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Special Weather Statement, NWS San Angelo, TX

March 19, 2012Coleman County, Concho County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this special weather statement at Mar 19, 2012, 1:21 PM CDT for Coleman County, Concho County, Texas. It was in force for 24 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: Mar 19, 2012, 1:21 PM CDT (18:21 UTC)
Expired: Mar 19, 2012, 1:45 PM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS San Angelo, TX

Counties Coleman County, TX, Concho County, TX

The radar

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 246 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1782 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 509 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 318 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 447 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.3
Supercell composite: 17.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Mar 19, 12:56 PM CDT, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 12:56 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 19, 4:19 AM CDT, 9 hours 2 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
419 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-
140-154-155-168>170-200930-
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-
419 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER MAINLY ALONG AND EAST
OF JUNCTION...TO BRADY...TO BROWNWOOD LINE. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT MAINLY ALONG AND
EAST OF A SONORA...TO SAN ANGELO...TO ROCHESTER LINE. THE MAIN
HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE MAIN
HAZARD WILL BE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 19, 11:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 19, 11:32 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 19, 11:35 AM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 19, 12:29 PM CDT, 52 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
1229 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

TXZ066-073-139-154-191830-
MCCULLOCH TX-RUNNELS TX-COLEMAN TX-CONCHO TX-
1229 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR
MCCULLOCH...RUNNELS...COLEMAN AND CONCHO COUNTIES...

AT 1225 PM CDT...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM
BALLINGER SOUTHWEST TO PAINT ROCK TO EOLA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  LAKE COLEMAN BY 1240 PM CDT
  COLEMAN BY 1255 PM CDT
  MILLERSVIEW BY 100 PM CDT
  GOULDBUSK BY 130 PM CDT

PEA SIZE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE
LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. 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.

LAT...LON 3111 10011 3208 9986 3208 9922 3108 9924
TIME...MOT...LOC 1726Z 251DEG 24KT 3136 10000

Special weather statement, Mar 19, 12:31 PM CDT, 50 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
1231 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

TXZ128-191830-
CALLAHAN TX-
1231 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR
CALLAHAN COUNTY...

AT 1229 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER OPLIN...OR
ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BAIRD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  EULA BY 1250 PM CDT
  ADMIRAL BY 100 PM CDT
  BAIRD BY 105 PM CDT
  PUTNAM BY 115 PM CDT
  I-20 NEAR THE CALLAHAN-EASTLAND COUNTY LINE BY 120 PM CDT

  THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 297 AND 316.

PEA SIZE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 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.

LAT...LON 3208 9912 3208 9963 3240 9956 3252 9913
      3251 9911
TIME...MOT...LOC 1731Z 221DEG 29KT 3216 9955

Special weather statement, Mar 19, 1:21 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
121 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

TXZ073-139-140-154-191845-
MCCULLOCH TX-COLEMAN TX-BROWN TX-CONCHO TX-
121 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR
MCCULLOCH...COLEMAN...BROWN AND CONCHO COUNTIES...

AT 115 PM CDT...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM
CROSS CUT TO IVIE RESERVOIR TO EDEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  COLEMAN BY 130 PM CDT
  SANTA ANNA BY 135 PM CDT
  THRIFTY...BANGS AND LAKE BROWNWOOD 145 PM CDT

PEA SIZE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 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.

LAT...LON 3146 9910 3109 9997 3158 9977 3158 9972
      3169 9972 3208 9955 3208 9893
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 246DEG 37KT 3168 9951

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 19, 1:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Concho, Menard	42 min
Mar 19, 5:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Sterling	47 min
Mar 19, 5:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Fisher	64 min
Mar 19, 6:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Fisher	46 min
Mar 19, 7:06 AM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	SJT	Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Fisher and 9 more	11 hr
Mar 19, 9:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Taylor	61 min
Mar 19, 10:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Shackelford, Throckmorton	62 min
Mar 19, 11:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Callahan, Shackelford, Throckmorton	61 min
Mar 19, 11:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Coleman, Runnels	58 min
Mar 19, 11:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Concho	55 min
Mar 19, 12:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Coleman, Concho, McCulloch	61 min
Mar 19, 12:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Callahan	59 min
Mar 19, 2:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Schleicher	26 min
Mar 19, 2:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Runnels	46 min
Mar 19, 3:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SJT	Sutton	35 min
Mar 19, 3:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Coleman	30 min
Mar 19, 3:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Sutton	49 min
Mar 19, 3:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SJT	Kimble, Sutton	35 min
Mar 19, 4:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SJT	Kimble	31 min
Mar 19, 4:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	McCulloch, Menard	38 min
Mar 19, 4:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SJT	Kimble	25 min
Mar 19, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Menard	31 min
Mar 19, 5:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SJT	Kimble, Mason	36 min
Mar 19, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Concho, McCulloch, Mason, Menard	47 min
Mar 19, 5:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Kimble	28 min
Mar 19, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Kimble, Menard, Sutton	43 min
Mar 19, 5:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SJT	Mason	37 min
Mar 19, 5:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Kimble	24 min
Mar 19, 5:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	McCulloch, San Saba	38 min
Mar 19, 6:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Mason	63 min
Mar 19, 6:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	San Saba	27 min
Mar 19, 6:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SJT	Mason	81 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.