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Special Weather Statement, NWS San Angelo, TX

October 30, 2015Schleicher County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this special weather statement at Oct 30, 2015, 8:21 PM CDT for Schleicher County, 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Oct 30, 2015, 8:21 PM CDT (01:21 UTC)
Expired
Oct 30, 2015, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX

County Schleicher County, TX

The radar

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 145 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2015-10-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1815 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2015-10-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 103 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1815 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1026 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
183 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.0
Supercell composite
8.7

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The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Oct 30, 6:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 30, 6:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
651 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015

.AVIATION...
/00Z TAFS/

Look for thunderstorms, or the potential for thunderstorm
development, to continue across much of West Central Texas until
around midnight tonight. Thunderstorms continue this evening,
mainly across the Heartland north of the Brady terminal and across
the Big Country southwest of the Abilene terminal. Thunderstorms
southwest of the Abilene terminal may be at that terminal within
the next hour or two. Thus, included a tempo group in that
terminal for thunderstorms between 01Z and 02Z. Otherwise, there
is currently no radar-indicated threat to any of the other
terminals. Beyond midnight, the thunderstorm threat will
significantly diminish, and showers will be the primary rain
producer. A cold front will bring winds from the northwest for
tomorrow.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 336 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015/

Short Term...

(Tonight and Saturday)

..Heavy rain and strong/severe thunderstorms possible through
tonight...

Currently, a line of showers and embedded thunderstorms continues to
work its way across the CWA this afternoon. Additional isolated
development is occurring west of our area over the Stockton Plateau.
The main upper level low remains west of our area, centered over
southwestern New Mexico. A strong vorticity maximum is rotating
around the southern end of the low this afternoon, and will impact
our area tonight.

All models take the upper level low a little farther south tonight
as it moves east. A slow-moving warm front stretches across the area
from just west of KSOA, arcing northeast to between KBBD and KBWD.
In addition, models hint at a weak surface trough/low developing
near the western end of this front, acting as a focus for new
thunderstorm development after 00Z. This would put the best chances
for new thunderstorms tonight across our southern and southeastern
counties, generally east of a Coleman to Sonora line. However, there
will still be a chance for at least scattered showers and
thunderstorms farther west, mainly through midnight for the rest of
the area.

With precipitable water values at 1" to 1.5", there will a
possibility of localized flash flooding, especially where any
training occurs, which is most likely for areas from Junction to
Brady to Brownwood and east. In addition to the flooding threat,
severe thunderstorms will also be possible, especially near the
warm front and any other mesoscale boundaries that form. The main
hazards will be strong winds, a marginal large hail threat, and an
isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.

As drier air moves in from the west overnight, the rain should move
eastward during the overnight hours, so have lesser chances after
06Z tonight for western areas.

Most of the rain should be moving out of the area by Saturday
morning. There may be a few very light showers with the low as it
comes across, but these are expected to be very isolated and very
light with minimal impact, so will not mention in the forecast. A
cold front will move through tomorrow, so we will be slightly cooler
across most areas tomorrow with northwest winds.

20

LONG TERM...
(Saturday-Tuesday)

A dry, mild weather pattern is on tap Saturday through Tuesday as
the upper low departs to the east and a weak shortwave ridge of
high pressure builds across West Central Texas. Look for partly
cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid to upper 70s through the
period. The warmest day should be on Monday, when the weak upper
level ridge is overhead and the surface winds go light. We may
see a few places warm into the lower 80s.

(Wed-Fri)
Another deep upper trough is progged by models to dig across Southern
California by Wednesday and then lift northeast into the Central
Plains by Thursday night. Meanwhile, a large surface high
pressure system over the Mid Atlantic States will enable plenty
of gulf moisture to pump into West Central Texas Wednesday through
Friday. Showers and thunderstorms could form across the area Wed-
Thursday as a warm, moist airmass coupled with upslope flow
develops across West Central Texas. Precipitation may also form
along the pre-frontal trough/frontal boundary on Friday as the
upper level shortwave trough moves into Minnesota. Have inserted
chance Pops for next Wed-Fri.

26

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Abilene 	 54  66  47  75 /  50  10   5   0
San Angelo 	 53  72  47  79 /  30  10   0   0
Junction 	 56  76  48  78 /  80  10   5   0

&&

.SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 30, 3:37 PM CDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
337 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015

TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-
140-154-155-168>170-312045-
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-
337 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA
THIS EVENING...CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE MOST FAVORED AREA ALONG AND
EAST OF A BROWNWOOD TO SONORA LINE. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE
HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED
FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS EAST OF A BROWNWOOD...TO
MENARD...TO SONORA LINE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 30, 7:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTBrown60 min
Oct 30, 7:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTBrown23 min
Oct 30, 7:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTCrockett34 min
Oct 30, 7:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTRunnels24 min
Oct 30, 7:31 PM CDTTornado WarningSJTRunnels29 min
Oct 30, 7:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTCallahan36 min
Oct 30, 7:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTMcCulloch47 min
Oct 30, 7:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTCrockett28 min
Oct 30, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTRunnels30 min
Oct 30, 8:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTConcho50 min
Oct 30, 8:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTJones36 min
Oct 30, 8:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCallahan, Coleman40 min
Oct 30, 8:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTColeman48 min
Oct 30, 8:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSchleicher25 min
Oct 30, 9:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTCrockett36 min
Oct 30, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTMcCulloch47 min
Oct 30, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCallahan12 min
Oct 30, 10:01 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTBrown, Coleman119 min
Oct 30, 10:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTBrown28 min
Oct 30, 10:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTBrown32 min
Oct 31, 12:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTKimble35 min
Oct 31, 12:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTMason38 min
Oct 31, 1:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSan Saba47 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.