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Tornado Warning 8, NWS San Angelo, TX

April 28, 2021Shackelford County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2021, 3:49 AM CDT for Shackelford County, Texas. It was in force for 26 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 28, 2021, 3:49 AM CDT (08:49 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 2021, 4:15 AM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS San Angelo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Shackelford County, TX

The radar

The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:50 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 28, 3:01 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 174 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, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-04-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 692 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, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 197 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
692 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-275 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
967 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
197 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
388 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

570 
WFUS54 KSJT 280849
TORSJT
TXC417-280915-
/O.NEW.KSJT.TO.W.0008.210428T0849Z-210428T0915Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
349 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Shackelford County in west central Texas...

* Until 415 AM CDT.
    
* At 349 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Fort Griffin, or 8 miles northeast of Albany,
  moving northeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  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 Shackelford County.

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 3295 9910 3293 9909 3287 9910 3279 9918
      3284 9928 3296 9924 3296 9912
TIME...MOT...LOC 0849Z 217DEG 42KT 3284 9923 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
1 follow-up statement
351 
WWUS54 KSJT 280907
SVSSJT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
407 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

TXC417-280915-
/O.CON.KSJT.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210428T0915Z/
Shackelford TX-
407 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SHACKELFORD COUNTY...
    
At 406 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Fort Griffin, or 14 miles northeast of Albany,
moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

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 Shackelford County.

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 3295 9910 3293 9909 3287 9910 3284 9917
      3295 9923 3296 9912
TIME...MOT...LOC 0906Z 229DEG 21KT 3289 9914 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Daniels

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, 8:46 PM CDTTornado WarningSJTNolan44 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, 3:51 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.