Flash Flood Warning 73, NWS San Angelo, TX

Issued

Jul 28, 2002, 10:13 PM CDT (03:13 UTC)

Expired

Jul 29, 2002, 12:00 AM CDT

In force

107 min

Issued by

NWS San Angelo, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Coke County, TX, Tom Green County, TX

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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WGUS54 KSJT 290313
FFWSJT
TXC081-451-290500-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
ISSUED BY NWS MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1013 PM CDT SUN JUL 28 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  COKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS
  TOM GREEN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT

* AT 1005 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY
  RAINFALL IN A THUNDERSTORM THAT REMAINED STATIONARY OVER
  CHRISTOVAL... ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTH OF SAN ANGELO. AN AREA OF HEAVY
  RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS REMAINED OVER MUCH OF TOM GREEN
  AND COKE COUNTIES.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
  BRONTE...ROBERT LEE AND SAN ANGELO

RADAR HAS INDICATED MORE THAN 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER SOUTHERN AND 
EASTERN TOM GREEN COUNTY AND EASTERN COKE COUNTY. LARGE AREAS WITHIN 
THESE COUNTIES ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE RECEIVED IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES 
OF RAIN. SATELLITE RAINFALL RATE ESTIMATES OVER SOUTHWEST TOM GREEN 
COUNTY CONTINUE TO BE IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR. AREAS MOST AT 
RISK FOR FLOODING INCLUDE CHRISTOVAL... WALL... BRONTE

DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR 
IN AUTOMOBILES. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS DIFFICULT 
TO RECOGNIZE FLOOD DANGERS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS.

LAT...LON 3187 10072 3169 10081 3155 10068 3111 10067
          3123 10024 3124 10027 3145 10010 3158 10012
          3159 10026 3169 10025 3206 10026 3207 10050  

$$

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NWS San Angelo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 28, 1:45 PM CDT, 8 hours 28 minutes earlier.

WEST CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
145 PM CDT SUN JUL 28 2002

...FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL BE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES THROUGH TUESDAY...

.CURRENT...LATEST RADAR TRENDS INDICATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON AS SHORT WAVE BEGINS TO WORK ITS WAY INTO THE AREA.
MOISTURE IS STILL HERE WITH DEWPOINTS AT 1 PM REMAINING IN THE UPPER
60S TO LOWER 70S WITH WELL MIXED ATMOSPHERE.

.SHORT TERM...SHORT WAVE TROUGH WORKS INTO THE AREA. THUS EXPECT
THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY FORM TO INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS MAY DISSIPATE SOME
AFTER SUNSET...HOWEVER WITH THE LOW LEVEL JET IN PLACE AGAIN TONIGHT
CANT RULE OUT THUNDERSTORMS SURVIVING THROUGH THE NIGHT. THINK THE
BEST COVERAGE OF SCATTERED VARIETY WILL BE FROM THE CONCHO VALLEY
NORTHWARD INTO THE BIG COUNTRY. WITH ISOLATED COVERAGE AT BEST
ELSEWHERE. THE WINDS HAVE BEEN RATHER BREEZY ACROSS THE AREA TODAY
AND EXPECT THIS TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...THUS WILL ADD
CAUTION ON AREA LAKES TO THE ZONES.

.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...AS THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH PASSES BY THE
SOUTHERN END IS FORECAST TO GET LEFT BEHIND...THUS LEAVING A
WEAKNESS IN THE RIDGE THROUGH TUESDAY. PLAN ON LEAVING SCATTERED
POPS ACROSS THE NORTH TAPERING TO ISOLATED BY TUESDAY. ACROSS THE
SOUTH...CURRENT ISOLATED MENTION LOOKS TO BE GOOD AND WILL KEEP.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER DUE TO THE CLOUDS AND SOME
PRECIP AROUND.

.WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...LOOKS LIKE THE RIDGE WILL TAKE OVER ON
WEDNESDAY...THUS WILL PULL THE CURRENT SLIGHT CHANCE IN FORECAST.
HOWEVER THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THE RIDGE GRADUALLY BUILDS INTO
THE CENTRAL PLAINS LEAVING WEST CENTRAL TEXAS ON THE SOUTHERN
PERIPHERY OF THIS FEATURE AND GIVING US HOPE FOR AN EASTERLY WAVE.
MODELS ALSO INDICATE A FAIRLY WEAK CAP STRENGTH WITH 700MB
TEMPERATURES ONLY RUNNING 8C OR BELOW THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WITH
ALL THAT SAID WILL NOT PUT RAIN CHANCES IN JUST YET THAT FAR
OUT...BUT MAY HAVE TO IN LATER FORECASTS.

ABI 075/093/073/093 3332
SJT 076/094/072/094 3332
JCT 075/093/073/093 2222

.SJT...CAUTION ON AREA LAKES THIS EVENING.

27/BRAZZELL

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