Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS San Angelo, TX

Issued

Sep 15, 1996, 2:39 AM CDT (07:39 UTC)

Expired

Sep 15, 1996, 5:00 AM CDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS San Angelo, TX

Area

Whole counties

County Shackelford County, TX

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TTAA00 KSJT 150739
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TXC059-417-441-151000-

BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
239 AM CDT SUN SEP 15 1996

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO TX HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 5 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

IN NORTHWESTERN TEXAS

   ...CALLAHAN COUNTY
   ...SHACKELFORD COUNTY
   ...TAYLOR COUNTY
 
AT 226 AM...A SKYWARN SPOTTER HAD REPORTED 5.25 INCHES OF RAIN
SINCE 430 PM IN THE LYTLE CREEK AREA SOUTH OF ABILENE.  NUMEROUS
REPORTS OF FLOODING AND ROAD AND STREET CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED
WITH AS MUCH AS 4 INCHES REPORTED OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS.  THUS FLASH
FLOOD WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM.

MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS
AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH
FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE
FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER
BEGINS RISING.
$$ 
OAKS
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NWS San Angelo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 15, 2:01 AM CDT, 38 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
200 AM CDT SUN SEP 15 1996

A FEW HOUSES GOT WET ALONG CAT CLAW CREEK IN THE CITY OF ABILENE
WITH OTHERWISE NO SERIOUS FLOODING.  NO SEVERE REPORTS RECEIVED YET
ALTHOUGH SEVERAL MESOS WERE INDICATED BY RADAR.  ONLY STRONG MESO
WAS NOTED OUTSIDE THE COUNTY WARNING AREA.  RAIN MOVING EAST AT A
GOOD CLIP SO EXPECT CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE AS SOON AS IT PULLS OUT OF
THE BIG COUNTRY.  STILL ISSUING SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES OVER
THE HEARTLAND AND NORTHWEST HILL COUNTRY AS RAINFALL RATES STILL
EXCEEDING 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES.

STILL CONCERNED THAT A CHUNK OF POSITIVE VORTICITY ADVECTION AND A
DEVELOPING FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE AREA WILL GENERATE ADDITIONAL
RAIN CHANCES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...SO NOT READY TO CANCEL THE
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL LATER TODAY.  STILL SEE A FEW SHOWERS
DEVELOPING BETWEEN LBB AND CDS.  WILL CALL FOR A LITTLE MORE SUN
TODAY AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPS.  WITH BEAUCOUP GROUND MOISTURE AND
LIGHT WINDS... EXPECT FOG TO AGAIN BE A PROBLEM TONIGHT.

ABI 080/069 3-
SJT 080/069 3-

OAKS

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