A large complex of thunderstorms approached Abilene and the Big Country from the northwest. It resulted in both large hail and damaging winds to near 60 mph as it continued to track south into San Angelo and the Concho Valley.
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The episode as NWS SJT wrote it up.
A large complex of thunderstorms approached Abilene and the Big Country from the northwest. It resulted in both large hail and damaging winds to near 60 mph as it continued to track south into San Angelo and the Concho Valley.
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 8, 10:48 PM CST, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 1148 PM CDT SAT JUN 8 2013 .DISCUSSION... SEE 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW. && .AVIATION... WEAK MCS MAKING ITS WAY SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA EARLY THIS MORNING. NOT CONFIDENT IT WILL HOLD TOGETHER THROUGH OUR SOUTHERN COUNTIES...BUT DID ADD RAIN TO ABI AND SJT TAFS AFTER 8Z. ALSO EXPECT MVFR CEILINGS TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 921 PM CDT SAT JUN 8 2013/ DISCUSSION... A THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL CONTINUES FOR THE NORTHERN BIG COUNTRY MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROTAN TO THROCKMORTON. THE BEST CHANCE IS SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS FORMED ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. THIS CLUSTER OF STORMS WAS MOVING SSE AT AROUND 35 MPH. BASED ON THE LATEST MODEL RUNS...THE DIURNAL LOW LEVEL JET IS PROGGED TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH 09Z/400 AM CDT TO 30 TO 40KTS. LATEST VAD WIND PROFILES FROM KDYX AND KSJT RADAR SHOWED THE LOW LEVEL JET AT AROUND 20 TO 25KTS. BASED ON THE NAM...THE MUCAPES WILL BE AROUND 1600J/KG WITH 0-6KM BULK SHEAR NEAR 45KTS AROUND MIDNIGHT. THERE IS STILL A CHANCE THIS COMPLEX OF STORMS COULD GROW INTO AN MCS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS IT MOVES SOUTH AND PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AS IT REACHES THE NORTHERN BIG COUNTRY BY 0530Z/1230 AM CDT. IF IT DOES...THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN SHOULD BE ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY WHERE POPS ARE CURRENTLY AT 50 PERCENT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THIS MCS COULD CONTINUE SOUTH INTO REST OF WC TX DURING THE NIGHT. NO CHANGES MADE TO PREVIOUS PACKAGE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ABILENE 71 91 71 97 74 / 40 20 5 0 0 SAN ANGELO 72 93 71 97 73 / 20 10 5 0 0 JUNCTION 71 91 70 95 71 / 20 20 5 0 0 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 08
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 308 PM CDT SAT JUN 8 2013 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- 308 PM CDT SAT JUN 8 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE MAIN THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN BIG COUNTRY. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A FEW LINGERING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING...ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTHWEST HILL COUNTRY AND HEARTLAND. THE MAIN HAZARD WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. DANIELS
The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:41 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained spotter reported a large grain bin door blown off.
A trained spotter estimated a 60 MPH wind gust.
Law enforcement reported power lines down in Lueders.
Power lines were reported down on U.S. Highway 277 in Hawley.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, June 2013
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 464321, 464323, 464326, 464329.