Lack of rainfall has caused the drought to continue to expand and worsen in December. According to the Texas Ag Report from Agrilife, small-grain growth slowed due to drought, and insect pests increased.
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The episode as NWS SJT wrote it up.
Lack of rainfall has caused the drought to continue to expand and worsen in December. According to the Texas Ag Report from Agrilife, small-grain growth slowed due to drought, and insect pests increased. Livestock looked fair to poor due to the lack of grazing. Supplemental feeding of livestock increased.
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, 10:58 PM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Angelo TX 1058 PM CST Mon Nov 30 2020 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 251 PM CST Mon Nov 30 2020 ...Dry and not as Cold... Temperatures begin a slight rebound, as the surface high shifts east. Surface winds tonight will be light; however, they will shift be from, more or less, a southwest direction. Tomorrow, surface winds, from the southwest, will dominate, and that will help spark a brief warm-up. && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday night through next Monday) Issued at 251 PM CST Mon Nov 30 2020 ...Dry and Pleasantly Cool... The long term remains dry, with temperatures very pleasant, as compared to the very warm temperatures earlier this month. The next cold front, on Wednesday, still looks likely. Nevertheless, moisture availability is still questionable. Also, surface winds, from more or less the north, will continue well into next weekend. That will also help maintain pleasant temperatures much closer to usual early December temperatures. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1027 PM CST Mon Nov 30 2020 VFR conditions will remain in place for the remainder of the TAF period. Look for breezy winds to pick up around 15z Tuesday morning. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 29 61 34 50 / 0 0 0 10 San Angelo 24 62 33 54 / 0 0 0 5 Junction 21 61 33 58 / 0 0 0 10 Brownwood 21 62 33 53 / 0 0 0 10 Sweetwater 32 63 36 49 / 0 0 0 5 Ozona 26 58 33 54 / 0 0 0 5 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...23 LONG TERM....23 AVIATION...41
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service San Angelo TX 220 PM CST Mon Nov 30 2020 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-012030- 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- 220 PM CST Mon Nov 30 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of west central Texas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday 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.
17 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
U.S. Drought monitor placed Runnels County in severe drought across the north and extreme drought across the south.
U.S. Drought monitor placed Coleman County in severe drought across the extreme north and extreme drought across much of the south part of the county.
U.S. Drought monitor placed Brown County in severe drought across the most of the county and extreme drought across the far south part of the county.
U.S. Drought monitor placed San Saba County in severe drought across the extreme western part of the county and severe drought in the middle part of the county.
U.S. Drought monitor placed all of Mason County in extreme drought.
U.S. Drought monitor placed all of McCulloch County in extreme drought.
U.S. Drought monitor placed portions of Concho County in severe to extreme drought.
U.S. Drought monitor placed portions of Menard County in severe to extreme drought.
U.S. Drought monitor placed Kimble County in severe to extreme drought.
U.S. Drought monitor placed all of Crockett County in severe to extreme drought.
U.S. Drought monitor placed most of Irion County in severe drought.
U.S. Drought monitor placed all of Coke County in severe drought.
U.S. Drought monitor placed most of Sterling County in severe to extreme drought.
U.S. Drought monitor placed the north half of Tom Green County in severe drought.
U.S. Drought monitor placed the southern part of Nolan County in severe drought.
U.S. Drought monitor placed the southern part of Taylor County in severe drought.
U.S. Drought monitor placed the southern part of Callahan County in severe drought.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, December 2020
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: 934957, 934958, 934959, 934960, 934962, 934963, 934964, 934965, 934967, 934968, 934969, 934971, 934972, 934973, 934975, 934976, 934977.