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Tornado Warning 7, NWS San Angelo, TX

March 28, 2017Haskell County, Texas

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.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 28, 6:35 PM CDTHAIL 1Haskell, TX
Mar 28, 6:50 PM CDTHAIL 1.75Haskell, TX
Mar 28, 7:07 PM CDTHAIL 14 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 28, 1:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Mar 28, 3:40 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2017-03-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2017-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 229 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

018 
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

$$

Woodward
1 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

$$

MC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 28, 2:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCrockett21 min
Mar 28, 2:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTRunnels25 min
Mar 28, 3:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCoke, Nolan, Runnels, Taylor44 min
Mar 28, 3:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTNolan39 min
Mar 28, 3:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTRunnels, Taylor52 min
Mar 28, 4:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTFisher43 min
Mar 28, 4:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTFisher, Jones38 min
Mar 28, 4:10 PM CDTTornado WarningSJTNolan, Taylor35 min
Mar 28, 4:30 PM CDTTornado WarningSJTFisher, Jones30 min
Mar 28, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTSterling52 min
Mar 28, 4:38 PM CDTTornado WarningSJTJones, Taylor37 min
Mar 28, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTFisher, Jones, Nolan, Taylor40 min
Mar 28, 5:15 PM CDTTornado WarningSJTJones, Shackelford30 min
Mar 28, 5:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSterling48 min
Mar 28, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTHaskell52 min
Mar 28, 5:41 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedSJTHaskell, Jones, Shackelford34 min
Mar 28, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTHaskell, Jones48 min
Mar 28, 5:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTFisher43 min
Mar 28, 6:08 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatSJTHaskell, Jones37 min
Mar 28, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTSterling47 min
Mar 28, 6:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTHaskell3 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.