NWS San Angelo TXTO.W 0004April 12, 2026
Tornado Warning: San Saba, TX
The National Weather Service office in San Angelo issued a tornado warning for San Saba in Texas, which was in force until 10:00 p.m. local time on April 12. It was the 4th tornado warning the NWS office in San Angelo issued in 2026. Texas had 47 tornado warnings in April 2026, against 66 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Texas's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 40 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, San Angelo TX
- Area
- San Saba
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:20 p.m. CDT, April 12, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 p.m. CDT, April 12, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KSJT TO.W 0004
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Texas since 2008Every warning type in Texas
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The notice as issued
TORSJT The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern San Saba County in west central Texas... * Until 1000 PM CDT. * At 919 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Baby Head, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and golf 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 southeastern San Saba County.
What the agency told people to do
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. Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.