Troy Kimmel Weather

Forecasting Austin and South Central Texas Weather Since 1984

TK’s Special Briefing…. (340pm CT-Mon/27Apr2015)

Austin / Travis County and South Central Texas Weather Statement #1
Prepared by UT University/Incident Meteorologist Troy Kimmel
340pm CT – Monday / 27 April 2015

…. One More Time ….
…. SPC Mesoscale Discussion Issued – 60% Watch ….

The NWS/Storm Prediction Center has posted a Mesoscale Discussion..
it appears that areas from the Austin/Bryan-College Station areas northward
may have a strong thunderstorm risk through the evening as the upper level low
pressure storm moves west-to-east to the north of our associated with peak
daytime heating…

Let’s remain weather aware into the evening.. keep an eye on the sky…

Link:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md0483.html
MD 483 graphic
Text:

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0483
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0329 PM CDT MON APR 27 2015

AREAS AFFECTED…CNTRL TX

CONCERNING…SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH POSSIBLE

VALID 272029Z – 272200Z

PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE…60 PERCENT

SUMMARY…AN ISOLATED SEVERE THREAT MAY DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS CNTRL TX. LARGE HAIL…WIND DAMAGE AND A TORNADO WILL BE
POSSIBLE AS CELLS INITIATE AND INTENSIFY. WW ISSUANCE WILL BE
POSSIBLE NEEDED ACROSS THE REGION.

DISCUSSION…THE LATEST SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS A COLD FRONT FROM JUST
EAST OF WICHITA FALLS TX EXTENDING SWD TO JUST EAST OF BROWNWOOD. A
MOIST AXIS EXTENDS FROM NEAR VICTORIA NWD ALONG A CORRIDOR JUST TO
THE EAST OF THE COLD FRONT. MESOANALYSIS SUGGESTS THAT MODERATE
INSTABILITY IS NOW LOCATED ALONG THE MOIST AXIS WITH MLCAPE IN THE
1000 TO 2500 J/KG RANGE. IN ADDITION…A 60 TO 75 KT MID-LEVEL JET
IS LOCATED IN CNTRL TX WHICH IS CREATING STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR
WHICH SHOULD BE FAVORABLE FOR ROTATING STORMS. AS CELLS CONTINUE TO
INITIATE ALONG THE FRONT…THE INSTABILITY…DEEP-LAYER SHEAR AND
STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS WITH
LARGE HAIL. ALTHOUGH THIS MAY BE THE GREATEST THREAT…LOW-LEVEL
SHEAR SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR A TORNADO OR TWO. ISOLATED
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE SEVERE THREAT MAY
GRADUALLY EXPAND SWD INTO THE AUSTIN AND COLLEGE STATION AREAS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

..BROYLES/MEAD.. 04/27/2015

ATTN…WFO…HGX…FWD…EWX…

I’m monitoring… tk

TK’s Austin and South Central Texas Weather Forecast….

Updated 845am CT.. Monday / 27 April 2015

TODAY…. Partly cloudy with widely scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. A 20% chance of rain at any given location.. where it occurs, rainfall will average 1/4 inch or less. High 86. West northwesterly wind 5 to 10 mph.

TONIGHT…. Partly cloudy with widely scattered rain showers and thunderstorms as a cold front passes. A 20% chance of rain at any given location.. where it occurs, rainfall will average 1/4 inch or less. Low 58. Northerly wind increasing to 8 to 15 mph.

TUESDAY…. Partly to mostly cloudy.. breezy and much cooler. High 72. Northerly wind 10 to 20 mph.

TUESDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear and cooler. Low 50. North northeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.

WEDNESDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 76. Northeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph becoming more easterly by afternoon.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 54. Light and variable wind.

THURSDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 77. Light west southwesterly wind becoming northeasterly 5 to 10 mph.

THURSDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 56. Light northeasterly wind.

FRIDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 81. Light wind becoming southerly 5 to 12 mph.

FRIDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 60. South southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.

SATURDAY…. Partly cloudy. High 82. Southerly wind 5 to 12 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy. Low 63. South southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.

SUNDAY…. Morning low clouds.. otherwise partly cloudy. High 84. Southerly wind 5 to 12 mph.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK
Valid Monday / 04 May 2015 through Sunday / 10 May 2015…
Temperature… Slightly Above Average
Precipitation… Above Average

AUSTIN SUNSET/SUNRISE TIMES…..
Sunrise this morning (27 April)…………………………………………. 6:51 am
Sunset this evening (27 April)…………………………………………… 8:06 pm
Sunrise Tuesday (28 April)………………………………………………. 6:50 am
Sunset Tuesday (28 April)……………………………………………….. 8:07 pm