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Tornado Warning 2, NWS San Angelo, TX

April 22, 2015Fisher County, Nolan County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 22, 2015, 6:29 PM CDT for Fisher County, Nolan County, Texas. It was in force for 31 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 22, 2015, 6:29 PM CDT (23:29 UTC)
Expired: Apr 22, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS San Angelo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Fisher County, TX, Nolan County, TX

The radar

The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 22, 6:43 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	1 Se Gannon, TX	A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF GANNON

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 22, 2:56 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 174 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 164 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -398 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1299 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

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

254 
WFUS54 KSJT 222329
TORSJT
TXC151-353-230000-
/O.NEW.KSJT.TO.W.0002.150422T2329Z-150423T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
629 PM CDT WED APR 22 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN FISHER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...
  NORTHWESTERN NOLAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 627 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WASTELLA...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
           TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN
  NOLAN AND SOUTHWESTERN FISHER COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  LOCATIONS...GANNON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3249 10032 3249 10065 3259 10066 3259 10065
      3261 10035
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 263DEG 23KT 3254 10055

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

2 follow-up statements

703 
WWUS54 KSJT 222336
SVSSJT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
636 PM CDT WED APR 22 2015

TXC151-353-230000-
/O.CON.KSJT.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150423T0000Z/
FISHER TX-NOLAN TX-
636 PM CDT WED APR 22 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL NOLAN AND
SOUTH CENTRAL FISHER COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 632 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF 
ROSCOE...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GANNON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3249 10032 3249 10058 3251 10063 3259 10062
      3261 10035
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 276DEG 17KT 3253 10054

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

JW

277 
WWUS54 KSJT 222350
SVSSJT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
650 PM CDT WED APR 22 2015

TXC151-353-230000-
/O.CON.KSJT.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150423T0000Z/
FISHER TX-NOLAN TX-
650 PM CDT WED APR 22 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL NOLAN AND
SOUTH CENTRAL FISHER COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 646 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF SWEETWATER...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 
MPH. AT 643 PM...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 1 MILE 
SOUTHEAST  OF GANNON.   

HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHERN NOLAN AND SOUTHERN FISHER
  COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3250 10055 3260 10054 3261 10035 3249 10032
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 270DEG 20KT 3253 10044

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$
JW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 21, 9:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Nolan	33 min
Apr 21, 10:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Nolan	28 min
Apr 21, 10:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Nolan, Taylor	30 min
Apr 22, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Callahan, Taylor	16 min
Apr 22, 2:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Coleman	29 min
Apr 22, 3:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Coleman	65 min
Apr 22, 3:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Coleman	64 min
Apr 22, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Brown	46 min
Apr 22, 4:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Shackelford	41 min
Apr 22, 5:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Throckmorton	26 min
Apr 22, 5:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SJT	Callahan, Coleman	115 min
Apr 22, 6:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Fisher	33 min
Apr 22, 6:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SJT	Fisher, Nolan	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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.