TK’s Special Briefing…. (1022pm CT-Sat/18Apr2015)

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Severe weather risk has ended for the Austin area….

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 72
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1019 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

TXC021-031-053-055-091-171-187-209-259-287-299-453-491-190430-
/O.CAN.KEWX.SV.A.0072.000000T0000Z-150419T0600Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 72 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN TEXAS THIS CANCELS 13 COUNTIES

IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS

BASTROP               BLANCO                BURNET
CALDWELL              COMAL                 GILLESPIE
GUADALUPE             HAYS                  KENDALL
LEE                   LLANO                 TRAVIS
WILLIAMSON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…AUSTIN…BASTROP…BLANCO…
BOERNE…BURNET…FREDERICKSBURG…GEORGETOWN…GIDDINGS…
LLANO…LOCKHART…NEW BRAUNFELS…SAN MARCOS AND SEGUIN.

TK’s Special URGENT Briefing…. (845pm CT-Sat/18Apr2015)

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Austin / Travis County and South Central Texas Weather Update #21
Prepared by UT University/Incident Meteorologist Troy Kimmel
845pm CT – Saturday / 18 April 2015

…. Authority / NWS Austin-San Antonio ….

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN HAYS AND
SOUTHWESTERN TRAVIS COUNTY UNTIL 915PM…

….  LAKE TRAVIS AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL AUSTIN IN THREAT
AREA … LARGE HAIL TO NEAR GOLF BALL SIZE RISK …

RADAR/WARNING POLYGON AT 845PM…
alert map

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
844 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN HAYS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  SOUTH CENTRAL BURNET COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN TRAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  NORTHEASTERN BLANCO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 840 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PEDERNALES
  FALLS STATE PARK...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF DRIPPING SPRINGS...
  MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. 

  HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. AT 825 PM QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS 
REPORTED 2 MILES ESE OF SANDY. 

  IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT 
           WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  AUSTIN...MARBLE FALLS...DRIPPING SPRINGS...TANGLEWOOD FOREST...
  LAKEWAY...BUDA...LAGO VISTA...BEE CAVE...HORSESHOE BAY...WEST LAKE
  HILLS...THE HILLS...MEADOWLAKES...ROLLINGWOOD...BEAR CREEK...
  SPICEWOOD...PEDERNALES FALLS STATE PARK...AND BARTON CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.