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Tornado Warning 61, NWS San Angelo, TX

May 25, 2002Shackelford County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2002, 1:30 AM CDT for Shackelford County, Texas. It was in force for 60 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 25, 2002, 1:30 AM CDT (06:30 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2002, 2:30 AM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS San Angelo, TX
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Shackelford County, TX

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 25, 2:10 AM CDT	Hail 1	Ft Griffin, 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado 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 nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 186 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1270 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -117 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1154 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.0
Supercell composite: -0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KSJT 250630
TORSJT
TXC417-250730-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
129 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SHACKELFORD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

* UNTIL 230 AM CDT

* AT 129 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  A TORNADIC STORM 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT GRIFFIN...OR ABOUT     
  16 MILES EAST OF HASKELL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
   FORT GRIFFIN AT 210 AM CDT

TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AND ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE
IN THE DARK. TAKE COVER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A STURDY BUILDING NOW.

LAT...LON 3295 9940 3289 9940 3271 9910 3295 9911

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.

NWS San Angelo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at May 24, 2:50 PM CDT, 10 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 2:50 PM CDT, 10 hours 40 minutes before

WEST CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
250 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2002

WITH SUNSHINE AND GOOD MIXING TODAY...DRYLINE WILL LIKELY DEVELOP
ALONG AN IRAAN...BIG LAKE...COLORADO CITY LINE THIS EVENING.
ATMOSPHERE IS UNSTABLE WITH SATELLITE 17Z CAPES OF 3000 J/KG IN THE
WESTERN AND NORTHERN CWA. MESOETA CINH VALUES NEARLY ZERO AT 21Z THIS
AFTERNOON. STORMS THAT DEVELOP OFF THE DRYLINE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
INTO THE CWA THIS EVENING. 15Z CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK INDICATED HASKELL
AND THROCKMORTON IN A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. AREAS
ALONG AND NORTH OF A STERLING CITY TO ROBERT LEE TO BROWNWOOD LINE
WERE IN A SLIGHT RISK.

COLD FRONT REMAINS IN THE PANHANDLE AT 19Z...FROM NEAR AMARILLO TO
GAGE. FRONT WILL BE SLOW MOVING TONIGHT...BUT SHOULD GET SOME HELP AS
5H SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS OVERNIGHT. MESOETA AND
AVN TIMING AGREE IN BRINGING THE FRONT INTO THE BIG COUNTRY IN THE
MORNING...THEN STALLING IN THE CONCHO VALLEY IN THE AFTERNOON. FRONT
WILL BE SHALLOW AND LACKING UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT...BUT WITH INSTABILITY
AND A FAVORABLE WIND SHEAR PROFILE NEAR DRYLINE AND FRONT...MAY SEE
SOME STORMS. AGAIN SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE.

SUNDAY AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE MOVES OUT OF THE 4-CORNERS AREA AND
SLOWLY MOVES EAST INTO KANSAS WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY SLIGHTLY ENHANCE THE
THUNDERSTORMS POTENTIAL SUNDAY/SUNDAY EVENING.

MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK WILL SEE NORTHWEST TO NORTH FLOW
ALOFT AS UPPER RIDGE DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS. WITH
MOISTURE HANGING AROUND...AND PROBABLY A WEAK CAP...THERE SHOULD BE
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY.

PRELIMS...

ABI 065/079/062/082/063 3233
SJT 068/087/063/086/064 2233
JCT 068/089/065/087/065 1233

.SJT...NONE.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 25, 12:43 AM CDT, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...UPDATED TO ADD REPORT AT NOLAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO, TX
1243 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2002

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

0537 PM    SWEETWATER                TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   NOLAN

0540 PM    LONGWORTH                 TX   .88 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   FISHER

0545 PM    3 N SWEETWATER            TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   NOLAN                          DAMAGED WINDSHIELD OF
                                          PATROL CAR ON FISHER/NOLAN
                                          COUNTY LINE

0545 PM    3N SWEETWATER             TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   FISHER                         DAMAGED WINDSHIELD OF
                                          PATROL CAR ON FISHER/NOLAN
                                          COUNTY LINE

0552 PM    SWEETWATER                TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   NOLAN                          QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING
                                          THE GROUND

0552 PM    SWEETWATER                TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   NOLAN

0605 PM    SWEETWATER                TX   2.75 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   NOLAN

0610 PM    LONGWORTH                 TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   FISHER

0715 PM    15 S MERKEL               TX   WIND DAMAGE
05/24/02   TAYLOR                         20X40 FOOT OUTBUILDING
                                          DESTROYED

0715 PM    3 S MERKEL                TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   TAYLOR

0730 PM    15 S MERKEL               TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   TAYLOR

0730 PM    NOLAN                     TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   NOLAN                          REPORT BY COOP OBSERVER

0804 PM    2 NE HAPPY VALLEY         TX   TORNADO
05/24/02   TAYLOR

0815 PM    16 SSW ABILENE            TX   WIND DAMAGE
05/24/02   TAYLOR                         BARN BLOWN AWAY

0825 PM    3 E ABILENE               TX   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
05/24/02   TAYLOR

0837 PM    2 SE ABILENE              TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   TAYLOR

0838 PM    WINTERS                   TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   RUNNELS

0838 PM    5 W BAIRD                 TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   CALLAHAN

0844 PM    WINTERS                   TX   2.75 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   RUNNELS

0859 PM    WINTERS                   TX   WIND DAMAGE
05/24/02   RUNNELS                        NUMEROUS WINDOWS BLOWN
                                          OUT...LARGE TREE LIMBS
                                          BROKEN

0859 PM    WINTERS                   TX   2.75 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   RUNNELS

0900 PM    12 W BAIRD                TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   CALLAHAN

0915 PM    9 N BALLINGER             TX   WIND DAMAGE
05/24/02   RUNNELS                        LARGE TREE LIMBS
                                          DOWN...PROPANE TANK BLOWN
                                          OVER

0915 PM    CREWS                     TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   RUNNELS

0920 PM    10 NE BALLINGER           TX   TORNADO
05/24/02   RUNNELS                        BRIEF TOUCHDOWN

0946 PM    BENOIT                    TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   RUNNELS

0955 PM    10 NE BALLINGER           TX   WIND DAMAGE
05/24/02   RUNNELS                        LARGE TREE BLOWN ONTO
                                          TRUCK...OUTBUILDINGS
                                          DESTROYED

1045 PM    BALLINGER                 TX   .88 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   RUNNELS

1049 PM    1 N BALLINGER             TX   .88 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   RUNNELS

1053 PM    BALLINGER                 TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/24/02   RUNNELS

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The office that day

Everything else NWS San Angelo, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 24, 7:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SJT	Taylor	60 min
May 24, 7:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Nolan	66 min
May 24, 7:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SJT	Haskell	65 min
May 24, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Fisher, Jones	55 min
May 24, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Shackelford	78 min
May 24, 7:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SJT	Nolan, Taylor	2 hr
May 24, 7:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SJT	Runnels, Taylor	63 min
May 24, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Callahan	81 min
May 24, 8:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SJT	Callahan	62 min
May 24, 8:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SJT	Runnels	63 min
May 24, 9:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Coleman	72 min
May 24, 9:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Callahan	61 min
May 24, 9:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Callahan	76 min
May 24, 9:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SJT	Runnels	3 hr
May 24, 10:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SJT	Runnels	75 min
May 24, 10:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Coleman	70 min
May 24, 11:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SJT	Concho, Runnels	62 min
May 25, 12:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Haskell	70 min
May 25, 12:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Throckmorton	69 min
May 25, 12:38 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SJT	Haskell	67 min
May 25, 1:15 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SJT	Throckmorton	60 min
May 25, 2:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Throckmorton	28 min
May 25, 2:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Shackelford	59 min
May 25, 2:44 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SJT	Shackelford	61 min
May 25, 2:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Haskell, Throckmorton	56 min
May 25, 3:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Shackelford	46 min
May 25, 4:29 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SJT	Throckmorton	4 hr
May 25, 8:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Brown	69 min
May 25, 9:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Brown	33 min
May 25, 4:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Coleman	69 min
May 25, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Coke	61 min
May 25, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	McCulloch	59 min
May 25, 6:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Runnels	56 min
May 25, 6:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Coleman	56 min
May 25, 6:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Coke	67 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.