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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 192, NWS San Angelo, TX
NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2015, 7:09 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 36 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, 7:09 PM CDT (00:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2015, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS San Angelo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 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 |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 2428 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1267 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 280 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.6
- Supercell composite
- 19.4
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, 6:52 PM CDT, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 16, 6:52 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 652 PM CDT Sat May 16 2015 .AVIATION... /00Z TAFS/ Look for thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. A line of thunderstorms will continue to move from the northwest to the southeast, during the next 12 hours. Thunderstorms within this line, some possibly severe until around midnight CDT, will move mainly from the southwest to the northeast. The Abilene terminal is under the threat of these thunderstorms for the next several hours. Then, as this line moves slowly to the southeast, other terminals will come under the threat of this line. By sunrise tomorrow morning, this line should be southeast of all terminals, except for perhaps the Junction terminal. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 605 PM CDT Sat May 16 2015/ UPDATE... Severe thunderstorms possible across the northern part of West Central Texas. Thunderstorms have developed across mainly the western Big Country this afternoon. After coordination with the Storm Prediction Center, we've issued Tornado Watch number 179. This watch includes all our Big Country counties along and north of Interstate 20. Plus, it includes all our counties falling along a line from Sterling City to Brownwood. This watch continues until 11 PM CDT tonight. Recent Zone update includes this watch as a headline, for those counties in this watch. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 259 PM CDT Sat May 16 2015/ DISCUSSION... Quick update to include a short discussion concerning the potential for heavy rainfall tonight... In addition to the severe weather threat, some of the thunderstorms will contain locally heavy rainfall, which could result in either minor local flooding, or localized flash flooding mainly in urban areas. However, the threat does not appear to be widespread enough to warrant a Flash Flood Watch at this time as rural areas can likely take more rainfall in an hour than we are currently forecasting for the entire event tonight. The one area of concern would be southeast of a Brownwood, to Menard, to Junction line where the heaviest rainfall and possible training of thunderstorms is expected occur tonight. The previous discussion is included below. 20 PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 227 PM CDT Sat May 16 2015/ SHORT TERM... (Tonight and Tomorrow) Thunderstorms had already developed across the Texas Panhandle south towards Lubbock earlier this afternoon. Additional development is expected as upper level lift associated with a powerful low ejecting northeast out of New Mexico interacts with a surface dryline/Pacific cold front moving into our area this evening. Models continue to hold most of the convection off until after 6 PM for our area, but would not be surprised if isolated storms tried to develop before 00Z in our western counties. With very good deep layer shear of 45+kt spreads into the area and ML CAPE values of greater than 2000 J/kg along and east of the dryline, any thunderstorms that develop will have the potential to quickly strengthen to severe levels. Models are in fairly good agreement with thunderstorms initially developing across the Big Country during the evening hours. Then, during the overnight hours, we have the potential for additional development along the Pacific front, generally south of a Cross Plains, to Ballinger, to Barnhart line, as it moves southeast and interacts with a strengthening LLJ. We will keep the mention of severe thunderstorms mainly east of a Sweetwater to Brady line for the evening hours for a couple of reasons. First, there is more confidence in significant storm coverage east of that line tonight. Secondly, once storms do impact areas farther south, instability will be weaker, and thus the threat of severe weather will be somewhat diminished. For tomorrow, we can expect another warm, humid day. We will keep a chance of showers and thunderstorms generally southeast of an Abilene to Sterling City line as there may be lingering activity early in the morning for our southeastern counties. And models do show the possibility of new development along the Pacific front/dryline as it retreats northward. However, coverage is expected to be isolated to scattered with the later activity. 20 LONG TERM... Monday into Saturday... A chance of showers and thunderstorms will continue Monday into Saturday, with southwest flow aloft bringing in several disturbances. The best chance of rain will be Monday night into Tuesday night, and Thursday night into Friday as stronger short waves pass northeast across the region. The dryline is indicated to stay west of West Central Texas during the work week, but storms developing off of it will certainly be able to move northeast into West Central Texas. Afternoon GFS SB CAPES range from 2000 to 3000 J/KG, so potential exists severe storms each day. 04 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 62 85 65 86 66 / 60 10 20 20 40 San Angelo 62 85 65 87 67 / 60 20 30 20 40 Junction 68 84 68 85 69 / 80 60 40 40 40 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && Huber
Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 2:36 PM CDT, 4 hours 33 minutes 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, 5:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 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 10041Special weather statement, May 16, 5:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 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 41 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, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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Everything else NWS San Angelo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| May 16, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Upton | 50 min |
| May 16, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Haskell, Jones, Shackelford, Throckmorton | 46 min |
| May 16, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Callahan, Jones, Shackelford, Taylor | 51 min |
| May 16, 7:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Coke | 29 min |
| May 16, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Throckmorton | 27 min |
| May 16, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Crockett | 67 min |
| May 16, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Callahan, Jones, Shackelford, Taylor | 51 min |
| May 16, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Shackelford | 49 min |
| May 16, 8:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Irion | 23 min |
| May 16, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Jones | 37 min |
| May 16, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Callahan, Jones, Taylor | 46 min |
| May 16, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Irion, Tom Green | 45 min |
| May 16, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Crockett, Irion, Schleicher | 66 min |
| May 16, 9:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SJT | Taylor | 2 hr |
| May 16, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Callahan, Shackelford | 45 min |
| May 16, 9:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Runnels | 29 min |
| May 16, 9:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SJT | Shackelford | 119 min |
| May 16, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Irion, Tom Green | 43 min |
| May 16, 9:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Jones, Shackelford | 34 min |
| May 16, 9:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SJT | Crockett | 2 hr |
| May 16, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Callahan, Shackelford | 48 min |
| May 16, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Crockett, Irion, Schleicher | 63 min |
| May 16, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Brown, Callahan, Coleman | 46 min |
| May 16, 10:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Shackelford | 3 hr |
| May 16, 10:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Callahan | 34 min |
| May 16, 10:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Tom Green | 35 min |
| May 16, 11:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Brown | 27 min |
| May 16, 11:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Crockett, Schleicher, Sutton | 47 min |
| May 16, 11:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SJT | Crockett | 3 hr |
| May 16, 11:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Callahan | 31 min |
| May 16, 11:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Brown | 39 min |
| May 16, 11:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Crockett | 3 hr |
| May 16, 11:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Shackelford | 34 min |
| May 17, 12:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Sutton | 33 min |
| May 17, 1:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SJT | Sutton | 2 hr |
| May 17, 1:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | McCulloch, Mason | 39 min |
| May 17, 2:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Kimble, Mason | 42 min |
| May 17, 2:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Brown | 39 min |
| May 17, 2:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SJT | Brown, Coleman | 2 hr |
| May 17, 2:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | McCulloch, Mason, San Saba | 60 min |
| May 17, 2:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Brown | 46 min |
| May 17, 2:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Mason | 45 min |
| May 17, 3:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Llano | 32 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.