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Tornado Warning 7, NWS San Angelo, TX
NWS San Angelo, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 2017, 6:35 PM CDT for Haskell County, Texas. It was in force for 40 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2017, 6:35 PM CDT (23:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2017, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS San Angelo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Haskell County, TX
The radar
The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 6:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Haskell, TX | |
| Mar 28, 6:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Haskell, TX | |
| Mar 28, 7:07 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 S Weinert, TX |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 772 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KSJT 282335
TORSJT
TXC207-290015-
/O.NEW.KSJT.TO.W.0007.170328T2335Z-170329T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
635 PM CDT TUE MAR 28 2017
The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Haskell County in west central Texas...
* Until 715 PM CDT
* At 633 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Weinert, or 8 miles northeast of Haskell, moving
north at 40 mph. This storm has a history of producing a tornado.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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.
* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Haskell County.
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 3337 9947 3296 9961 3296 9966 3299 9993
3340 9977 3340 9947
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 194DEG 53KT 3326 9966
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
Woodward1 follow-up statement
607
WWUS54 KSJT 290000
SVSSJT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
700 PM CDT TUE MAR 28 2017
TXC207-290015-
/O.CON.KSJT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170329T0015Z/
Haskell TX-
700 PM CDT TUE MAR 28 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
HASKELL COUNTY...
At 659 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was
located near Weinert, or 8 miles southeast of Munday, moving
northeast at 15 mph.
This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may
be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes
will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes,
businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction
is possible.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central nORTHEAST Haskell County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move
to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3337 9947 3296 9961 3296 9966 3299 9993
3340 9977 3340 9947
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 233DEG 14KT 3334 9956
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
MCThe office that day
Everything else NWS San Angelo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Crockett | 21 min |
| Mar 28, 2:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Runnels | 25 min |
| Mar 28, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Coke, Nolan, Runnels, Taylor | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 3:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Nolan | 39 min |
| Mar 28, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Runnels, Taylor | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Fisher | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Fisher, Jones | 38 min |
| Mar 28, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Nolan, Taylor | 35 min |
| Mar 28, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Fisher, Jones | 30 min |
| Mar 28, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Sterling | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 4:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Jones, Taylor | 37 min |
| Mar 28, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Fisher, Jones, Nolan, Taylor | 40 min |
| Mar 28, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Jones, Shackelford | 30 min |
| Mar 28, 5:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Sterling | 48 min |
| Mar 28, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Haskell | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 5:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Haskell, Jones, Shackelford | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Haskell, Jones | 48 min |
| Mar 28, 5:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Fisher | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 6:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Haskell, Jones | 37 min |
| Mar 28, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Sterling | 47 min |
| Mar 28, 6:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SJT | Haskell | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.