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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS San Angelo, TX

August 10, 2018McCulloch County, Mason County, San Saba County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 10, 2018, 7:13 AM CDT for McCulloch County, Mason County, San Saba County, Texas. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 10, 2018, 7:13 AM CDT (12:13 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2018, 9:15 AM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

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

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:16 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 238 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 2018-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 900 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2018-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
900 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-130 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1270 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

326 
WGUS54 KSJT 101213
FFWSJT
TXC307-319-411-101415-
/O.NEW.KSJT.FF.W.0013.180810T1213Z-180810T1415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
713 AM CDT FRI AUG 10 2018

The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern McCulloch County in west central Texas...
  Northeastern Mason County in west central Texas...
  San Saba County in west central Texas...

* Until 915 AM CDT.

* At 711 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two to three inches of 
  rain has already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin 
  shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  San Saba, Mason, Algerita, Cherokee, Art, Pontotoc, Fredonia, Bend,
  Chappel, Sloan, Hedwigs Hill, Grit, Us-190 Near The San Saba-
  Lampasas County Line, Harkeyville and Koockville.

This includes the following low water crossings ...
    FM 1030 crossing Wallace Creek...
    Old Katemcy Mason crossing Comanche Creek...
    Old Junction crossing Honey Creek...
    crossings along County Road 238...
    County Road 343 crossing Cherokee Creek...
    Spy Rock crossing...
    Old Pontotoc crossing Little Willow Creek...
    Behrens School crossing Comanche Creek...
    County Road 432 crossing Cherokee Creek and
    Old Union crossing San Fernando Creek.
Do not drive through these low water crossings or any other
low water crossing with water flowing across the roadway.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3092 9864 3092 9896 3061 9897 3058 9900
      3076 9936 3107 9908 3141 9870 3134 9871
      3136 9866 3129 9861 3127 9863 3126 9859
      3116 9852 3112 9855 3109 9853 3111 9849
      3108 9847

$$
1 follow-up statement
695 
WGUS74 KSJT 101321
FFSSJT

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
821 AM CDT FRI AUG 10 2018

TXC307-319-411-101415-
/O.CON.KSJT.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180810T1415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
McCulloch TX-Mason TX-San Saba TX-
821 AM CDT FRI AUG 10 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MCCULLOCH...NORTHEASTERN MASON AND SAN SABA COUNTIES...

At 816 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area, mainly northeast Mason County. Up to 
two to three inches of rain has already from around Mason and to the 
east. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
San Saba, Mason, Algerita, Cherokee, Art, Pontotoc, Fredonia, Bend,
Chappel, Sloan, Hedwigs Hill, Grit, Us-190 Near The San Saba-
Lampasas County Line, Harkeyville and Koockville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3092 9864 3092 9896 3061 9897 3058 9900
      3076 9936 3107 9908 3141 9870 3134 9871
      3136 9866 3129 9861 3127 9863 3126 9859
      3116 9852 3112 9855 3109 9853 3111 9849
      3108 9847

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 4:09 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTConcho, McCulloch, San Saba111 min
Aug 10, 5:08 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTKimble, Sutton112 min
Aug 10, 5:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSJTMcCulloch, San Saba114 min
Aug 10, 6:07 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTMcCulloch, Mason, San Saba113 min
Aug 10, 6:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSJTKimble2 hr
Aug 10, 8:49 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTColeman, Runnels116 min
Aug 10, 9:47 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTCoke, Runnels, Tom Green118 min
Aug 10, 10:50 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSJTCoke, Runnels115 min
Aug 10, 11:43 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTRunnels, Taylor2 hr
Aug 10, 12:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSJTFisher, Nolan113 min
Aug 10, 12:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTIrion50 min
Aug 10, 1:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCrockett, Irion, Schleicher35 min
Aug 10, 1:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTCrockett, Irion2 hr
Aug 10, 2:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTThrockmorton28 min
Aug 10, 2:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCrockett32 min
Aug 10, 2:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTThrockmorton23 min
Aug 10, 2:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTCrockett3 hr
Aug 10, 2:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTHaskell37 min
Aug 10, 3:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSutton27 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.