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Tornado Warning 54, NWS San Angelo, TX
NWS San Angelo, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2003, 6:34 PM CDT for Throckmorton County, Texas. It was in force for 41 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
- Jun 12, 2003, 6:34 PM CDT (23:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2003, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS San Angelo, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Throckmorton County, TX
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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -462 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2219 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 265 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
237 WFUS54 KSJT 122334 TORSJT TXC447-130015- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 633 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... THROCKMORTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS * UNTIL 715 PM CDT * AT 630 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO AT ANY TIME 5 MILES NORTH OF ELBERT...OR ABOUT 14 MILES WEST OF OLNEY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. ALSO...THIS STORM HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... ELBERT AT 640 PM CDT A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME. TAKE COVER NOW ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. LAT...LON 3346 9901 3332 9914 3298 9871 3318 9852 $$
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 Jun 12, 2:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 2:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
WEST CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 215 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2003 DRIER AIR LOCATED FURTHER EAST TODAY THAN THIS TIME YESTERDAY WITH NORTHERN PART OF DRYLINE HAVING ALREADY PASSED THROUGH BIG SPRING TO NEAR SWEETWATER. LATEST VIS LOOP SHOWING MAIN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY HEADING SOUTH ACROSS THE RED RIVER APPROACHING NORTHERN COUNTIES OF CWA. WITH DRY LINE POSITIONED FURTHER EAST ATTM SHOULD SEE IT CONTINUE TO MIX FURTHER EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON... POSSIBLY AS FAR AS THE CENTRAL CONCHO VALLEY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. GIVEN TIMING OF STORM INITIATION SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY AND POSITIONING OF OUTFLOW BOUNDARY... EXPECT BEST ACTIVITY ROUGHLY CORRESPONDING TO THE CURRENT SPC DAY1 MODERATE RISK AREA... EASTERN BIG COUNTRY AND NORTHERN HEARTLAND. GIVEN VOLATILITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE AT TIME OF MAX HEATING EXPECT REPLAY OF YESTERDAYS ACTIVITY WITH LARGE HAIL AND HIGH WINDS THE PRIMARY CONCERN. FRIDAY LOOKS EVEN BETTER AS FAR AS RAIN CHANCES WITH SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN COAST OF CA PER LATEST WV LOOP SLATED TO MOVE ACROSS THE CWA FRIDAY NIGHT EMBEDDED IN WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. ATTM THE BEST CHANCE OF STORMS WILL BE OVER THE BIG COUNTRY WHERE THE PROJECTED TRIPLE POINT IS PROGD TO BE LOCATED. AS SHORT WAVE SLIDES EAST OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD TO THE WEST WITH DEVELOPING TROUGH TO THE EAST. THIS WILL ONCE AGAIN BRING THE AREA UNDER A NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT SCENARIO WITH A PROJECTED COLD FRONT EDGING AS FAR SOUTH AS THE CENTRAL CWA BY EARLY ON SUNDAY... GOOD CHANCE OF ASSOCIATED RAINFALL. AREA SHOULD REMAIN UNDER A NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT LEADING TO A RESUMPTION OF A PATTERN CONDUCIVE TO PERIODIC EMBEDDED UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES MOVING SOUTHEAST INTO AREA... WITH A CONTINUED CHANCE OF DAILY RAINFALL. ABI 072/094/071/091 4353 SJT 072/095/071/095 2232 JCT 074/094/073/095 3232 .SJT...NONE. 15
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 2:07 PM CDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before
TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140- 154-155-168>170-131900- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 207 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE... ...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE HEARTLAND AND EASTERN BIG COUNTRY THIS EVENING... A MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT. AN APPROACHING DRYLINE SWEETWATER AND SAN ANGELO THIS AFTERNOON...AS WELL AS SEVERAL REMAINING OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES ACROSS THE HEARTLAND AND BIG COUNTRY...WILL ACT TO FOCUS CONVECTION. BECAUSE OF WARM TEMPERATURES ALOFT...THE STORMS WILL LIKELY WAIT UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING TO DEVELOP...BUT SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE. THE MOST LIKELY AREA TO SEE ANY OF THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF THE AREA...MAINLY NORTHEAST OF A SWEETWATER TO BALLINGER TO BROWNWOOD LINE. GIVEN THE HIGH INSTABILITIES EXPECTED...LARGE HAIL..DAMAGING WINDS...AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A VERY UNSETTLED PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A STRONGER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MORE WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY FRIDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLY PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN HEARTLAND AND THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BIG COUNTRY. 07
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:48 PM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
347 PM CDT THURS JUN 12 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1000 PM LAKE BROWNWOOD TX FLASH FLOOD
06/11/03 BROWN WATER PENETRATED A FEW
HOMES NEAR THE LAKE
0930 PM 1 NE ECHO TX FLASH FLOOD
06/11/03 COLEMAN FLOODED LOW WATER
CROSSINGS
0927 PM BROWNWOOD TX WIND DAMAGE
06/11/03 BROWN TREES AND POWER LINES
BLOWN DOWN IN BROWNWOOD
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BETWEEN
MAY AND BROWNWOOD
0917 PM BANGS TX WIND DAMAGE
06/11/03 BROWN TREES AND POWER LINES
BLOWN DOWN
0915 PM GOULDBUSK TX 60 MPH TSTORM WIND
06/11/03 COLEMAN
0910 PM COLEMAN TX FLASH FLOOD
06/11/03 COLEMAN WATER REPORTED OVER
SEVERAL ROADS
0900 PM CLYDE TX FLASH FLOOD
06/11/03 CALLAHAN FLOODED LOW WATER
CROSSINGS
0858 PM COLEMAN TX WIND DAMAGE
06/11/03 COLEMAN TREE LIMBS DOWN
0858 PM COLEMAN TX 0.88 IN HAIL
06/11/03 COLEMAN
0858 PM COLEMAN TX 70 MPH TSTORM WIND
06/11/03 COLEMAN TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN
0855 PM LAKE BROWNWOOD TX WIND DAMAGE
06/11/03 BROWN
0849 PM LOWAKE TX 1.75 IN HAIL
06/11/03 CONCHO CAR WINDOWS BROKEN
0845 PM LAKE STAMFORD TX 0.75 IN HAIL
06/11/03 HASKELL
0840 PM ROWENA TX 0.75 IN HAIL
06/11/03 RUNNELS
0837 PM ROWENA TX WIND DAMAGE
06/11/03 RUNNELS POWER LINES DOWN SOUTH OF
ROWENA
0820 PM 1 NE ECHO TX 60 MPH TSTORM WIND
06/11/03 COLEMAN REPORTED BY COOP OBSERVER
0805 PM 12 S BAIRD TX 1.00 IN HAIL
06/11/03 CALLAHAN REPORTED BY RAINFALL
OBSERVER
0800 PM 4 NNE SAN ANGELO TX TORNADO
06/11/03 TOM GREEN SKYWARN AMATEUR RADIO AND
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A
BRIEF TORNADO NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS
277 AND 67
0800 PM 10 NW THROCKMORTON TX 60 MPH TSTORM WIND
06/11/03 THROCKMORTON LARGE BRANCHES DOWN
REPORTED BY COOP OBSERVER
0800 PM 9 E WEINERT TX FLASH FLOOD
06/11/03 HASKELL FM1720 HAD A FOOT OF
WATER OVER THE ROAD
0757 PM 2 SW ABILENE TX WIND DAMAGE
06/11/03 TAYLOR POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN
0750 PM 1 S ABILENE TX 60 MPH TSTORM WIND
06/11/03 TAYLOR
0748 PM 1 S ABILENE TX 0.75 IN HAIL
06/11/03 TAYLOR
0745 PM ALBANY TX 0.75 IN HAIL
06/11/03 SHACKELFORD
0744 PM 8 NNE GRAPE CREEK TX 1.75 IN HAIL
06/11/03 TOM GREEN
0742 PM 12 S ROBERT LEE TX 1.75 IN HAIL
06/11/03 COKE
0742 PM 7 N GRAPE CREEK TX 1.75 IN HAIL
06/11/03 TOM GREEN
0730 PM SW ROBERT LEE TX 0.75 IN HAIL
06/11/03 COKE
0727 PM 7 N FORT MCKAVETT TX 60 MPH TSTORM WIND
06/11/03 MENARD
0711 PM CLYDE TX 1.75 IN HAIL
06/11/03 CALLAHAN
0710 PM 12 SW ROBERT LEE TX 0.75 IN HAIL
06/11/03 COKE
0700 PM 5 W FORT MCKAVETT TX WIND DAMAGE
06/11/03 SCHLEICHER LARGE BRANCHES DOWN
0700 PM 11 NE WATER VALLEY TX 1.00 IN HAIL
06/11/03 COKE REPORTED BY COOP OBSERVER
0657 PM 14 SW CLYDE TX 1.75 IN HAIL
06/11/03 TAYLOR
0645 PM 5 W SONORA TX 0.75 IN HAIL
06/11/03 SUTTON REPORTED BY SUTTON COUNTY
SHERIFF DEPARTMENT
0630 PM 9 E WEINERT TX 1.75 IN HAIL
06/11/03 HASKELL REPORTED BY PUBLIC
0620 PM ROCHESTER TX 70 MPH TSTORM WIND
06/11/03 HASKELL REPORTED BY VOLUNTEER
FIREMAN
0615 PM WEINERT TX 2.75 IN HAIL
06/11/03 HASKELL REPORTED BY COOP OBSERVER
0615 PM WEINERT TX TORNADO
06/11/03 HASKELL REPORTED BY COOP OBSERVER
0558 PM STERLING CITY TX 1.75 IN HAIL
06/11/03 STERLING
04/26The office that day
Everything else NWS San Angelo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Coke, Tom Green | 64 min |
| Jun 11, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Haskell | 60 min |
| Jun 11, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Taylor | 58 min |
| Jun 11, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Menard | 55 min |
| Jun 11, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Shackelford | 59 min |
| Jun 11, 7:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Haskell | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Coleman | 53 min |
| Jun 11, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Haskell, Throckmorton | 57 min |
| Jun 11, 7:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Callahan, Coleman | 64 min |
| Jun 11, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Concho | 62 min |
| Jun 11, 8:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Tom Green | 66 min |
| Jun 11, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Runnels | 60 min |
| Jun 11, 8:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Tom Green | 58 min |
| Jun 11, 8:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Callahan | 93 min |
| Jun 11, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Haskell | 57 min |
| Jun 11, 8:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Runnels | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Brown | 67 min |
| Jun 11, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Coleman | 65 min |
| Jun 11, 9:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Coleman | 113 min |
| Jun 11, 9:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Brown | 110 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.