The drought intensified across west central Texas during the month of August. The extreme/exceptional conditions expanded to cover 79 percent of the area.
Every event with a place to put it; 24 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS SJT wrote it up.
The drought intensified across west central Texas during the month of August. The extreme/exceptional conditions expanded to cover 79 percent of the area.
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 31, 11:01 PM CST, 59 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Angelo TX 1201 AM CDT Mon Aug 1 2022 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Monday) Issued at 222 PM CDT Sun Jul 31 2022 Expect a flat upper level high pressure ridge to remain over the area through Monday resulting in hot and dry conditions. Overnight lows will be in the 70s to a few lower 80s possible. Expect highs Monday in the upper 90s to around 103. && .LONG TERM... (Monday night through next Saturday) Issued at 218 PM CDT Sun Jul 31 2022 Upper level high pressure will remain over West Central Texas this week. While it will remain hot and suppress most shower and thunderstorm development, a weak disturbance may develop and move west across South Texas late in the week. This may produce isolated showers and thunderstorms Friday over eastern sections... mainly east of Cross Plains...San Angelo...Sonora line. Highs will continue in the upper 90s to 103 range, with Wednesday and Thursday a degree or two warmer. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1159 PM CDT Sun Jul 31 2022 VFR conditions will prevail through the next 24 hours. South winds of 5 to 10 knots overnight will increase to 10 to 12 knots, with higher gusts by mid morning, then become southeast and gradually decrease by late Monday afternoon or early evening. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 101 77 101 78 / 0 0 0 0 San Angelo 103 77 102 76 / 0 0 0 0 Junction 100 72 99 74 / 0 0 0 0 Brownwood 101 76 100 77 / 0 0 0 0 Sweetwater 101 77 101 77 / 0 0 0 0 Ozona 97 72 96 73 / 0 0 0 0 Brady 99 73 99 75 / 0 0 0 0 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...21 LONG TERM....04 AVIATION...Daniels
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service San Angelo TX 157 PM CDT Sun Jul 31 2022 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-011900- 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- 157 PM CDT Sun Jul 31 2022 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...Monday through Saturday Temperatures Wednesday and Thursday may approach Heat Advisory criteria, 103 to 104 degrees, mainly across the Big Country, Concho Valley, and Heartland. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
24 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe drought conditions across Haskell County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe drought conditions across Throckmorton County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated severe/extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Fisher County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated severe/extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Jones County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated severe/extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Shackelford County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Nolan County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Taylor County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Callahan County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Sterling County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Coke County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Runnels County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated severe/extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Coleman County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Brown County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Irion County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Tom Green County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Concho County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated extreme drought conditions across McCulloch County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated extreme drought conditions across San Saba County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe/extreme drought conditions across Crockett County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated severe/extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Schleicher County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe/extreme drought conditions across Sutton County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated extreme drought conditions across Menard County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Kimble County during the month of August.
The US Drought Monitor indicated extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Mason County during the month of August.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, August 2022
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: 1054133, 1054134, 1054135, 1054136, 1054137, 1054139, 1054143, 1054145, 1054146, 1054147, 1054149, 1054156, 1054159, 1054161, 1054163, 1054164, 1054165, 1054166, 1054167, 1054168, 1054169, 1054170, 1054171, 1054172.