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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 186, NWS San Angelo, TX

May 13, 2015Callahan County, Coleman County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 13, 2015, 7:28 PM CDT for Callahan County, Coleman County, Texas. It was in force for 28 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 13, 2015, 7:28 PM CDT (00:28 UTC)
Expired
May 13, 2015, 7:56 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Callahan County, TX, Coleman County, TX

The radar

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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 13, 6:58 PM CDT, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 6:58 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 2:47 PM CDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
247 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015

TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-
140-154-155-168>170-142000-
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-
247 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

VERY ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN HAZARDS ARE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING
FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY ON FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE SPOTTER ACTIVATION. HOWEVER...WE STRONGLY
ENCOURAGE SPOTTERS AND RAINFALL OBSERVERS TO RELAY RAINFALL
AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 13, 4:13 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
413 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015

TXZ054-132145-
NOLAN TX-
413 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR NOLAN
COUNTY...

POTENTIAL STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
  HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF A DIME.

AT 409 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF MARYNEAL...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

POTENTIAL STORM IMPACTS INCLUDE...
  SOME BROKEN TREE BRANCHES...
  LIGHT LOOSE OBJECTS TOPPLED...
  DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...
  ISOLATED SMALL DENTS TO VEHICLES....

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MARYNEAL AND THE INTERSECTION OF RANCH ROAD 608 AND HIGHWAY 147 BY
  430 PM CDT
  THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 70 AND RANCH ROAD 53 AND NOLAN BY 445
  PM CDT

LAT...LON 3246 10024 3208 10023 3208 10067 3232 10067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 252DEG 17KT 3219 10055
Special weather statement, May 13, 4:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
440 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015

TXZ076-132215-
CROCKETT TX-
440 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR
CROCKETT COUNTY...

POTENTIAL STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
  GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL

AT 437 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME SOUTH
CENTRAL CROCKETT COUNTY...OR ABOUT 29 MILES SOUTH OF SHEFFIELD...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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...
SOUTHERN CROCKETT COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3029 10176 3032 10175 3033 10174 3035 10170
      3035 10166 3040 10172 3042 10172 3036 10150
      3029 10145 3028 10175
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 298DEG 22KT 3029 10163
Special weather statement, May 13, 4:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
447 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015

TXZ077-132215-
SCHLEICHER TX-
447 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR
SCHLEICHER COUNTY...

POTENTIAL STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
  WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF A NICKEL.

AT 445 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTH OF
THE INTERSECTION OF RANCH ROAD 1828 AND RANCH ROAD 915...OR ABOUT 5
MILES NORTHWEST OF ELDORADO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

POTENTIAL STORM IMPACTS INCLUDE...
  SOME BROKEN TREE BRANCHES...
  LIGHT LOOSE OBJECTS TOPPLED...
  DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...
  ISOLATED SMALL DENTS TO VEHICLES....

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
CENTRAL SCHLEICHER COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3081 10073 3102 10074 3109 10043 3108 10034
      3084 10035
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 245DEG 25KT 3093 10062
Local storm report, May 13, 5:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
525 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015

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

0518 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     4 NNW HYLTON            32.19N 100.22W
05/13/2015                   NOLAN              TX   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER SJT1500338

JD
Special weather statement, May 13, 5:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
541 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015

TXZ077-078-132315-
SCHLEICHER TX-SUTTON TX-
541 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
SCHLEICHER AND SUTTON COUNTIES...

POTENTIAL STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
  DANGEROUS LIGHTNING
  HEAVY RAINFALL
  GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL

AT 539 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF SONORA...STATIONARY.

NUMEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE OCCURRING! VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL IS OCCURRING AND A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED IF
THIS HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES.

POTENTIAL STORM IMPACTS INCLUDE...
  FIRE IGNITED BY LIGHTNING...
  LOCALIZED SHORT DURATION POWER OUTAGES...
  LIGHTNING MAY CAUSE POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH TO PEOPLE REMAINING
 OUTDOORS...
  DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...POTENTIAL VEHICLE HYDROPLANING...
  ACCUMULATION OF WATER AT LOW WATER CROSSINGS...AVOID THESE AREAS...
  SOME BROKEN TREE BRANCHES...
  ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES LIKELY...
  A FEW LOOSE OBJECTS TOPPLED...
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE BLOWING DUST...

MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SONORA AND THE INTERSECTION OF I-10 AND RANCH ROAD 1989 BY 615 PM
  CDT

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 385 AND 413.

THIS INCLUDES THE LOW WATER CROSSINGS...
AND OTHER LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE PORTIONS OF SCHLEICHER AND SUTTON
COUNTIES.

LAT...LON 3078 10042 3038 10033 3040 10081 3063 10087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 180DEG 0KT 3052 10067
Special weather statement, May 13, 6:58 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 13, 7:13 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTCallahan, Coleman, Runnels, Taylor92 min
May 14, 3:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSJTCoke, Crockett, Fisher, Irion, Kimble, Nolan and 4 more14 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2015Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2015

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.