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Tornado Warning 38, NWS San Angelo, TX
NWS San Angelo, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 10, 2009, 3:54 PM CDT for Nolan County, Texas. It was in force for 66 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 10, 2009, 3:54 PM CDT (20:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2009, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS San Angelo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Nolan County, TX
The radar
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 10, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 1616 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -170 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1221 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KSJT 102054 TORSJT TXC353-102200- /O.NEW.KSJT.TO.W.0038.090610T2054Z-090610T2200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 354 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL NOLAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TEXAS... * UNTIL 500 PM CDT * AT 353 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES WEST OF MARYNEAL...OR 15 MILES SOUTH OF ROSCOE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... MARYNEAL BY 410 PM CDT... NOLAN BY 455 PM CDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN TEXAS. && LAT...LON 3237 10016 3217 10016 3216 10063 3233 10062 TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 265DEG 15KT 3223 10053 $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS54 KSJT 102140 SVSSJT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 440 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009 TXC353-102200- /O.CON.KSJT.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-090610T2200Z/ NOLAN TX- 440 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL NOLAN COUNTY... AT 438 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 70 AND RANCH ROAD 53...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF BLACKWELL...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER RURAL EASTERN NOLAN COUNTY THROUGH 500 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. && LAT...LON 3217 10042 3235 10038 3237 10016 3217 10016 TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 265DEG 15KT 3225 10031 $$
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 10, 3:33 PM CDT, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 3:33 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 333 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009 .SHORT TERM... ONGOING SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN FOR THE SHORT TERM FORECAST. SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 365 IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE BIG COUNTRY COUNTIES. WILL SHOW LIKELY POPS WITH SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE FOR THE BIG COUNTRY THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. WHILE THE BULK OF THE SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY... ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE FARTHER SOUTHWEST AS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING EAST INTO CROCKETT COUNTY AT THIS TIME. .LONG TERM... FOR THE LONG TERM...EXPECT THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO STRENGTHEN ONCE AGAIN OVER THE AREA...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO HEAT UP ACROSS THE AREA...WHILE DIMINISHING RAIN CHANCES. HAVE MADE VERY FEW CHANGES TO THE FORECAST AS INHERITED GRIDS...AS THEY COVERED THIS WELL. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ABILENE 72 97 72 99 72 / 20 20 10 10 10 SAN ANGELO 72 100 70 102 72 / 20 10 10 10 10 JUNCTION 73 97 71 100 73 / 10 20 10 10 10 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 20
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 3:04 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 304 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-112015- 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- 304 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG COUNTRY UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT. STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REST OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 2:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 239 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140-154- 155-102145- FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-HASKELL- THROCKMORTON-JONES-SHACKELFORD-TAYLOR-CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN- MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROTAN...ROBY...SWEETWATER... STERLING CITY...ROBERT LEE...BRONTE...BALLINGER...WINTERS... MERTZON...SAN ANGELO...EDEN...HASKELL...THROCKMORTON...WOODSON... STAMFORD...ANSON...HAMLIN...ALBANY...ABILENE...CLYDE...BAIRD... CROSS PLAINS...COLEMAN...BROWNWOOD...BRADY...SAN SABA 239 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG COUNTRY UNTIL 10 PM... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. BE ALERT FOR WARNINGS.
Local storm report, Jun 10, 3:26 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
326 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0307 PM HAIL ROTAN 32.85N 100.46W
06/10/2009 E1.75 INCH FISHER TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
JDUNNLocal storm report, Jun 10, 3:28 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
328 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0317 PM HAIL 5 W HASKELL 33.16N 99.82W
06/10/2009 E1.00 INCH HASKELL TX COUNTY OFFICIAL
WINDS ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH
&&
JDUNNThe office that day
Everything else NWS San Angelo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Coke, Nolan, Sterling | 55 min |
| Jun 9, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Nolan | 31 min |
| Jun 10, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Fisher | 23 min |
| Jun 10, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Haskell | 44 min |
| Jun 10, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Fisher, Jones, Nolan | 37 min |
| Jun 10, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Crockett | 64 min |
| Jun 10, 3:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Haskell, Throckmorton | 41 min |
| Jun 10, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Jones, Nolan, Taylor | 53 min |
| Jun 10, 3:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Haskell, Throckmorton | 44 min |
| Jun 10, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Haskell, Jones, Shackelford | 58 min |
| Jun 10, 3:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Haskell, Jones, Shackelford, Throckmorton | 2 hr |
| Jun 10, 4:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SJT | Fisher, Nolan | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Shackelford | 64 min |
| Jun 10, 4:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Throckmorton | 21 min |
| Jun 10, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Crockett | 42 min |
| Jun 10, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Taylor | 53 min |
| Jun 10, 4:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SJT | Jones, Taylor | 112 min |
| Jun 10, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Callahan | 55 min |
| Jun 10, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Crockett, Schleicher, Sutton | 44 min |
| Jun 10, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Callahan | 32 min |
| Jun 10, 6:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SJT | Brown, Callahan, Coleman | 87 min |
| Jun 10, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Brown | 30 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.