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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS San Angelo, TX

March 19, 2006Brown County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 19, 2006, 11:16 AM CST for Brown County, Texas. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 19, 2006, 11:16 AM CST (17:16 UTC)
Expired
Mar 19, 2006, 11:45 AM CST
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Brown County, TX

The radar

The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 199 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2006-03-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2006-03-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 244 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
694 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
244 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
226 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Mar 19, 8:02 AM CST, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 8:02 AM CST, 3 hours 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 19, 4:59 AM CST, 6 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
459 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-
140-154-155-168>170-201100-
FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-
CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-HASKELL-THROCKMORTON-JONES-SHACKELFORD-
TAYLOR-CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN-MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA-MENARD-KIMBLE-
MASON-
459 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM THIS MORNING FOR
EASTERN PARTS OF THE NORTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU...THE NORTHWEST HILL
COUNTRY...AND SOUTHERN HEARTLAND AREAS.

OTHERWISE...THERE IS A CONTINUED SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. THE MAIN HAZARDS
EXPECTED WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...BUT ISOLATED
TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL
BE CAPABLE OF FREQUENT...DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. IN
ADDITION...SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY
RAIN...RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ON MONDAY...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH DRY AIR AT THE SURFACE AND
RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL
BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STRONG WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...STORM
SPOTTER GROUPS...AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS
SITUATION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER
THREATEN YOUR AREA. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 19, 6:23 AM CST, 4 hours 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
623 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

TXZ077-078-168-169-191330-
SCHLEICHER TX-MENARD TX-KIMBLE TX-SUTTON TX-
623 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 730 AM CST FOR
SCHLEICHER...MENARD...KIMBLE AND SUTTON COUNTIES...

AT 620 AM CST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ABOUT 27 MILES WEST OF JUNCTION...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF
HAIL UP TO 1/2 INCH...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WIND GUSTS NEAR 50
MPH...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  FORT MCKAVETT BY 640 AM CST
  US-190 NEAR THE SUTTON-MENARD COUNTY LINE BY 645 AM CST
  THE INTERSECTION OF US-190 AND RANCH ROAD 864 BY 650 AM CST

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST SUNDAY MORNING FOR
WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.
Special weather statement, Mar 19, 7:25 AM CST, 3 hours 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
725 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

TXZ154-155-170-191430-
MCCULLOCH TX-SAN SABA TX-MASON TX-
725 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 830 AM CST FOR
MCCULLOCH...SAN SABA AND MASON COUNTIES...

AT 723 AM CST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KATEMCY...OR ABOUT
10 MILES NORTHWEST OF MASON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  KATEMCY AND US-377/US 87 NEAR THE MASON-MCCULLOCH COUNTY LINE BY
  730 AM CST
  VOCA BY 740 AM CST
  FREDONIA BY 745 AM CST
  PONTOTOC BY 750 AM CST
  ALGERITA BY 820 AM CST
  SAN SABA AND HARKEYVILLE BY 825 AM CST

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH
THIS STORM. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION
CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE THE PROPER ACTIONS SHOULD A WARNING
BE ISSUED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST SUNDAY MORNING FOR
WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.
Special weather statement, Mar 19, 7:26 AM CST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
726 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

TXZ073-191400-
CONCHO TX-
726 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 AM CST FOR CONCHO
COUNTY...

AT 723 AM CST...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS INDICATED BY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF
EDEN...OR ABOUT 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAINT ROCK...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL
HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MILLERSVIEW BY 735 AM CST
  THE INTERSECTION OF RANCH ROAD 1929 AND RANCH ROAD 2134 BY 745 AM
  CST

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST SUNDAY MORNING FOR
WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.
Special weather statement, Mar 19, 7:27 AM CST, 3 hours 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
727 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

TXZ170-191415-
MASON TX-
727 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 AM CST FOR MASON
COUNTY...

AT 723 AM CST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOYAL VALLEY...OR
ABOUT 19 MILES SOUTH OF MASON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LOYAL VALLEY BY 740 AM CST

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS
STORM. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND
BE PREPARED TO TAKE THE PROPER ACTIONS SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST SUNDAY MORNING FOR
WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.
Local storm report, Mar 19, 8:50 AM CST, 2 hours 26 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 19, 11:06 AM CST, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
1106 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

TXZ140-191745-
BROWN TX-
1106 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1145 AM CST FOR BROWN
COUNTY...

AT 1104 AM CST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BROOKESMITH...OR
ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BROWNWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BANGS BY 1115 AM CST
  BROWNWOOD AND THRIFTY BY 1120 AM CST
  EARLY...LAKE BROWNWOOD AND LAKE BROWNWOOD NEAR THRIFTY BY 1125 AM
  CST
  OWENS AND LAKE BROWNWOOD NEAR BYRDS STORE BY 1135 AM CST
  MAY BY 1145 AM CST

HAIL 1/2 INCH DIAMETER IS LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. RESIDENTS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
THE PROPER ACTIONS SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 18, 9:08 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTSchleicher52 min
Mar 18, 9:27 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCoke, Irion, Sterling, Tom Green48 min
Mar 18, 9:34 PM CSTTornado WarningSJTSchleicher, Sutton26 min
Mar 18, 9:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTKimble, Menard, Schleicher, Sutton46 min
Mar 18, 10:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCoke, Tom Green51 min
Mar 18, 11:53 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTKimble52 min
Mar 19, 12:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCrockett, Sutton45 min
Mar 19, 1:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTKimble, Menard, Schleicher, Sutton23 min
Mar 19, 1:57 AM CSTTornado WarningSJTKimble, Menard48 min
Mar 19, 6:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTKimble, Menard, Schleicher, Sutton45 min
Mar 19, 6:31 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTKimble44 min
Mar 19, 8:32 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTSan Saba28 min
Mar 19, 10:36 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTBrown, Coleman, McCulloch24 min
Mar 19, 12:37 PM CSTWind AdvisorySJTBrown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett and 18 more29 hr
Mar 19, 4:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCrockett47 min
Mar 19, 5:06 PM CSTTornado WarningSJTCrockett24 min
Mar 19, 5:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTIrion41 min
Mar 19, 5:27 PM CSTTornado WarningSJTCrockett, Schleicher33 min
Mar 19, 5:58 PM CSTTornado WarningSJTSchleicher32 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.