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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 191, NWS San Angelo, TX

May 16, 20154 counties in Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2015, 6:36 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 39 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 16, 2015, 6:36 PM CDT (23:36 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2015, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS San Angelo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Callahan County, TX, Jones County, TX, Shackelford County, TX, Taylor County, TX

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 16, 5:47 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

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 16, 6:05 PM CDT, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 6:05 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 2:36 PM CDT, 4 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
236 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-
140-154-155-168>170-171945-
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-
236 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS MOST OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
AND DRYLINE APPROACH THE AREA. WITH STRONG INSTABILITY OVER THE
AREA...SOME STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. HOWEVER...A TORNADO OR
TWO IS POSSIBLE MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 WHERE THE SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT WILL BE GREATEST. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE THAT MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY
ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A BROWNWOOD...TO BRADY...TO JUNCTION LINE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY FROM
SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY. A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS EVENING. SPOTTER
ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED IN A FEW AREAS SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 16, 4:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
435 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

TXZ049-054-162200-
FISHER TX-NOLAN TX-
435 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR FISHER
AND NOLAN COUNTIES...

POTENTIAL STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL

AT 433 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER US-84 NEAR THE
NOLAN-FISHER COUNTY LINE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROSCOE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
  ROSCOE BY 440 PM CDT
  GANNON...CAPITOLA AND SWEETWATER BY 450 PM CDT
  BUSBY...LONGWORTH AND ROBY BY 500 PM CDT

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 227 AND 250.

LAT...LON 3247 10022 3239 10067 3240 10067 3263 10067
      3280 10037
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 245DEG 36KT 3251 10066

Special weather statement, May 16, 5:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
500 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

TXZ049-113-162230-
FISHER TX-JONES TX-
500 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR FISHER
AND JONES COUNTIES...

POTENTIAL STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL

AT 458 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BUSBY...OR
ABOUT 9 MILES NORTH OF SWEETWATER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
  LONGWORTH AND ROBY BY 510 PM CDT
  SYLVESTER BY 520 PM CDT
  MCCAULLEY BY 525 PM CDT

LAT...LON 3253 10005 3252 10022 3252 10051 3267 10059
      3292 10016
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 246DEG 31KT 3261 10041

Special weather statement, May 16, 5:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
526 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

TXZ098-162300-
HASKELL TX-
526 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
HASKELL COUNTY...

POTENTIAL STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
  GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL

AT 523 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 2 MILES WEST OF
HASKELL...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...
  WEINERT BY 535 PM CDT
  US-277 NEAR THE HASKELL-KNOX COUNTY LINE BY 545 PM CDT

LAT...LON 3339 9990 3339 9952 3305 9953 3308 9992
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 220DEG 43KT 3319 9974

Special weather statement, May 16, 5:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
528 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

TXZ049-098-113-162300-
FISHER TX-HASKELL TX-JONES TX-
528 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
FISHER...HASKELL AND JONES COUNTIES...

POTENTIAL STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL

AT 525 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF MCCAULLEY...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTH OF HAMLIN...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 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...
  THE INTERSECTION OF US-180 AND RANCH ROAD 126 AND NEINDA BY 535 PM
  CDT
  ANSON BY 550 PM CDT
  TUXEDO AND FUNSTON BY 555 PM CDT

LAT...LON 3277 9968 3260 10017 3275 10029 3305 9989
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 237DEG 33KT 3273 10013

Special weather statement, May 16, 6:01 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 16, 6:36 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 4:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Sterling	34 min
May 16, 4:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Fisher	25 min
May 16, 5:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Fisher	30 min
May 16, 5:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Fisher, Nolan	40 min
May 16, 5:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Haskell	34 min
May 16, 5:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Jones	32 min
May 16, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Haskell, Jones	46 min
May 16, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Fisher, Jones, Nolan, Taylor	47 min
May 16, 6:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Haskell	29 min
May 16, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Haskell, Jones, Shackelford, Throckmorton	50 min

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