In the afternoon a squall line developed over the Permian Basin and moved to the east across West Central Texas. One of the thunderstorms embedded within the line produced a tornado near Haskell that damaged a house.
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The episode as NWS SJT wrote it up.
In the afternoon a squall line developed over the Permian Basin and moved to the east across West Central Texas. One of the thunderstorms embedded within the line produced a tornado near Haskell that damaged a house. A supercell also developed ahead of the line in Shackelford and moved north into Throckmorton County and produced at least two tornadoes.
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 May 8, 1:31 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 231 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 .SHORT TERM... AN MCS CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHWEST TEXAS...EXTENDING NORTH INTO THE TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS. THE MCS IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AND WILL ENTER WEST CENTRAL TEXAS BY 08/21Z. ALSO...WATCHING FOR POSSIBLE TSTMS DEVELOPING IN INCREASING UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. AND AXIS OF HIGH SBCAPES OF 1500 TO 2500 J/KG EXTENDS FROM COLEMAN TO SAN ANGELO TO STERLING CITY. SO LOOKS LIKE MORE HEAVY RAIN AND SOME SEVERE STORMS FOR TONIGHT ACROSS THE CWFA. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO TEXAS ON WEDNESDAY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN. WILL GO AHEAD AND EXTEND THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN CWFA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .LONG TERM... LOOKS LIKE THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVE EAST OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS BY THURSDAY EVENING. WILL KEEP CHC POPS IN FOR THURSDAY. WILL GO WITH A DRY FORECAST FOR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY AS WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S BY THIS WEEKEND. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ABILENE 62 75 63 78 / 70 80 50 30 SAN ANGELO 63 75 63 82 / 80 90 40 30 JUNCTION 67 81 64 81 / 70 70 40 20 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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. && 21
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 209 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-091915- 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- 209 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS SEVERAL SURFACE BOUNDARIES CONTINUE TO CLASH WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. THESE STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LEVELS...WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...LARGE HAIL... AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREATS. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE. GIVEN THE SATURATED SOLID FROM RECENT RAINS...AND THE HEAVY RAINFALL ON THE WAY...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL CERTAINLY BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY WITH THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM...AND THE BOUNDARIES...NOT MOVING OUT OF THE AREA FOR SEVERAL DAYS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
1121 AM CDT TUE MAY 08 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1220 PM TORNADO 13 WSW STERLING CITY 31.74N 101.18W
05/02/2007 F0 STERLING TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO
0320 PM TORNADO 3 W ROCKWOOD 31.51N 99.42W
05/02/2007 F1 COLEMAN TX NWS STORM SURVEY
A STORM SURVEY TEAM DID FIND DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH A
TORNADO THAT STARTED ABOUT THREE MILES TO THE WEST OF
ROCKWOOD AND MOVED ACROSS THE SOUTH SIDE OF ROCKWOOD
WHERE IT DAMAGED A FEW BUILDINGS INCLUDING THE NEW POST
OFFICE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED EAST OF ROCKWOOD ALMOST
PARREL TO COUNTY ROAD FOR 3 TO 4 MILES DAMAGING BARNS AND
TREES. SHORTLY AFTER THE TORNADO PASSED BY WINDS OF 65 TO
75 MPH BLEW THROUGH THE AREA AS WELL CAUSING OTHER
DAMAGE. THE END POINT OF THE TORNADO IS 31.49354 N
99.32531 W.
0348 PM TORNADO 2 ENE BROOKESMITH 31.56N 99.09W
05/02/2007 F1 BROWN TX NWS STORM SURVEY
WHILE SURVEYING STORM DAMAGE A SURVEY TEAM FOUND A
TORNADO TRACK STARTING ABOUT 2 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
BROOKESMITH CROSSING HIGHWAY 377 WHERE TREE DAMAGE WAS
OBSERVED JUST MISSING A HOUSE OFF OF 377. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 4 MILES TO THE EAST NORTHEAST
CAUSING TREE DAMAGE. THIS TORNADO WAS ALSO FOLLOWED BY
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS OF 65 TO 75 MPH.
0352 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 NW BROWNWOOD 31.72N 99.00W
05/02/2007 BROWN TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
TURNED OUT TO BE A FUNNEL CLOUD...BUT THE DAMAGE PATTERN
IN BROWNWOOD WAS CONSISTENT WITH 75 TO 80 MPH INSTEAD OF
A TORNADO.
0358 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NW BROWNWOOD 31.76N 99.04W
05/02/2007 BROWN TX NWS STORM SURVEY
TURNED OVER A TRAILER. CONSISTENT WITH HIGH WINDS OF 70
TO 80 MPH
0402 PM TSTM WND GST 7 N BROWNWOOD 31.81N 98.99W
05/02/2007 M58.00 MPH BROWN TX AWOS
MEASURED BY THE AWOS BEFORE THE POWER WENT OUT. LIKELY
STRONGER
&&
THIS IS UPDATED INFORMATION BASED ON AN NWS STORM SURVEY
JBRAZZELSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 311 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 TXZ071-076-082115- IRION TX-CROCKETT TX- 311 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR IRION AND CROCKETT COUNTIES... AT 310 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 41 MILES WEST OF BARNHART...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF RANKIN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... THE INTERSECTION OF US-190 AND HIGHWAY 137 BY 350 PM CDT BARNHART BY 410 PM CDT THE INTERSECTION OF US 190 AND HIGHWAY 163 BY 415 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 700 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN TEXAS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 325 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 TXZ064-071-072-082130- STERLING TX-TOM GREEN TX-IRION TX- 325 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR STERLING...TOM GREEN AND IRION COUNTIES... AT 322 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 31 MILES WEST OF STERLING CITY TO 37 MILES WEST OF BARNHART...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 163 AND RANCH ROAD 2469...STERLING CITY...BARNHART AND US-67 NEAR THE IRION-REAGAN COUNTY LINE BY 430 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 700 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN TEXAS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 333 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 TXZ114-082100- SHACKELFORD TX- 333 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR SHACKELFORD COUNTY... AT 330 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR OVER EXTREME WEST CENTRAL SHACKELFORD COUNTY...OR ABOUT 16 MILES WEST OF ALBANY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN SHACKELFORD COUNTY...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 180 AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 283. 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 700 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN TEXAS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 353 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 TXZ049-054-064-065-113-082200- NOLAN TX-JONES TX-FISHER TX-STERLING TX-COKE TX- 353 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR NOLAN AND FISHER COUNTIES... JONES COUNTY... STERLING AND COKE COUNTIES... AT 352 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF WASTELLA TO 23 MILES WEST OF SILVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... HOBBS BY 405 PM CDT WASTELLA BY 410 PM CDT I-20 NEAR THE NOLAN-MITCHELL COUNTY LINE BY 415 PM CDT ROTAN AND SILVER BY 420 PM CDT SANCO...CHAMPION AND CAPITOLA BY 425 PM CDT ROSCOE AND ROBY BY 430 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 700 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.
The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 35 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:11 UTC.
3 tornado, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained spotter reported and photgraphed a well developed cone tornado in rural northwest Shakelford County. The tornado remaind on the ground for several minutes over open range land.
A tornado developed from a thunderstorm on the northern end of a squall line. This tornado developed about five miles to the south of Haskell and then moved to the north northwest for about four and half miles. The tornado did strike a residence about 3 miles to the southwest of Haskell and damaged the roof. The glass in the home was blown out. A tractor was overturned and a cotton trailer rolled several times onto the road.
A storm chaser group reported a tornado northwest of Throckmorton from the same supercell that produced a tornado in northern Shakelford County. The tornado was visible for just a short time before becoming rain wrapped. The tornado remained over open range land.
An off duty National Weather Service employee estimated 60 mph wind gusts. There was damage reported nearby to storage buildings and a local hotel lost part of it's roof.
Heavy rains over the past couple of days combined with heavy rains of about 2 inches in 50 minutes resulted in water rising into a home in Grape Creek.
Texas Department of Transportation closed Farm to Market Roads 2136 between highway 617 and 2229 due to flooding. There was also water reported over 380 between Highway 6 and 2407.
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