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Flash Flood Warning 44, NWS San Angelo, TX

September 28, 2021Kimble County, Mason County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this flash flood warning at Sep 28, 2021, 9:54 PM CDT for Kimble County, Mason County, Texas. It was in force for 96 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 28, 2021, 9:54 PM CDT (02:54 UTC)
Expired
Sep 28, 2021, 11:30 PM CDT
In force
96 min
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

Counties Kimble County, TX, Mason County, TX

The radar

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:55 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

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 00:00Z on 2021-09-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1438 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, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-09-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 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
1438 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-118 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1769 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

505 
WGUS54 KSJT 290254
FFWSJT
TXC267-319-290430-
/O.NEW.KSJT.FF.W.0044.210929T0254Z-210929T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
954 PM CDT Tue Sep 28 2021

The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Kimble County in west central Texas...
  West Central Mason County in west central Texas...

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 952 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen along the Kimble/Mason County line. 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...
  Yates Crossing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3053 9961 3060 9966 3073 9938 3065 9929

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

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 28, 8:26 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSJTMason3 hr
Sep 28, 9:29 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTKimble, Mason3 hr
Sep 28, 10:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTMason46 min
Sep 28, 11:06 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSJTKimble, Mason3 hr
Sep 29, 3:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTBrown45 min
Sep 29, 3:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTColeman47 min
Sep 29, 3:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTTaylor41 min
Sep 29, 3:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTMcCulloch43 min
Sep 29, 4:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTTaylor43 min
Sep 29, 4:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTMcCulloch48 min
Sep 29, 4:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTBrown, Coleman, Concho, McCulloch, San Saba113 min
Sep 29, 5:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSan Saba48 min
Sep 29, 5:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTCallahan33 min
Sep 29, 5:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTConcho47 min
Sep 29, 5:57 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSJTMcCulloch, San Saba3 hr
Sep 29, 6:17 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTConcho, McCulloch, Menard118 min
Sep 29, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTMcCulloch45 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.