Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS San Angelo, TX
NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 1994, 7:49 PM CDT for Runnels County, Texas. It was in force for 56 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 1994, 7:49 PM CDT (00:49 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 1994, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS San Angelo, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Runnels County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Stephenville/Cla, TX (KSEP), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 1920 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1313 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSJT 260050 RRA SVRSJT TXC399-260145- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 749 PM CDT WED MAY 25 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ... IN TEXAS ...RUNNELS COUNTY AT 748 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BALLINGER MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE SHERIFFS OFFICE IN BALLINGER REPORTED TREES DOWN NEAR THE COURTHOUSE IN BALLINGER. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. &
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 25, 4:29 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
TXZ064>066-070>073-076>078-154-168>170-252230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 429 PM CDT WED MAY 25 1994 ...THE TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR THE WESTERN CONCHO VALLEY... AT 420 PM CDT RADAR DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NORTHWEST OF STERLING CITY MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN FROM THIS STORM HAVE BEEN REPORTED. RADAR ALSO INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH COKE AND EAST STERLING COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN UPTON COUNTY WAS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO NORTHWEST REAGAN COUNTY. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD KEEP A WATCH FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER AND BE READY TO MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THREATENING CONDITIONS APPROACH. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY.
Special weather statement, May 25, 4:29 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
TXZ064>066-070>073-076>078-154-168>170-252230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 429 PM CDT WED MAY 25 1994 ...THE TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR THE WESTERN CONCHO VALLEY... AT 420 PM CDT RADAR DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NORTHWEST OF STERLING CITY MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN FROM THIS STORM HAVE BEEN REPORTED. RADAR ALSO INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH COKE AND EAST STERLING COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN UPTON COUNTY WAS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO NORTHWEST REAGAN COUNTY. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD KEEP A WATCH FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER AND BE READY TO MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THREATENING CONDITIONS APPROACH. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY.
Special weather statement, May 25, 4:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
TXZ127-099-054-053-113-114-140-128-139-098-044-049-048-252230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX 435 PM CDT WED MAY 25 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR MUCH OF THE BIG COUNTRY INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:FISHER...SCURRY...STONEWALL...JONES... HASKELL...SHACKELFORD AND THROCKMORTON... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR MOST OF THE BIG COUNTRY INCLUDING THE ABILENE AREA... AT 430 PM CDT...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE BIG COUNTRY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY LINE ON THE COLORADO RIVER ABOVE THE E.V. SPENCE RESERVOIR. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL WHICH MAY BECOME LARGE AS THE STORMS CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY. BIG COUNTRY RESIDENTS SHOULD KEEP ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 25, 4:38 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
TXZ127-099-054-053-113-114-140-128-139-098-044-049-048-252230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX 435 PM CDT WED MAY 25 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR MUCH OF THE BIG COUNTRY INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:FISHER...SCURRY...STONEWALL...JONES... HASKELL...SHACKELFORD AND THROCKMORTON... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR MOST OF THE BIG COUNTRY INCLUDING THE ABILENE AREA... AT 430 PM CDT...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE BIG COUNTRY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY LINE ON THE COLORADO RIVER ABOVE THE E.V. SPENCE RESERVOIR. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL WHICH MAY BECOME LARGE AS THE STORMS CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY. BIG COUNTRY RESIDENTS SHOULD KEEP ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 25, 5:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
TXZ064>066-070>073-076>078-154-168>170-252325- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 521 PM CDT WED MAY 25 1994 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR COKE...CONCHO...CROCKETT...IRION...KIMBLE...MENARD ...RUNNELS...SCHLEICHER...STERLING...SUTTON AND TOM GREEN COUNTIES. ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR REAGAN COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM CDT... AT 510 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHERN REAGAN COUNTY MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST TIP OF CROCKETT COUNTY AND ANOTHER WAS EXITING COKE COUNTY NORTHEAST OF SILVER. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... GUSTY WIND AND POSSIBLY HAIL. THE STORM IN REAGAN COUNTY WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN STERLING COUNTY AROUND 530 PM AND APPROACH STERLING CITY AROUND 6 PM CDT. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY.
Special weather statement, May 25, 5:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
TXZ064>066-070>073-076>078-154-168>170-252325- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 521 PM CDT WED MAY 25 1994 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR COKE...CONCHO...CROCKETT...IRION...KIMBLE...MENARD ...RUNNELS...SCHLEICHER...STERLING...SUTTON AND TOM GREEN COUNTIES. ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR REAGAN COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM CDT... AT 510 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHERN REAGAN COUNTY MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST TIP OF CROCKETT COUNTY AND ANOTHER WAS EXITING COKE COUNTY NORTHEAST OF SILVER. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... GUSTY WIND AND POSSIBLY HAIL. THE STORM IN REAGAN COUNTY WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN STERLING COUNTY AROUND 530 PM AND APPROACH STERLING CITY AROUND 6 PM CDT. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY.
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Angelo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Tom Green | 27 min |
| May 26, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Concho | 65 min |
| May 26, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | McCulloch | 58 min |
| May 26, 2:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | McCulloch | 4 hr |
| May 26, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Concho | 60 min |
| May 26, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | McCulloch | 60 min |
| May 26, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Runnels | 66 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
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.