1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Sep 11, 1:32 PM CST, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.
WEST CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 232 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2003 WITH MAIN WEATHER CONCERN THE NEXT 12-18 HOURS WILL FOCUS ON THE SHORT TERM. THE OFFICE DOUBTING THOMASES ARE SCOFFING AT THE HIGH POPS IN THE FORECAST WITH NO RAIN BEARING DOWN ON OUR PART OF TEXAS...YET A LOOK TO OUR WEST YIELDS DEVELOPING RAIN MAKER AS AN UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE WILL ENHANCE RAIN CHANCES AS IT INTERACTS WITH COLD FRONT MAKES IT WAYS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THIS EVENING. TODAYS SEMI-PERMANENT RAIN BAND ALONG I-20 FROM JUST NORTH OF ABI TO THE METROPLEX WILL ALSO PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR RAIN. SO HERE IS THE THINKING FOR TONIGHTS BIG SHOW...EXPECT DAYTIME HEATING TO HELP DESTABILIZE MOISTURE RICH ATMOSPHERE ENOUGH TO SPARK THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF OUR AREA...THE LEAST IMPACTED AREAS WILL BE THE NORTHERN BIG COUNTRY WHERE PERSISTENT THUNDERSTORMS TODAY HAVE WORKED THE ATMOSPHERE INTO A MORE STABLE MODE. SHOULD SEE THE ACTIVITY ENHANCED BY A SQUALL LINE MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS OUR COUNTIES FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY POST SUNSET HOURS...MAIN THREAT WILL BE BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE SEVERE STORMS...MAIN SEVERE THINKING IS WIND THREAT...THO STORMS MAY REACH HIGH ENOUGH INTO THE ATMOSPHERE TO GET SOME HAIL BUT WIND SEEMS TO BE THE MAIN THREAT THIS EVENING. THEN AS THE SQUALL LINE LOSES ITS PUSH THE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED RAIN SHOULD STALL ACROSS OUR SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES....IN ADDITION THE SAGGING OUTFLOW FROM THE NORTH WILL ALSO SETTLE OVER THE SAME AREA. THIS COULD MEAN PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT. WILL ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR OUR SOUTHERN COUNTIES. THIS SHOULD FIT IN WELL WITH FFA FROM OUR SISTER OFFICES. AT THIS POINT WILL CARRY THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 7 AM. EVENING AND MIDNIGHT CREWS WILL HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON WHAT TO DO WITH THIS LATER. RAIN CHANCES SHOULD DROP OFF FAIRLY QUICKLY FOR MOST AREAS ON FRIDAY...AM JUST NOT CONFIDENT ABOUT OUR SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES SO WILL MAINTAIN 40 POPS. NO CHANGES DAYS 2-7. THO ANOTHER PROSPECT OF RAIN LOOMS LATE NEXT WEEK. PRELIMS... ABI 058/079/058/083 4100 SJT 060/080/057/084 5100 JCT 063/080/056/084 84-0 .SJT...FFA TX154-155-168-169-170 THROUGH 7 AM. 25
TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140- 154-155-168>170-121930- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 235 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY SOUTH OF AN ALBANY...ABILENE...STERLING CITY LINE. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DOWNBURST WINDS. THERE IS ALSO A THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN IN THE SAME AREA. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 09
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorms ahead of a cold front produced up to four inches of rain over Mason county in the late afternoon and evening of the 11th. This produced significant flooding in the city of Mason and secondary roads throughout the county.
Strong thunderstorm winds ripped shingles off of a roof and knocked down tree limbs.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, September 2003
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5336850, 5336849.