Tornado Warning 2, NWS San Angelo, TX

Issued

Mar 8, 2016, 7:18 PM CST (01:18 UTC)

Expired

Mar 8, 2016, 7:45 PM CST

In force

27 min

Issued by

NWS San Angelo, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

0.75 in

Counties Mason County, TX, McCulloch County, TX, San Saba County, TX

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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452 
WFUS54 KSJT 090118
TORSJT
TXC307-319-411-090145-
/O.NEW.KSJT.TO.W.0002.160309T0118Z-160309T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
718 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL MASON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN SAN SABA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN MCCULLOCH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 745 PM CST
    
* AT 717 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER VOCA...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BRADY...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  NORTH CENTRAL MASON...SOUTHWESTERN SAN SABA AND SOUTHEASTERN
  MCCULLOCH COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: US-377/US 87
  NEAR THE MASON-MCCULLOCH COUNTY LINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3088 9918 3094 9937 3117 9921 3106 9881
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 235DEG 27KT 3100 9921 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

177 
WWUS54 KSJT 090130
SVSSJT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
730 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

TXC307-319-411-090145-
/O.CON.KSJT.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160309T0145Z/
MASON TX-SAN SABA TX-MCCULLOCH TX-
730 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL MASON...SOUTHWESTERN SAN SABA AND SOUTHEASTERN MCCULLOCH
COUNTIES...
    
AT 730 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER KATEMCY...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF MASON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VOCA...FREDONIA...KATEMCY AND US-377/US 87 NEAR THE MASON-
MCCULLOCH COUNTY LINE.

LAT...LON 3092 9932 3115 9914 3106 9881 3088 9918
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 221DEG 15KT 3093 9924 

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

$$

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