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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS San Angelo, TX

May 21, 2020McCulloch County, San Saba County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 21, 2020, 11:27 PM CDT for McCulloch County, San Saba County, Texas. It was in force for 63 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 21, 2020, 11:27 PM CDT (04:27 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2020, 12:30 AM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties McCulloch County, TX, San Saba County, TX

The radar

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:28 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
May 21, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 250 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 00:00Z on 2020-05-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2477 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, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2020-05-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 120 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
2477 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1208 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
158 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
10.7

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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 21, 5:48 PM CDT, 5 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 21, 5:48 PM CDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
548 PM CDT Thu May 21 2020

.AVIATION...
/00Z TAFS/

Waiting to see if thunderstorms form along the dryline from
Sterling City northwest to Snyder and continuing northwest. Any
isolated thunderstorm that does form could become severe and
produce large hail and damaging winds. It's possible these storms
could impact KABI and KSJT terminals later this evening. Will
include VCTS for KABI and KSJT. Will also include a TEMPO group
for KSJT between 00Z and 03Z.

Otherwise, look for MVFR CIGs early tomorrow morning.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 258 PM CDT Thu May 21 2020/

SHORT TERM...
(Tonight and Friday)

Skies have cleared out across West Central Texas this afternoon with
steady south winds of 10 to 15 MPH.  Temperatures had reached to
around 90 degrees, with dewpoints in the mid 50s to low 60s.

An upper-level shortwave will move through the Panhandle this
evening, which may help some scattered storms to develop along the
dryline.  CAPE values and lapse rates are supportive of large hail,
with some mid-level dry air supportive of damaging wind.  However,
upper-level support is far less than yesterday, with sub-par
convergence, so storms will be more scattered in nature.  Still, any
storm that develops could produce localized damaging winds with
large hail, and even some flooding with slow-movers.

Storms will continue through the first part of the night, then
diminish with the loss of daytime heating.  Any convective debris
may linger with some low-level stratus developing around sunrise.
Otherwise, lows should be in the upper 60s.

Tomorrow, another warm day is expected, with temperatures again
expected to reach the low 90s.  Plenty of instability should be in
place again, but this time, a frontal boundary is expected to dip
down towards the Big Country, while a weak upper-level impulse moves
across the Panhandle.  This may result in a line of thunderstorms
developing near the Red River by late afternoon and drifting
southward in the evening.  Some tail-end storms may affect the Big
Country late tomorrow afternoon.

LONG TERM...
(Friday night through next Wednesday)

An unsettled weather pattern will develop across the region
over the Memorial day weekend into the middle of next week,
with rain chances each day. The medium range models show an
upper level trough developing to our west across the Rockies
this weekend. The GFS/ECMWF then agree on the southern portion
of the trough closing off into a cutoff low across the Texas
Panhandle/West Texas region early next week, with little
movement through late week. At the surface, a dryline will
be remain just to our west this weekend, with a possible
cold front moving across the area Monday night into Tuesday.

A very moist airmass will reside across West Central Texas
through the middle of next week and given the above scenario,
widespread beneficial rainfall is looking more favorable
through the extended forecast period. Could see a few severe
storms this weekend but the severe threat is uncertain after
the weekend, with heavy rainfall potentially more of a concern.
Temperatures will also be considerably cooler, especially early
next week, when forecast highs will be in the upper 70s and
lower 80s by Tuesday and Wednesday.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Abilene 	 69  93  67  88 /  20  30  20  20
San Angelo 	 69  93  71  91 /  20  20  20  30
Junction 	 69  91  72  88 /  20  20  20  30
Brownwood 	 66  92  68  88 /  20  20  20  30
Sweetwater 	 67  92  67  89 /  20  20  20  20
Ozona      	 67  90  70  88 /  20  20  20  30

&&

.SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

26/99/99
Hazardous weather outlook, May 21, 2:03 PM CDT, 9 hours 24 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
203 PM CDT Thu May 21 2020

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Crockett-Schleicher-Sutton-Haskell-Throckmorton-Jones-Shackelford-
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Mason-
203 PM CDT Thu May 21 2020

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop and move into
West Central Texas by this evening and into tonight. Some storms
may be severe. The main weather hazards will be damaging winds,
large hail, and occasional lightning. In addition, some of the
storms will be capable of producing heavy rainfall, which may lead
to localized flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Additional thunderstorms will be possible at times, across various
portions of West Central Texas Friday through Memorial Day, and
into the middle of next week. Some strong to severe storms will be
possible with strong winds, hail and lightning the main threats.
The risk of severe storms will need to be monitored. Heavy
rainfall may also occur, which could lead to localized flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will likely be needed. Please relay any
information about observed weather to the NWS while following all
local, state and CDC guidelines.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 21, 10:51 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
1051 PM CDT THU MAY 21 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1037 PM     HAIL             PLACID                  31.33N 99.18W
05/21/2020  E0.70 INCH       MCCULLOCH          TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 21, 7:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCoke, Runnels, Tom Green43 min
May 21, 7:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTTom Green117 min
May 21, 7:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSchleicher52 min
May 21, 7:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSJTTom Green3 hr
May 21, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTTom Green68 min
May 21, 7:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTFisher, Nolan52 min
May 21, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTHaskell48 min
May 21, 8:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTRunnels44 min
May 21, 8:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTHaskell50 min
May 21, 8:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTFisher, Jones, Nolan, Taylor47 min
May 21, 8:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTTaylor43 min
May 21, 8:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCallahan, Coleman, Runnels, Taylor41 min
May 21, 8:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCoke, Concho, Runnels, Tom Green67 min
May 21, 9:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTJones38 min
May 21, 9:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTCallahan50 min
May 21, 9:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTShackelford51 min
May 21, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTConcho, Tom Green61 min
May 21, 9:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTJones, Shackelford, Throckmorton41 min
May 21, 9:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTJones, Taylor53 min
May 21, 10:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSJTConcho, Tom Green3 hr
May 21, 10:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTMcCulloch44 min
May 21, 10:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTShackelford64 min
May 21, 10:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCallahan, Jones, Shackelford, Taylor57 min
May 21, 10:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTMcCulloch, San Saba54 min
May 21, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTConcho, Tom Green61 min
May 21, 10:55 PM CDTTornado WarningSJTSan Saba35 min
May 21, 11:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSan Saba37 min
May 21, 11:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTConcho32 min
May 22, 12:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTMcCulloch50 min
May 22, 12:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSan Saba61 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.