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Mesoscale Discussion 2221

November 24, 202519 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Nov 24, 2025, 12:43 AM CST for 19 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Nov 24, 2025, 12:43 AM CST (06:43 UTC)
Expired
Nov 24, 2025, 3:15 AM CST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Severe potential...watch possible
Chance of a watch
40%

Counties Brown County, TX, Callahan County, TX, Coke County, TX, Coleman County, TX, Comanche County, TX, Concho County, TX, Crockett County, TX, Eastland County, TX, Irion County, TX, McCulloch County, TX, Menard County, TX, Mills County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Runnels County, TX, San Saba County, TX, Schleicher County, TX, Sutton County, TX, Taylor County, TX, Tom Green County, TX

The radar

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 210 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 2025-11-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2025-11-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -26 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
9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-136 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1437 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
77 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

058 
ACUS11 KWNS 240644
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 240643 
TXZ000-240915-

Mesoscale Discussion 2221
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1243 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025

Areas affected...West-central and Southwest Texas

Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible 

Valid 240643Z - 240915Z

Probability of Watch Issuance...40 percent

SUMMARY...An isolated large hail threat may continue into the
overnight period across parts of west-central and southwest Texas.
Weather watch issuance will be possible.

DISCUSSION...The latest mosaic radar imagery shows several small
thunderstorm clusters extending from north-central Texas
southwestward toward the Big Bend. The strongest thunderstorms are
located along a surface trough in southwest Texas along an axis of
moisture and instability. Within this airmass, the RAP shows MLCAPE
in the 1000 to 2000 J/kg range. Storm coverage is expected to
continue as low-level flow and large-scale ascent both gradually
increase. The latest WSR-88D VWP at San Angelo has 0-6 km shear near
55 knots with some directional shear in the low to mid-levels. This
environment may support rotation within the strongest storms, and
isolated supercells with large hail will be possible. RAP forecast
soundings at San Angelo have poor mid-level lapse rates suggesting
any hail threat should be marginal overnight.

..Broyles/Hart.. 11/24/2025

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

ATTN...WFO...FWD...SJT...MAF...

LAT...LON   32100067 31330170 30840225 30410219 30320181 30310060
            30579960 30939896 31539840 31919822 32249828 32409848
            32559912 32499978 32100067 

MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...UP TO 60 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...1.00-1.75 IN

SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 23, 8:35 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaylor, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett and 16 more115 min
Nov 24, 10:20 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAngelina, Austin, Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado and 26 more85 min
Nov 24, 11:49 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCAnderson, Angelina, Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Cherokee and 29 more7 hr
Nov 24, 1:07 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Freestone, Grimes, Hardin and 20 more83 min
Nov 24, 3:47 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnderson, Angelina, Austin, Brazos, Cherokee, Grimes and 22 more88 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.