A thunderstorm produced damaging thunderstorm winds just south of San Angelo.
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A thunderstorm produced damaging thunderstorm winds just south of San Angelo.
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 24, 5:19 PM CST, 3 hours 58 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 619 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2015 .AVIATION... /00Z TAFS/ A thunderstorm outflow boundary approaching KABI from the east will bring east wind gusts to 18 KTS 00Z to 1Z. Also added VCTS to KABI as a few storms may develop off the outflow boundary. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms possible again Tuesday afternoon...as a secondary weak cold front moves into the region. Will leave mention of storms out of terminals at this time, but coverage may become high enough for mention of VCTS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 329 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2015/ SHORT TERM... (Tonight and Tuesday) A weak cold front is stalled generally along a line from near Barnhart...to Eldorado...to Brady. A cumulus field has developed this afternoon in the vicinity of the front. The HRRR continues to depict isolated to scattered shower and thunderstorm activity in the vicinity of the boundary this afternoon and early evening. Uncertainty remains on the extent of convection this afternoon, but slight chance PoPs were kept for much of the area, with the best chance across the southern two thirds of the area. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible, as very slow movement is expected. In addition, isolated downbursts will be possible. Most of the convection is expected to dissipate shortly after sunset, with the loss of daytime heating. Overnight lows will generally be in the 70s, although a few locations may drop into the upper 60s. Models continue to indicate an upper level disturbance moving across the area Tuesday in the north flow aloft. This in combination with what is left of the dissipating cold front will result in isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon, with the best chance across the eastern half of the region. Highs will generally be in the mid to upper 90s. Daniels LONG TERM... (Tuesday night through next Monday) The extended portion of the forecast will be mainly dry, and continued hot with temperatures averaging 5 or more degrees above normal through next weekend. Decided to keep slight chance PoPs going through Tuesday evening as a weak front continues to ease southward. The best chances by Tuesday evening should be generally south of a San Saba to Eldorado line where the front is expected to move to by the evening hours. Once again, if these storms develop, the main hazards will be gusty winds, and dangerous lightning. Have also kept very low end slight chance PoPs Wednesday afternoon and early evening as remnant outflow boundaries possibly left behind by Tuesday's activity could result in isolated showers or storms Wednesday afternoon. From Thursday through the weekend, the upper level ridge over the southwestern U. S. will keep our weather hot and dry. Have nudged afternoon highs up a degree or two for the second half of the week as the ridge takes control, allowing the atmosphere to warm. Another cold front could possibly move into the area next weekend, but models show it struggling to make progress southward after reaching west central Texas, so will just trend temperatures downward a couple degrees next weekend into Monday for now. 20 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 72 95 72 97 / 10 20 10 5 San Angelo 72 98 71 100 / 20 20 10 10 Junction 71 97 70 98 / 20 30 20 20 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && 99/99/04
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 240 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2015 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-251945- 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- 240 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 505 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2015 TXZ054-242245- NOLAN TX- 505 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL NOLAN COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CDT... AT 503 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR NOLAN...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SWEETWATER. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH QUICK RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NOLAN AND THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 70 AND RANCH ROAD 53. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO STREET FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3221 10038 3239 10038 3239 10019 3217 10018 TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 213DEG 2KT 3232 10030 04
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
553 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2015
TXZ064-242330-
STERLING TX-
553 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN STERLING COUNTY
UNTIL 630 PM CDT...
AT 552 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13
MILES EAST OF LEES...OR 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BIG SPRING...MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN
STERLING COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3209 10126 3209 10114 3198 10114 3197 10126
3208 10127
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 155DEG 7KT 3206 10125
04SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 801 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2015 TXZ071-072-250130- TOM GREEN TX-IRION TX- 801 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN TOM GREEN AND NORTH CENTRAL IRION COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT... AT 801 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES WEST OF ARDEN...OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF MERTZON. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN TOM GREEN AND NORTH CENTRAL IRION COUNTIES. LAT...LON 3133 10098 3152 10108 3153 10091 3140 10083 TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 127DEG 4KT 3144 10095 04
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 828 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2015 TXZ064-071-072-250200- STERLING TX-TOM GREEN TX-IRION TX- 828 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL TOM GREEN...SOUTH CENTRAL STERLING AND NORTHEASTERN IRION COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM CDT... AT 828 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF ARDEN...OR 18 MILES NORTH OF MERTZON...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL TOM GREEN...SOUTH CENTRAL STERLING AND NORTHEASTERN IRION COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3144 10086 3145 10099 3161 10098 3160 10082 TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 192DEG 7KT 3152 10091 04
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 5 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:17 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A NWS employee estimated a 60 mph wind gust from a thunderstorm.
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