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Tornado Warning 9, NWS San Angelo, TX

May 26, 2014Sterling County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2014, 6:36 PM CDT for Sterling County, Texas. It was in force for 39 min. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 26, 2014, 6:36 PM CDT (23:36 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2014, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS San Angelo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 2.5 in

County Sterling County, TX

The radar

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 26, 6:47 PM CDT	TORNADO	14 Wsw Sterling City, TX	CONFIRMED TORNADO ON THE GROUND.
May 26, 6:54 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	2 Wnw Sterling City, TX
May 26, 7:02 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	Sterling City, TX
May 26, 7:12 PM CDT	HAIL 2	5 Wnw Sterling City, TX
May 26, 7:13 PM CDT	TORNADO	5 Wnw Broome, TX	ROPE TORNADO
May 26, 7:15 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Sterling City, TX
May 26, 7:15 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 Nw Broome, TX	BRIEF ROPE TORNADO.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this tornado warning; the first came 11 minutes after it went out.

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
May 26, 3:03 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 114 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: 998 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -109 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 581 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 1.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

862 
WFUS54 KSJT 262336
TORSJT
TXC431-270015-
/O.NEW.KSJT.TO.W.0009.140526T2336Z-140527T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
636 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN STERLING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 631 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES EAST OF
  GARDEN CITY...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
           TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN STERLING    
  COUNTY. WHILE THE TORNADO MAY STAY SOUTH OF STERLING CITY..THE     
  HAIL CORE ITSELF...WITH TENNIS BALL HAIL MAY AFFECT STERLING CITY  
  AROUND 7 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3196 10127 3187 10086 3170 10083 3170 10086
      3159 10086 3156 10088 3162 10127
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 290DEG 27KT 3182 10132

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

2 follow-up statements

941 
WWUS54 KSJT 262354 RRA
SVSSJT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
654 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

TXC431-270015-
/O.CON.KSJT.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140527T0015Z/
STERLING TX-
654 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN STERLING COUNTY
UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

AT 652 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES WEST OF
STERLING CITY...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STERLING CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3196 10127 3187 10086 3170 10083 3170 10086
      3159 10086 3156 10088 3162 10127
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 290DEG 27KT 3178 10116

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

394 
WWUS54 KSJT 270003 RRA
SVSSJT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
703 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

TXC431-270015-
/O.CON.KSJT.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140527T0015Z/
STERLING TX-
703 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN STERLING COUNTY
UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

AT 701 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 
STERLING CITY...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE HAIL CORE ITSELF WAS
OVER STERLING CITY...CONTAINING GOLFBALL HAIL AND 70 MPH WINDS.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STERLING CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3196 10127 3187 10086 3170 10083 3170 10086
      3159 10086 3156 10088 3162 10127
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 287DEG 22KT 3178 10111

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

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 May 26, 6:16 PM CDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 6:16 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
616 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

.AVIATION...
/00Z TAFS/

Large complex of storms will slide southeast into the area during
the evening hours, effecting both San Angelo and Abilene, KSJT and
KABI. Uncertain about how far southeast it will come this evening,
so whether the storms reach the southern terminals is a question.
Otherwise, MVFR ceilings will move north and cover most of the area
after midnight.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 341 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014/

SHORT TERM...
(Tonight and Tomorrow)

Although flash flooding remains a major concern for this afternoon
and tonight, severe thunderstorms are also a concern for the shorter
term. With much of West Central Texas under sunny skies this
afternoon, the atmosphere continues to become more unstable.
Thunderstorms, some severe, have already developed, across the Trans
Pecos region of west Texas, along an old outflow boundary. Surface
based CAPES there are currently around 2000 to 2500 J/Kg, and
convective inhibition is near zero. Based on coordination with the
Storm Prediction Center, Tornado Watch number 188 is now in effect
for much of West Central Texas. This watch is valid until 11 PM CDT
this evening. The thinking is supercells will continue to develop to
the west and move into West Central Texas. With 0 to 6 Km Bulk Shear
around 50 knots and WSR-88D VAD Wind Profile data indicating veering
through the first 8000 feet, the primary threats, in order of
concern this afternoon and evening, are tornadoes, large hail,
damaging winds, and ever present deadly lightning. In addition to
severe thunderstorms, flash flooding remains a significant threat
for this afternoon and tonight. Thus, a Flash Flood watch remains in
effect for all of West Central Texas until 7 AM CDT tomorrow
morning. The ground is saturated across much of West Central Texas;
so, any additional rainfall will likely produce flash flooding.

For tomorrow, rain chances diminish, as the upper low moves east
along the Red River. Models continue to generate QPF, mainly across
our eastern counties. Continuing the best PoPs for those counties
look best. Tomorrow afternoon, a weak front will slide southeast
across West Central Texas and bring north winds. Highs for tomorrow
afternoon in the 80s still look likely.

LONG TERM...
(Tuesday night through Monday)

The large upper level low that has been bringing much needed
rainfall to West Central Texas, will be over Northeast Texas Tuesday
evening, then slow down and meander across East Texas/Louisiana
through this weekend. Slight chance PoPs were left across the
extreme southeast counties Tuesday night into Wednesday, on the
backside of the upper low. Rain chances were left out of the
forecast on Thursday, as most convection should remain east of the
area. Highs on both Wednesday and Thursday will be in the mid to
upper 80s, with lows in the 60s.

While the aforementioned upper level low is stalled to our east, an
upper level ridge will build to our west. This will put West Central
Texas in a shear zone between the two features. Isolated to
scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible both afternoons
Friday and Saturday, with the best chance across our eastern
counties, farther away from effects of the ridge. Coverage looks
limited and uncertainty remains, so for now, very few changes were
made to the inherited PoPs. Sunday through early next week, expect
dry conditions with slowly increasing temperatures. Most locations
will be in the lower to mid 90s, with overnight lows in the 60s.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Abilene 	 65  83  64  86  64 /  80  40  10  10   5
San Angelo 	 66  87  65  88  63 /  70  20  10   5   5
Junction 	 66  85  67  88  66 /  70  20  10  10  10

&&

.SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH through Tuesday morning FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: 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.

&&

07

Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 2:32 PM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
232 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-
140-154-155-168>170-271945-
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-
232 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

WE EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS INCLUDE TORNADOES...LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...FLASH FLOODING...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED ON TUESDAY WITH
LINGERING CHANCES ON WEDNESDAY. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS ARE LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WE MAY ACTIVATE SPOTTERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 26, 12:48 PM CDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
1248 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

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

0449 PM     TSTM WND DMG     9 ENE BRONTE            31.94N 100.15W
05/24/2014                   RUNNELS            TX   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. MANY WERE AT LEAST 10
            FEET IN LENGTH.

&&

EVENT NUMBER SJT1400183

DOLL

Special weather statement, May 26, 5:56 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
556 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

TXZ049-262330-
FISHER TX-
556 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR FISHER
COUNTY...

POTENTIAL STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
  GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL

AT 554 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST
OF HOBBS...OR ABOUT 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF SNYDER...MOVING EAST AT 5
MPH.

POTENTIAL STORM IMPACTS INCLUDE...
  SOME BROKEN TREE BRANCHES AND A FEW WEAK TREES TOPPLED...
  SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES LIKELY...
  LIGHT LOOSE OBJECTS TOPPLED...
  DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...
  MINOR SHINGLE DAMAGE...
  ISOLATED SMALL DENTS TO VEHICLES...

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HOBBS BY 630 PM CDT

LAT...LON 3269 10056 3272 10067 3296 10066 3297 10065
      3297 10044
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 292DEG 6KT 3287 10068

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 9:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	San Saba	45 min
May 25, 9:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	San Saba	48 min
May 26, 5:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Crockett, Irion	56 min
May 26, 5:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Sutton	37 min
May 26, 7:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Concho, Kimble, McCulloch, Menard	50 min
May 26, 7:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Brown, McCulloch, Mason, San Saba	33 min
May 26, 5:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Fisher	34 min
May 26, 6:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Nolan	38 min
May 26, 6:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Coke, Nolan	42 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.