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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 111, NWS San Angelo, TX

May 24, 2020Crockett County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2020, 4:20 PM CDT for Crockett County, Texas. It was in force for 70 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 24, 2020, 4:20 PM CDT (21:20 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2020, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
70 min
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Crockett County, TX

The radar

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 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 24, 1:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 156 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 12:00Z on 2020-05-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 734 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 12:00Z on 2020-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 179 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
734 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-341 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1309 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
179 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
235 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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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 24, 2:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 2:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 1:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
146 PM CDT Sun May 24 2020

TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-
140-154-155-168>170-251900-
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-
146 PM CDT Sun May 24 2020

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and
evening across all of West Central Texas. Hazards will be large
hail and damaging winds. Some of the storms may also produce
heavy rainfall, which may lead to localized flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Additional thunderstorms are possible Monday afternoon into
Monday night. Some of these storms may be severe. Heavy rainfall
may also occur, which may 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

Special weather statement, May 24, 4:17 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
417 PM CDT Sun May 24 2020

TXZ076-242145-
Crockett TX-
417 PM CDT Sun May 24 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL CROCKETT COUNTY UNTIL 445
PM CDT...

At 416 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles north of Terrell County Gas Plant, or 13 miles south of
Sheffield, moving east at 35 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Crockett
County, including the following locations... The Intersection Of
Ranch Road 2083 And Highway 405, Ft Lancaster, The Intersection Of
I-10 And Highway 405, The Intersection Of I-10 And Highway 290 and
I-10 Near The Crockett-Pecos County Line.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
west central Texas.

LAT...LON 3029 10175 3034 10171 3034 10166 3039 10169
      3042 10174 3044 10172 3047 10173 3047 10169
      3052 10168 3055 10165 3063 10166 3065 10169
      3066 10177 3070 10181 3090 10186 3088 10137
      3029 10135
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 269DEG 33KT 3049 10182

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 7:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTIrion28 min
May 23, 7:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTIrion, Tom Green29 min
May 23, 8:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTIrion, Tom Green44 min
May 23, 8:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTCoke45 min
May 23, 8:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTCoke, Nolan, Runnels, Tom Green46 min
May 23, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTFisher, Haskell, Jones, Throckmorton62 min
May 23, 9:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTRunnels, Taylor44 min
May 23, 9:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTHaskell, Jones, Shackelford, Throckmorton81 min
May 23, 10:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTFisher, Haskell, Jones, Shackelford, Throckmorton3 hr
May 23, 10:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTCallahan, Coleman65 min
May 23, 10:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTShackelford, Throckmorton49 min
May 24, 4:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTCrockett28 min
May 24, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCrockett, Irion55 min
May 24, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCoke, Crockett, Irion, Schleicher, Sterling, Tom Green55 min
May 24, 6:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSchleicher, Sutton59 min
May 24, 6:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTSterling59 min
May 24, 6:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTTom Green111 min
May 24, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCoke, Concho, Runnels, Tom Green64 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.