A complex of thunderstorms dumped very heavy rainfall that resulted in flash flooding across a large part of West Central Texas that included Abilene, Brownwood, Brady, San Angelo, and Coleman. One life was lost as a motorist drove into a flooded area.
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The episode as NWS SJT wrote it up.
A complex of thunderstorms dumped very heavy rainfall that resulted in flash flooding across a large part of West Central Texas that included Abilene, Brownwood, Brady, San Angelo, and Coleman. One life was lost as a motorist drove into a flooded area. Abilene set a new all time 24 hour rainfall record.
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 Jul 7, 6:09 AM CST, 12 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 709 AM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015 .UPDATE... We have increased POPs for this afternoon through early evening based on current radar trends. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 453 AM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015/ SHORT TERM... (Today and Tonight) ..Heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding possible through Wednesday afternoon... Forecast challenges remain plentiful through tomorrow. The latest satellite and radar trends show a strong MCS signature developing across the Panhandle, with a general east to southeast propagation. This convective system developed behind a linear MCS that moved across this same region and through Oklahoma yesterday evening. The net effect of all this is the weak cold front that has been discussed the last few days, is moving farther south and east than earlier thought, aided by the previously mentioned convective cold pools. This can also be seen in the latest numerical runs, with virtually all of the latest guidance showing a continued southeastward trend in the frontal timing/position for today and tonight, with the general theme being the front stalling along a Sterling City to Robert Lee to Throckmorton line around midnight. The heaviest rainfall will develop along and immediately behind this front, where a widespread 2 to 4 inches of rainfall is expected through early Wednesday afternoon, with locally higher amounts possible. Additionally, the current SPC mesoanalysis shows the "moist axis" running from Crockett County northward through the western Concho Valley and Big County, where precipitable water values are in the 1.9 to 2.1 inch range! When comparing these values to climatology, the current value of 1.9 inches at Del Rio is amongst the 95th percentile, and 1.7 inches at Midland is near the daily maximum value for today. Given the likelyhood for additional convection developing along outflow boundaries, the trend in the model data, and after coordinating with surrounding offices, a Flash Flood Watch has been issued through 1 PM Wednesday for the northern Concho Valley and Big Country. LONG TERM... (Wednesday through next Monday) Drier and warmer conditions will return to the region for the middle to end of the week. An area of high pressure currently located across the southeastern U.S., will build to the west northwest for Thursday through the weekend. Drier air and rising mid and upper-level heights will end our chance for rainfall, with warming temperatures expected. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 87 69 90 72 91 / 70 80 40 5 5 San Angelo 90 71 91 72 92 / 70 50 20 5 5 Junction 90 72 91 72 91 / 30 20 10 0 0 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH through Wednesday afternoon FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: Callahan...Coke...Fisher...Haskell...Jones...Nolan... Runnels...Shackelford...Sterling...Taylor...Throckmorton. && Doll
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 401 AM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-080915- 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- 401 AM CDT TUE JUL 7 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE STORMS WILL BE MORE NUMEROUS NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM SAN ANGELO...TO BAIRD. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS AND AT LOW WATER CROSSINGS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY...MAINLY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS TIME. DRIER WEATHER WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:22 UTC.
14 flash flood, 2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Abilene Police Department reported several vehicle water rescues across the city with water entering some homes. Streets were also beginning to flood across town. The Abilene ASOS measured 5.40 inches of rain at 0735 AM CDT.
Abilene Police Department reported 34 water rescues between 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. CDT across the City of Abilene. Abilene Regional Airport received 8.26 inches of rainfall on July 7, setting a new 24 hour rainfall report. The previous record of 6.54 inches was on May 11, 1928. Many of the low water crossings were flooded. Most of the creeks in the Button Willow area of south Abilene overflowed their banks.
Flash flooding was reported across Ballinger.
The underpass on Neches Street flooded because of heavy rainfall.
Numerous water rescues were reported across the City of San Angelo.
The San Angelo Fire Department reported a total of 20 high water rescues in the city.
One water rescue was reported. Several streets were beginning to flood and were being closed.
Numerous intersections across Brownwood were flooded and barricaded.
Significant flooding was reported along U.S. Highway 377 from FM 1121 north to the county line. Two mail occupants of one vehicle were awaiting rescue from the flooded roads while some cars were swept away by flood waters.
U.S. Highway 190 east of Rochelle was completely under water and impassable.
U.S. Highway 377 just south of Brownwood was shut down because of widespread flooding across the roadway.
U.S. Highway 67 was closed to high water in eastern Coleman County and a few vehicles were stalled out in high water.
A man drowned when his truck was swept off the road by rushing waters approximately 6 miles north of Bangs where Jim Ned Creek crosses FM 2492 near County Road 105. The driver was able to exit the vehicle but was quickly washed downstream.
Brown County Roads 477 and 478 near May were washed out. Over 9 inches of rain was reported.
Numerous roads were closed in Brownwood and Brown County because of flooding. Residents were evacuated from the John Weaver Apartments on Market Place.
Flood water from Pecan Bayou was overflowing several bridges with up to a foot of water reported in parts of Brownwood. The Kroger Parking lot filled with water up to the entrance. Some shelters were also opened.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood, Brown | 2015-07-08 | 62 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
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