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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS San Angelo, TX
NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 1996, 6:53 PM CDT for Irion County, Tom Green County, Texas. It was in force for 62 min. 2 reports 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 10, 1996, 6:53 PM CDT (23:53 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 1996, 7:55 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS San Angelo, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Irion County, TX, Tom Green County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 7:05 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Harriet, TX | |
| May 10, 7:31 PM CDT | Hail 1.75 | San Angelo, 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.
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 10, 5:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
TXZ064>066-071>073-102315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 512 PM CDT FRI MAY 10 1996 AT 510 PM RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHERN STERLING COUNTY. THIS ACTIVITY WAS DEVELOPING ALONG A COLD FRONT. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS INDICATED 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF STERLING CITY. THIS STORM SHOWED VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT DURING THE PAST HOUR. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDO6ORS THIS EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, May 10, 5:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
TXZ127-054-053-113-114-140-128-139-049-102330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX 530 PM CDT FRI MAY 10 1996 AT 510 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE BIG COUNTRY. SOME OF THE STRONGER SHOWERS WERE LOCATED OVER EXTREME NORTHWEST FISHER COUNTY AND 10 TO 15 MILES NORTH OF STAMFORD. AS THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT MOVES FURTHER INTO THE BIG COUNTRY...MORE DEVELOPMENT WILL OCCUR. THESE SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP QUITE RAPIDLY INTO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. BE ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PRODUCE DEADLY LIGHTNING...GUSTY THUNDERSTORM WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, May 10, 6:38 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
TXZ127-054-053-113-114-140-128-139-049-110045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX 638 PM CDT FRI MAY 10 1996 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR BIG COUNTRY UNTIL 100 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING... AT 620 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAD DEVELOPED OVER EXTREME NORTHERN FISHER AND JONES COUNTIES HAD DECREASED IN INTENSITY AND WERE MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST. THE AREA OF STRONG STORMS SOUTH OF MITCHELL AND SOUTHWEST OF NOLAN COUNTIES HAVE CONTINUED TO DEVELOP AND ARE MOVING SLOWLY EAST-SOUTHEAST. PERSONS IN MITCHELL AND NOLAN SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID STORM DEVELOPMENT OR THE APPROACH OF STRONG STORMS OVER THE NEXT HOUR. ALL PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF THE THREAT OF POTENTIALLY SEVERE WEATHER AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER MOVE OR DEVELOP IN YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE DEADLY LIGHTNING... HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, May 10, 6:41 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
TXZ064>066-071>073-076>078-154-155-168>170-110045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 641 PM CDT FRI MAY 10 1996 ... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE CONCHO VALLEY AND THE NORTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU UNTIL 1 AM CDT... AT 635 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TWO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN STERLING COUNTY. ONE STORM WAS LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 87 BETWEEN STERLING CITY AND BROOM. THIS STORM IS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST ALONG HIGHWAY 87 AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. LOW WATER CROSSINGS MAY FILL WITH WATER QUICKLY. ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHWEST STERLING COUNTY 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STERLING COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AND WILL PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RINFALL AND STRONG WINDS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Angelo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Sterling | 64 min |
| May 10, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Sterling | 62 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.