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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 181, NWS San Angelo, TX
NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2016, 8:11 PM CDT for Kimble County, Texas. It was in force for 64 min. 1 report 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
- May 17, 2016, 8:11 PM CDT (01:11 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2016, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS San Angelo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
County Kimble County, TX
The radar
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 8:20 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 22 Ese Segovia, TX | ALONG HIGHWAY 290 APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WEST OF HARPER. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 13 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 1719 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -134 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1217 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
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 17, 6:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 17, 6:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service SAN ANGELO TX 659 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016 .AVIATION... /00Z TAFS/ Thunderstorms will continue across the southern 1/3 of the area this evening, mainly along the I-10 corridor. A few storms may be severe. Otherwise, stratus will become widespread this evening with MVFR/IFR ceilings through the rest of the TAF period. The wind will north to northeast with gusts to 20 knots. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 343 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016/ SHORT TERM... (Tonight and Tomorrow) An upper low is located over southeastern Arizona this afternoon with the forecast area under a southwest flow aloft. A dryline is located west of the forecast area and a slow moving cold front is moving south through the central CWA. Storms have initiated this afternoon over our southwestern counties along the cold front. A severe thunderstorm watch is now in effect with the main hazards being large hail and strong winds. Per the Storm Prediction Center (SPC), a mesoscale convective system (MCS) is expected to evolve later this evening over the central CWA and move southeasterly across the forecast area. The chance of showers and thunderstorms will remain over all of the forecast area through tomorrow. Lows tonight behind the cold front and under rainy and cloudy skies will be in the mid 50s over the Big Country and the upper 50s to around 60 degrees over the remainder of the forecast area. Afternoon highs tomorrow will generally be in the mid to upper 60s with rain chances continuing. LONG TERM... (Wednesday Night trough Thursday Night) ..Severe Thunderstorms Possible South... As this upper trough continues to interact with surface forcing features, the potential for severe thunderstorms will continue for these periods. The best timing for severe thunderstorms is mainly from mid afternoon through the late evening hours. Currently, large hail, damaging winds, and deadly lightning remain the greatest hazards. However, tornadoes are always possible this time of year. The best chances for showers and thunderstorms will focus mainly over our southern counties, south of the Interstate 20 corridor, Wednesday night and Thursday. Then, as the upper trough moves over West Central Texas Thursday night, the focus will shift to our eastern counties. (Friday through Saturday) ..Dry... As the upper trough moves east of West Central Texas, a short-wave ridge will take its place. This ridge will give West Central Texas a brief dry period, before another upper trough approaches from the west. This ridge will also allow temperatures to rebound. Thus, look for highs Friday and again on Saturday back in the 80s. (Saturday night through Tuesday) ..More Rain... Rain chances for the remainder of the long-term period continue to look promising. Models remain in very good agreement and initiate convection, late Saturday afternoon into Saturday evening, to our west. With the potential for some showers and thunderstorms to move into our western counties, will include slight chance PoPs there for the Saturday night period. Then, as another deep upper trough develops, across the western CONUS, resulting southwest flow aloft will again enhance rain chances for the Sunday through Tuesday periods. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 55 64 58 70 / 60 40 60 70 San Angelo 59 69 58 74 / 70 60 70 70 Junction 63 74 60 75 / 70 50 70 70 && .SJT Watches/Warnings/Advisories... None. && 21
Hazardous weather outlook, May 17, 3:06 PM CDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 306 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-182015- 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- 306 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND TORNADOES BEING THE MAIN HAZARDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS ON WEDNESDAY MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING BEING THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 17, 6:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
622 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016
TXZ076-172345-
CROCKETT TX-
622 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CROCKETT COUNTY
UNTIL 645 PM CDT...
AT 621 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTH OF
OZONA TO 24 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OZONA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN
CROCKETT COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: THE INTERSECTION
OF HIGHWAY 163 AND RANCH ROAD 1973.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3029 10163 3058 10132 3050 10096 3044 10096
3029 10098
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 279DEG 25KT 3050 10129Special weather statement, May 17, 6:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 623 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016 TXZ076-180030- CROCKETT TX- 623 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL CROCKETT COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT... AT 622 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF IRAAN...OR 15 MILES SOUTH OF RANKIN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL CROCKETT COUNTY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 3108 10188 3108 10136 3085 10141 3098 10192 TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 273DEG 24KT 3102 10185
Local storm report, May 17, 6:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
642 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0620 PM HAIL 5 NW FORT MCKAVETT 30.88N 100.17W
05/17/2016 E1.25 INCH SCHLEICHER TX PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER SJT1600190
PMSpecial weather statement, May 17, 6:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
657 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016
TXZ078-180100-
SUTTON TX-
657 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN SUTTON COUNTY UNTIL 800
PM CDT...
AT 656 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES SOUTH OF
SONORA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN SUTTON
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: THE INTERSECTION OF US-277
AND RANCH ROAD 189 AND US-277 NEAR THE SUTTON-EDWARDS COUNTY LINE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3038 10085 3052 10040 3049 10013 3029 10012
3029 10081
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 249DEG 15KT 3027 10073Special weather statement, May 17, 7:22 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 722 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016 TXZ078-180100- SUTTON TX- 722 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SUTTON COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 722 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 18 MILES SOUTH OF SONORA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL SUTTON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: US-277 NEAR THE SUTTON-EDWARDS COUNTY LINE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 3034 10069 3033 10030 3029 10030 3029 10070 TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 261DEG 21KT 3030 10060
Special weather statement, May 17, 7:47 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 747 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016 TXZ168-180115- MENARD TX- 747 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MENARD COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM CDT... AT 747 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FORT MCKAVETT... OR 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MENARD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN MENARD COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: CAMP SOL MAYER. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 3071 10011 3091 10007 3085 9981 3071 9992 TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 296DEG 5KT 3079 10003
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Angelo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 7:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Menard, Schleicher | 3 hr |
| May 17, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Kimble, Sutton | 61 min |
| May 17, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Sutton | 38 min |
| May 17, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Sutton | 39 min |
| May 17, 7:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Menard | 28 min |
| May 17, 8:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SJT | Kimble | 3 hr |
| May 17, 8:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Kimble | 3 hr |
| May 17, 9:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Kimble | 37 min |
| May 17, 9:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SJT | Kimble | 3 hr |
| May 17, 11:09 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SJT | Kimble | 14 hr |
| May 18, 1:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Fisher | 42 min |
| May 18, 5:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Tom Green | 45 min |
| May 18, 6:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Crockett | 51 min |
| May 18, 7:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Irion | 45 min |
| May 18, 3:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | SJT | Brown, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett, Irion and 10 more | 17 hr |
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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.