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Flash Flood Warning 24, NWS San Angelo, TX

July 19, 2021McCulloch County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 2021, 4:25 PM CDT for McCulloch County, Texas. It was in force for 2 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 19, 2021, 4:25 PM CDT (21:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 19, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

County McCulloch County, TX

The radar

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 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

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 248 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 884 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, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-07-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 80 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
884 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
982 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

193 
WGUS54 KSJT 192125
FFWSJT
TXC307-192330-
/O.NEW.KSJT.FF.W.0024.210719T2125Z-210719T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
425 PM CDT Mon Jul 19 2021

The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a

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

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 424 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Placid, Mercury, Lohn, Waldrip and Fife.

This includes the following Low Water Crossings...
FM 1028 crossing Corn Creek, County Road 314 crossing East Fork Cow 
Creek, County Road 440 crossing Deep Creek and County Road 440 
crossing Spring Branch.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3143 9929 3141 9909 3125 9909 3131 9940
      3136 9944 3145 9942 3144 9938 3143 9936
      3144 9935 3144 9934 3143 9934 3142 9935
      3142 9934 3141 9932 3141 9931 3142 9930
      3143 9930

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

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1 follow-up statement
408 
WGUS74 KSJT 192245
FFSSJT

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
545 PM CDT Mon Jul 19 2021

TXC307-192330-
/O.CON.KSJT.FF.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210719T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
McCulloch TX-
545 PM CDT Mon Jul 19 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN MCCULLOCH COUNTY...

At 541 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms have moved 
south of the warned area. However, runoff from the heavy rain may 
still cause flash flooding. Also, radar has estimated rainfall 
amounts of 4 to 5 inches across the warned area since 4 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...
  Placid, Mercury, Lohn, Waldrip and Fife.

This includes the following Low Water Crossings...
FM 1028 crossing Corn Creek, County Road 314 crossing East Fork Cow 
Creek, County Road 440 crossing Deep Creek and County Road 440 
crossing Spring Branch.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3143 9929 3141 9909 3125 9909 3131 9940
      3136 9944 3145 9942 3144 9938 3143 9936
      3144 9935 3144 9934 3143 9934 3142 9935
      3142 9934 3141 9932 3141 9931 3142 9930
      3143 9930

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 18, 7:30 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTJones2 hr
Jul 19, 12:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTHaskell, Jones, Throckmorton50 min
Jul 19, 2:12 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTHaskell, Throckmorton108 min
Jul 19, 2:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSchleicher52 min
Jul 19, 2:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTIrion115 min
Jul 19, 3:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTMenard, Schleicher72 min
Jul 19, 3:49 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTColeman, McCulloch, San Saba116 min
Jul 19, 5:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTConcho2 hr
Jul 19, 5:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTConcho41 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.