The drought continued to diminish across West Central Texas during the month of September because of beneficial rainfalls. However, many of the reservoirs remain quite low across the region.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS SJT wrote it up.
The drought continued to diminish across West Central Texas during the month of September because of beneficial rainfalls. However, many of the reservoirs remain quite low across the region. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, a large part of the Big Country, mainly north of Interstate 20, remains in a severe drought with a very small area in an extreme drought.
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 Aug 31, 10:30 PM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 1130 PM CDT SAT AUG 31 2013 .DISCUSSION... Please see the 06z aviation discussion below. && .AVIATION... VFR conditions expected through the next 24 hours. Light winds tonight will turn to the southeast around 10 knots after 18Z on Sunday. Clear skies will give way to SCT clouds by Sunday afternoon. 20 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 600 PM CDT SAT AUG 31 2013/ DISCUSSION... Please see the 00Z aviation discussion below. AVIATION... VFR conditions expected through the next 24 hours. Light and variable or south/southwest winds tonight will turn to the southeast after 18Z on Sunday. Only some SCT afternoon clouds around 8 or 9 thsd feet again Sunday afternoon and evening. 20 PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 330 PM CDT SAT AUG 31 2013/ SHORT TERM...(Tonight and Sunday) Upper level high was centered over New Mexico this afternoon, with mid and upper level subsidence over West Central Texas(per WV imagery). As a result, it was a hot across the area. Current temperatures were mainly in the upper 90s to around 100. Temperatures will rise a few more degrees, with many locations hitting triple digits for highs. Tonight will warm and humid across the area with lows mainly in the lower to mid 70s. The upper level ridge will remain anchored over the area on Sunday. Look for hot and dry conditions again, with highs in the upper 90s to around 102. LONG TERM...(Sunday Night through Saturday) Chance of rain Sunday Night into Monday Night, then drier conditions return. Upper level high pressure will continue over the Rockies through the early portions of the week. Northerly flow around the high will aid in helping a weak cold front settle into West Central Texas late Sunday Night. Models have continued to show an area of showers and thunderstorms developing and moving into the area around sunrise Monday Morning. Given the model consistency, have boosted rain chances across the central and northern Big Country. In addition, with the front likely to slowly dissipate across the area Monday afternoon and evening, have brought the mention of showers and storms farther south across the remainder of West Central Texas as well. By Tuesday, the front will be no more, and with the upper level ridge building east into the plains, the chance of rain will diminish. Can't rule out a stray afternoon storm next week, but odds are so small and coverage should be limited at best. Otherwise, appears hot and dry conditions should prevail for the end of next week and into the weekend. Highs again will be at or slightly above normal, with temperatures in the mid and upper 90s. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 73 100 75 94 70 / 0 5 20 20 20 San Angelo 71 101 72 94 70 / 0 5 10 20 20 Junction 72 98 70 95 71 / 0 5 5 10 20 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 239 PM CDT SAT AUG 31 2013 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-011945- 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- 239 PM CDT SAT AUG 31 2013 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY SUNDAY NIGHT...AND ACROSS ALL OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT FROM STORMS WILL BE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, the northern half of Taylor County was in a severe drought.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, the northwest corner of Callahan County was in a severe drought.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, the northeast corner of Fisher County was in a severe drought.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, all of Jones County was in a severe drought.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, all of Shackelford County was in a severe drought, while a very small portion of the county in the northwest was in extreme drought.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, all of Haskell County was in a severe drought, while a very small portion of the county in the south was in an extreme drought.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, all of Throckmorton County was in a severe drought.
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, September 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: 477685, 477686, 477687, 477689, 477690, 477691, 477692.