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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 166, NWS San Angelo, TX
NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 2015, 3:54 AM CDT for Brown County, Coleman County, Texas. It was in force for 38 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 10, 2015, 3:54 AM CDT (08:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2015, 4:32 AM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS San Angelo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Brown County, TX, Coleman County, TX
The radar
The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:55 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 2343 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1015 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 316 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 396 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 5.1
- Supercell composite
- 26.9
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 9, 11:54 PM CDT, 4 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 9, 11:54 PM CDT, 4 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 1154 PM CDT Sat May 9 2015 .AVIATION... /06Z TAFS/ Line of strong to severe thunderstorms developing from Fort Stockton to San Angelo to Abilene is expected to move slowly move eastward tonight. Have thunder mentioned in all sites along with MVFR ceilings. Visibilities may fall to IFR at times with heavy rainfall and hail. Potential exist for large hail, especially through 9Z. Heaviest rain/thunderstorms expected to move east of Sonora, San Angelo and Abilene around 12Z, and 17Z for Brady and Junction. Cigs return to VFR at KSJT and KABI around noon, and mid afternoon for KBBD and KJCT. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 635 PM CDT Sat May 9 2015/ AVIATION... /00Z TAFS/ Isolated thunderstorms possible at KABI early this evening as a dryline moves back west. Probability is too low to include in TAF. A better chance of showers and thunderstorms will develop toward 9Z, affecting most TAF sites, and continuing through Sunday morning. MVFR stratus will move up after midnight. MVFR should rise to VFR around 18Z at KSJT and KSOA and mid afternoon at KJCT and KBBD. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 347 PM CDT Sat May 9 2015/ SHORT TERM... (Tonight and Tomorrow) .Severe Thunderstorm Threat... The main concern through the next 24 hours is the chance of strong to severe thunderstorms. A Tornado Watch is currently in effect generally north and east of a Haskell, to Ballinger, to Brownwood line. A dryline is moving through West Central Texas and is forecast to make it into our eastern counties by mid to late afternoon. Ahead of the dryline, a moist and unstable atmosphere resides, with towering cumulus already developing across parts of the Heartland and Big Country. Showers and thunderstorms are forecast to develop this afternoon and gradually move east. SBCAPE values across these locations are in the 3000-4000 J/KG range, with 0-6 KM bulk shear values of 35 to 45, and steep lapse rates. Given these parameters, any storms that do develop have the potential to become severe, with large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes being the main concerns. Showers and thunderstorms may linger into early this evening, with most convection moving east of the area by mid evening. The aforementioned dryline is forecast to retreat west this evening. As the dryline retreats west, a Pacific front will move across West Texas. These two features will collide, somewhere across our western counties, with showers and thunderstorms developing. In addition, a 100-115 knot jet streak will approach the Big Bend region, putting much of the area in the favorable left front quadrant. Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible, developing generally along a line from Sweetwater, to Sterling City, to Ozona, mainly after midnight. Movement of the individual cells will be northeast, with a slow advancement of the complex east. Given the slow movement and the possibility of locally heavy rainfall, some flooding will be possible, especially across urban areas. A Flash Flood watch was issued for mainly the northern Big Country. These locations have seen an average of 3 to 6 inches of rainfall over the last few days, with additional heavy rainfall possible this afternoon/evening, then again Sunday morning. Farther south, although locally heavy rainfall will be possible, opted to not issue a Flash Flood Watch at this time given the lower rainfall amounts that have occurred over the last few days. Showers and thunderstorms will shift east through the day Monday, with the best PoPs across our eastern counties during the afternoon. Daniels LONG TERM... (Sunday night through Saturday) The long term forecast still remains essentially unchanged, with showers and thunderstorms possible each period. First of all, the next cold front still looks likely for passage on Monday. The front will bring cooler air, along with gusty winds from the north on Monday. Meanwhile, the first upper trough axis will finally move northeast of Texas Sunday night. Then, models continue to develop another trough aloft over the western United States, during the first part of next week. This developing trough will, as we've been indicating in previous discussions, help maintain southwest flow aloft over Texas into next weekend. Short-wave disturbances, in this southwest flow aloft, will enhance the potential for showers and thunderstorms into the start of next weekend. Temperatures for the long term remain, for the most part, unremarkable. The front will produce highs a category or two cooler than seasonal normals through mid week. Otherwise, expect highs closer to seasonal normals. Huber && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 63 80 60 74 57 / 60 50 20 10 20 San Angelo 62 81 60 78 59 / 70 60 20 20 40 Junction 69 80 64 79 61 / 40 70 40 60 70 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH through Sunday evening FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: Haskell...Jones...Shackelford...Throckmorton. && 99/99/04
Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 2:43 PM CDT, 13 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 243 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-101945- 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- 243 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY THE EASTERN BIG COUNTRY AND HEARTLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND FLASH FLOODING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS ALL OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...FLASH FLOODING AND A FEW TORNADOES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY...MAINLY EAST OF A HASKELL...TO SAN ANGELO...TO OZONA LINE. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...A FEW TORNADOES...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 10, 2:40 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
240 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
TXZ066-127-128-139-100815-
RUNNELS TX-TAYLOR TX-COLEMAN TX-CALLAHAN TX-
240 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR
RUNNELS...TAYLOR...COLEMAN AND CALLAHAN COUNTIES...
POTENTIAL STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL
AT 239 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF LAKE COLEMAN...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLEMAN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 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...
OPLIN AND US-283 NEAR THE COLEMAN-CALLAHAN COUNTY LINE BY 250 AM
CDT
ROWDEN BY 300 AM CDT
ADMIRAL BY 310 AM CDT
BAIRD AND PUTNAM BY 315 AM CDT
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 300 AND 314.
LAT...LON 3236 9984 3246 9912 3187 9941 3164 9972
3187 9971 3182 9984
TIME...MOT...LOC 0740Z 209DEG 39KT 3203 9956Special weather statement, May 10, 3:20 AM CDT, 34 minutes before
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Everything else NWS San Angelo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 8:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Callahan | 33 min |
| May 9, 9:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Callahan | 33 min |
| May 9, 10:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Coleman | 36 min |
| May 9, 11:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Sterling | 34 min |
| May 9, 11:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Irion, Sterling, Tom Green | 41 min |
| May 9, 11:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Upton | 32 min |
| May 10, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Crockett | 62 min |
| May 10, 12:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Coke | 24 min |
| May 10, 12:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Irion, Sterling | 29 min |
| May 10, 12:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Coleman | 26 min |
| May 10, 12:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Coke, Irion, Runnels, Sterling, Tom Green | 65 min |
| May 10, 1:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Crockett | 31 min |
| May 10, 1:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Coke, Runnels, Taylor | 60 min |
| May 10, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Crockett, Irion, Runnels, Schleicher, Tom Green | 55 min |
| May 10, 2:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SJT | Crockett, Irion | 3 hr |
| May 10, 2:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SJT | Tom Green | 3 hr |
| May 10, 2:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Concho, Menard, Runnels, Schleicher, Tom Green | 48 min |
| May 10, 2:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Callahan | 35 min |
| May 10, 2:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Taylor | 30 min |
| May 10, 2:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Brown, Coleman, Concho, McCulloch | 67 min |
| May 10, 3:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Callahan, Shackelford | 68 min |
| May 10, 3:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Callahan, Shackelford | 67 min |
| May 10, 3:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Taylor | 25 min |
| May 10, 3:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Schleicher | 36 min |
| May 10, 3:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Haskell | 32 min |
| May 10, 3:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Callahan, Jones, Shackelford, Taylor | 46 min |
| May 10, 4:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Concho, Tom Green | 41 min |
| May 10, 4:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Schleicher | 42 min |
| May 10, 4:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SJT | Brown, Coleman, Runnels | 2 hr |
| May 10, 4:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Schleicher | 37 min |
| May 10, 5:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SJT | Callahan, Shackelford | 90 min |
| May 10, 5:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Concho, Menard, Schleicher | 64 min |
| May 10, 5:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Brown | 27 min |
| May 10, 5:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Coleman | 46 min |
| May 10, 6:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Concho, McCulloch | 43 min |
| May 10, 6:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Coleman | 52 min |
| May 10, 7:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Concho | 39 min |
| May 10, 7:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Brown | 45 min |
| May 10, 8:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Coleman | 24 min |
| May 10, 8:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Brown | 27 min |
| May 10, 9:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SJT | Brown | 116 min |
| May 10, 9:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Sutton | 39 min |
| May 10, 9:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Kimble, Sutton | 47 min |
| May 10, 9:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Kimble, Menard, Sutton | 46 min |
| May 10, 10:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Concho, McCulloch, Menard | 51 min |
| May 10, 10:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Kimble, Mason, Menard | 38 min |
| May 10, 10:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Brown, Coleman, McCulloch, San Saba | 49 min |
| May 10, 11:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | McCulloch | 37 min |
| May 10, 11:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Sutton | 35 min |
| May 10, 11:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Brown | 42 min |
| May 10, 12:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Kimble | 32 min |
| May 10, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Kimble, Menard, Schleicher, Sutton | 45 min |
| May 10, 12:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SJT | Brown | 3 hr |
| May 10, 12:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | McCulloch | 32 min |
| May 10, 12:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Kimble, Menard | 16 min |
| May 10, 1:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | McCulloch | 44 min |
| May 10, 1:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Brown | 30 min |
| May 10, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Brown, San Saba | 31 min |
| May 10, 2:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Brown | 32 min |
| May 10, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | San Saba | 34 min |
| May 10, 2:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Brown | 36 min |
| May 10, 6:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | San Saba | 31 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.