On June 2, slow moving thunderstorms produced very heavy rain and flash flooding in Brown County.
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The episode as NWS SJT wrote it up.
On June 2, slow moving thunderstorms produced very heavy rain and flash flooding in Brown County.
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 Jun 2, 5:51 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 651 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 .DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS...SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THIS EVENING. SEE AVIATION BELOW FOR DETAILS. && .AVIATION... LATEST WSR-88D DATA INDICATE A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BIG COUNTRY. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. EXPECT THIS LINE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE CONCHO VALLEY AND HEARTLAND DURING THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. LATER TONIGHT...WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG A WEAK COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES SOUTH ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. BY SUNRISE TOMORROW MORNING...ANY LINGERING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY BE LOCATED NEAR OUR INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR. BY NOON TOMORROW...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT NORTH WINDS TO DOMINATE WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. 23/HUBER && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 312 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009/ SHORT TERM... CURRENT VISIBLE SATELLITE SHOWS AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY HAS PUSHED SOUTH FROM LUBBOCK TO NORTH OF ABILENE...ALREADY SEEING SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN FISHER AND NOLAN COUNTIES. CURRENT OBS SHOW DEW POINTS ARE IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS AND CAPE VALUES ARE IN THE 3000 TO 3600 J/KG RANGE...SO A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IS IN PLACE. EXPECT ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE AND DAMAGING HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...FLASH FLOODING AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A SAN ANGELO TO BRADY TO SAN SABA LINE. THE NAM SHOWS AN MCS DEVELOPING AS A WEAK SHORTWAVE KEEP CONVECTION ONGOING TONIGHT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BIG COUNTRY AND MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...WHILE THE GFS KEEPS THE MCS NEAR THE NORTHERN BIG COUNTRY AND RED RIVER VALLEY REGION. HAVE DECIDED TO FOLLOW THE NAM AS IT HAS BEEN PERFORMING BETTER...THE NAM HAS HINTED AT MAYBE TWO MCSS DEVELOPING. THE NAM HAS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR BY MIDNIGHT AND BY EARLY MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH A SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HILL COUNTRY AND NORTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH # 324 FOR THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 03Z. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO HTTP://WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV. LONG TERM... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HILL COUNTRY AND NORTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU...BUT EXPECT ALL PRECIPITATION TO BE GONE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN CONUS WILL SHIFT EAST TO CENTRAL PLAINS IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING INTO THE WESTERN CONUS...BRINGING HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO WEST CENTRAL TEXAS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A LEE TROUGH DEVELOPS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON FRIDAY AND REMAINS AROUND THROUGH THE WEEKEND...SO CANT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BUT FOR NOW HAVE SILENT 10 POPS OR LESS IN THE GRIDS. ON SUNDAY THE RIDGE BEGINS TO FLATTEN OUT AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW EJECTS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS...PLACING WEST CENTRAL TEXAS UNDER SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. THE ECMWF HAS A WEAKER UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM FOR NEXT WEEK THAN THE GFS. THE MODELS HAVE BEEN BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH ABOUT PRECIPITATION FOR EARLY NEXT...FOR NOW HAVE A DRY FORECAST BUT THAT COULD CHANGE DEPENDING ON HOW THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM EVOLVES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ABILENE 66 82 60 86 64 / 60 20 10 0 10 SAN ANGELO 67 87 61 90 65 / 50 30 10 0 10 JUNCTION 70 89 64 91 65 / 20 40 20 10 10 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 23/HUBER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 311 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-032015- 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- 311 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT EXPECT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM MERTZON TO SAN SABA. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. ALSO...FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WE WILL LIKELY NEED SPOTTERS ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY...CONCHO VALLEY...AND HEARTLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 23/HUBER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
613 PM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM HAIL ROBY 32.75N 100.38W
06/02/2009 E4.25 INCH FISHER TX BROADCAST MEDIA
HAIL TO SOFTBALL SIZE WAS REPORTED WITH WINDOWS BROKEN.
&&SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 633 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 TXZ066-127-030015- TAYLOR TX-RUNNELS TX- 633 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR TAYLOR AND RUNNELS COUNTIES... AT 630 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 5 MILES WEST OF BRADSHAW...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF WINTERS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... BRADSHAW BY 640 PM CDT OVALO BY 700 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 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. 12
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
704 PM CDT TUE JUN 02 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM TSTM WND DMG ROBY 32.75N 100.38W
06/02/2009 FISHER TX BROADCAST MEDIA
ALL NORTH FACING SIDES OF BUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED.
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HUBERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 707 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 TXZ065-066-072-073-127-128-139-140-154-155-030100- TAYLOR TX-CALLAHAN TX-COKE TX-RUNNELS TX-COLEMAN TX-BROWN TX- TOM GREEN TX-CONCHO TX-MCCULLOCH TX-SAN SABA TX- 707 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR TAYLOR... CALLAHAN...COKE...RUNNELS...COLEMAN...BROWN...TOM GREEN...CONCHO... MCCULLOCH AND SAN SABA COUNTIES... AT 701 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS THE NORTHERN CONCHO VALLEY AND THE NORTHERN HEARTLAND...EXTENDING FROM JUST NORTH OF ROBERT LEE EAST TO LAKE BROWNWOOD. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THE LINE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CONCHO VALLEY AS WELL. THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE TRACKING EAST AND NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH...WHILE THE ENTIRE LINE SAGGED SOUTH. THROUGH 8 PM CDT...THE STORMS WILL EFFECT AREAS SUCH AS BROWNWOOD...COLEMAN...BALLINGER...ROBERT LEE...AND IVIE RESERVOIR. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH ALL OF THESE STORMS. 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 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 808 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 TXZ064>066-071>073-077-139-140-154-155-168-170-030215- STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-SCHLEICHER-COLEMAN- BROWN-MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA-MENARD-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STERLING CITY...ROBERT LEE...BRONTE... BALLINGER...WINTERS...MERTZON...SAN ANGELO...EDEN...ELDORADO... COLEMAN...BROWNWOOD...BRADY...SAN SABA...MENARD...MASON 808 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9 PM FOR STERLING...COKE...CONCHO...COLEMAN..BROWN...TOM GREEN...RUNNELS...IRION...MCCULLOCH...SAN SABA ... SCHLEICHER AND MENARD COUNTIES. AT 8:00 PM... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS THE CONCHO VALLEY AND THE HEARTLAND...EXTENDING FROM STERLING CITY TO BALLINGER TO BROWNWOOD. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THE LINE ACROSS SOUTHERN CONCHO VALLEY...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST HILL COUNTRY. THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH...WHILE THE LINE MOVES SOUTH. THROUGH 9 PM CDT...THE STORMS WILL EFFECT AREAS SUCH AS EDEN..SAN ANGELO...BRADY...SAN SABA...MERTZON...ELDORADO AND MENARD. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE PROPER ACTIONS SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 858 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 TXZ064>066-071>073-076-077-139-140-154-155-168-170-030300- STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER- COLEMAN-BROWN-MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA-MENARD-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STERLING CITY...ROBERT LEE...BRONTE... BALLINGER...WINTERS...MERTZON...SAN ANGELO...EDEN...OZONA... ELDORADO...COLEMAN...BROWNWOOD...BRADY...SAN SABA...MENARD... MASON 858 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 AT 9:00 PM... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS THE CONCHO VALLEY AND THE HEARTLAND...EXTENDING FROM STERLING CITY TO SAN ANGELO TO BRADY TO BROWNWOOD. THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH...WHILE THE LINE MOVES SOUTH. THROUGH 10 PM CDT...THE STORMS WILL EFFECT AREAS SUCH AS STERLING CITY...EDEN..SAN ANGELO...BRADY...SAN SABA...MERTZON...ELDORADO AND MENARD. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE PROPER ACTIONS SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE CONCHO VALLEY AND THE HEARTLAND.
The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:00 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding was reported on 12th Street in Brownwood. Also, the water depth of four to five feet was reported across the underpass on Vine Street.
Flooding was reported near the intersection of US Highways 67 and 377 in Early.
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