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Isolated severe storms formed.
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 May 13, 2:33 PM CST, 47 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 333 PM CDT Wed May 13 2015 .SHORT TERM... (Tonight and Tomorrow) ...Flash Flooding Threat Until 7 PM This Evening... Showers and thunderstorms remain in the forecast for the next 24 hours. A loop of composite reflectivity, on the state scale, indicates the band of showers and thunderstorms has moved east of our counties; it now extends from deep south Texas north into The Fort Worth and Dallas area. Across West Central Texas, radar data indicate some shower and thunderstorm activity is developing, where skies are clearing across western counties. Based on radar and satellite trends, along with model data, confidence is moderate to high for showers and thunderstorms developing over or moving into West Central Texas this afternoon and evening. Nevertheless, confidence is low for where that might occur. Thus, continuing lower PoPs for most areas of the tonight period looks reasonable. For tomorrow, confidence for development and location of showers and thunderstorms is low; so, 20 PoPs across the board is adequate for that period. Although the threat of widespread flash flooding has diminished across West Central Texas, continuing the Flash Flood Watch until 7 PM CDT this evening looks to be the most prudent course, especially given the potential for thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Huber .LONG TERM... (Thursday Night through Wednesday) The next Pacific upper level trough will move over southern California on Friday and then lift northeast over the northern Plains by Sunday. The forecast area will remain in a southwest flow aloft through the weekend with a tightening dryline west of the CWA. The chance of thunderstorms will continue into the weekend with the best chance Saturday afternoon into Sunday morning as a Pacific front driven by the upper level trough catches up to the dryline over West Texas. Anther upper level trough moving over the Pacific Northwest this weekend will serve to maintain the southwest flow aloft over the forecast area into the middle of next week, concomitant with a continued chance of dryline derived thunderstorms moving over the forecast area. Afternoon highs will remain in the low to mid 80s with morning lows generally in the mid 60s. 15 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 63 82 66 84 67 / 30 20 40 30 30 San Angelo 64 84 66 86 68 / 20 20 30 20 20 Junction 64 83 66 82 69 / 30 20 50 30 20 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH until 7 PM CDT this evening FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: Brown...Callahan...Coke...Coleman...Concho...Crockett... Fisher...Haskell...Irion...Jones...Kimble...Mason...McCulloch... Menard...Nolan...Runnels...San Saba...Schleicher...Shackelford... Sterling...Sutton...Taylor...Throckmorton...Tom Green. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 247 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-142000- 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- 247 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT VERY ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN HAZARDS ARE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE SPOTTER ACTIVATION. HOWEVER...WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE SPOTTERS AND RAINFALL OBSERVERS TO RELAY RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
305 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015
TXZ076-132030-
CROCKETT TX-
305 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR
CROCKETT COUNTY...
POTENTIAL STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF A NICKEL.
AT 302 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF FT
LANCASTER...OR ABOUT 8 MILES EAST OF SHEFFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.
POTENTIAL STORM IMPACTS INCLUDE...
SOME BROKEN TREE BRANCHES...
LIGHT LOOSE OBJECTS TOPPLED...
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...
ISOLATED SMALL DENTS TO VEHICLES...
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
THE INTERSECTION OF I-10 AND HIGHWAY 290 BY 325 PM CDT
THE INTERSECTION OF I-10 AND HIGHWAY 405 BY 330 PM CDT
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 325 AND 350.
LAT...LON 3061 10167 3063 10167 3065 10174 3070 10182
3075 10182 3075 10183 3084 10185 3097 10139
3059 10140
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 273DEG 21KT 3073 10167SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 331 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015 TXZ065-072-132100- TOM GREEN TX-COKE TX- 331 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR TOM GREEN AND COKE COUNTIES... POTENTIAL STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE... HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF A DIME. AT 329 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WATER VALLEY...OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STERLING CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. POTENTIAL STORM IMPACTS INCLUDE... SOME BROKEN TREE BRANCHES... LIGHT LOOSE OBJECTS TOPPLED... DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ISOLATED SMALL DENTS TO VEHICLES... THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... NORTHWESTERN TOM GREEN AND SOUTHWESTERN COKE COUNTIES. LAT...LON 3185 10063 3167 10047 3153 10074 3167 10086 TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 233DEG 15KT 3167 10071
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
334 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015
TXZ064-065-132100-
STERLING TX-COKE TX-
334 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR
STERLING AND COKE COUNTIES...
POTENTIAL STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF A NICKEL.
AT 332 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES
NORTHEAST OF STERLING CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
POTENTIAL STORM IMPACTS INCLUDE...
SOME BROKEN TREE BRANCHES...
LIGHT LOOSE OBJECTS TOPPLED...
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...
ISOLATED SMALL DENTS TO VEHICLES...
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 158 AND RANCH ROAD 2059 BY 350 PM CDT
SILVER BY 400 PM CDT
LAT...LON 3210 10084 3208 10044 3192 10053 3188 10076
3198 10090
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 233DEG 15KT 3195 10081SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 343 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015 TXZ071-132115- IRION TX- 343 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR IRION COUNTY... POTENTIAL STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE... GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL AT 340 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF BARNHART...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. POTENTIAL STORM IMPACTS INCLUDE... SOME BROKEN TREE BRANCHES... LIGHT LOOSE OBJECTS TOPPLED... DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ISOLATED SMALL DENTS TO VEHICLES... THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... CENTRAL IRION COUNTY. LAT...LON 3152 10094 3114 10081 3109 10123 3130 10123 TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 238DEG 19KT 3129 10108
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
347 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015
TXZ076-132115-
CROCKETT TX-
347 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR
CROCKETT COUNTY...
POTENTIAL STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF A DIME.
AT 345 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF OZONA TO 24 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SHEFFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
POTENTIAL STORM IMPACTS INCLUDE...
SOME BROKEN TREE BRANCHES...
LIGHT LOOSE OBJECTS TOPPLED...
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...
ISOLATED SMALL DENTS TO VEHICLES...
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
THE INTERSECTION OF I-10 AND HIGHWAY 290...FT LANCASTER AND I-10
NEAR THE CROCKETT-PECOS COUNTY LINE BY 415 PM CDT
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 325 AND 364.
LAT...LON 3042 10175 3047 10172 3047 10169 3052 10169
3055 10165 3063 10167 3065 10176 3070 10182
3075 10182 3104 10117 3059 10117 3034 10166
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 228DEG 17KT 3082 10136 3039 10203SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 413 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015 TXZ054-132145- NOLAN TX- 413 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR NOLAN COUNTY... POTENTIAL STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE... HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF A DIME. AT 409 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARYNEAL...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. POTENTIAL STORM IMPACTS INCLUDE... SOME BROKEN TREE BRANCHES... LIGHT LOOSE OBJECTS TOPPLED... DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ISOLATED SMALL DENTS TO VEHICLES.... THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... MARYNEAL AND THE INTERSECTION OF RANCH ROAD 608 AND HIGHWAY 147 BY 430 PM CDT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 70 AND RANCH ROAD 53 AND NOLAN BY 445 PM CDT LAT...LON 3246 10024 3208 10023 3208 10067 3232 10067 TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 252DEG 17KT 3219 10055
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:20 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The Ozona Volunteer Fire Department estimated a 60 mph wind in Ozona.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, May 2015
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: 573358, 573359.