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River Flood Warning 9, NWS San Angelo, TX
NWS San Angelo, TX issued this river flood warning at Aug 18, 2007, 8:42 AM CDT for Shackelford County, Throckmorton County, Texas. It took effect at Aug 20, 2007, 3:18 AM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2007, 8:42 AM CDT (13:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 20, 2007, 3:18 AM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2007, 8:45 AM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS San Angelo, TX
- Flood severity
- Minor
The river
Written for the forecast point Clear Fork Brazos River near Fort Griffin (ABYT2).
- Action stage
- 31 ft
- Minor stage
- 35 ft
- Moderate stage
- 45 ft
- Major stage
- 49 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08085500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Aug 18, 6:30 AM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 6:30 AM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 630 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 .AVIATION... REMNANTS OF ERIN STILL PRODUCING WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAIN ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...AND WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT ABI AIRPORT THROUGH THE MORNING. EXPECTING MAINLY MVFR CONDITIONS FOR MOST AIRPORTS...BUT COULD SEE SOME TEMPORARY IFR CONDITIONS WITH HEAVIER RAIN SHOWERS IN THE KABI AREA. CEILINGS SHOULD IMPOROVE BY MID MORNING...BUT STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS AS THE REMNANTS OF ERIN LINGER ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. BEST THUNDER CHANCE WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 22Z TO 01Z TIME FRAME...BUT COULD SEE ADDITIONAL RAIN CONTINUING OVERNIGHT AS WELL. DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN LOCATION OF REMNANT UPPER LOW...WILL WAIT A LITTLE BEFORE INTRODUCING RAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 203 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007/ SHORT TERM... UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MIDLAND AT 2 AM...BUT MAIN WEATHER FOCUS IS A LARGE BAND OF CONVECTIVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM PANDALE TO SONORA TO SAN ANGELO TO ABILENE. STORMS ARE TRAINING ALONG THIS LINE WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. ALONG WITH THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT...MAY SEE SOME FLOODING ALONG THE RIVER RISES AND POTENTIAL FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH CONCHO...ELM CREEK AT BALLINGER...PECAN CREEK NEAR SAN ANGELO. HEAVY RAINFALL NEAR AND SOUTH OF ABILENE MAY ALSO CAUSE CREEKS TO RISE AND POSSIBLY FLOOD THIS MORNING. RUC AND WRF MODELS INDICATE BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN THROUGH MID MORNING MORNING...MOVING IN TOWARD THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION. THIS GIVES ANOTHER 6-8 HOURS OF HEAVY RAINFALL HOWEVER WHICH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT AND DANGEROUS FLOODING PROBLEMS. AFTER THIS...MOST OF THE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IS CLOSER TO THE UPPER LOW...IN THE BIG BIG COUNTRY. AGAIN HOWEVER CONVECTIVE BANDS OF STORMS POSSIBLE AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON...WHICH HAVE AT TIME BEEN STRONGER THAN THOSE NEAR THE CENTER OF ERIN. WILL CONTINUE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL THE CWA UNTIL 7 PM. LONG TERM... MAIN CONFIDENCE IS IN THE FIRST 12 HOURS OF THE FORECAST. WRF MODEL DRIFTS THE CENTER OF ERIN...EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN BIG COUNTRY TONIGHT TO NEAR WICHITA FALLS ON SUNDAY. ETA (NAM) WANTS TO DRIFT IT NORTH TOWARD LUBBOCK. NOT A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN EITHER ONE OF THE FORECASTS...THOUGH LIKE THE NAM A BIT MORE. IN EITHER CASE...RAIN AND FLOOD POTENTIAL WILL BE GREATEST OVER THE BIG COUNTRY TONIGHT/SUNDAY. BOTH NAM/GFS DEVELOP AN WEAK UPPER LOW NEAR ALONG TEXAS GULF COAST MONDAY NIGHT...MOVING IT NORTHWARD INTO WEST CENTRAL TEXAS TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY. NOT SURE ABOUT HOW REAL THIS IS...BUT ONLY A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS TRY TO DEVELOP ALONG IT ANYWAYS. 00Z GFS MODEL TRY TO BRING REMNANTS OF DEAN MORE TOWARD THE BIG BEND FRIDAY...BUT A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ABILENE 81 72 85 72 / 90 80 50 50 SAN ANGELO 84 72 87 73 / 90 70 40 50 JUNCTION 88 72 88 73 / 60 40 30 20 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING 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. && 08
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 18, 5:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 545 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-191045- 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- 545 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HEAVY RAINFALL FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE MAINLY ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY NEAR ABILENE. ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS. IF YOU LIVE ALONG A RIVER OR CREEK...BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND QUICKY. LOW WATER CROSSINGS FLOOD QUICKLY AND MAY CUT OFF ESCAPE ROUTES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT REMAINING HIGH THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE RAIN CHANCES SHOULD DECREASE BY MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HOWEVER...WE ENCOURAGE ALL SPOTTERS AND RAINFALL OBSERVERS TO REPORT FLOODING AND HEAVY RAINFALL.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 18, 2:52 AM CDT, 5 hours 50 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Aug 18, 4:47 AM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
447 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0446 AM FLASH FLOOD 10 SW ABILENE 32.35N 99.85W
08/18/2007 TAYLOR TX CO-OP OBSERVER
SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING ALONG ELM CREEK NEAR HIGHWAY 277
AND 606...HOUSES WASHED INTO THE CREEK.
&&
08The office that day
Everything else NWS San Angelo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 7:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Jones, Taylor | 117 min |
| Aug 17, 8:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Jones, Taylor | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 9:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Coke, Runnels, Tom Green | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 9:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Schleicher, Sutton | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 10:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Nolan, Taylor | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 10:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Coke, Concho, Runnels, Tom Green | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 11:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Crockett | 4 hr |
| Aug 17, 11:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Schleicher, Sutton | 5 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SJT | Tom Green | 19 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Crockett | 4 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Fisher, Nolan | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Callahan, Jones, Shackelford, Taylor | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 4:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Haskell, Throckmorton | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 4:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Coke, Concho, Irion, Runnels, Tom Green | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 4:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Schleicher, Sutton | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 9:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Fisher, Jones, Nolan, Taylor | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 10:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Haskell | 4 hr |
| Aug 18, 11:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SJT | Runnels | 38 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Haskell | 4 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SJT | Fisher, Jones, Nolan, Taylor | 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.