Welcome, KWTX News10 web surfers! This section of my Internet homepage is accessible by direct link from KWTX.com and the Weather menu located there! I've made a few changes here, including moving the latest image from the nexrad radar (located near Granger Lake in Williamson County) up close to the top of the page. Of course, the very latest images from our own Doppler10 Live are available on the KWTX website (www.kwtx.com) and we now have both single images and looping images there!

Angry storm clouds at sunset, April 6, 2006

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Cumulonimbus mammatus clouds at Sunset, April 6, 2006

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NWS NEXRAD RADAR FOR CENTRAL TEXAS

Latest image from the NWS/DOD Central Texas nexrad. The radar has been out of service a lot recently for maintenance. If no image appears, it's probably "down" again!
[The time stamps on the image are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). To convert to CST, subtract 6 hours. For example, 1800UTC is 1200CST (i.e. 12 noon).]
[Image provided by and used with permission of Paul Sirvatka, Next Generation Weather Lab, College of DuPage]

Latest composite nexrad image for the central and southern plains
(Loop the composite image)
[Image provided by and used with permission of Paul Sirvatka, Next Generation Weather Lab, College of DuPage]

When I am unable to get updates posted, please refer to issuances from the Storm Prediction Center (links below) and to the Hazardous Weather Outlookproduct issued by Fort Worth and other NWS offices.

Current Severe Storm Warnings and Forecasts

Current Warnings and Advisories for Texas

Storm Prediction Center Discussion for Localized Threats (MCD)

Storm Prediction Center Outlooks (Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and Experimental Days 4-8)

Storm Prediction Center Severe Storm and Tornado Watches

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Tornado Outbreaks Spawned by Tropical Cyclones at Landfall

The subject of tornadoes produced by landfalling tropical cyclones (tropical storms and hurricanes) has been a fascination (and a research interest) of mine for years. After working through several iterations of the research, the final manuscript was submitted an the A.M.S. journal. The A.M.S. journals, like most scientific publications, subject proposed articles to a formal peer review process. My manuscript has now been published in the April issue of Weather and Forecasting. Here is a link to the article. [Note: viewing requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.]

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Computer Forecasts of Severe Storm Parameters

Have you ever wondered how computer models of the atmosphere can be used to forecast severe storms, check out this section in which I briefly explain some of the computer products and parameters used in forecasting severe storms.

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Severe Storms in Central Texas

Click here to access a section describing the forecasts and nowcasts of significant severe storm events in Central Texas!

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Other Related Links

Current Southern Plains Surface Map (ideal for doing your own analysis)

Latest Hi-Res Visible Satellite Image centered on Central Texas

Latest Water Vapor Satellite Image from the eastern GOES

  Highway Overpasses are not tornado shelters! Click here to find out why.

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And perhaps you'd like to know how we're doing on rainfall and soil moisture conditions so far this year. Here's a clickable link to the Climate Prediction Center's latest map showing the Drought Severity Index (Palmer Long Term Index) for the U.S. By the way, if you're looking for that neat high-resolution visible satellite image which previously occupied this space, it's gone. But if you liked that shot, you can get them directly from NASA's Global Hydrology and Climate Center at the NASA MSFC, Huntsville, Alabama at this clickable link.

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