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Flash Flood Warning 43, NWS San Angelo, TX

May 9, 2007Callahan County, Texas

NWS San Angelo, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 9, 2007, 8:44 PM CDT for Callahan County, Texas. It took effect at May 9, 2007, 8:52 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 hr. 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 9, 2007, 8:44 PM CDT (01:44 UTC)
In effect from: May 9, 2007, 8:52 PM CDT
Expired: May 10, 2007, 12:45 AM CDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS San Angelo, TX
Area: Whole counties

County Callahan County, TX

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at May 9, 6:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 6:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
623 PM CDT WED MAY 9 2007

.AVIATION...

SEVERE LINE OF STORMS JUST WEST OF BRADY TO JUNCTION AT 2320Z. STORMS
MOVING INTO BRADY MAY HAVE LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WINDS TO 1Z.
OTHERWISE MCS JUST MOVING INTO KABI...JUST LEAVING KSJT AND KSOA
AT 2320Z. WILL TAKE 4 HOURS (4Z) OR MORE FOR STORMS TO MOVE
THROUGH ABLENE. MAY SEE MVFR STRATUS RETURN DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS AS GROUND QUITE WET. MAY SEE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH NEXT 24 HOURS AS UPPER LOW MOVE THROUGH. BEST CHANCES WILL
BE THROUGH 5Z HOWEVER.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 350 PM CDT WED MAY 9 2007/

UPDATE...
UPDATED GRIDS/ZONES TO ADD TORNADO WATCH #262 UNTIL 11PM FOR
CROCKETT...SCHLEICHER...SUTTON...MENARD...AND KIMBLE COUNTIES.   11

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 304 PM CDT WED MAY 9 2007/

THIS AFTERNOON...UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NM. SW FLOW IN THE UPPER LEVELS
OVER WC TX. IN THE LOWER LEVELS STATIONARY SURFACE BOUNDARY ACROSS
WRN BOUNDARIES OF CWA. THIS UPPER LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS WC
TX TONIGHT INTO THU. BY FRI MORNING...LOW IS PROGGED TO MOVE
ACROSS SE TX COAST...INTO OPEN GULF BY FRI NIGHT. AS UPPER LOW
MOVES ACROSS CWA...WILL INTERACT W/ SURFACE BOUNDARY. UPPER JET
MAX OF 80-90KTS ACROSS SRN PARTS OF THE CWA TONIGHT INTO THU WILL
AIDE IN ENHANCING CONVECTION. WILL CONTINUE FLASH FLOOD WATCH
THROUGH 7AM FOR ONGOING AND CONTINUED EXPECTED CONVECTION TONIGHT.
AS UPPER LOW MOVES SE. WILL SE POPS LOWER AS WE MOVE INTO FRI/SAT
TIME FRAME W/ ONLY MINOR CHANCES FOR RAINFALL...MAINLY DAYTIME AND
EVENING WITH HEATING. THINGS BEGIN TO DRY OUT BY THE LATTER HALF
OF THE WEEKEND THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST ACROSS WC TX...
AS AN UPPER RIDGE SETS UP ACROSS THE MIDDLE PART OF THE U.S.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ABILENE 	 56  75  59  80 /  70  40  20  20
SAN ANGELO 	 57  80  57  81 /  60  30  10  20
JUNCTION 	 59  80  56  81 /  70  40  20  20

&&

.SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR BROWN-CALLAHAN-
COKE-COLEMAN-CONCHO-CROCKETT-FISHER-HASKELL-IRION-JONES-KIMBLE-
MASON-MCCULLOCH-MENARD-NOLAN-RUNNELS-SAN SABA-SCHLEICHER-
SHACKELFORD-STERLING-SUTTON-TAYLOR-THROCKMORTON-TOM GREEN.

&&

99/99/04

Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 2:28 PM CDT, 6 hours 16 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
228 PM CDT WED MAY 9 2007

TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-
140-154-155-168>170-101930-
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-
228 PM CDT WED MAY 9 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF
WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY
BRIEFLY REACH SEVERE LEVELS...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS...AND PERHAPS AN ISOLATED TORNADO. HOWEVER...THE MAIN THREAT
WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2
INCHES OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING...AND WITH THE
SOILS ALREADY SATURATED BY THE RAINS FROM THE LAST WEEK...
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
TEXAS THROUGH THURSDAY AND PERHAPS INTO FRIDAY AS WELL. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 9, 4:25 PM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
425 PM CDT WED MAY 09 2007

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

0424 PM     HAIL             1 SW ELDORADO           30.85N 100.61W
05/09/2007  E1.00 INCH       SCHLEICHER         TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

MKEISER

Special weather statement, May 9, 4:28 PM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
428 PM CDT WED MAY 9 2007

TXZ072-092230-
TOM GREEN TX-
428 PM CDT WED MAY 9 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR TOM GREEN
COUNTY...

AT 424 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR OVER CHRISTOVAL...OR ABOUT 16 MILES
SOUTH OF SAN ANGELO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WALL BY 450 PM CDT
  VANCOURT AND VERIBEST BY 500 PM CDT
  MERETA BY 510 PM CDT

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE THE PROPER
ACTIONS SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS.

Local storm report, May 9, 5:02 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
502 PM CDT WED MAY 09 2007

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

0445 PM     FLASH FLOOD      OZONA                   30.71N 101.20W
05/09/2007                   CROCKETT           TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED FLOODING OF STREETS IN OZONA DUE
            TO FLOODING OF DRAW. OFFICIALS HAVE CLOSED HIGHWAY 163
            SOUTH OF OZONA AND HIGHWAY 290 EAST OF OZONA DUE TO
            FLOODING. THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 163 AND 137 3
            MILES NORTH OF TOWN IS ALSO FLOODED.

&&

JMJ

Special weather statement, May 9, 5:18 PM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
518 PM CDT WED MAY 9 2007

TXZ066-092300-
RUNNELS TX-
518 PM CDT WED MAY 9 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR RUNNELS
COUNTY...

AT 515 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WINTERS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING FUNNEL
CLOUDS.

* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WINTERS LITTLE ELM LAKE BY 525 PM CDT
  CREWS BY 530 PM CDT

Local storm report, May 9, 6:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
614 PM CDT WED MAY 09 2007

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

0612 PM     TORNADO          10 NNW HEXT             30.99N 99.61W
05/09/2007                   MENARD             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LAW ENFORECEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR THE MCCULLOCH
            COUNTY LINE

&&

AMCCULLO

Local storm report, May 9, 6:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
653 PM CDT WED MAY 09 2007

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

0640 PM     FLOOD            5 ENE FORT MCKAVETT     30.86N 100.04W
05/09/2007                   MENARD             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGHWAY 864 CLOSED ABOUT 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF U.S. 190.

&&

BMCINTYR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 9, 7:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	McCulloch, San Saba	37 min
May 9, 7:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SJT	San Saba	29 min
May 9, 9:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SJT	Brown	4 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.