An area of thunderstorms went nearly stationary and dumped heavy rain in Abilene during the evening hours, resulting in flash flooding of low lying areas.
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An area of thunderstorms went nearly stationary and dumped heavy rain in Abilene during the evening hours, resulting in flash flooding of low lying areas.
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 16, 5:55 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 655 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2015 .UPDATE... Radar imagery indicates numerous showers across west central Texas, with scattered thunderstorms mainly along a couple of bands. Made a quick update to the forecast to carry higher PoPs tonight, based on the increased coverage. Also adjusted sky condition higher, given the extensive cloud cover. Increased amounts in the 00Z-06Z QPF grid, to account for current precipitation continuing after 00Z this evening. Updated forecast products have been sent. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 649 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2015/ .AVIATION... /00Z TAFS/ Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms continue this evening, periodically affecting local TAF sites with MVFR and worse conditions. Expect these showers to continue through the next few hours before tapering off with the loss of daytime heating and surface instability. Kept the overnight return of MVFR to IFR CIGs in the forecast inherited from the previous set of TAFs. As the tropical system moves off to the northeast tomorrow, CIGS should rise back to VFR during the afternoon hours. Winds will remain light and northeast to northwest through the next 24 hours. 20 PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 351 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2015/ SHORT TERM... (Tonight and Wednesday) The center of Tropical Storm Bill is making landfall near Matagorda Bay this afternoon. Ahead of this feature, plentiful moisture has overspread the area, with scattered showers and thunderstorms developing. Showers and thunderstorm coverage and intensity should increase through the afternoon as the atmosphere continues to destabilize with daytime heating. This activity is forecast to begin to weaken as we head into the mid to late evening hours. The center of Bill is forecast to then track north northeast across Central Texas then eventually turn more north as it crosses North Texas. West Central Texas will remain on the western edge of the heaviest rainfall associated with Bill. Tonight and Wednesday, PoPs will range from likely/categorical across the eastern counties, to slight chance/chance across the western counties. Heavy rainfall will be the main threat, as precipitable water values increase to 1.5 to 2 inches. Although localized flash flooding will be possible, especially in our eastern counties, a Flash Flood Watch is not anticipated as the heaviest rainfall is forecast to remain east of our area. Overnight lows will generally be in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Highs on Wednesday will be dependent on the extent of cloud cover and precipitation. Highs will range from the low 80s east, to the upper 80s west. LONG TERM... (Wednesday Night through Tuesday) Remnants of Bill push farther away by Wednesday Night and Thursday, and the models are less aggressive with the shear axis than in previous days. Rain chances will gradually decrease for Thursday and Friday, although will not dwindle to zero. Upper level ridge builds into the area, but remains far enough west that we do not get under the center. Given the wet soils and only slightly capped air mass, getting a few diurnally drives storms certainly is possible. Will keep the weekend forecast dry for now, with the soils having a day or two to dry out, but center of the ridge is still pretty far west so one or two storms will remain possible. Temperatures will gradually warm from the lower 90s into the mid 90s as conditions dry. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 68 81 69 90 69 / 70 50 30 30 20 San Angelo 69 86 68 90 69 / 70 40 20 20 20 Junction 70 85 70 88 69 / 70 60 40 40 30 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 230 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-171930- 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- 230 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 46 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:39 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement officials reported stalled vehicles in high water along South 7th Street between Danville and Sayles Boulevard. At 944 PM CDT, the local media reported the flooding was causing delays for police to respond to accidents.
The local media reported water rescues at the intersection of South 20th and Butternut Streets in Abilene.
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