Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 1995
Tornado Warning 4, NWS San Angelo, TX
NWS San Angelo, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 1995, 9:39 PM CDT for Sterling County, Texas. It was in force for 51 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 1995, 9:39 PM CDT (02:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 1995, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS San Angelo, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Sterling County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3127 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 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 040240 TORSJT TXC431-040330- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 939 PM CDT MON APR 3 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS ...NORTHERN STERLING COUNTY AT 937 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 15 MILES NORTH OF STERLING CITY...NEAR STATE ROAD 163. MOVEMENT WAS EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE THREATENED BY A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A STORM CELLAR. IF NO STORM CELLAR IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER 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
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 9:06 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
TXZ064>066-070>073-076>078-154-155-168>170-040305- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 906 PM CDT MON APR 3 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHERN CONCHO VALLEY UNTIL 1 AM... AT 858 PM CDT SAN ANGELO RADAR INDICATED AREAS OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM MENARD TO BRADY AND ROCHELLE...AND ALSO FROM STILES TO BIG LAKE TO EAST OF ROCHELLE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS JUST NORTH OF STERLING COUNTY IN MICHELL COUNTY NEAR BEALS CREEK. MOVEMENT WAS EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM AND MAY MOVE INTO NORTHERN STERLING COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 9:07 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
TXZ140-128-139-113-054-053-044-049-048-114-127-040300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX 907 PM CDT MON APR 3 1995 ...A TORNADO WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE BIG COUNTRY UNTIL 1 AM CDT...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: MITCHELL...SCURRY ...FISHER...STONEWALL AND NOLAN. AT 907 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO WITHIN THE STORM OVER SOUTHCENTRAL MITCHELL COUNTY...THIS STORM IS OVER OPEN RANCH LAND SOUTH OF THE CHAMPION CREEK RESERVOIR. THE STORM IS MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL CROSS HIGHWAY 208 IN SOUTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY...10 MILES NORTH THE COUNTY LINE...AT AROUND 915 PM. SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROCHES YOUR LOCATION. .
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 9:10 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
TXZ064>066-070>073-076>078-154-155-168>170-040310- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 910 PM CDT MON APR 3 1995 ...CORRECTED FOR STORM LOCATION... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHERN CONCHO VALLEY UNTIL 1 AM... AT 858 PM CDT SAN ANGELO RADAR INDICATED AREAS OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM MENARD TO BRADY AND ROCHELLE...AND ALSO FROM STILES TO BIG LAKE TO EAST OF SHEFFIELD. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS JUST NORTH OF STERLING COUNTY IN MICHELL COUNTY NEAR BEALS CREEK. MOVEMENT WAS EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM AND MAY MOVE INTO NORTHERN STERLING COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 9:12 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
TXZ140-128-139-113-054-053-044-049-048-114-127-040300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX 907 PM CDT MON APR 3 1995 ...A TORNADO WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE BIG COUNTRY UNTIL 1 AM CDT...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: MITCHELL...SCURRY ...FISHER...STONEWALL AND NOLAN. AT 907 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO WITHIN THE STORM OVER SOUTHCENTRAL MITCHELL COUNTY...THIS STORM IS OVER OPEN RANCH LAND SOUTH OF THE CHAMPION CREEK RESERVOIR. THE STORM IS MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL CROSS HIGHWAY 208 IN SOUTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY...10 MILES NORTH THE COUNTY LINE...AT AROUND 915 PM. SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROCHES YOUR LOCATION. .
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 9:32 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
TXZ140-128-139-113-054-053-044-049-048-114-127-040300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX 932 PM CDT MON APR 3 1995 ...TORNADO WARNING EXPIRED FOR SOUTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE BIG COUNTRY UNTIL 1 AM CDT...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: MITCHELL...SCURRY ...FISHER...STONEWALL AND NOLAN. AT 932 PM CDT...RADAR SHOWED A DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS SLOWED TO A SOUTHEAST DRIFT OF LESS THAN 10 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE A RISE ALONG BEALS CREEK...AND MAY FLOOD LOW WATER CROSSINGS ACROSS SOUTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY. MOTORISTS IN SOUTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO WATER WHICH COVERS THE ROADWAY TO UNKNOWN DEPTHS...SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. ^ STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 9:36 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
TXZ140-128-139-113-054-053-044-049-048-114-127-040300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX 932 PM CDT MON APR 3 1995 ...TORNADO WARNING EXPIRED FOR SOUTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE BIG COUNTRY UNTIL 1 AM CDT...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: MITCHELL...SCURRY ...FISHER...STONEWALL AND NOLAN. AT 932 PM CDT...RADAR SHOWED A DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS SLOWED TO A SOUTHEAST DRIFT OF LESS THAN 10 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE A RISE ALONG BEALS CREEK...AND MAY FLOOD LOW WATER CROSSINGS ACROSS SOUTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY. MOTORISTS IN SOUTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO WATER WHICH COVERS THE ROADWAY TO UNKNOWN DEPTHS...SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. ^ STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Angelo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Sterling | 61 min |
| Apr 4, 12:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Sterling | 28 min |
| Apr 4, 1:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Tom Green | 67 min |
| Apr 4, 1:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Coke | 32 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.