Troy Kimmel Weather

Forecasting Austin and South Central Texas Weather Since 1984

TK’s Special Briefing…. (822pm CT-Sat/18Apr2015)

Austin / Travis County and South Central Texas Weather Update #20
Prepared by UT University/Incident Meteorologist Troy Kimmel
821pm CT – Saturday / 18 April 2015

…. Authority / NWS Austin-San Antonio ….

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BLANCO COUNTY AND
NW HAYS COUNTY UNTIL 845PM…

Radar and warning polygon at 819pm:
alert map

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN HAYS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  BLANCO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT

* AT 817 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JOHNSON
  CITY...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROUND MOUNTAIN...MOVING EAST AT 45
  MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ROUND MOUNTAIN...JOHNSON CITY...SANDY...CYPRESS MILL...ROCKY
  CREEK...PAYTON...HENLY AND PEDERNALES FALLS STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuing to monitor.. tk

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