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Tornado Warning 14, NWS San Angelo, TX

May 2, 2024Jones County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this tornado warning at May 2, 2024, 6:52 PM CDT for Jones County, Texas. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 2, 2024, 6:52 PM CDT (23:52 UTC)
Expired: May 2, 2024, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS San Angelo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 1.25 in

County Jones County, TX

The radar

The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:54 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 2, 3:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 235 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1788 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 761 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.5
Supercell composite: 5.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS San Angelo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at May 2, 6:34 PM CDT, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 6:34 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 2:09 PM CDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
209 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-
140-154-155-168>170-031915-
Fisher-Nolan-Sterling-Coke-Runnels-Irion-Tom Green-Concho-
Crockett-Schleicher-Sutton-Haskell-Throckmorton-Jones-Shackelford-
Taylor-Callahan-Coleman-Brown-McCulloch-San Saba-Menard-Kimble-
Mason-
209 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of west central
Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible starting later
this afternoon and continuing into the early overnight hours,
mainly east of a Sweetwater to Sonora line. Some of these storms
could be severe, with very large hail as the main hazard. Locally
heavy rainfall, damaging winds, and an isolated tornado will also
be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Strong to severe storms will be possible tomorrow late afternoon
and evening. The main hazards will be very large hail and
damaging winds, but an isolated tornado will be possible as well.
Thunderstorms chances will continue into the weekend. There's a
chance for strong storms Saturday. Localized flooding and
dangerous lightning will be possible with these storms.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will likely be needed later this afternoon and
evening.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 2, 6:14 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
614 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0602 PM     Tornado          2 ESE Ballinger         31.73N 99.93W
05/02/2024                   Runnels            TX   Trained Spotter

            Spotter reported a tornado on the ground 2
            miles southeast of Ballinger.

&&

MDC

Local storm report, May 2, 6:30 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
630 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 PM     Hail             1 E Ballinger           31.74N 99.94W
05/02/2024  M3.00 Inch       Runnels            TX   Public

&&

MDC

Local storm report, May 2, 6:35 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
635 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 PM     Hail             2 WSW Leaday            31.55N 99.70W
05/02/2024  E2.75 Inch       Concho             TX   Trained Spotter

&&

MDC

Local storm report, May 2, 6:39 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
639 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0630 PM     Tornado          4 SE Neinda             32.76N 100.04W
05/02/2024                   Jones              TX   Trained Spotter

            Spotter confirmed tornado on ground.

&&

MDC

Local storm report, May 2, 6:41 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
641 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 PM     Hail             Anson                   32.75N 99.90W
05/02/2024  E1.00 Inch       Jones              TX   Public

&&

MDC

Local storm report, May 2, 6:49 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 1, 7:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Crockett	44 min
May 1, 8:10 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SJT	Crockett, Irion	110 min
May 1, 8:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Crockett, Irion	47 min
May 1, 8:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SJT	Crockett	117 min
May 1, 8:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Crockett, Schleicher, Sutton	33 min
May 1, 9:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Runnels	34 min
May 1, 9:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Kimble	47 min
May 1, 9:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SJT	Schleicher, Sutton	115 min
May 1, 9:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Coleman, Concho, Runnels	49 min
May 1, 9:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Nolan	30 min
May 1, 9:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Sutton	44 min
May 1, 9:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Schleicher	27 min
May 1, 9:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SJT	Kimble, Mason, Menard	117 min
May 1, 9:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Haskell	55 min
May 1, 9:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Concho	52 min
May 1, 10:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SJT	Coleman, Concho, McCulloch, Runnels	2 hr
May 1, 10:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Kimble, Mason, Menard	64 min
May 1, 10:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Shackelford, Throckmorton	63 min
May 1, 10:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SJT	Haskell, Throckmorton	3 hr
May 1, 10:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Callahan, Coleman, Runnels, Taylor	47 min
May 1, 10:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	SJT	Kimble, Mason, Menard	3 hr
May 1, 10:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	McCulloch	25 min
May 1, 10:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Brown, Coleman, McCulloch	34 min
May 1, 11:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Mason	45 min
May 1, 11:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Callahan, Shackelford	41 min
May 1, 11:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SJT	Brown, Coleman, McCulloch, San Saba	111 min
May 1, 11:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Shackelford, Throckmorton	61 min
May 1, 11:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SJT	Callahan, Coleman, Jones, Shackelford, Taylor	2 hr
May 1, 11:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Kimble, McCulloch, Mason, San Saba	33 min
May 1, 11:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SJT	Mason, San Saba	114 min
May 1, 11:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Mason	47 min
May 2, 12:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	San Saba	44 min
May 2, 3:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Runnels	47 min
May 2, 4:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Coke, Runnels	42 min
May 2, 4:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Taylor	39 min
May 2, 4:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Runnels, Taylor	45 min
May 2, 4:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SJT	Jones	39 min
May 2, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Coleman, Runnels	47 min
May 2, 5:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Haskell, Jones	41 min
May 2, 5:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Haskell	38 min
May 2, 5:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SJT	Coleman, Runnels	33 min
May 2, 6:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	Coleman, Concho, McCulloch, Runnels	42 min
May 2, 6:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SJT	Haskell, Throckmorton	54 min
May 2, 6:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	SJT	Jones	31 min
May 2, 6:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SJT	Coleman, Concho	38 min
May 2, 6:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SJT	Coleman, Concho, McCulloch, Runnels	66 min
May 2, 6:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SJT	Coleman, McCulloch, Runnels	2 hr
May 2, 6:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SJT	Coleman, Concho, McCulloch	48 min
May 2, 6:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	SJT	Jones	32 min
May 2, 6:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SJT	Haskell, Jones	3 hr

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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.