Heavy rain from the remnants of Tropical Depression Erin closed many roads across the region. High waters washed away two homes near Elm Creek south of Abilene.
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The episode as NWS SJT wrote it up.
Heavy rain from the remnants of Tropical Depression Erin closed many roads across the region. High waters washed away two homes near Elm Creek south of Abilene. Abilene rescue crews carried out about 50 high water rescues due to the rapidly rising waters. Approximately 215 homes in the town of Hamlin were flooded, with several roads, culverts, and bridge approaches washed out in Jones County. Flash flooding caused one fatality as a woman attempted to escape her vehicle in raging flood waters.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 17, 2:31 AM CST, 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 331 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2007 .SHORT TERM... CENTER OF THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ERIN APPEARS JUST SOUTH OF ROCK SPRINGS AT 230 AM...MOVING NORTHWEST AT AROUND 10 MPH. HEAVIEST RAIN WAS MOVING FROM MASON AND KIMBLE COUNTIES...INTO SUTTON AND SCHLEICHER COUNTIES. THE WERE A FEW BANDS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN TOM GREEN COUNTY TOWARD SAN ANGELO. EXPECT INTENSIFICATION OF RAIN BANDS NEAR THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER EARLY THIS MORNING. HEAVIEST RAINFALL SHOULD BE IN THE CONCHO VALLEY AND SOUTHWARD TO SUTTON AND CROCKETT COUNTIES THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. EXPECT CONVECTIVE BANDS TO EXPAND OUTWARD IN THE AFTERNOON AND COULD AFFECT THE BIG COUNTRY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...BUT EXPECT MOST OF THE FLOODING POTENTIAL TO BE SOUTH OF IT. ADDED STERLING AND COKE COUNTIES TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH...WHICH EXPIRES AT 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. .LONG TERM... WRF MODEL IS SLOWER THAN THE NAM MODEL...BRINGING CENTER OF LOW OVER CROCKETT COUNTY AT 1 PM TODAY...THEN DRIFTS IT NORTHWARD INTO THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN/WESTERN CONCHO VALLEY OVERNIGHT. NAM TAKES IT WESTWARD TOWARD THE BIG BEND. WRF MODEL SO FAR SEEMS TO BE MORE ON TRACK (BUT SLOWER)...AND WILL USE ITS MOVEMENT AND DIRECTION TODAY...BUT BEYOND THAT CONFIDENCE IS LOW...ESPECIALLY ON THE DIRECTION. THE WRF MODEL TRIES TO DRIFT THE UPPER LOW...NORTHWARD INTO THE COLORADO CITY/SNYDER SATURDAY MORNING...THEN PUSH IT SLOWLY SOUTHWARD BACK TOWARD THE CONCHO VALLEY SUNDAY. THIS PARTICULAR MOTION WOULD PUT A LOT OF WATER INTO THE CONCHO VALLEY...WITH THE WRF MODEL PUTTING 8-11 INCHES OVER THE CONCHO VALLEY NORTH TO ...5 INCHES NEAR SWEETWATER BY 7 AM SATURDAY...AND BY MONDAY MORNING UP TO 15 INCHES. THAT ALL SAID...THE WRF MODEL HAS NOT BEEN THAT ACCURATE RECENTLY...BUT PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT ALWAYS INDICATIVE OF PRESENT...AS THE STOCK FUNDS LIKE TO SAY. BUT WILL HAVE TO REALLY WATCH ITS MOVEMENT TONIGHT. LOTS OF SPECULATION OF TRACK OF HURRICANE DEAN. WRF MODEL HAS REMNANTS MOVING UP THE LOWER GRANDE VALLEY...POSSIBLY AFFECTING WEST CENTRAL TEXAS NEXT FRIDAY. THIS IS BEYOND CURRENT FORECAST AND PROBABILITIES OF IT DOING EXACTLY THAT ARE LOW...BUT BEAR WATCHING...ESPECIALLY AS AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS MAY BE SATURATED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ABILENE 83 72 84 71 / 90 80 70 50 SAN ANGELO 83 73 84 71 / 100 80 80 40 JUNCTION 79 72 84 73 / 100 80 50 30 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR BROWN-COKE-COLEMAN- CONCHO-CROCKETT-IRION-KIMBLE-MASON-MCCULLOCH-MENARD-RUNNELS-SAN SABA-SCHLEICHER-STERLING-SUTTON-TOM GREEN. && 04
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 301 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2007 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-172015- 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- 301 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERIN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING TO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MERTZON TO SAN ANGELO TO BALLINGER TO BROWNWOOD. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE MORE VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY NOT BE REQUIRED...HOWEVER RAINFALL REPORTS WOULD BE HELPFUL.
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 135 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:08 UTC.
18 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Ranch Road 1871 and 2389 was closed due to flooding with 5 feet of water reported over the bridge.
Several roads were closed due to flooding, including Farm Roads 479, 2169, and 385, as well as Highway 377 South.
Abilene Police reported widespread street flooding and numerous road closures across the city as a result of the very heavy rainfall. This extensive flooding continued through much of the evening.
Abilene Police Department reported both Catclaw and Button Creeks were out of their banks. This flooding along with runoff from the heavy rain continued to flood numerous streets across the city. About 50 high water rescues were reported.
Abilene Police Department reported that Cedar Creek was flowing out of its banks.
At least 10 roads were closed in San Angelo due to flash flooding.
Local law enforcement officials reported significant flooding along Elm Creek located in southern Taylor County. U.S. Highway 277 and Farm Road 89 was closed due to flash flooding.
Ranch road 2407 was closed about 6 miles northwest of Haskell due to flash flooding.
Serious flash flooding was occurring along Elm Creek near Highway 277 and 606 where two houses were washed into the creek.
A woman was swept away by raging waters near the intersection of U.S. Highway 277 and Farm Road 89 as she attempted to escape her vehicle which had become stranded in flood waters.
The Haskell County Sheriff's Office reported a portion of Farm Road 2407 closed between U.S. Highway 380 and Farm Road 3337 because of high water.
Many roads across Abilene and Taylor County were closed due to flooding, including all roads in Mulberry Canyon. Serious flooding continues along Elm Creek west of Lake Abilene.
About 215 homes in Hamlin were flooded at low lying areas located near California Creek. Several residents had to be evacuated as the water level in their homes increase to 3 to 4 feet. Farm road 57 and County Road 123 were also closed. Throughout Jones county, a total of about 400 homes were damaged, along with several road and bridge approaches washed out.
A creek running through city of Haskell has some streets impassable.
Evacuations took place in Hamlin. Farm Road 57 and County Road 123 were closed.
Several streets were closed in Sweetwater due to flash flooding.
Farm Road 1085 closed from Highway 180 to the Nolan County line.
The Abilene Emergency Operations Center officials reported that Elm Creek at Farm Road 89 and Bell Plains Road was 8.5 feet above normal and rising. Taylor County Judge recommended voluntary evacuations for residents living along Ohlhausen Road near Elm creek.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood, Taylor | 2007-08-18 | 34 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
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