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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS San Angelo, TX
NWS San Angelo, TX issued this winter storm warning at Feb 21, 2015, 9:03 PM CST for 16 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 22, 2015, 4:00 PM CST. It was in force for 23 hr. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2015, 9:03 PM CST (03:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2015, 4:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2015, 3:28 PM CST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Angelo, TX
Counties Brown County, TX, Callahan County, TX, Coke County, TX, Coleman County, TX, Concho County, TX, Fisher County, TX, Haskell County, TX, Irion County, TX, Jones County, TX, Nolan County, TX, Runnels County, TX, Shackelford County, TX, Sterling County, TX, Taylor County, TX, Throckmorton County, TX, Tom Green County, TX
The radar
The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 9:22 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | 8 Wsw Buffalo Gap, TX | SPOTTER REPORTED 1/2 INCH OF SLEET/SNOW WITH 1/10 OF AN INCH OF ICE. |
| Feb 23, 9:22 AM CST | SLEET 0.5 | 8 Wsw Buffalo Gap, TX | SPOTTER REPORTED 1/2 INCH OF SLEET/SNOW WITH 1/10 OF AN INCH OF ICE. |
| Feb 23, 9:50 AM CST | SLEET 0.5 | Anson, TX | |
| Feb 23, 10:03 AM CST | SLEET 0.5 | Baird, TX | NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS OCCURRED LAST NIGHT. |
| Feb 23, 10:03 AM CST | SLEET 1 | 5 Nnw Baird, TX | OFFICER REPORTED SHE HAD 1 INCH OF SLEET AT HER HOUSE TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST OF TOWN. |
| Feb 23, 11:45 AM CST | SLEET 0.5 | 11 W Buffalo Gap, TX | 1/2 INCH OF A SLEET/SNOW MIX ACCUMULATION. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 211 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2238 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
558 WWUS44 KSJT 220303 WSWSJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 903 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS... .AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS TO PRODUCE A POTENTIAL OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT...MONDAY...AND PERHAPS INTO MONDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A SAN ANGELO TO SAN SABA LINE...AND WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF ABILENE...SWEETWATER...AND BAIRD. TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140-221315- /O.UPG.KSJT.WS.A.0002.150223T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSJT.WS.W.0002.150223T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-HASKELL- THROCKMORTON-JONES-SHACKELFORD-TAYLOR-CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROTAN...ROBY...SWEETWATER... STERLING CITY...ROBERT LEE...BRONTE...BALLINGER...WINTERS... MERTZON...SAN ANGELO...EDEN...HASKELL...THROCKMORTON...WOODSON... STAMFORD...ANSON...HAMLIN...ALBANY...ABILENE...CLYDE...BAIRD... CROSS PLAINS...COLEMAN...BROWNWOOD 903 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACT: ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME ICY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR AND AREAS LOCATED NORTH OF A LINE FROM MERTZON TO EDEN TO BROWNWOOD. * TIMING: 6 PM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY NIGHT * EVENT: STORM TOTAL SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TXZ154-155-221315- /O.CON.KSJT.WS.A.0002.150223T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADY...SAN SABA 903 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: ICY BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND ROADWAYS. * TIMING: SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY NIGHT * EVENT: STORM TOTAL SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS APPROACHING ONE HALF OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
6 follow-up statements
300 WWUS44 KSJT 220935 WSWSJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 335 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS... .AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS TO PRODUCE A POTENTIAL OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT...MONDAY...AND PERHAPS INTO MONDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A SAN ANGELO TO BROWNWOOD LINE...AND WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF ABILENE...SWEETWATER...AND BAIRD. TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140-222130- /O.CON.KSJT.WS.W.0002.150223T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-HASKELL- THROCKMORTON-JONES-SHACKELFORD-TAYLOR-CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROTAN...ROBY...SWEETWATER... STERLING CITY...ROBERT LEE...BRONTE...BALLINGER...WINTERS... MERTZON...SAN ANGELO...EDEN...HASKELL...THROCKMORTON...WOODSON... STAMFORD...ANSON...HAMLIN...ALBANY...ABILENE...CLYDE...BAIRD... CROSS PLAINS...COLEMAN...BROWNWOOD 335 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... * IMPACT: ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME ICY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR AND AREAS LOCATED NORTH OF A LINE FROM MERTZON TO EDEN TO BROWNWOOD. * TIMING: 6 PM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY NIGHT * EVENT: STORM TOTAL SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TXZ154-155-222130- /O.UPG.KSJT.WS.A.0002.150223T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSJT.WW.Y.0004.150223T0600Z-150224T0000Z/ MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADY...SAN SABA 335 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. * TIMING: MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY * IMPACT: ICY BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND ROADWAYS. * MAIN IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. BRIDGES ARE LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE ICE AND SLEET FIRST WITH MAIN ROADS POSSIBLY ACCUMULATING ICE AND SLEET SOME TIME DURING THIS EVENT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TXZ076>078-168>170-222130- /O.NEW.KSJT.WW.Y.0004.150223T0600Z-150224T0000Z/ CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-MENARD-KIMBLE-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OZONA...ELDORADO...SONORA...MENARD... JUNCTION...MASON 335 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * EVENT: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY * IMPACT...ICY BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND ROADWAYS. * MAIN IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. BRIDGES ARE LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE ICE AND SLEET FIRST WITH MAIN ROADS POSSIBLY ACCUMULATING ICE AND SLEET SOME TIME DURING THIS EVENT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 15
634 WWUS44 KSJT 222152 WSWSJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 352 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS... .AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS TO PRODUCE A POTENTIAL FOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...MONDAY...AND PERHAPS INTO MONDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A SAN ANGELO TO BROWNWOOD LINE...AND WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF ABILENE...SWEETWATER...AND BAIRD. TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140-230600- /O.EXT.KSJT.WS.W.0002.150222T2200Z-150224T0000Z/ FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-HASKELL- THROCKMORTON-JONES-SHACKELFORD-TAYLOR-CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROTAN...ROBY...SWEETWATER... STERLING CITY...ROBERT LEE...BRONTE...BALLINGER...WINTERS... MERTZON...SAN ANGELO...EDEN...HASKELL...THROCKMORTON...WOODSON... STAMFORD...ANSON...HAMLIN...ALBANY...ABILENE...CLYDE...BAIRD... CROSS PLAINS...COLEMAN...BROWNWOOD 352 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING: THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY NIGHT * EVENT: STORM TOTAL SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH ARE LIKELY FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A SAN ANGELO TO BROWNWOOD LINE. EVEN HEAVIER TOTALS IN EXCESS OF ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY ALONG AND NORTH OF A SWEETWATER TO ABILENE LINE. * MAIN IMPACTS: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS THE AREA. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME ICE COVERED. WALKWAYS AND STAIRS MAY BECOME DANGEROUS IF UNTREATED. WITH TEMPERATURES NOT RISING ABOVE FREEZING ON MONDAY...ANY ICE ON ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TXZ076>078-154-155-168>170-230600- /O.CON.KSJT.WW.Y.0004.150223T0600Z-150224T0000Z/ CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA-MENARD-KIMBLE-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OZONA...ELDORADO...SONORA...BRADY... SAN SABA...MENARD...JUNCTION...MASON 352 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING: MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY * EVENT: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. * MAIN IMPACTS: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. BRIDGES ARE LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE ICE AND SLEET FIRST WITH MAIN ROADS POSSIBLY ACCUMULATING ICE AND SLEET AT SOME TIME DURING THIS EVENT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
272 WWUS44 KSJT 230547 WSWSJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 1147 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS... .AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS TO PRODUCE A POTENTIAL FOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY...WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN FOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A SAN ANGELO TO BROWNWOOD LINE. THIS WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF ABILENE... SWEETWATER...AND BAIRD. HOWEVER...FARTHER SOUTH...LESS SLEET IS ANTICIPATED...WITH A GLAZE OF ICE POSSIBLE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR. TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140-231400- /O.CON.KSJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-HASKELL- THROCKMORTON-JONES-SHACKELFORD-TAYLOR-CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROTAN...ROBY...SWEETWATER... STERLING CITY...ROBERT LEE...BRONTE...BALLINGER...WINTERS... MERTZON...SAN ANGELO...EDEN...HASKELL...THROCKMORTON...WOODSON... STAMFORD...ANSON...HAMLIN...ALBANY...ABILENE...CLYDE...BAIRD... CROSS PLAINS...COLEMAN...BROWNWOOD 1147 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING: THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY NIGHT * EVENT: STORM TOTAL SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH ARE LIKELY FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A SAN ANGELO TO BROWNWOOD LINE. EVEN HIGHER TOTALS IN EXCESS OF ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY ALONG AND NORTH OF A SWEETWATER TO BROWNWOOD LINE. * IMPACTS: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS THE AREA. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME ICE COVERED. WALKWAYS AND STAIRS MAY BECOME DANGEROUS IF UNTREATED. WITH TEMPERATURES NOT RISING ABOVE FREEZING ON MONDAY...ANY ICE ON ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TXZ076>078-154-155-168>170-231400- /O.CON.KSJT.WW.Y.0004.150223T0600Z-150224T0000Z/ CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA-MENARD-KIMBLE-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OZONA...ELDORADO...SONORA...BRADY... SAN SABA...MENARD...JUNCTION...MASON 1147 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING: THROUGH 6 PM CST MONDAY * EVENT: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. * IMPACTS: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. BRIDGES ARE LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE ICE AND SLEET FIRST WITH MAIN ROADS POSSIBLY ACCUMULATING ICE AND SLEET AT SOME TIME DURING THIS EVENT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JOHNSON
170 WWUS44 KSJT 231146 WSWSJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 546 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015 ...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM COMBINED WITH A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET INCREASING ICE ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN FOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A SAN ANGELO TO BROWNWOOD LINE. THIS WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF ABILENE... SWEETWATER...AND BAIRD. HOWEVER...FARTHER SOUTH...LESS SLEET IS ANTICIPATED...WITH A GLAZE OF ICE POSSIBLE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR. TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140-240000- /O.CON.KSJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-HASKELL- THROCKMORTON-JONES-SHACKELFORD-TAYLOR-CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROTAN...ROBY...SWEETWATER... STERLING CITY...ROBERT LEE...BRONTE...BALLINGER...WINTERS... MERTZON...SAN ANGELO...EDEN...HASKELL...THROCKMORTON...WOODSON... STAMFORD...ANSON...HAMLIN...ALBANY...ABILENE...CLYDE...BAIRD... CROSS PLAINS...COLEMAN...BROWNWOOD 546 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING * EVENT: STORM TOTAL SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH ARE LIKELY FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A SAN ANGELO TO BROWNWOOD LINE. EVEN HIGHER TOTALS IN EXCESS OF ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY ALONG AND NORTH OF A SWEETWATER TO BROWNWOOD LINE. * IMPACTS: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS THE AREA. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME ICE COVERED. WALKWAYS AND STAIRS MAY BECOME DANGEROUS IF UNTREATED. WITH TEMPERATURES NOT RISING ABOVE FREEZING ON TODAY...ANY ICE ON ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TXZ076>078-154-155-168>170-240000- /O.CON.KSJT.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA-MENARD-KIMBLE-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OZONA...ELDORADO...SONORA...BRADY... SAN SABA...MENARD...JUNCTION...MASON 546 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: THROUGH 6 PM CST THIS EVENING * EVENT: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. * IMPACTS: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. BRIDGES ARE LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE ICE AND SLEET FIRST WITH MAIN ROADS POSSIBLY ACCUMULATING ICE AND SLEET AT SOME TIME DURING THIS EVENT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 15
288 WWUS44 KSJT 231820 WSWSJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 1220 PM CST MON FEB 23 2015 ...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS... .SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...WHILE TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE 20S. WITH THESE CONDITIONS...ROADWAYS COATED WITH SLEET OR ICE GLAZE WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPROVEMENT. TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140-240000- /O.CON.KSJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-HASKELL- THROCKMORTON-JONES-SHACKELFORD-TAYLOR-CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROTAN...ROBY...SWEETWATER... STERLING CITY...ROBERT LEE...BRONTE...BALLINGER...WINTERS... MERTZON...SAN ANGELO...EDEN...HASKELL...THROCKMORTON...WOODSON... STAMFORD...ANSON...HAMLIN...ALBANY...ABILENE...CLYDE...BAIRD... CROSS PLAINS...COLEMAN...BROWNWOOD 1220 PM CST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EVENT: INTERMITTENT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE 20S. * IMPACTS: WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE 20S...ROADS COATED WITH SLEET OR ICE GLAZE WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPROVEMENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TXZ076>078-154-155-168>170-240000- /O.CON.KSJT.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA-MENARD-KIMBLE-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OZONA...ELDORADO...SONORA...BRADY... SAN SABA...MENARD...JUNCTION...MASON 1220 PM CST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EVENT: INTERMITTENT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE 20S. * IMPACTS: WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE 20S...ROADS COATED WITH SLEET OR ICE GLAZE WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPROVEMENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
494 WWUS44 KSJT 232128 WSWSJT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 328 PM CST MON FEB 23 2015 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140-232230- /O.CAN.KSJT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-HASKELL- THROCKMORTON-JONES-SHACKELFORD-TAYLOR-CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROTAN...ROBY...SWEETWATER... STERLING CITY...ROBERT LEE...BRONTE...BALLINGER...WINTERS... MERTZON...SAN ANGELO...EDEN...HASKELL...THROCKMORTON...WOODSON... STAMFORD...ANSON...HAMLIN...ALBANY...ABILENE...CLYDE...BAIRD... CROSS PLAINS...COLEMAN...BROWNWOOD 328 PM CST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ TXZ076>078-154-155-168>170-232230- /O.CAN.KSJT.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA-MENARD-KIMBLE-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OZONA...ELDORADO...SONORA...BRADY... SAN SABA...MENARD...JUNCTION...MASON 328 PM CST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 21, 5:15 PM CST, 3 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 5:15 PM CST, 3 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 515 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2015 .AVIATION... /00Z TAFS/ Stratus will overspread West Central Texas overnight with IFR/LIFR ceilings/visibilities developing after midnight. Little improvement is expected during the day Sunday. In addition, light rain is forecast to develop across much of the area after 12z and this indicated in the current TAF package. Light east northeast winds will become northeast and increase to 12 to 18 knots by late morning or early afternoon. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 417 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015/ SHORT TERM... (Tonight and Sunday) Winter will be returning to West Central Texas tomorrow. Initial cold front pushed through the area earlier today, but have produced only slightly cooler conditions and winds have already gone light and variable in many areas. Main arctic front is plunging through the central plains this afternoon and will race into West Central Texas tomorrow morning. Low level moisture makes a return to the area tonight, with mostly cloudy skies by morning and a little cooler conditions by morning. First in a series of shortwaves combines with the moisture return to produce patchy light rainfall across the area starting as early as Sunday morning, and then much more widespread for the afternoon. The arrival of the arctic front allows temperatures to drop during the afternoon. Right now, appears that this first area of rain pushes east just as temperatures really start to drop. Thus, most areas will see a cold rain Sunday afternoon, but areas along and north of I-20 from Sweetwater to Abilene may have a window for a few hours late in the afternoon where temperatures can drop to freezing before the first area of rain moves out. Brought a mention of light freezing rain into this area for late in the afternoon, although I think impacts will be minimal at the start. Warm ground temperatures, air temps just to freezing, and light precipitation shouldn't produce too much of a problem, until readings drop even more and precip becomes heavier after dark. MID TERM... (Sunday night through Tuesday) Wintry weather continues to look likely for Sunday night and Monday. Models remain consistent regarding the evolution/timing of the winter storm which will affect the region, and they also continued the downward trend with temperatures. As a result, temperatures were lowered for this time period. A closer inspection of point soundings/numerical data also show elevated instability developing in the 700-300mb layer. After coordinating with surrounding offices, isolated thunder was included in the forecast for areas north of a San Angelo to Brownwood line. Temperatures will drop into the lower to mid 20s in this region Sunday night, remain in the 20s through Monday. This will increase the potential for sleet and ice accumulations on all surfaces. LONG TERM... (Tuesday night through next Saturday) Looks like we will have another winter weather system to contend with later next week. On Tuesday night, the main upper wave over the southern Rockies will move east across our area, as an upstream trough dives into the Pacific Northwest. Cloud cover should decrease from the west overnight. Wednesday will be the relatively nice day with dry conditions and partly cloudy skies, although temperatures remain below normal. Another strong cold frontal passage is progged on Thursday. The next upper trough is progged to enter the southwestern states by next Thursday. The 12Z GFS and ECMWF indicate the potential for winter weather and accumulations for our area with this system as it moves out of the southwestern states, but differ with the details. The GFS is faster with the progression and is deeper with the cold air. GFS soundings indicate more of a snow potential for a large part of our area. The main QPF is Friday afternoon and evening, as the main upper wave enters Texas. The ECMWF has the higher QPF Friday night into Saturday, with slower timing of the main wave entering Texas. Taking into consideration the model differences and surrounding forecast area collaboration, we have PoPs beginning Thursday and continuing into Saturday. At this time, snow is the more favored precipitation type for our northern counties (I-10 and north), with mostly a cold rain for the I-10 corridor. Carrying a rain/snow mix across the central part of our area. Expect further revisions to the forecast as the models come into better agreement with handling of the system && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 35 39 21 25 25 / 10 70 80 70 10 San Angelo 39 45 27 29 28 / 10 70 70 70 10 Junction 42 52 31 32 29 / 10 60 70 70 20 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH from Sunday evening through Monday afternoon FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: Brown...Callahan...Coke...Coleman... Concho...Fisher...Haskell...Irion...Jones...McCulloch...Nolan... Runnels...San Saba...Shackelford...Sterling...Taylor... Throckmorton...Tom Green. && Daniels
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 21, 2:50 PM CST, 6 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 250 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-222100- 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- 250 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ACCUMULATING WINTER PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD. THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE ICY ROADS CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 21, 3:51 PM CST, 5 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 351 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 TXZ076>078-168>170-221000- CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-MENARD-KIMBLE-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OZONA...ELDORADO...SONORA...MENARD... JUNCTION...MASON 351 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER WILL RETURN TO WEST CENTRAL TEXAS LATE THIS WEEKEND... WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. 1. POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACROSS ALL OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. 2. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED WITH HIGHS ON MONDAY ONLY IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. 3. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE ARRIVAL OF THE MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER...THERE IS LESS CONFIDENCE IN THE TYPE... AMOUNTS...AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM ANY WINTRY PRECIPITATION. 4. NORTH OF A LINE FROM OZONA TO SAN SABA...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT. .SUMMARY... A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS SUNDAY AND REMAIN LOCKED IN PLACE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH TUESDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH WEST CENTRAL TEXAS LATE ON SUNDAY...WITH THE HIGHEST PRECIPITATION CHANCES ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. WITH EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY...THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL THAT ALL OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS WILL SEE SOME WINTRY PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. WITH WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...AND WITH SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT JUST HOW MUCH PRECIPITATION WILL FALL...ITS STILL TOO EARLY TO PREDICT WHAT KIND OF IMPACTS THIS SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL HAVE FOR THE AREA. HOWEVER...RESIDENTS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS WITH TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR PLANS FOR SUNDAY NIGHT... MONDAY...AND MONDAY NIGHT SHOULD KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE FORECAST. THE FORECAST WILL CONTINUE TO BE REFINED AND UPDATED AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT.
Special weather statement, Feb 21, 8:47 PM CST, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 847 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 TXZ076>078-168>170-221400- CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-MENARD-KIMBLE-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OZONA...ELDORADO...SONORA...MENARD... JUNCTION...MASON 847 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER WILL RETURN TO WEST CENTRAL TEXAS LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY... WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. 1. POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ALONG AND SOUTH OF A BARNHART...TO MENARD...TO MASON LINE. 2. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED WITH HIGHS ON MONDAY ONLY IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. 3. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE ARRIVAL OF THE MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER...THERE IS LESS CONFIDENCE IN THE TYPE... AMOUNTS...AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM ANY WINTRY PRECIPITATION. 4. THE MAIN IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING AND MAINLY AFFECT TRAVEL. RESIDENTS SHOULD KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE FORECAST.
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Angelo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 3:35 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | SJT | Crockett, Kimble, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, San Saba and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 22, 10:06 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | SJT | Callahan, Shackelford, Taylor | 54 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.