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Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS San Angelo, TX

July 5, 2021Sterling County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 5, 2021, 10:58 AM CDT for Sterling County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 5, 2021, 10:58 AM CDT (15:58 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2021, 2:00 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Sterling County, TX

The radar

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 124 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 2021-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1324 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 79 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1324 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-99 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1097 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
2.0

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The text

As transmitted.

353 
WGUS54 KSJT 051558
FFWSJT
TXC431-051900-
/O.NEW.KSJT.FF.W.0020.210705T1558Z-210705T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
1058 AM CDT Mon Jul 5 2021

The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Sterling County in west central Texas...

* Until 200 PM CDT.

* At 1054 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 
  hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Sterling City. Highway 163 north of Sterling City may become 
  flooded along with Highway 158 northeast of Sterling City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3177 10082 3177 10090 3181 10094 3185 10108
      3195 10115 3209 10109 3208 10082 3184 10082
      3183 10082 3182 10082 3181 10082 3180 10082
      3178 10082

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

MKD
1 follow-up statement
591 
WGUS74 KSJT 051740
FFSSJT

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
1240 PM CDT Mon Jul 5 2021

TXC431-051900-
/O.CON.KSJT.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-210705T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sterling TX-
1240 PM CDT Mon Jul 5 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN STERLING COUNTY...

At 1236 PM CDT, Doppler radar estimated between 2.5 and 6.5 inches 
of rain have fallen around 3 miles north and northeast of Sterling 
City. While only light rain continues at 1235 PM...flooding of 
Highways 163 and 158 north and northeast of Sterling City remains 
likely until 2 PM.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Sterling City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3177 10082 3177 10090 3181 10094 3185 10108
      3195 10115 3209 10109 3208 10082 3184 10082
      3183 10082 3182 10082 3181 10082 3180 10082
      3178 10082

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

MKD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 4, 8:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTBrown50 min
Jul 5, 8:40 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTKimble80 min
Jul 5, 9:53 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTCoke, Nolan, Sterling112 min
Jul 5, 12:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTCoke, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Nolan, Runnels and 1 more3 hr
Jul 5, 2:01 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTBrown, Callahan, Coleman, Shackelford, Throckmorton119 min
Jul 5, 2:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTKimble, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Schleicher, Sutton2 hr
Jul 5, 2:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTCrockett, Schleicher, Sutton2 hr

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.