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Tornado Warning 3, NWS San Angelo, TX

March 24, 2021Kimble County, Mason County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 24, 2021, 10:40 PM CDT for Kimble County, Mason County, Texas. It was in force for 35 min. 4 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
Mar 24, 2021, 10:40 PM CDT (03:40 UTC)
Expired
Mar 24, 2021, 11:15 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.0 in

Counties Kimble County, TX, Mason County, TX

The radar

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:41 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 24, 10:40 PM CDTHAIL 1.75Junction, TXHAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE IN JUNCTION.
Mar 24, 10:40 PM CDTHAIL 2.753 Sw Junction, TXGOLF BALL TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR SOUTH LLANO STATE PARK.
Mar 24, 10:40 PM CDTHAIL 3Junction, TXHAIL UP TO 3 INCH IN DIAMETER POSTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA FROM JUNCTION.
Mar 24, 10:49 PM CDTHAIL 1.5Segovia, TXPHOTO OF HAIL ESTIMATED TO BE 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER, FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 170 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 2021-03-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 479 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 2021-03-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
479 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2767 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
317 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.9

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The text

As transmitted.

514 
WFUS54 KSJT 250340
TORSJT
TXC267-319-250415-
/O.NEW.KSJT.TO.W.0003.210325T0340Z-210325T0415Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
1040 PM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021

The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Eastern Kimble County in west central Texas...
  Southwestern Mason County in west central Texas...

* Until 1115 PM CDT.
    
* At 1038 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a 
  tornado and damaging winds was located over Junction and near 
  Segovia moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  eastern Kimble and southwestern Mason Counties, including the
  following locations... Us-83 Near The Kerr-Kimble County Line, I-10
  Near The Kimble-Kerr County Line and The Intersection Of I-10 And
  Us 290.

This includes Interstate 10 between Mile Markers 450 and 477.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3053 9986 3071 9931 3029 9930 3029 9975
TIME...MOT...LOC 0338Z 258DEG 35KT 3044 9970 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

PO
1 follow-up statement
463 
WWUS54 KSJT 250359
SVSSJT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
1059 PM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021

TXC267-319-250415-
/O.CON.KSJT.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210325T0415Z/
Kimble TX-Mason TX-
1059 PM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
KIMBLE AND SOUTHWESTERN MASON COUNTIES...
    
At 1057 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
and damaging winds was located 8 miles northeast of Segovia, or 14 
miles east of Junction, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Segovia and Yates Crossing. 

This includes Interstate 10 between Mile Markers 464 and 473.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3071 9931 3029 9930 3033 9964 3057 9974
TIME...MOT...LOC 0357Z 261DEG 29KT 3047 9953 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

PO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 24, 7:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTBrown28 min
Mar 24, 7:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTBrown51 min
Mar 24, 8:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTBrown40 min
Mar 24, 8:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSan Saba51 min
Mar 24, 9:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTMenard30 min
Mar 24, 9:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTKimble24 min
Mar 24, 9:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTMenard28 min
Mar 24, 9:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTKimble, McCulloch, Mason, Menard54 min
Mar 24, 9:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTMcCulloch32 min
Mar 24, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSchleicher30 min
Mar 24, 10:08 PM CDTTornado WarningSJTKimble37 min
Mar 24, 10:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTBrown, Coleman, McCulloch, San Saba51 min
Mar 24, 10:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTKimble44 min
Mar 24, 10:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSan Saba56 min
Mar 24, 10:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTMcCulloch65 min
Mar 24, 10:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTKimble62 min
Mar 24, 11:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTMason61 min
Mar 24, 11:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTKimble63 min
Mar 24, 11:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTMason43 min
Mar 24, 11:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTKimble55 min
Mar 24, 11:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSan Saba49 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.