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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS San Angelo, TX

May 3, 20194 counties in Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2019, 3:54 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 51 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
May 3, 2019, 3:54 PM CDT (20:54 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2019, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kimble County, TX, Menard County, TX, Schleicher County, TX, Sutton County, TX

The radar

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 161 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, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2019-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 478 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, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2019-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 137 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
478 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-186 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
536 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.9

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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 May 3, 2:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 2:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 2:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
210 PM CDT Fri May 3 2019

TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-
140-154-155-168>170-041915-
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-
210 PM CDT Fri May 3 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Thunderstorms will affect much of West Central Texas this
afternoon and evening. A few of these storms may become strong and
briefly approach severe levels, with large hail the main concern.
However, locally heavy rainfall and dangerous cloud to ground
lightning will be the more likely threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Thunderstorms are likely again next week across most of the area.
However, right now the threat for widespread hazardous weather is
low. The threat will continue to be monitored as we get closer to
the event and the details become clearer.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 3, 1:04 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 3, 1:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 3, 2:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 3, 2:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
245 PM CDT Fri May 3 2019

TXZ071-072-032045-
Irion TX-Tom Green TX-
245 PM CDT Fri May 3 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN TOM GREEN AND
SOUTHEASTERN IRION COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...

At 244 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Christoval, moving east at 20 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds of up to 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Wall around 325 PM CDT.
  Vancourt around 345 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Very heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3108 10103 3119 10097 3145 10012 3109 10012
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 262DEG 16KT 3125 10050

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Special weather statement, May 3, 2:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
248 PM CDT Fri May 3 2019

TXZ077-078-032045-
Schleicher TX-Sutton TX-
248 PM CDT Fri May 3 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN SCHLEICHER AND NORTHERN
SUTTON COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...

At 247 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles southwest of Eldorado, moving east at 15 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds of up to 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Eldorado around 320 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include The Intersection Of I-
10 And Ranch Road 1989, Us-277 Near The Sutton-
Schleicher County Line, The Intersection Of Us-
190 And Ranch Road 2084, Adams and The Intersection Of Ranch Road
2596 And Ranch Road 864.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3059 10092 3083 10087 3097 10024 3064 10024
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 255DEG 14KT 3076 10072

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Special weather statement, May 3, 2:57 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
257 PM CDT Fri May 3 2019

TXZ066-032100-
Runnels TX-
257 PM CDT Fri May 3 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN RUNNELS COUNTY UNTIL 400
PM CDT...

At 256 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Wingate, or 11 miles west of Winters, moving east at 20 mph.

Penny size hail and winds of up to 40 mph will be possible with this
storm.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Wingate around 305 PM CDT.
  Winters around 335 PM CDT.
  Crews around 400 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Wilmeth, Drasco, Lake
Winters Lake and Pumphrey.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Very heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3183 9972 3188 10023 3208 10023 3209 10015
      3208 9971
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 270DEG 15KT 3200 10014

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 1:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTCoke39 min
May 3, 2:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTRunnels46 min
May 3, 2:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTTom Green60 min
May 3, 2:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSchleicher57 min
May 3, 2:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTRunnels63 min
May 3, 3:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTSchleicher, Sutton50 min
May 3, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTConcho, Tom Green20 min
May 3, 3:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTCrockett46 min
May 3, 4:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTConcho44 min
May 3, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCrockett21 min
May 3, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTKimble42 min
May 3, 5:08 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTKimble, Mason112 min
May 3, 5:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSJTKimble2 hr
May 3, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTFisher, Jones40 min
May 3, 6:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTThrockmorton9 min
May 3, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTFisher, Jones51 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.