Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS San Angelo, TX
NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 1992, 3:16 PM CDT for Tom Green County, Texas. It was in force for 59 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 1992, 3:16 PM CDT (20:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 1992, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS San Angelo, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Tom Green County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 3:25 PM CDT | Hail 1.75 | Tom Green, TX |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 175 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 735 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 292 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSJT 242017 SVRSJT TXC451-242115- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 316 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN TEXAS ...NORTHERN TOM GREEN COUNTY AT 313 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 18 MILES NORTH OF SAN ANGELO...ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF THE COMMUNITY OF ORIENT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. PERSONS IN AND AROUND ORIENT SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE NOW. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF VIOLENT WEATHER AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS A DANGEROUS STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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, May 24, 9:50 AM CDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before
TXZ012-015-019-024-029-030-241745- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX 945 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 1992 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MITCHELL NOLAN COLEMAN CALLAHAN AND TAYLOR COUNTIES UNTIL 4 OCLOCK THIS AFTERNOON. AT 940 AM CDT A FEW SMALL THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WERE OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BIG COUNTRY...HOWEVER A BROAD AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WAS APPROACHING THE WESTERN BIG COUNTRY COUNTIES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. PERSONS IN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS AND BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF SEVERE WEATHER IS SIGHTED OR REPORTED. STAY TUNED TO RADIO...TV OR NOAA WEATH;ER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, May 24, 10:37 AM CDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
TXZ012-015-019-024-029-030-241835- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX 1035 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 1992 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE BIG COUNTRY UNTIL 4 OCLOCK THIS AFTERNOON. AT 1030 AM CDT NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WERE ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM SNYDER TO WESTBROOK TO STERLING CITY. STRONGEST STORMS WERE SOUTH OF GARDEN CITY AND BETWEEN SNYDER AND GAIL. MOVEMENT WAS EAST-NORTHEAST AT 15-20 MPH. PERSONS IN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS AND BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF SEVERE WEATHER IS SIGHTED OR REPORTED. STAY TUNED TO RADIO...TV OR 8NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, May 24, 11:48 AM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
TXZ012-015-019-024-029-030-241945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX 1145 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 1992 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE BIG COUNTRY UNTIL 4 OCLOCK THIS AFTERNOON. AT 1140 AM CDT NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINSHOWERS WERE ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM NEAR CLAIREMONT TO WEST OF SWEETWATER TO MARYNEAL TO ROBERT LEE. VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM NEAR GARDEN CITY SOUTHWESTWARD. AN AREA OF SMALLER THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WAS MOVING ACROSS HASKELL AND THROCKMORTON COUNTIES. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS IN THE BIG COUNTRY WAS EAST-NORTHEAST AT 15-20 MPH. PERSONS IN OR CLOS?E TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS AND BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF SEVERE WEATHER IS SIGHTED OR REPORTED. STAY TUNED TO RADIO...TV OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, May 24, 12:54 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
TXZ012-015-019-024-029-030-242050- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX 1250 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 1992 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 OCLOCK THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE BIG COUNTRY. AT 1245 PM CDT NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINSHOWERS WERE ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM NEAR ASPERMONT TO SWEETWATER TO BLACKWELL TO NEAR ROBERT LEE. STRONGEST STORMS CONTINUED IN THE AREA FROM NEAR STERLING CITY SOUTHWESTWARD. AN AREA OF MAINLY RAINSHOWERS WAS MOVING ACROSS THROCKMORTON COUNTY AND SCATTERED STORMS WERE DEVELOPING JUST SOUTH OF COLEMAN AND BROWN COUNTIES. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS IN THE BIG COUNTRY WAS EAST-NORTHEAST AT 15-20 MPH. PERSONS IN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS AND BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF SEVERE WEATHER IS SIGHTED OR REPORTED. STAY TUNED TO RADIO...TV OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEpST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, May 24, 1:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
TXZ012-015-019-024-029-030-242145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX 145 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 1992 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 OCLOCK THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE BIG COUNTRY. AT 140 PM CDT AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINSHOWERS WAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ASPERMONT TO ROTAN TO SWEETWATER TO NEAR BLAXKWELL TO NORTHWEST OF SAN ANGELO. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS SOUTH OF STERLING CITY. A DEVELOPING AREA OF SMALLER THUNDERSTORMS WAS IN SOUTHERN COLEMAN AND BROWN COUNTIES...JUST SOUTH OF SANTA AND BANGS...AND SOME BUILDING RAINSHOWERS WERE IN HASKELL...JONES AND SHACKELFORD COUNTIES. BIG COUNTRY STORMS WERE MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 15-20 MPH. PERSONS IN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS AND BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF SEVERE WEATHER IS SIGHTED OR REPORTED. STAY TUNED TO RADIO...TV OR NOANA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, May 24, 2:58 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
TXZ012-015-019-024-029-030-242250- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX 250 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 1992 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE BIG COUNTRY UNTIL 4 OCLOCK THIS AFTERNOON. AT 245 PM CDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND NUMEROUS RAINSHOWERS WERE INCREASING ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE BETWEEN COLEMAN AND LAKE BROWNWOOD...AND JUST SOUTHWEST OF ROBERT LEE. STRONG GUSTY WIND...SMALL HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE LIKELY IN THE AREA BETWEEN COLEMAN AND LAKE BROWNWOOD. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS IN COLEMAN AND BROWN COUNTIES WAS NORTH AT 10 MPH WHILE THE STORMS IN NOLAN AND COKE COUNTIES WERE MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. PERSONS IN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS AND BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF SEVERE WEATHER IS SIGHTED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO RADIO...TV OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Angelo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 9:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Reagan | 52 min |
| May 24, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Tom Green | 64 min |
| May 24, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Runnels | 61 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 1992Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1992
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.