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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS San Angelo, TX

May 27, 2021Sterling County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 27, 2021, 8:04 PM 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
May 27, 2021, 8:04 PM CDT (01:04 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2021, 11:00 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), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:03 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

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 91 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1327 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1327 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2289 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-1.4

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The text

As transmitted.

138 
WGUS54 KSJT 280104
FFWSJT
TXC431-280400-
/O.NEW.KSJT.FF.W.0008.210528T0104Z-210528T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
804 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021

The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a

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

* Until 1100 PM CDT.

* At 800 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen between Highways US 87 and 158. Additional rainfall 
  amounts of 1.5 to 2.5 inches are possible in the warned area. 
  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. Also,
           flooding is possible along US 87 and Highway 158 and
           motorists should be alert and slow down.

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

This includes the following Low Water Crossings...
	Bade crossing Lacy Creek.

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 3199 10126 3196 10114 3183 10095 3176 10127
      3177 10127 3178 10127 3179 10127 3180 10127
      3181 10127 3183 10127 3185 10127 3186 10127
      3188 10127 3197 10127 3198 10127

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
May 27, 7:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSJTCoke, Sterling3 hr
May 27, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCoke, Sterling65 min
May 27, 8:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCoke, Runnels64 min
May 27, 8:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTRunnels58 min
May 27, 8:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTCoke, Sterling3 hr
May 27, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTRunnels, Tom Green66 min
May 27, 8:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTCoke61 min
May 27, 9:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTCoke, Runnels, Tom Green3 hr
May 27, 9:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTConcho44 min
May 28, 10:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTHaskell25 min
May 28, 10:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTBrown33 min
May 28, 11:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTThrockmorton40 min
May 28, 11:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTShackelford48 min
May 28, 12:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTThrockmorton41 min
May 28, 3:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTConcho, Tom Green67 min
May 28, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTConcho, Menard, Schleicher, Tom Green42 min
May 28, 4:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTSan Saba38 min
May 28, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTIrion, Tom Green51 min
May 28, 4:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTConcho, Menard65 min
May 28, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTSan Saba22 min
May 28, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTColeman, Concho, Runnels47 min
May 28, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTKimble, Menard, Schleicher, Sutton51 min
May 28, 5:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTKimble, Menard, Schleicher, Sutton117 min
May 28, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTIrion, Tom Green40 min
May 28, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTKimble, Menard55 min
May 28, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTKimble, Menard, Schleicher, Sutton25 min
May 28, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTKimble63 min
May 28, 6:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSJTKimble2 hr

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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.