NWS Austin/San Antonio TXTO.W 0038July 16, 2026
Tornado Warning: Kinney, TX
The National Weather Service office in Austin/San Antonio issued a tornado warning for Kinney in Texas, which was in force until 7:15 a.m. local time on July 16. It was the 38th tornado warning the NWS office in Austin/San Antonio issued in 2026. Texas had 27 tornado warnings in July 2026, against 9 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Texas's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 38 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Austin/San Antonio TX
- Area
- Kinney
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:37 a.m. CDT, July 16, 2026
- Expires
- 7:15 a.m. CDT, July 16, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KEWX TO.W 0038
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
TOREWX The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a * Tornado Warning for... East central Kinney County in south central Texas... * Until 715 AM CDT. * At 637 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles east of Alamo Village, or 9 miles northeast of Brackettville, moving north at 20 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Kinney County.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.