Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2002
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS San Angelo, TX
NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 7, 2002, 5:04 PM CDT for Brown County, Texas. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2002, 5:04 PM CDT (22:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2002, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS San Angelo, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Brown County, TX
Did it verify
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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 296 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
- 1670 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 501 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 251 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 9.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS54 KSJT 072204 SVRSJT TXC049-072300- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 503 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2002 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... BROWN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS * UNTIL 600 PM CDT * AT 457 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 3 MILES EAST OF CROSS CUT TO 14 MILES WEST OF BROOKESMITH...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... BANGS AT 512 PM CDT MAY AT 520 PM CDT BROOKESMITH AT 525 PM CDT EARLY...BROWNWOOD AT 530 PM CDT HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3208 9919 3153 9919 3154 9892 3199 9887
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.
NWS San Angelo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 7, 4:50 PM CDT, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 4:50 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
WEST CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
350 PM CST SUN APR 7 2002
CURRENT...LOTS OF ACTION WITH NUMEROUS SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL
AND SEVERAL TORNADOES ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.
DAYS 1-3...SEVERE THREAT CONTINUES THIS EVENING...THEN CLEARING.
LOTS OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW. ZONAL FLOW BRINGS CLOUDS TOMORROW THROUGH
MID WEEK. WILL CONTINUE DRY FORECAST WITH TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO
GUIDANCE. SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE BREEZY CATEGORY
TONIGHT. TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME MORE
NORTHERLY AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES EAST.
DAYS 4-7...NO CHANGES HERE.
CCF PRELIMS...
ABI 055/078/050/073 7000
SJT 053/083/050/075 6000
JCT 056/085/050/077 7000
.SJT...TORNADO WATCH BROWN AND SAN SABA UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING.
...TORNADO WATCH ALL OTHER ZONES...EXCEPT MASON...UNTIL 7 PM
THIS EVENING.
...CAUTION ON AREA LAKES ALL ZONES THIS AFTERNOON.
23/HUBERIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 7, 12:00 PM CDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before
TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140- 154-155-168>170-071930- WEST CENTRAL TEXAS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 1200 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2002 ...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS OVER ALL OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON... A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OUT OF NEW MEXICO INTO WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. A DRYLINE WILL ADVANCE EASTWARD ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON ALONG THE DRYLINE AS IT ENTERS WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE REGION. CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE STORMS WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE. GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM...ISOLATED STRONG TORNADOS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE THROUGHOUT WEST CENTRAL TEXAS SHOULD TUNE INTO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS. BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.
Special weather statement, Apr 7, 12:08 PM CDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before
TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140- 154-155-168>170-071930- WEST CENTRAL TEXAS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 1208 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2002 ...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS OVER ALL OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON... A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OUT OF NEW MEXICO INTO WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. A DRYLINE WILL ADVANCE EASTWARD ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON ALONG THE DRYLINE AS IT ENTERS WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE REGION. CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE STORMS TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE. GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM...ISOLATED STRONG TORNADOS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE THROUGHOUT WEST CENTRAL TEXAS SHOULD TUNE INTO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.
Special weather statement, Apr 7, 12:09 PM CDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before
TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140- 154-155-168>170-071930- WEST CENTRAL TEXAS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 1209 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2002 ...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS OVER ALL OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON... A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OUT OF NEW MEXICO INTO WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. A DRYLINE WILL ADVANCE EASTWARD ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON ALONG THE DRYLINE AS IT ENTERS WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE REGION. CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE STORMS TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE. GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM...ISOLATED STRONG TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE THROUGHOUT WEST CENTRAL TEXAS SHOULD TUNE INTO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Angelo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 7:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Taylor | 31 min |
| Apr 7, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Sterling | 58 min |
| Apr 7, 2:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Crockett | 58 min |
| Apr 7, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Haskell | 40 min |
| Apr 7, 2:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Crockett | 48 min |
| Apr 7, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Throckmorton | 53 min |
| Apr 7, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Sterling | 65 min |
| Apr 7, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Taylor | 33 min |
| Apr 7, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Tom Green | 46 min |
| Apr 7, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Coke | 58 min |
| Apr 7, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Haskell | 41 min |
| Apr 7, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Schleicher, Sutton | 65 min |
| Apr 7, 3:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Throckmorton | 60 min |
| Apr 7, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Coleman, Runnels | 35 min |
| Apr 7, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Taylor | 63 min |
| Apr 7, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Callahan | 61 min |
| Apr 7, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Shackelford | 53 min |
| Apr 7, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Jones | 65 min |
| Apr 7, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Crockett | 62 min |
| Apr 7, 4:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Throckmorton | 2 hr |
| Apr 7, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Coleman, Runnels | 66 min |
| Apr 7, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Fisher | 53 min |
| Apr 7, 4:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Menard, Schleicher | 66 min |
| Apr 7, 4:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Throckmorton | 48 min |
| Apr 7, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Concho, McCulloch | 62 min |
| Apr 7, 5:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | McCulloch, Mason, Menard | 65 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.