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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS San Angelo, TX

March 17, 2018San Saba County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 17, 2018, 5:55 PM CDT for San Saba County, Texas. It was in force for 50 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
Mar 17, 2018, 5:55 PM CDT (22:55 UTC)
Expired
Mar 17, 2018, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County San Saba County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:59 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 17, 2:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 236 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 2018-03-17Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2018-03-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2469 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Mar 17, 3:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 3:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 17, 2:29 PM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
229 PM CDT Sat Mar 17 2018

TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-
140-154-155-168>170-181930-
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-
229 PM CDT Sat Mar 17 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of west central
Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms, a few reaching severe levels, will
continue across portions of West Central Texas through around
sunset. The main area of concern will be across the Heartland and
eastern Big Country, mainly east of an Abilene to Ballinger to
Brady line. Large hail will be the main threat, although there
remains a small possibility of a brief tornado.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Critical fire weather conditions will be likely on Sunday, as
gusty west winds combine with a dry air mass. The highest risk
area will be west of an Abilene to San Angelo to Ozona line.

Critical fire weather conditions are possible on Monday as well,
across most of West Central Texas. Gusty northwest winds will
again combine with a very dry air mass.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be requested this afternoon.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 17, 2:01 PM CDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
201 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2018

TXZ066-139-171930-
Runnels TX-Coleman TX-
201 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL RUNNELS COUNTY UNTIL 230
PM CDT...

At 200 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Norton, or near Ballinger, moving northeast at 25 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Ballinger around 205 PM CDT.
  Hatchel around 215 PM CDT.
  Winters and Crews around 230 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Ballinger Lake and
Winters Little Elm Lake.

LAT...LON 3172 10005 3180 10016 3208 9989 3187 9958
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 231DEG 22KT 3180 10005

PO
Special weather statement, Mar 17, 4:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 17, 5:20 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 17, 1:13 PM CDTRed Flag WarningSJTCoke, Crockett, Fisher, Haskell, Irion, Jones and 5 more32 hr
Mar 17, 2:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTRunnels29 min
Mar 17, 2:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTColeman, Runnels, Taylor51 min
Mar 17, 2:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTBrown24 min
Mar 17, 2:54 PM CDTFire Weather WatchSJTBrown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett and 18 more24 hr
Mar 17, 4:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTColeman44 min
Mar 17, 5:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSan Saba40 min
Mar 17, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSan Saba30 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2018Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018

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.