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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS San Angelo, TX
NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2017, 12:26 AM CDT for Crockett County, Texas. It was in force for 49 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 17, 2017, 12:26 AM CDT (05:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2017, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS San Angelo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Crockett County, TX
The radar
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:29 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 16, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 5310 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 16, 11:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 16, 11:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service San Angelo TX 258 PM CDT Tue May 16 2017 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-172000- 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- 258 PM CDT Tue May 16 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of west central Texas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Isolated thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon mainly west of a Haskell, to San Angelo, to Ozona line. The better chance of thunderstorms will be late tonight into early Wednesday morning as a line of thunderstorms moves across the area. Some of these storms may become strong to severe, with large hail, damaging winds, and dangerous lightning being the main hazards. However, a tornado will also be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Additional thunderstorms will be possible across West Central Texas from Thursday into the weekend. Some of these storms may reach severe levels, especially on Thursday and Friday. Large hail and damaging winds look to be the main hazards, although a tornado cannot be ruled out. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed late this afternoon and overnight.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 16, 11:29 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
1153 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1146 PM HAIL WATER VALLEY 31.67N 100.72W
05/16/2017 E0.88 INCH TOM GREEN TX PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
&&
EVENT NUMBER SJT1700067
19Special weather statement, May 16, 11:54 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service San Angelo TX 1154 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017 TXZ065-066-071-072-170615- Irion TX-Runnels TX-Tom Green TX-Coke TX- 1154 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COKE...TOM GREEN...WESTERN RUNNELS AND EASTERN IRION COUNTIES UNTIL 115 AM CDT... At 1154 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Arden to 12 miles south of Mertzon. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Wall around 1215 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by these storms include Drasco, Us- 277 Near The Runnels-Nolan- Taylor County Intersection, Pumphrey, The Intersection Of Highway 208 And Ranch Road 2662, The Intersection Of Highway 158 And Ranch Road 2059, Wilmeth, The Intersection Of US-277 And Highway 70, Us- 87 Near The Coke-Tom Green County Line, Us-67 Near The Irion- Tom Green County Line and Harriet. A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for west central Texas. LAT...LON 3109 10107 3209 10060 3208 9993 3109 10037 TIME...MOT...LOC 0454Z 297DEG 66KT 3149 10071 3109 10089
Special weather statement, May 17, 12:07 AM CDT, 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service San Angelo TX 1207 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2017 TXZ064-071-072-170545- Irion TX-Tom Green TX-Sterling TX- 1207 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN STERLING...NORTHWESTERN TOM GREEN AND WESTERN IRION COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 AM CDT... At 1206 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 19 miles west of Arden, or 21 miles south of Sterling City, moving northeast at 30 mph. Half inch hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southern Sterling...northwestern Tom Green and western Irion Counties. A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for west central Texas. LAT...LON 3167 10127 3167 10081 3109 10107 3108 10127 TIME...MOT...LOC 0506Z 210DEG 25KT 3153 10108 AJW
Special weather statement, May 17, 12:14 AM CDT, 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service San Angelo TX 1214 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2017 TXZ054-113-114-127-128-170615- Shackelford TX-Callahan TX-Nolan TX-Jones TX-Taylor TX- 1214 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CALLAHAN...SOUTHERN JONES... SOUTHEASTERN NOLAN...SHACKELFORD AND TAYLOR COUNTIES UNTIL 115 AM CDT... At 1212 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Anson to near Hylton. Movement was east at 45 mph. Dime size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with these storms. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Hawley around 1220 AM CDT. Abilene and Nugent around 1225 AM CDT. Bradshaw around 1235 AM CDT. Moran and Ibex around 110 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by these storms include Funston, Impact, Lake Abilene, Camp Tonkawa, Lake Fort Phantom Hill, Us- 283 Near The Callahan-Shackelford County Line, McCarty Lake, I- 20 Near The Callahan- Eastland County Line, Ovalo and The Intersection Of US- 283 And Highway 36. This includes Interstate 20 between Mile Markers 260 and 323. A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for west central Texas. LAT...LON 3208 9912 3209 10034 3281 10003 3281 9910 TIME...MOT...LOC 0512Z 282DEG 36KT 3271 9981 3209 10016
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Angelo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Haskell | 51 min |
| May 16, 10:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Sterling, Tom Green | 52 min |
| May 16, 10:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Irion, Tom Green | 56 min |
| May 16, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Fisher, Nolan | 62 min |
| May 16, 11:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Coke | 46 min |
| May 16, 11:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Nolan | 39 min |
| May 16, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Coke, Tom Green | 39 min |
| May 16, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Nolan, Taylor | 47 min |
| May 16, 11:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Coke, Tom Green | 81 min |
| May 17, 12:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Irion | 38 min |
| May 17, 12:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Callahan, Jones, Shackelford, Taylor | 61 min |
| May 17, 12:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Concho, Runnels | 42 min |
| May 17, 1:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Callahan, Shackelford | 24 min |
| May 17, 1:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Crockett, Irion, Schleicher, Tom Green | 39 min |
| May 17, 1:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Brown, Coleman, Concho, McCulloch, San Saba | 42 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.