Tornado Warning 22, NWS San Angelo, TX

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WWUS54 KSJT 010222
SVSSJT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
917 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

TXC431-010227-
/O.CAN.KSJT.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-050601T0245Z/
STERLING TX-
917 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR STERLING COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED SOUTHEAST OUT OF STERLING COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3205 10081 3189 10082 3170 10073 3177 10049

$$

TXC081-010245-
/O.CON.KSJT.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-050601T0245Z/
COKE TX-
917 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN COKE
COUNTY...

AT 914 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS CONTINUED TO REPORT FUNNEL 
CLOUDS AND ROTATION ACROSS WESTERN COKE COUNTY WEST OF ROBERT LEE. 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE ROTATION ABOUT 
7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 158 AND RANCH ROAD 
2059...OR JUST INSIDE THE COKE COUNTY LINE. RESIDENTS OF WESTERN 
COKE COUNTY WEST OF RANCH ROAD 2934 AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 87 SHOULD 
TAKE COVER NOW

IN ADDITION...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED ON THE EAST SIDE OF 
THE STORM AT EDITH...AND LARGER HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALL AND 
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE LIKELY FROM EDITH WEST TO THE 
COUNTY LINE. 

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A 
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE 
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3205 10081 3189 10082 3170 10073 3177 10049

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
335 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

.SHORT TERM...
WEST CENTRAL TEXAS IN SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK DAY 1 WITH MODERATE
RISK OF SEVERE STORMS TODAY. WILL NEED SPOTTER ACTIVATION THIS
AFTERNOON OR EVENING. BECOMING UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH CAPES
CLOSE TO 3000 J/KG. STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE TX
PANHANDLE AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WITH SURFACE HEATING AND STRONG
SHORTWAVE MOVES OVER.

FIRST...MAY SEE SOME EARLY SEVERE STORMS TO DEVELOP LATE THIS
AFTERNOON IN UNSTABLE AIR...PERHAPS ALONG TSTM OUTFLOW BOUNDARY IN
CONCHO VALLEY AND NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN.

SECOND...EXPECT MCS (A COMPLEX OF STORMS) CURRENTLY
DEVELOPING IN TX PANHANDLE...TO MOVE SOUTHEAST...AS A SQUALL LINE
LATER THIS EVENING...WITH NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...AND SOUTHEAST
WINDS FEEDING THE MCS IN THE LOW LEVELS. MIDLAND RADAR LOOP
INDICATED A POSSIBLE LOW PRESSURE REGION DEVELOPING SOUTH OF
MIDLAND...ENHANCING LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE TO THEIR NORTH. SPC HAS
SENT OUT MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1089...WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
WILL HAVE SEVERE MENTION IN ZONES TONIGHT.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ALSO POSSIBLE IN MCS TONIGHT. ON THE LINE BETWEEN
ISSUANCE/NON ISSUANCE OF FLASH FLOOD WATCH. AREAS SOUTH OF A BIG
LAKE...SAN ANGELO...BROWNWOOD LINE HAD 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL
LAST WEEK (LOCALLY SOME AREAS 5-6)...AND ARE STILL MOIST. BIG
COUNTRY HAD MUCH LESS. GIVEN THE SPEED OF MCS OVERNIGHT... PERHAPS
IN THE 30 MPH RANGE AND THUS LIMITED TIME OF RAINFALL
DURATION...WILL HOLD OFF ON FLASH FLOOD WATCH...HOWEVER WILL
MENTION LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN ZONES. LOOKING FOR A LOT OF
AREAS TO SEE .25 TO .50 WITH ISOLATED 1 TO 2 INCHES.

.LONG TERM...
MAY SEE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS LINGERING OVER EASTERN
SECTION MID MORNING TOMORROW. ATMOSPHERE REMAINS MOIST AND
SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE INTO NEXT WEEK WITH DRYLINE REMAINING WEST OF THE
REGION. BEST CHANCE OF STORMS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS
SHORTWAVE FROM SOUTHWEST MOVES THROUGH.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ABILENE      62  82  67  89 /  80  20  20  20
SAN ANGELO   65  85  68  92 /  70  20  20  20
JUNCTION     67  88  68  91 /  70  30  20  20

&&

.SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.

&&

04

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
1126 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140-
154-155-168>170-011626-
BROWN-CALLAHAN-COKE-COLEMAN-CONCHO-CROCKETT-FISHER-HASKELL-IRION-
JONES-KIMBLE-MASON-MCCULLOCH-MENARD-NOLAN-RUNNELS-SAN SABA-
SCHLEICHER-SHACKELFORD-STERLING-SUTTON-TAYLOR-THROCKMORTON-TOM GREEN-
1126 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY
...WEST CENTRAL TEXAS UPGRADED TO MODERATE RISK THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...
A MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS
WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB WELL INTO
THE 80S THIS AFTERNOON...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ALONG SEVERAL LEFT OVER OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THIS MORNINGS
STORMS. ANY STORM THAT DOES DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF
QUICKLY REACHING SEVERE LEVELS...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT. IN ADDITION...THERE IS SUFFICIENT WIND
SHEAR THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW
ISOLATED TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY WITH THOSE STORMS THAT CAN TRACK ALONG
ONE OF THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FOR AN EXTENDED LENGTH OF TIME.

OTHER SEVERE STORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP WELL TO THE NORTHWEST
NEAR THE TEXAS NEW MEXICO BORDER LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY SOUTHEAST...REACHING WEST CENTRAL
TEXAS TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH WILL BE LIKELY WITH THIS COMPLEX OF STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH THE
COMPLEX OF STORMS EXPECTED TONIGHT WILL STABILIZES THE AIR MASS
SOMEWHAT...THE INSTABILITY SHOULD INCREASE AGAIN BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. A FEW SEVERE STORMS MAY REDEVELOP DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON...FOCUSING AGAIN ALONG ANY OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

07

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
746 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

TXZ049-054-098-099-113-114-127-128-010201-
CALLAHAN TX-FISHER TX-HASKELL TX-JONES TX-NOLAN TX-SHACKELFORD TX-
TAYLOR TX-THROCKMORTON TX-
746 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM FOR HASKELL AND
NORTHERN JONES COUNTIES...

AT 750 PM A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER STONEWALL COUNTY
JUST WEST OF ASPERMONT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO HASKELL COUNTY BETWEEN 830 PM AND 900
PM. THE STORM MAY GRADUALLY TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AND MOVE TOWARD
STAMFORD.

IN ADDITION...A COMPLEX OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL MOVE
SOUTHEAST INTO HASKELL AND NORTHWESTERN JONES COUNTIES AFTER 900 PM.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
812 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

TXZ049-054-010200-

FISHER TX-NOLAN TX-
812 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR FISHER
AND NOLAN COUNTIES...

AT 808 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 13 MILES WEST OF CHAMPION...OR ABOUT
OVER COLORADO CITY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM
WILL BE NEAR...  WASTELLA...CHAMPION AT 825 PM CDT...  ROSCOE AT 835
PM CDT...  SWEETWATER AT 850 PM CDT...

PERSONS IN NOLAN AND FISHER COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
833 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

TXZ049-054-098-099-113-114-127-128-010232-
CALLAHAN TX-FISHER TX-HASKELL TX-JONES TX-NOLAN TX-SHACKELFORD TX-
TAYLOR TX-THROCKMORTON TX-
833 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE BIG COUNTRY UNTIL
200 AM CDT. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO JONES...NOLAN...
AND FISHER COUNTIES BETWEEN 830 PM AND 930 PM. A LINE OF SEVERE
STORMS WILL MOVE QUICKLY SOUTHEAST INTO HASKELL COUNTY BETWEEN 900 PM
AND 100 PM. STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS ON THE
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FROM THESE STORMS.

STORM COVERAGE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY
BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
838 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

TXZ049-054-098-099-113-114-127-128-010232-
CALLAHAN TX-FISHER TX-HASKELL TX-JONES TX-NOLAN TX-SHACKELFORD TX-
TAYLOR TX-THROCKMORTON TX-
838 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE BIG COUNTRY UNTIL
200 AM CDT. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO JONES...NOLAN...
AND FISHER COUNTIES BETWEEN 830 PM AND 930 PM. A LINE OF SEVERE
STORMS WILL MOVE QUICKLY SOUTHEAST INTO HASKELL COUNTY BETWEEN 900 PM
AND 1000 PM. STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS ON THE
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FROM THESE STORMS.

STORM COVERAGE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY
BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
844 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0835 PM     TORNADO          20 W ROBERT LEE         31.89N 100.82W
05/31/2005                   STERLING           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SEVERAL TIMES

&&

MGROH

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
846 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

TXZ064>066-071>073-010300-
COKE TX-CONCHO TX-IRION TX-RUNNELS TX-STERLING TX-TOM GREEN TX-
846 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

ONE STORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEAST STERLING AND COKE COUNTIES BETWEEN
850 PM AND 1000 PM. THE STORM MAY CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OR MOVE DOWN
INTO TOM GREEN COUNTY SHORTLY AFTER 1000 PM. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST
WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS ON THIS STORM.

THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE NIGHTTIME
HOURS ACROSS THE CONCHO VALLEY. A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT
FOR THE NORTHERN CONCHO VALLEY UNTIL 200 AM CDT.