Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS San Angelo, TX

Issued

Mar 30, 2002, 1:06 AM CST (07:06 UTC)

Expired

Mar 30, 2002, 2:00 AM CST

In force

54 min

Issued by

NWS San Angelo, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Crockett County, TX

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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WUUS54 KSJT 300706
SVRSJT
TXC105-300800-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
105 AM CST SAT MAR 30 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CROCKETT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS

* UNTIL 200 AM CST

* AT 104 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CROCKETT COUNTY...OR
  ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MCCAMEY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM. TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE LIKELY. GO INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT
DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

LAT...LON 3108 10217 3091 10212 3098 10169 3120 10175

NWS San Angelo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 29, 2:40 PM CST, 10 hours 26 minutes earlier.

WEST CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
240 PM CST FRI MAR 29 2002

COMPLICATED PATTERN CURRENTLY. COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO SLOW AS IT
DRIFTS SOUTH THROUGH THE BIG COUNTRY AND IS NOW LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF
ABILENE. UPPER LEVEL LOW SPINNING OVER SOUTHERN BORDER BETWEEN AZ AND
NM. WESTERN EDGE OF MOISTURE PLUME ASSOCIATED WITH STJ HAD BISECTED
THE CWA EARLIER... ALLOWING TEMPS TO RISE MORE THAN ANTICIPATED OVER
WESTERN SECTIONS. LATEST VIS LOOP SHOWING LARGE AREA OF DEVELOPING CU
OVER SOUTHWESTERN TX WHERE AFTERNOON TEMPS ROSE TO 90 AND ABOVE UNDER
SUNNY SKIES.

MODELS CONTINUE TO SLOW MOVEMENT OF UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WITH LATEST
AVN TRACKING THE SYSTEM OVER CWA TOMORROW AFTERNOON. EXPECT COLD
FRONT TO STALL OVER CENTRAL PORTION OF CWA THIS EVENING WITH SURFACE
LOW DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN PORTION OF CWA AND MOVING EAST ALONG THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY SATURDAY MORNING. NOSE OF 40+KT MID LEVEL JET FCSTD
TO BE IN SW CWA AT MIDNIGHT AND MOVE TO WELL EAST OF CWA BY NOON
SATURDAY. BEST 850-700H DIV Q MOVES QUICKLY EAST OVERNIGHT TO THE
EASTERN PORTION OF CWA BY NOON TOMORROW WHERE TRIPLE POINT WILL BE
LOCATED... THEREFORE LOOKS LIKE AN AFTER MIDNIGHT TO EARLY MORNING
EVENT PRIMARILY. DRYSLOT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN COUNTIES
EARLY TOMORROW MORNING WITH RAIN CHANCES ENDING CWA WIDE MY MIDNIGHT
SATURDAY.

NEXT SYSTEM SLATED TO ARRIVE LATE TUESDAY WHICH SHOULD ONLY SERVE AS
A TEMPORARY COOL DOWN ON WEDNESDAY. TEMPS WILL BEGIN TO REBOUND ON
THURSDAY TO NEAR CLIMO BY FRIDAY.

CCF PRELIMS...

ABI 054/062/042/068 3851
SJT 058/069/044/070 4720
JCT 059/071/045/073 4730

.SJT...NONE.

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In the hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO, TX
732 PM CST FRI MAR 29 2002

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0727 PM    ROSCOE                    TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
03/29/02   NOLAN

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2002Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2002

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