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Tornado Warning 5, NWS San Angelo, TX

April 27, 2021Nolan County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2021, 8:46 PM CDT for Nolan County, Texas. It was in force for 44 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
Apr 27, 2021, 8:46 PM CDT (01:46 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 2021, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.5 in

County Nolan County, TX

The radar

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:47 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
Apr 27, 8:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 172 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 2021-04-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 18 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 41 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
18 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3768 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

640 
WFUS54 KSJT 280146
TORSJT
TXC353-280230-
/O.NEW.KSJT.TO.W.0005.210428T0146Z-210428T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
846 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021

The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Nolan County in west central Texas...

* Until 930 PM CDT.
    
* At 844 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Champion, or near Roscoe, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size 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.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Between Sweetwater and Nolan and will cross Highway 70

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include 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 232 and 237, and
between Mile Markers 241 and 245, and near Mile Marker 257.
 
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 3230 10059 3243 10061 3249 10020 3224 10020
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 256DEG 28KT 3236 10052 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$
1 follow-up statement
493 
WWUS54 KSJT 280202
SVSSJT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
902 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021

TXC353-280230-
/O.CON.KSJT.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210428T0230Z/
Nolan TX-
902 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN NOLAN COUNTY...
    
At 901 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Sweetwater, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size 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.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Nolan County, including the following locations... Lake
Sweetwater.

This includes Interstate 20 between Mile Markers 243 and 245, and
near Mile Marker 257.
 
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 3235 10042 3245 10043 3249 10020 3234 10020
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 251DEG 29KT 3244 10037 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 7:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTFisher58 min
Apr 27, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTHaskell65 min
Apr 27, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTHaskell63 min
Apr 27, 7:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTFisher117 min
Apr 27, 8:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTFisher, Nolan64 min
Apr 27, 8:27 PM CDTTornado WarningSJTFisher33 min
Apr 27, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTFisher, Jones61 min
Apr 27, 8:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTHaskell41 min
Apr 27, 8:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTFisher, Jones, Nolan, Taylor66 min
Apr 27, 8:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTHaskell64 min
Apr 27, 9:12 PM CDTTornado WarningSJTFisher, Jones, Nolan, Taylor48 min
Apr 27, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTJones, Shackelford40 min
Apr 27, 9:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTHaskell, Throckmorton57 min
Apr 27, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTFisher, Nolan67 min
Apr 27, 10:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTShackelford44 min
Apr 28, 1:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTFisher, Nolan64 min
Apr 28, 1:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTFisher, Jones, Nolan, Taylor61 min
Apr 28, 2:32 AM CDTTornado WarningSJTJones28 min
Apr 28, 2:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTJones, Shackelford63 min
Apr 28, 3:49 AM CDTTornado WarningSJTShackelford26 min
Apr 28, 3:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTShackelford, Throckmorton24 min
Apr 28, 4:18 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTThrockmorton3 hr
Apr 28, 4:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTCoke, Sterling47 min
Apr 28, 4:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTSterling48 min
Apr 28, 5:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTNolan42 min
Apr 28, 5:12 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTNolan107 min
Apr 28, 5:34 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTTaylor3 hr
Apr 28, 6:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTShackelford41 min
Apr 28, 6:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSJTCallahan, Jones, Shackelford, Taylor3 hr
Apr 28, 6:39 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTCallahan, Shackelford3 hr
Apr 28, 6:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTShackelford28 min
Apr 28, 9:27 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySJTCallahan, Shackelford, Taylor3 hr
Apr 28, 2:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCoke, Runnels53 min
Apr 28, 2:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTRunnels38 min
Apr 28, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCallahan, Coleman, Runnels, Taylor44 min
Apr 28, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSJTCallahan, Coleman38 min
Apr 28, 4:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTBrown36 min
Apr 28, 6:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSJTBrown50 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.