1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS San Angelo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 28, 2:17 PM CST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 317 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2001 LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS THE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ORIENTATION OF THE MID/UPPER LEVEL SHEAR AXIS OVER WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. IMPRESSIVE MOISTURE STREAM IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN GULF AND EXTENDS NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL AND EAST TX. THE FORECAST WILL HINGE ON THE MOVEMENT...OR LACK THEREOF...OF THE SHEAR AXIS. IT APPEARS THAT A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO DIG TO THE SOUTH OF ALASKA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS SHOULD ACT TO EVENTUALLY MOVE THIS SYSTEM TO THE EAST BUT I DO NOT EXPECT THE MOVEMENT TO BE RAPID. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE AXIS WILL REMAIN IN A FAVORABLE POSITION FOR PRECIP UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN FACT...THE STACKING OF THE 500 AND 700 TROUGHS LOOKS IMPRESSIVE FOR THE UPCOMING OVERNIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WITH PWAT VALUES OF AROUND 1.5 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY...WILL ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SOUTH HALF OF THE CWA. THE RAINFALL WILL LIKELY BE HEAVIEST OVER SOUTHEASTERN ZONES WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FURTHER TO THE NORTHWEST. HOWEVER...WITH THE DEGREE OF SATURATION THAT IS IN PLACE...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1/2 INCH OR SO COULD CREATE PROBLEMS OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA. WILL KEEP THE HIGHEST POPS OVER THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND BEGIN TO CUT BACK ON POPS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. CLOUD COVER TO PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT SO WILL CONTINUE WITH BELOW NORMAL AFTERNOON TEMPS. IN THE EXTENDED...UPPER FLOW WILL FLATTEN A BIT AS MORE OF A WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT TAKES SHAPE. PIECES OF ENERGY STILL LOOK AS THOUGH THEY MAY BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIP ON SATURDAY. TEMPS TO REBOUND A BIT WITH HIGHS RETURNING TO THE 90 DEGREE LEVEL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ABI 068/085/070/088 4422 SJT 067/083/069/088 6632 JCT 067/083/069/088 8732 .SJT...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ZONES 71>73-76>78-154-155-168>170 21
TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140- 154-155-168>170-282300- WEST CENTRAL TEXAS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 205 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2001 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT... AS A MOIST AIRMASS COMBINES WITH A STATIONARY SHEAR AXIS IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS...A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST THROUGH TONIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE TO THE SOUTHEAST OF AN OZONA...SAN ANGELO TO BROWNWOOD LINE. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO FORM ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY. THOUGH THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH SEVERE LIMITS...HEAVY RAINFALL...WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FOR THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO OUTLOOK SEE PRODUCT LBBSPSMAF. FOR THE SOUTH PLAINS OUTLOOK SEE PRODUCT LBBSPSLBB. FOR THE CENTRAL OKLAHOMA OUTLOOK SEE PRODUCT OKCSPSOKC. FOR THE NORTH TEXAS OUTLOOK SEE PRODUCT FTWSPSFTW. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS OUTLOOK SEE PRODUCT SATSPSSAT. 15
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:22 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall forced the closure of Ranch Road 915 for the second time this day, as flood waters forced Finnegan Draw to climb out of its banks near the Eldorado city limits.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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