Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 1995
Tornado Warning 3, NWS San Angelo, TX
NWS San Angelo, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 26, 1995, 3:21 AM CST for Concho County, Texas. It was in force for 54 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 26, 1995, 3:21 AM CST (09:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 1995, 4:15 AM CST
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS San Angelo, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Concho County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 232 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3887 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSJT 260922 TORSJT TXC095-261015- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 321 AM CST SUN MAR 26 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS ...SOUTHERN CONCHO COUNTY AT 317 AM CST RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST CONCHO COUNTY...15 MILES SOUTWEST OF EDEN. MOVEMENT OF THE STORM WAS EAST-NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM WILL BE LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF EDEN AROUND 345 AM IF YOU ARE THREATENED BY A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A STORM CELLAR. IF NO STORM CELLAR IS AVAILABLE...SEEK S2HELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS PILLOWS...OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY...OR GET UNDER A STURDY PIECE OF FURNITURE. AVOID WINDOWS.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 25, 10:05 PM CST, 5 hours 16 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX
1005 PM CST SAT MAR 25 1995
...LOCAL STORM REPORT FOR...MAR 25 1995
TIME CDT/CST COUNTY EVENT
0958 CST TAYLOR MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT DYESS AFB (RPTD BY
DUTY WEATHER OBSERVER).
1001 CST TAYLOR MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT S 14TH ST AND WINTERS
FREEWAY (RPTD BY ABI PD DISPATCH).
1017 CST TAYLOR/JONES PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL 5 MI NORTH ABI TO
HAWLEY ALONG HIGHWAY 277 (RPTD BY HAWLEY FD)
1034 CST TAYLOR PEA SIZE HAIL AT NWSO ABI (RPTD BY DUTY
WEATHER OBSERVER).
1100 CST JONES PEA SIZE HAIL JUST E OF HAWLEY (RPTD BY
HAWLEY FD).
1245 CST BROWN PEA SIZE HAIL AT BROWNWOOD (RPTD BY
BROWNWOOD DPS).
1723 CST CALLAHAN MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT BAIRD (CITIZEN RPT).
...FOLLOWING SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS OBTAINED FROM BROWNWOOD PD...
1802 CST BROWN MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT BANGS.
1818 CST BROWN DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT BANGS.
1819 CST BROWN MARBLE SIZE HAIL JUST WEST OF BROWNWOOD.
1828 CST BROWN GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AT BROWNWOOD...TREE LIMBS/
POWER LINES DOWNED...MINOR STREET FLOODING.Local storm report, Mar 25, 10:06 PM CST, 5 hours 15 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX
1005 PM CST SAT MAR 25 1995
...LOCAL STORM REPORT FOR...MAR 25 1995
TIME CDT/CST COUNTY EVENT
0958 CST TAYLOR MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT DYESS AFB (RPTD BY
DUTY WEATHER OBSERVER).
1001 CST TAYLOR MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT S 14TH ST AND WINTERS
FREEWAY (RPTD BY ABI PD DISPATCH).
1017 CST TAYLOR/JONES PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL 5 MI NORTH ABI TO
HAWLEY ALONG HIGHWAY 277 (RPTD BY HAWLEY FD)
1034 CST TAYLOR PEA SIZE HAIL AT NWSO ABI (RPTD BY DUTY
WEATHER OBSERVER).
1100 CST JONES PEA SIZE HAIL JUST E OF HAWLEY (RPTD BY
HAWLEY FD).
1245 CST BROWN PEA SIZE HAIL AT BROWNWOOD (RPTD BY
BROWNWOOD DPS).
1723 CST CALLAHAN MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT BAIRD (CITIZEN RPT).
...FOLLOWING SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS OBTAINED FROM BROWNWOOD PD...
1802 CST BROWN MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT BANGS.
1818 CST BROWN DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT BANGS.
1819 CST BROWN MARBLE SIZE HAIL JUST WEST OF BROWNWOOD.
1828 CST BROWN GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AT BROWNWOOD...TREE LIMB/
POWER LINES DOWNED...MINOR STREET FLOODING.Local storm report, Mar 25, 10:08 PM CST, 5 hours 13 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX
1005 PM CST SAT MAR 25 1995
...LOCAL STORM REPORT FOR...MAR 25 1995
TIME CDT/CST COUNTY EVENT
0958 CST TAYLOR MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT DYESS AFB (RPTD BY
DUTY WEATHER OBSERVER).
1001 CST TAYLOR MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT S 14TH ST AND WINTERS
FREEWAY (RPTD BY ABI PD DISPATCH).
1017 CST TAYLOR/JONES PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL 5 MI NORTH ABI TO
HAWLEY ALONG HIGHWAY 277 (RPTD BY HAWLEY FD)
1034 CST TAYLOR PEA SIZE HAIL AT NWSO ABI (RPTD BY DUTY
WEATHER OBSERVER).
1100 CST JONES PEA SIZE HAIL JUST E OF HAWLEY (RPTD BY
HAWLEY FD).
1245 CST BROWN PEA SIZE HAIL AT BROWNWOOD (RPTD BY
BROWNWOOD DPS).
1723 CST CALLAHAN MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT BAIRD (CITIZEN RPT).
...FOLLOWING SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS OBTAINED FROM BROWNWOOD PD...
1802 CST BROWN MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT BANGS.
1818 CST BROWN DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT BANGS.
1819 CST BROWN MARBLE SIZE HAIL JUST WEST OF BROWNWOOD.
1828 CST BROWN GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AT BROWNWOOD...TREE LIMB/
POWER LINES DOWNED...MINOR STREET FLOODING.Local storm report, Mar 25, 10:10 PM CST, 5 hours 11 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX
1005 PM CST SAT MAR 25 1995
...LOCAL STORM REPORT FOR...MAR 25 1995
TIME CDT/CST COUNTY EVENT
0958 CST TAYLOR MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT DYESS AFB (RPTD BY
DUTY WEATHER OBSERVER).
1001 CST TAYLOR MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT S 14TH ST AND WINTERS
FREEWAY (RPTD BY ABI PD DISPATCH).
1017 CST TAYLOR/JONES PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL 5 MI NORTH ABI TO
HAWLEY ALONG HIGHWAY 277 (RPTD BY HAWLEY FD)
1034 CST TAYLOR PEA SIZE HAIL AT NWSO ABI (RPTD BY DUTY
WEATHER OBSERVER).
1100 CST JONES PEA SIZE HAIL JUST E OF HAWLEY (RPTD BY
HAWLEY FD).
1245 CST BROWN PEA SIZE HAIL AT BROWNWOOD (RPTD BY
BROWNWOOD DPS).
1723 CST CALLAHAN MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT BAIRD (CITIZEN RPT).
...FOLLOWING SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS OBTAINED FROM BROWNWOOD PD...
1802 CST BROWN MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT BANGS.
1818 CST BROWN DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT BANGS.
1819 CST BROWN MARBLE SIZE HAIL JUST WEST OF BROWNWOOD.
1828 CST BROWN GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AT BROWNWOOD...TREE LIMBS/
POWER LINES DOWNED...MINOR STREET FLOODING.Local storm report, Mar 25, 10:15 PM CST, 5 hours 6 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO, TX
1015 PM CST SAT MAR 25 1995
TIME EVENT LOCATION SOURCE OF REPORT
215 PM 3/4 INCH HAIL 5W STERLING CITY SHERIFFS OFFICE
350 PM GOLFBALL HAIL WATER VALLEY RAINFALL REPORTER
400 PM 2 INCH HAIL CARLSBAD SHERIFFS OFFICE
417 PM 1 INCH HAIL GRAPE CREEK SPOTTERS
417 PM 1 INCH HAIL 6N SAN ANGELO SPOTTERS
420 PM ROOF TORN FROM GRAPE CREEK SHERIFFS OFFICE
TRAILER HOME
445 PM 3/4 INCH HAIL ORIENT RAINFALL REPORTER
457 PM QUARTER HAIL BALLINGER POLICE DEPARTMENT
503 PM 1 INCH HAIL BALLINGER SHERIFFS OFFICE
505 PM GOLFBALL HAIL 4W BALLINGER PUBLIC REPORT
510 PM ROOF TORN FROM 1S BALLINGER PUBLIC REPORTED
20X20 STORAGE TORNADO...DEPARTMENT OF
BUILDING PUBLIC SAFETY CONFIRMED
COULD BE TORNADO DAMAGESpecial weather statement, Mar 26, 2:09 AM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
TXZ064>066-070>073-076>078-168>170-260910- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 209 AM CST SUN MAR 26 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPS IN NORTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU... AT 205 AM CST SAN ANGELO RADAR INDICTED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM SOUTHWEST CROCKETT COUNTY...TO OZONA...TO WEST OF EDEN. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 10 MILES WEST OF ELDORADO. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WAS NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Angelo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 4:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | McCulloch | 43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.