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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 219, NWS San Angelo, TX
NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2016, 6:15 PM CDT for Kimble County, Menard County, Texas. It was in force for 45 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 28, 2016, 6:15 PM CDT (23:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS San Angelo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kimble County, TX, Menard County, TX
The radar
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 28, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 1069 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -283 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1112 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
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 28, 5:56 PM CDT, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 28, 5:56 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service SAN ANGELO TX 556 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2016 .AVIATION... /00Z TAFS/ Isolated thunderstorms have developed across parts of West Central Texas early this evening. Confidence remains low that any of these storms will affect the TAF sites, so VCTS groups were continued at this time. Brief heavy rainfall, hail and strong gusty winds will be possible with the stronger storms. Stratus will return to all sites Sunday morning, resulting in MVFR ceilings. VFR ceilings will return to all sites by late morning/early afternoon Sunday. Expect generally southeast winds of 5 to 10 knots through the period. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 317 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2016/ SHORT TERM... (Tonight and Sunday) A weak quasi-stationary front has settled over the extreme northwest reaches of the CWA, situated roughly from just north of Midland, to Big Spring, to Haskell, to Wichita Falls. A dryline extends southwest from this boundary from near Sweetwater to Fort Stockton. In the warm sector, dewpoints remain in the mid/upper 60s with surface temps in the mid 80s to near 90 degrees. Fairly steep lapse rates were observed in the 12z regional raobs, and are supported by the latest RAP guidance. Meso-analysis indicates MLCAPE values exceeding 2000 J/kg across the CWA with effective bulk shear values on the order of 30-35 kts. This is sufficient for organized convection capable of large hail and damaging winds this afternoon, but as shear increases toward evening, we'll see the severe threat increase. There does remain some convective inhibition, but a look out the window reveals vertically developing Cu to the east of San Angelo. Thunderstorms will be scattered this afternoon, but are expected to become more widespread this evening as the low-level jet kicks in and helps to congeal this activity into a larger cluster. The severe threat will wane by 03z, with convection gradually decreasing after midnight. Low clouds will be possible overnight, but widespread convection may disrupt the formation of said cloud cover. Regardless, we should still experience a low ceiling during the morning hours as a strato-cu deck develops beneath the cap. By midday, skies will become partly cloudy with afternoon showers and thunderstorms possible once again. The greatest chance for seeing precipitation during the daytime period will be over the western 1/3 of the CWA, closer to the dryline. Temperatures will be at or just below seasonal norms, ranging from the mid/upper 60s overnight to the mid 80s on Sunday afternoon. Johnson LONG TERM... (Sunday night Through Saturday) ..Rain chances will continue through a large part of the extended forecast... Sunday night, an upper level low across southern California will slowly move toward Arizona, with West Central Texas in southwest flow aloft. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop across West Texas along a dryline during the late afternoon/evening, then possibly spread across parts of the area overnight. A few strong to severe storms will be possible, with large hail, damaging winds and a possible tornado, being the main threats. The aforementioned upper level low will continue to slowly move west through the middle of next week, approaching West Central Texas late Wednesday into Thursday. Ahead of this feature, intermittent disturbances will move across the region, with rain chances continuing through at least the first half of the week. The exact timing of these upper level disturbances is hard to pinpoint, although the best rain chances will likely be diurnally driven, from the late afternoon into the evening hours. The best rain chances at this time look to be late Tuesday into Wednesday as the upper level low approaches and better upper level lift overspreads the region. In addition, a cold front will move through the area, which may serve as a focus for shower and thunderstorm development. A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible during this time frame, but these details will become more clear the closer we get to the early part of next week. Rainfall totals through the middle of next week will average 1 to 3 inches for most locations, with isolated higher amounts over 4 inches possible. Generally below normal temperatures are expected Monday through Wednesday, due to extensive cloud cover and possible precipitation. Highs will mainly be in the 80s with overnight lows in the 60s. The aforementioned cold front will result in much cooler temperatures on Thursday, with highs mainly in the 70s and overnight lows dipping into the mid to upper 50s. Daniels && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 67 83 66 86 / 50 40 50 40 San Angelo 67 86 68 86 / 50 30 40 40 Junction 72 86 69 85 / 50 30 40 40 && .SJT Watches/Warnings/Advisories... None. && Daniels
Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 2:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 245 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2016 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-291100- 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- 245 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE FOUND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS SUNDAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL DAMAGING WINDS. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. JOHNSON
In the hours 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 28, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Runnels | 38 min |
| May 28, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Runnels | 57 min |
| May 28, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Sterling | 23 min |
| May 28, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Kimble, Menard | 52 min |
| May 28, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Taylor | 46 min |
| May 28, 5:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Sterling | 53 min |
| May 28, 5:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Fisher | 47 min |
| May 28, 6:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Coleman | 47 min |
| May 28, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Kimble, Mason, Menard | 51 min |
| May 28, 6:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Fisher | 17 min |
| May 28, 6:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SJT | Kimble | 3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.