 2 SW Leon Valley 29.47N 98.64W
03/31/2025 E1.50 Inch Bexar TX Public
Report from mPING Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
0610 PM Hail 3 NW Lackland AFB 29.41N 98.65W
03/31/2025 E1.50 Inch Bexar TX Public
0613 PM Hail 2 W Sea World 29.46N 98.73W
03/31/2025 E1.25 Inch Bexar TX Public
Half dollar size hail near Brennan High
School.
0621 PM Hail 3 SW Government Canyon 29.51N 98.79W
03/31/2025 E1.00 Inch Bexar TX Public
Report from mPING Quarter (1.00 in.).
&&The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Total precipitation for the month was 25%-50% of normal. However, there was enough during the last week of the month to get Bastrop and Fayette Counties out of Severe (D2) Drought category and into Moderate (D1) Drought.
Total precipitation for the month was 25%-50% of normal. However, there was enough during the last week of the month to get Bastrop and Fayette Counties out of Severe (D2) Drought category and into Moderate (D1) Drought.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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