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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS San Angelo, TX

March 13, 20194 counties in Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 2019, 12:15 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 45 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 13, 2019, 12:15 AM CDT (05:15 UTC)
Expired
Mar 13, 2019, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Fisher County, TX, Jones County, TX, Nolan County, TX, Taylor County, TX

The radar

The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:17 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 12, 10:01 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 204 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, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2019-03-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 593 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2019-03-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 337 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
593 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-112 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
844 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
337 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
461 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
6.4

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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 12, 7:10 PM CDT, 5 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 7:10 PM CDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 12, 2:53 PM CDT, 9 hours 22 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
253 PM CDT Tue Mar 12 2019

TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-
140-154-155-168>170-132000-
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-
253 PM CDT Tue Mar 12 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A squall line will develop late this evening and move across West
Central Texas during the overnight hours. Some storms will be
severe. The main threats will be damaging winds, large hail, and
isolated tornadoes. Heavy rainfall toward morning may produce
flash flooding across the northeast part of the area.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Strong winds and patchy blowing dust will develop Wednesday
afternoon along and west of an Sonora to Cross Plains line. A High
Wind Warning is in effect from 10 AM to 10 PM Wednesday for
southwest winds of 35 to 40 mph, with possible gusts to 60 mph.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this evening and tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 12, 7:02 PM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
702 PM CDT Tue Mar 12 2019

TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-113-127-130400-
Fisher-Nolan-Sterling-Coke-Runnels-Irion-Tom Green-Concho-
Crockett-Schleicher-Sutton-Haskell-Jones-Taylor-
Including the cities of ROTAN, ROBY, SWEETWATER, STERLING CITY,
ROBERT LEE, BRONTE, BALLINGER, WINTERS, MERTZON, SAN ANGELO,
EDEN, OZONA, ELDORADO, SONORA, HASKELL, STAMFORD, ANSON, HAMLIN,
and ABILENE
702 PM CDT Tue Mar 12 2019

...STRONG WINDS GUSTS THIS EVENING...

Strong south to southeast winds gusting to 45 mph at times will
affect western portions of the Big Country, Concho Valley and
northern Edwards Plateau through late evening. Some of the cities
that will be affected by the strong wind gusts will be Haskell,
Abilene, Sweetwater, San Angelo and Ozona. High profile vehicles
traveling on west-east roadways such as Interstate 20, Highway 87,
Highway 67 and Interstate 10 should be alert for strong
crosswinds this evening. Unsecured lightweight objects may also
become airborne hazards.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 13, 12:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCoke, Irion, Sterling, Tom Green27 min
Mar 13, 12:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCoke, Irion, Nolan, Sterling, Tom Green44 min
Mar 13, 12:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTFisher, Jones, Nolan, Taylor50 min
Mar 13, 12:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCrockett, Irion, Schleicher, Sutton49 min
Mar 13, 1:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTHaskell, Throckmorton49 min
Mar 13, 1:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCoke, Concho, Irion, Nolan, Runnels, Sterling and 1 more44 min
Mar 13, 1:19 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTNolan56 min
Mar 13, 1:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTTom Green58 min
Mar 13, 1:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCallahan, Jones, Shackelford, Taylor41 min
Mar 13, 1:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTThrockmorton40 min
Mar 13, 1:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSchleicher, Sutton35 min
Mar 13, 2:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTColeman, Concho, Runnels24 min
Mar 13, 2:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTCallahan, Shackelford23 min
Mar 13, 2:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTBrown, Coleman, Concho, Kimble, McCulloch, Mason and 1 more52 min
Mar 13, 3:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTKimble, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, San Saba44 min
Mar 13, 3:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTBrown, McCulloch, San Saba43 min
Mar 13, 3:40 AM CDTTornado WarningSJTMcCulloch, Mason, San Saba35 min
Mar 13, 3:43 AM CDTWind AdvisorySJTBrown, Callahan, Coleman, Concho, Crockett, Irion and 6 more15 hr
Mar 13, 3:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTSan Saba42 min
Mar 13, 4:00 AM CDTTornado WarningSJTSan Saba30 min
Mar 13, 4:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSan Saba50 min

Nearby

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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.