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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS San Angelo, TX

May 29, 1994Concho County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 1994, 7:01 PM CDT for Concho County, Texas. It was in force for 59 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 29, 1994, 7:01 PM CDT (00:01 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 1994, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX
Area
Whole counties

County Concho County, TX

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

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 29, 4:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 29, 4:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 29, 5:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
TXZ064>066-070>073-076>078-154-168>170-292300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
500 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 1994

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF
   THE CONCHO VALLEY...THE NORTHWEST HILL COUNTRY AND THE NORTHERN
   EDWARDS PLATEAU...

AT 5 PM THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS IRION COUNTY. THE STRONGEST
STORMS WERE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF MERTZON. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST-
SOUTHEAST 15 MILES AN HOUR.

OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS WESTERN CROCKETT
COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHEFFIELD MOVING
TO THE SOUTHEAST 15 MILES AN HOUR.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCE TORNADO'S..LARGE HAIL..
DAMAGING WIND AND INTENSE LIGHTNING IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA.
PERSONS IN THE CONCHO VALLEY...THE NORTHWEST HILL COUNTRY AND THE
NORTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BE PREPARED FOR QUICK ACTION IF THREATENING
WEATHER IS SIGHTED OR A WARNING ISSUED.

BOATERS ON AREA LAKES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
THUNDERSTORMS. BOATERS SHOULD GET OFF OF THE LAKE AT THE FIRST
INDICATION THAT A THUNDERSTORM IS DEVELOPING ARE APPROACHING YOUR AREA.
THE QUICKNESS OF YOUR ACTION COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, May 29, 5:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
TXZ064>066-070>073-076>078-154-168>170-292300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
500 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 1994

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF
   THE CONCHO VALLEY...THE NORTHWEST HILL COUNTRY AND THE NORTHERN
   EDWARDS PLATEAU...

AT 5 PM THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS IRION COUNTY. THE STRONGEST
STORMS WERE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF MERTZON. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST-
SOUTHEAST 15 MILES AN HOUR.

OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS WESTERN CROCKETT
COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHEFFIELD MOVING
TO THE SOUTHEAST 15 MILES AN HOUR.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCE TORNADO'S..LARGE HAIL..
DAMAGING WIND AND INTENSE LIGHTNING IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA.
PERSONS IN THE CONCHO VALLEY...THE NORTHWEST HILL COUNTRY AND THE
NORTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BE PREPARED FOR QUICK ACTION IF THREATENING
WEATHER IS SIGHTED OR A WARNING ISSUED.

BOATERS ON AREA LAKES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
THUNDERSTORMS. BOATERS SHOULD GET OFF OF THE LAKE AT THE FIRST
INDICATION THAT A THUNDERSTORM IS DEVELOPING ARE APPROACHING YOUR AREA.
THE QUICKNESS OF YOUR ACTION COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, May 29, 6:02 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
TXZ064>066-070>073-076>078-154-168>170-300005-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
602 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 1994

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF
   THE CONCHO VALLEY...THE NORTHWEST HILL COUNTRY AND THE NORTHERN
   EDWARDS PLATEAU...

AT 6 PM THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS WERE LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF MERTZON...FROM CHRISTOVAL TO
5 MILES WEST OF CHRISTOVAL AND 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF ELDORADO. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST 15 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE STORMS PRODUCED GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IN THE MERTZON AT 525 PM.
HOWEVER..THESE STORMS HAVE DECREASED IN INTENSITY AND LARGE HAIL IS
NO LONGER INDICATED BY RADAR.

DO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS...SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS
AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS IS POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN THESE AREAS
SHOULD APPROACH LOW WATER CROSSING WITH CAUTION. DO NOT DRIVE INTO
WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.

PERSONS IN THE CONCHO VALLEY...THE NORTHWEST HILL COUNTRY AND THE
NORTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BE PREPARED FOR QUICK ACTION IF THREATENING
WEATHER IS SIGHTED OR A WARNING ISSUED.

BOATERS ON AREA LAKES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
THUNDERSTORMS. BOATERS SHOULD GET OFF OF THE LAKE AT THE FIRST
INDICATION THAT A THUNDERSTORM IS DEVELOPING ARE APPROACHING YOUR AREA.
THE QUICKNESS OF YOUR ACTION COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, May 29, 6:02 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
TXZ064>066-070>073-076>078-154-168>170-300005-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
602 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 1994

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF
   THE CONCHO VALLEY...THE NORTHWEST HILL COUNTRY AND THE NORTHERN
   EDWARDS PLATEAU...

AT 6 PM THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS WERE LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF MERTZON...FROM CHRISTOVAL TO
5 MILES WEST OF CHRISTOVAL AND 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF ELDORADO. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST 15 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE STORMS PRODUCED GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IN THE MERTZON AT 525 PM.
HOWEVER..THESE STORMS HAVE DECREASED IN INTENSITY AND LARGE HAIL IS
NO LONGER INDICATED BY RADAR.

DO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS...SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS
AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS IS POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN THESE AREAS
SHOULD APPROACH LOW WATER CROSSING WITH CAUTION. DO NOT DRIVE INTO
WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.

PERSONS IN THE CONCHO VALLEY...THE NORTHWEST HILL COUNTRY AND THE
NORTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BE PREPARED FOR QUICK ACTION IF THREATENING
WEATHER IS SIGHTED OR A WARNING ISSUED.

BOATERS ON AREA LAKES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
THUNDERSTORMS. BOATERS SHOULD GET OFF OF THE LAKE AT THE FIRST
INDICATION THAT A THUNDERSTORM IS DEVELOPING ARE APPROACHING YOUR AREA.
THE QUICKNESS OF YOUR ACTION COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTMcCulloch61 min
May 29, 9:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTMcCulloch65 min
May 29, 9:46 PM CDTTornado WarningSJTMcCulloch59 min
May 30, 12:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTMcCulloch33 min

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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.