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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 219, NWS San Angelo, TX

May 28, 2016Kimble County, Menard County, Texas

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 28, 3:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2016-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1069 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2016-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 4:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTRunnels38 min
May 28, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTRunnels57 min
May 28, 5:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSterling23 min
May 28, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTKimble, Menard52 min
May 28, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTTaylor46 min
May 28, 5:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSterling53 min
May 28, 5:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTFisher47 min
May 28, 6:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTColeman47 min
May 28, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTKimble, Mason, Menard51 min
May 28, 6:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTFisher17 min
May 28, 6:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTKimble3 hr

Nearby

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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.