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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS San Angelo, TX
NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2021, 9:12 PM CDT for Coleman County, Concho County, McCulloch County, Texas. It was in force for 48 min. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2021, 9:12 PM CDT (02:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS San Angelo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Coleman County, TX, Concho County, TX, McCulloch County, TX
The radar
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:15 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 9:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Salt Gap, TX | SEVEN POWER POLES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR FM503 AND FM504. TREES AND BRUSH HAD TO BE CLEARED FROM FM503. THE TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED EVERYTHING WAS BLOWN FROM WEST TO EAST. WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 85 MPH. |
| Apr 28, 9:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Doole, TX | DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS BLEW THE ROOF OF A BARN, UPROOTED A TREE AND BROKE LARGE MESQUITE TREE LIMBS. |
| Apr 28, 9:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 E Fife, TX | COMBINATION OF LOTS OF HAIL AND STRONG WINDS RESULTED IN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR 5 MINUTES. |
| Apr 28, 9:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Lohn, TX | PING PONG SIZE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS BROKE ONE WINDOW AT THE SCHOOL IN LOHN. THE WIND DRIVEN LARGE HAIL DESTROYED HUNDREDS OF ACRES OF WHEAT BETWEEN FM504 AND FM765. |
| Apr 28, 9:32 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Fife, TX | 3 POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED ABOUT A MILE SOUTH OF THE FM765 AND U.S. 283 INTERSECTION. |
| Apr 28, 9:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Fife, TX | DAMAGING THUNDERSTORMS WINDS DESTROYED A BARN AND THREW IT FOR 300 FEET TO THE EAST. FOUR WINDOWS ON THE WEST SIDE WERE BROKEN BY THE WIND DRIVEN HAIL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1:57 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 251 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1526 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1058 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.2
- Supercell composite
- 9.4
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS54 KSJT 290212
SVRSJT
TXC083-095-307-290300-
/O.NEW.KSJT.SV.W.0071.210429T0212Z-210429T0300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
912 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Coleman County in west central Texas...
Northern McCulloch County in west central Texas...
Eastern Concho County in west central Texas...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 911 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Salt Gap, or
18 miles southeast of Paint Rock, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Salt Gap around 915 PM CDT.
Doole around 920 PM CDT.
Stacy and Pear Valley around 925 PM CDT.
Waldrip and Gouldbusk around 935 PM CDT.
Rockwood around 940 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Whon,
The Intersection Of Us-87 And Ranch Road 2134, Us-
283 Near The Mcculloch-Coleman County Line, The Intersection Of Us-
83 And Ranch Road 765, Fife and Shields.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for west central
Texas. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
west central Texas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3117 9975 3138 9990 3168 9932 3151 9920
3147 9920 3147 9919 3146 9918 3146 9917
3134 9909 3133 9909
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 239DEG 43KT 3132 9970
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$3 follow-up statements
008
WWUS54 KSJT 290224
SVSSJT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
924 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
TXC083-095-307-290300-
/O.CON.KSJT.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-210429T0300Z/
Coleman TX-McCulloch TX-Concho TX-
924 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLEMAN...NORTHERN MCCULLOCH AND EAST CENTRAL CONCHO
COUNTIES...
At 923 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pear Valley, or
18 miles northwest of Brady, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
This severe storm will be near...
Waldrip around 930 PM CDT.
Rockwood around 940 PM CDT.
Mercury around 950 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Whon,
Us-283 Near The Mcculloch-Coleman County Line and Fife.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for west central
Texas. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
west central Texas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3121 9959 3145 9971 3164 9930 3151 9920
3147 9920 3147 9919 3146 9918 3146 9917
3134 9909 3133 9909
TIME...MOT...LOC 0223Z 242DEG 43KT 3135 9951
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
$$051
WWUS54 KSJT 290231 CCA
SVSSJT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
931 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
TXC083-095-307-290300-
/O.COR.KSJT.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-210429T0300Z/
Coleman TX-McCulloch TX-Concho TX-
931 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLEMAN...NORTHERN MCCULLOCH AND EAST CENTRAL CONCHO
COUNTIES...
At 930 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Waldrip, or 18
miles north of Brady, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
This severe storm will be near...
Rockwood around 940 PM CDT.
Mercury around 950 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Whon,
Us-283 Near The Mcculloch-Coleman County Line and Fife.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for west central
Texas. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
west central Texas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3121 9959 3145 9971 3164 9930 3151 9920
3147 9920 3147 9919 3146 9918 3146 9917
3134 9909 3133 9909
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 241DEG 43KT 3135 9951
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...70MPH
$$610
WWUS54 KSJT 290236
SVSSJT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
936 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
TXC095-290245-
/O.CAN.KSJT.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-210429T0300Z/
Concho TX-
936 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CONCHO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for west central
Texas. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
west central Texas.
LAT...LON 3122 9954 3150 9959 3164 9930 3151 9920
3147 9920 3147 9919 3146 9918 3146 9917
3134 9909 3133 9909
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 240DEG 42KT 3142 9937
$$
TXC083-307-290300-
/O.CON.KSJT.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-210429T0300Z/
Coleman TX-McCulloch TX-
936 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLEMAN AND NORTHERN MCCULLOCH COUNTIES...
At 935 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Waldrip, or 19
miles north of Brady, moving northeast at 50 mph.
This is a very dangerous storm.
HAZARD...Three inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured.
Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs,
siding, and vehicles.
This severe storm will be near...
Mercury around 950 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Whon,
Us-283 Near The Mcculloch-Coleman County Line and Fife.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for west central
Texas. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
west central Texas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3122 9954 3150 9959 3164 9930 3151 9920
3147 9920 3147 9919 3146 9918 3146 9917
3134 9909 3133 9909
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 240DEG 42KT 3142 9937
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...3.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS San Angelo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 7:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Schleicher | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Haskell | 55 min |
| Apr 28, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Haskell, Throckmorton | 53 min |
| Apr 28, 9:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Concho | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 9:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Coleman | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Brown, Coleman | 56 min |
| Apr 28, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Brown, Coleman, McCulloch, San Saba | 45 min |
| Apr 29, 12:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | McCulloch | 42 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.