A cold front in combination with an upper level disturbance produced a few thunderstorms over mainly the Concho Valley. Strong winds and hail were the main concerns.
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A cold front in combination with an upper level disturbance produced a few thunderstorms over mainly the Concho Valley. Strong winds and hail were the main concerns.
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 Mar 8, 5:21 PM CST, 5 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 521 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012 .AVIATION... /00Z UPDATE/ A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SOUTH THROUGH WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. IFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER KABI THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...LIFTING TO MVFR BY NOON. MVFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS AT THE REMAINING TERMINALS. NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 25-30KT WILL ABATE SOMEWHAT THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS T0 AROUND 20KT. BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON WINDS SHOULD BE NORTHERLY AROUND 10-15KT. ONLY VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ABILENE 36 42 33 47 38 / 40 30 50 60 60 SAN ANGELO 38 41 34 48 39 / 30 30 40 50 60 JUNCTION 40 42 39 50 41 / 30 40 50 70 70 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BROWN...CALLAHAN...COKE...COLEMAN...CONCHO...CROCKETT... FISHER...HASKELL...IRION...JONES...MCCULLOCH...MENARD...NOLAN... RUNNELS...SCHLEICHER...SHACKELFORD...STERLING...SUTTON... TAYLOR...THROCKMORTON...TOM GREEN. && 15
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 250 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-092100- 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- 250 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STRONG NORTH WINDS...GUSTING OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES...WILL MAKE FOR CHOPPY AND HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. IN ADDITION...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT RUN EAST TO WEST...MAY EXPERIENCE SUDDEN WIND GUSTS THAT WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 10 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:02 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail of 1.25 inches was reported near the intersection of highway 277 and Loop 306.
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