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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS San Angelo, TX

June 1, 1992Reagan County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 1, 1992, 9:37 PM CDT for Reagan County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 1, 1992, 9:37 PM CDT (02:37 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 1992, 12:07 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX
Area
Whole counties

County Reagan County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 91 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 1992-06-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 675 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 1992-06-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 107 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
675 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1407 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
107 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
5.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KSJT 020237
FFWSJT
TXC383-020545-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
937 PM CDT MON JUN 1 1992
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
 
IN  TEXAS
 
   ...REAGAN COUNTY
 
THE HEAVY RAINS EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAVE CAUSED FLASH
FLOODING IN REAGAN COUNTY. THE RAINS HAVE ALMOST CEASED IN REAGAN
COUNTY AT 930 PM CDT...HOWEVER...RADAR INDICATED MORE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF THE COUNTY MOVING EAST. AS THESE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE SOAKED GROUND THE WATER WILL RUNOFF AND
FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR.
 
PERSONS IN REAGAN COUNTY SHOULD KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THEIR LOCAL
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO MOVE UP TO A SAFE PLACE IF WATER
BEGINS TO RISE.
 
MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN REAGAN COUNTY SHOULD NOT ENTER AREAS WHERE
WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
 
BE ESPECIALLY 5CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.  IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.  MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.  DO
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 1, 3:59 PM CDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before
TXZ016-017-029-034-018-012300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
358 PM CDT MON JUN 1 1992

...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR THE CONCHO VALLEY AND NORTHWEST HILL COUNTRY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT...

AT MID AFTERNOON RADAR INDICATED NO PRECIPITATION OVER THE CONCHO
VALLEY OR NORTHWEST HILL COUNTRY.

PERSONS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP A WEATHER EYE OUT FOR
SIGNS OF DANGEROUS WEATHER AND BE READY TO MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF
THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

KEEP LISTENING FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 4:53 PM CDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before
TXZ012-015-019-024-029-030-012300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX
450 PM CDT MON JUN 01 1992

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR MUCH OF THE BIG COUNTRY
INC
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 5:17 PM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
TXZ012-015-019-024-029-030-012300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX
510 PM CDT MON JUN 01 1992

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR BROWN...CALLAHAN...
SHACKELFORD AND THROCKMORTON COUNTIES.

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR MUCH OF THE BIG COUNTRY
INCLUDING...NOLAN...SCURRY...FISHER...MITCHELL...COLEMAN...JONES...
AND TAYLOR COUNTIES.

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE BIG
COUNTRY TONIGHT.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
CONCHO VALLEY BETWEEN SAN ANGELO AND PAINT ROCK. THESE STORMS WERE
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR...AND WILL EFFECT SOUTHERN
COLEMAN AND BROWN COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES AND MAY PRODUCE HAIL...FLOODING...OR
TORNADOES.

RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER FOR LATER STATEMENTS
OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY FOR RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
STORMS.
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 6:02 PM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
TXZ012-015-019-024-029-030-020100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX
600 PM CDT MON JUN 01 1992

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT FOR
STONEWALL COUNTY.

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR BROWN...CALLAHAN...
SHACKELFORD AND THROCKMORTON COUNTIES.

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR MUCH OF THE BIG COUNTRY
INCLUDING...NOLAN...SCURRY...FISHER...MITCHELL...COLEMAN...JONES...
AND TAYLOR COUNTIES.

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE BIG
COUNTRY TONIGHT.

AT 600 PM CDT...RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS...SOME
SEVERE...STRETCHING FROM NEAR FORT WORTH TO GLEN ROSE AND GOLDTHWAITE
AND EXTENDED WEST ALONG SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BROWN AND COLEMAN COUNTIES
AND INTO THE CONCHO VALLEY TO WEST OF SAN ANGELO. THESE STORMS WERE
DEVELOPING RAPIDLY. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS AFFECTING BROWN AND COLEMAN
COUNTIES WAS EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES AND MAY PRODUCE HAIL...FLOODING...OR
TORNADOES.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS...AS FLOODING OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS...UNDERPASSES AND
LOW-LYING AREAS IS LIKELY.

RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER FOR LATER STATEMENTS
OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 9:03 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
TXZ012-015-019-024-029-030-020300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX
900 PM CDT MON JUN 01 1992

...TORNADO WATCH REISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE BIG COUNTRY UNTIL 300 AM CDT
TUESDAY MORNING...INCLUDING NOLAN...MITCHELL...CALLAHAN...COLEMAN...AND
TAYLOR COUNTIES.

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT FOR
STONEWALL COUNTY.

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR BROWN...SHACKELFORD AND
THROCKMORTON COUNTIES.

...TORNADO WATCH EXPIRED FOR SCURRY...FISHER AND JONES COUNTIES.

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE BIG
COUNTRY TONIGHT.

AT 900 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG
A LINE FROM DICKENS TO LAMESA. MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.

NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED
FROM STERLING CITY TO EAST OF SAN ANGELO. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 MILES
AN HOUR.

OTHER NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED IN AN AREA BOUNDED BY
DALLAS...AUSTIN AND JUNCTION. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS PARTS OF
SCURRY...MITCHELL...NOLAN AND FISHER COUNTIES. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES AND MAY PRODUCE HAIL...FLOODING...OR
TORNADOES.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS...AES FLOODING OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS...UNDERPASSES AND
LOW-LYING AREAS IS LIKELY.

RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER FOR LATER STATEMENTS
OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Angelo, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 7:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTReagan58 min
Jun 1, 8:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSJTReagan69 min
Jun 1, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTReagan69 min
Jun 1, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTTom Green65 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.