Much needed rainfall in December eliminated most of the severe drought across the region except for a small area in McCulloch County and adjacent counties.
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The episode as NWS SJT wrote it up.
Much needed rainfall in December eliminated most of the severe drought across the region except for a small area in McCulloch County and adjacent counties.
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 Nov 30, 10:47 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Angelo TX 1047 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 .AVIATION... /06Z TAFS/ Expect VFR conditions to continue, through at least 06Z Monday. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 548 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019/ AVIATION... /00Z TAFS/ Look for VFR conditions to continue, for the next 24 hours. Gusty winds this evening will diminish, over the next few hours. PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 232 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019/ SHORT TERM... (Tonight and Sunday) Strong gusty west to northwest winds in the Big Country and northern Concho Valley will partially decouple and weaken towards sunset. Good radiational cooling condition will be place overnight with clear skies and a dry atmosphere. Most areas will remain above freezing, but protected areas may slip below 32 degrees. A weak cold front will move in early Sunday with northwest to north winds 10 mph or less. Highs will range from mid 50s Big country to lower 60s along the I-10 corridor. LONG TERM... (Sunday night through Saturday) The beginning of the long term period will start out chilly as excellent radiational conditions set up with high pressure overhead. Overnight lows Sunday night/Monday morning will be in the upper 20s to lower 30s. As the high pressure shifts east to start the week, winds will become more southerly and then additionally upper level ridging will build over the region. This will all lead to a warming trend. A weak (and dry) front is progged to push through late Tuesday, with only slightly cooler temps behind it (still above normal). Our next shortwave and associated surface front is then expected to approach and cross the region late Thursday. However, rain chances still look minimal (any slight chances look to be confined to the northeastern Big Country) as the best energy is progged to remain north and east of the area. As the surface front pushes through the region, temps will cool down a bit for Friday and Saturday (bringing them closer to normal). && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 35 56 32 61 / 0 0 0 0 San Angelo 35 61 30 66 / 0 0 0 0 Junction 38 63 29 66 / 0 0 0 0 Brownwood 35 58 29 62 / 0 0 0 0 Sweetwater 35 54 34 61 / 0 0 0 0 Ozona 36 61 29 63 / 0 0 0 0 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service San Angelo TX 128 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-011930- 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- 128 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of west central Texas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Strong breezy west to northwest winds, generally along and north of a San Angelo to Brownwood line, will elevate fire weather conditions this afternoon. Motorists in the Big Country, especially those on north to south highways, should use extra caution, and be alert for sudden gusts of wind. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday The threat for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
A small area of severe drought continued across northern McCulloch County.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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