Thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall produced flash flooding in Brownwood.
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Thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall produced flash flooding in Brownwood.
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, 8:15 PM CST, 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 915 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009 .UPDATE... TORNADO WATCH 272 IS BEING EXTENDED FARTHER TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST TO COVER OUR SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES. THIS TO ACCOUNT FOR TRENDS WITH LARGE ONGOING SUPERCELL STORM PROPAGATING SOUTHWESTWARD ALONG THE WEAK COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY. && .DISCUSSION... TORNADO WATCH 272 IS BEING EXTENDED FARTHER TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST TO COVER OUR SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES. THIS TO ACCOUNT FOR TRENDS WITH LARGE ONGOING SUPERCELL STORM PROPAGATING SOUTHWESTWARD ALONG THE WEAK COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 529 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009/ UPDATE... FORECAST HAS BEEN UPDATED FOR TORNADO WATCH. DISCUSSION... NEWLY ISSUED TORNADO WATCH #272 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT... FOR MAINLY THE AREA SOUTH OF ABILENE AND EAST OF SAN ANGELO...AS A COLD FRONT SAGS SOUTH INTO A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. A FEW STORMS HAVE STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN PRESENCE SO FAR...ACROSS SOUTHERN TAYLOR AND CALLAHAN COUNTIES. CAPPING REMAINS AN ISSUE IN OUR COUNTIES BUT SUFFICIENT EROSION COULD ALLOW SOME ADDITIONAL STORM DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR. TO ACCOMMODATE THE WATCH...HAVE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR TONIGHT ACROSS OUR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COUNTIES. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 356 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009/ SHORT TERM... FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS SOMEWHAT CHALLENGING. LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACES THE FRONT JUST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES CUMULUS IS FORMING ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THE SURFACE BOUNDARY...FROM NORTH TAYLOR COUNTY BACK TO THE NORTHEAST. LATEST ASOS DATA FROM ABILENE INDICATES THE TEMPERATURE THERE HAS REACHED 103 DEGREES. HOW FAR SOUTH THE FRONT WILL PROGRESS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT REMAINS UNCERTAIN. THE NAM APPEARS TO BE THE BEST SOLUTION. SO WILL GO WITH WIND GRIDS CLOSE TO THE NAM FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. AS FOR THUNDERSTORMS...DECIDED TO CONTINUE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN BIG COUNTRY...JUST IN CASE THE CAP WEAKENS. HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE IS LOW. AFTER MIDNIGHT...ANALYSIS OF THE 310K THETA-E SURFACE INDICATES SOME WEAK ISENTROPIC LIFT WILL BRING SOME MOIST UPGLIDE TO LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRONT. SO...DECIDED TO INCLUDE SLIGHT CHANCE LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR MAINLY THE NORTHERN HALF OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. AS FOR TOMORROW...MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL DOMINATE WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. DECIDED TO CONTINUE SLIGHT CHANCE RAIN SHOWERS FOR THE FIRST 6 HOURS TOMORROW. THEN...20 POPS FOR THUNDERSTORMS LOOK REASONABLE FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY. AGAIN...WITH LITTLE IF ANY UPPER-LEVEL SUPPORT...CONFIDENCE IS LOW. LONG TERM... BOUNDARY HANGING ON ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA...ENOUGH TO KEEP QUITE A BIT OF CLOUD COVER IN PLACE AND HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES DOWN. CAP STILL PRETTY STRONG...SO ALTHOUGH CAN NOT RULE OUT A STRAY SHOWER OR STORM...WILL KEEP POPS FAIRLY ISOLATED. SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCES MOVE INTO THE BIG COUNTRY FOR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...AS THE NEXT REINFORCING COLD FRONT WORKS ITS WAY INTO THE AREA. HAVE INCREASED POPS SLIGHTLY. WARMING AND DRYING TREND STARTS FOR TUESDAY AND CONTINUES THROUGH THE EXTENDED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ABILENE 65 70 56 75 57 / 20 20 20 20 20 SAN ANGELO 67 78 59 81 60 / 20 20 10 20 20 JUNCTION 68 85 61 85 64 / 10 10 10 10 10 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 99/99
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 304 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-092015- 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- 304 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE THE BIG COUNTRY AND NORTHERN HEARTLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM BROWNWOOD TO SWEETWATER. EXPECT THE MAIN THREATS TO BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WE MAY NEED SPOTTERS ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 23/HUBER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
821 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0818 PM HIGH SUST WINDS BROWNWOOD 31.71N 98.99W
05/08/2009 M60 MPH BROWN TX AWOS
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LHIESLERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
822 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0822 PM HIGH SUST WINDS BROWNWOOD 31.71N 98.99W
05/08/2009 M69 MPH BROWN TX AWOS
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LHIESLERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
841 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 PM HIGH SUST WINDS BANGS 31.71N 99.13W
05/08/2009 E60 MPH BROWN TX FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
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LHIESLERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
914 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0747 PM HAIL MAY 31.98N 98.92W
05/08/2009 E1.75 INCH BROWN TX TRAINED SPOTTER
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LHIESLERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
915 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0747 PM HIGH SUST WINDS MAY 31.98N 98.92W
05/08/2009 U0 MPH BROWN TX TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN
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LHIESLERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
923 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0922 PM HIGH SUST WINDS PLACID 31.33N 99.18W
05/08/2009 E70 MPH MCCULLOCH TX TRAINED SPOTTER
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LHIESLERThe Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:29 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The heavy rain caused flash flooding in Brownwood as many roadways were covered by water. Shelters were open for persons in flooded homes.
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