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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS San Angelo, TX

May 3, 2021Nolan County, Taylor County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 7:28 PM CDT for Nolan County, Taylor County, Texas. It was in force for 36 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
May 3, 2021, 7:28 PM CDT (00:28 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2021, 8:04 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Nolan County, TX, Taylor County, TX

The radar

The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 3, 6:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 186 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 2021-05-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-05-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
4235 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

744 
WUUS54 KSJT 040028
SVRSJT
TXC353-441-040130-
/O.NEW.KSJT.SV.W.0076.210504T0028Z-210504T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
728 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Nolan County in west central Texas...
  Northwestern Taylor County in west central Texas...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 727 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sweetwater,
  moving east at 40 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...
  Sweetwater around 730 PM CDT.
  Merkel around 800 PM CDT.
  View around 810 PM CDT.
  Tye, Caps and Dyess Afb around 815 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Lake
Abilene, Camp Tonkawa, Camp Butman, The Intersection Of Highway 70
And Ranch Road 53, Lake Sweetwater, The Intersection Of Ranch Road
608 And Highway 147 and Camp Boothe Oaks.

This includes Interstate 20 between Mile Markers 235 and 248.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3227 10059 3250 10054 3245 9984 3223 9985
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 274DEG 38KT 3241 10044 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
023 
WWUS54 KSJT 040051
SVSSJT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
751 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

TXC353-441-040130-
/O.CON.KSJT.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-210504T0130Z/
Nolan TX-Taylor TX-
751 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN NOLAN AND NORTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTIES...

At 751 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Trent, or 15
miles east of Sweetwater, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe storm will be near...
  Merkel around 800 PM CDT.
  Dyess Afb around 810 PM CDT.
  Tye around 815 PM CDT.
  Abilene around 830 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3237 10031 3248 10028 3245 9984 3236 9984
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 263DEG 38KT 3247 10014 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
401 
WWUS54 KSJT 040104
SVSSJT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
804 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

TXC353-441-040113-
/O.CAN.KSJT.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-210504T0130Z/
Nolan TX-Taylor TX-
804 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NOLAN AND
NORTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
west central Texas.

LAT...LON 3237 10031 3248 10028 3245 9984 3236 9984
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 274DEG 38KT 3246 9998 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 7:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTFisher, Jones, Nolan, Taylor39 min
May 3, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTFisher, Jones66 min
May 3, 8:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTFisher, Nolan42 min
May 3, 9:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTHaskell, Jones, Shackelford55 min
May 3, 9:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTJones43 min
May 3, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTShackelford, Throckmorton52 min
May 3, 10:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTThrockmorton65 min
May 3, 10:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTShackelford31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.