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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 207, NWS San Angelo, TX

May 8, 2007Fisher County, Nolan County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2007, 4:15 PM CDT for Fisher County, Nolan County, Texas. It was in force for 45 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
May 8, 2007, 4:15 PM CDT (21:15 UTC)
Expired
May 8, 2007, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Fisher County, TX, Nolan County, TX

The radar

The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 8, 12:01 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 181 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, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2007-05-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 453 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2007-05-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 138 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 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
453 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-194 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
843 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
221 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.3

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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 May 8, 2:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 2:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
231 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007

.SHORT TERM...
AN MCS CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHWEST TEXAS...EXTENDING NORTH INTO THE
TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS. THE MCS IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AND WILL ENTER
WEST CENTRAL TEXAS BY 08/21Z. ALSO...WATCHING FOR POSSIBLE TSTMS
DEVELOPING IN INCREASING UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.
AND AXIS OF HIGH SBCAPES OF 1500 TO 2500 J/KG EXTENDS FROM COLEMAN
TO SAN ANGELO TO STERLING CITY. SO LOOKS LIKE MORE HEAVY RAIN AND
SOME SEVERE STORMS FOR TONIGHT ACROSS THE CWFA. THE UPPER LEVEL
LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO TEXAS ON WEDNESDAY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE
WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN. WILL GO AHEAD AND EXTEND
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2
TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY THE WESTERN AND
NORTHERN CWFA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM...
LOOKS LIKE THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVE EAST OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS BY
THURSDAY EVENING. WILL KEEP CHC POPS IN FOR THURSDAY. WILL GO WITH A
DRY FORECAST FOR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY AS WEAK UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL
WARM INTO THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S BY THIS WEEKEND.

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ABILENE 	 62  75  63  78 /  70  80  50  30
SAN ANGELO 	 63  75  63  82 /  80  90  40  30
JUNCTION 	 67  81  64  81 /  70  70  40  20

&&

.SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR 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.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 2:09 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
209 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007

TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-
140-154-155-168>170-091915-
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-
209 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS SEVERAL SURFACE BOUNDARIES
CONTINUE TO CLASH WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. THESE STORMS
MAY REACH SEVERE LEVELS...WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...LARGE HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREATS. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED TORNADO
IS ALSO POSSIBLE. GIVEN THE SATURATED SOLID FROM RECENT
RAINS...AND THE HEAVY RAINFALL ON THE WAY...FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AREAS WILL CERTAINLY BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
WITH THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM...AND THE BOUNDARIES...NOT
MOVING OUT OF THE AREA FOR SEVERAL DAYS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 8, 11:21 AM CDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 8, 3:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
311 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007

TXZ071-076-082115-
IRION TX-CROCKETT TX-
311 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR IRION AND
CROCKETT COUNTIES...

AT 310 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 41 MILES WEST OF BARNHART...OR ABOUT 15
MILES SOUTH OF RANKIN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  THE INTERSECTION OF US-190 AND HIGHWAY 137 BY 350 PM CDT
  BARNHART BY 410 PM CDT
  THE INTERSECTION OF US 190 AND HIGHWAY 163 BY 415 PM CDT

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 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 700 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN TEXAS.
Special weather statement, May 8, 3:25 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
325 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007

TXZ064-071-072-082130-
STERLING TX-TOM GREEN TX-IRION TX-
325 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
STERLING...TOM GREEN AND IRION COUNTIES...

AT 322 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS INDICATED BY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 31
MILES WEST OF STERLING CITY TO 37 MILES WEST OF BARNHART...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.

* STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 163 AND RANCH ROAD 2469...STERLING
  CITY...BARNHART AND US-67 NEAR THE IRION-REAGAN COUNTY LINE BY 430
  PM CDT

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 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 700 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN TEXAS.
Special weather statement, May 8, 3:33 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
333 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007

TXZ114-082100-
SHACKELFORD TX-
333 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR
SHACKELFORD COUNTY...

AT 330 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR OVER EXTREME WEST CENTRAL SHACKELFORD
COUNTY...OR ABOUT 16 MILES WEST OF ALBANY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN SHACKELFORD COUNTY...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY
180 AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 283.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 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 700 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN TEXAS.
Special weather statement, May 8, 3:53 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
353 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007

TXZ049-054-064-065-113-082200-
NOLAN TX-JONES TX-FISHER TX-STERLING TX-COKE TX-
353 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR NOLAN AND
FISHER COUNTIES...
JONES COUNTY...
STERLING AND COKE COUNTIES...

AT 352 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS INDICATED BY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10
MILES NORTHWEST OF WASTELLA TO 23 MILES WEST OF SILVER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  HOBBS BY 405 PM CDT
  WASTELLA BY 410 PM CDT
  I-20 NEAR THE NOLAN-MITCHELL COUNTY LINE BY 415 PM CDT
  ROTAN AND SILVER BY 420 PM CDT
  SANCO...CHAMPION AND CAPITOLA BY 425 PM CDT
  ROSCOE AND ROBY BY 430 PM CDT

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 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 700 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 4:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSJTFisher, Nolan4 hr
May 8, 4:34 PM CDTTornado WarningSJTShackelford, Throckmorton41 min
May 8, 4:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSJTCoke, Sterling4 hr
May 8, 5:12 PM CDTTornado WarningSJTThrockmorton63 min
May 8, 5:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTJones, Taylor59 min
May 8, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTHaskell69 min
May 8, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTIrion, Tom Green63 min
May 8, 5:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSJTHaskell, Jones, Shackelford4 hr
May 8, 5:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSJTTaylor4 hr
May 8, 5:33 PM CDTTornado WarningSJTHaskell42 min
May 8, 5:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSJTIrion, Tom Green4 hr
May 8, 5:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSJTHaskell3 hr
May 8, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCrockett53 min
May 8, 5:56 PM CDTTornado WarningSJTThrockmorton64 min
May 8, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCallahan, Shackelford37 min
May 8, 6:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCoke, Runnels56 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2007Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2007

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.