The drought persisted across much of West Central Texas during the month of June.
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 persisted across much of West Central Texas during the month of June.
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 31, 5:07 PM CST, 6 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Angelo TX 607 PM CDT Tue May 31 2022 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Wednesday) Issued at 143 PM CDT Tue May 31 2022 This afternoon, a broad longwave trough continues to be the dominant feature across the western US, and this will keep west Texas under southwest flow aloft. A couple of shortwaves will propagate along this trough through tomorrow evening. A surface cold front will become quasi-stationary over the Panhandle overnight, while a low- level jet will ramp up across west central Texas. Showers and thunderstorms are likely along this front late this afternoon and evening. The best chances for rain and thunderstorms will be along a line from Lubbock to Wichita Falls, but a few showers or thunderstorms are possible for parts of Haskell and Throckmorton County. Otherwise, southerly winds will continue during the night and this should help to bring in another round of cloud cover by morning. Once again, most of the Concho Valley southward to the I-10 corridor will be mostly cloudy to overcast to start the day. Clouds should break up by mid to late morning, with gusty winds picking up yet again. Afternoon high temperatures will be generally in the mid to upper 90s again. By the late afternoon, additional thunderstorms will start to develop along the frontal boundary and southward along the dryline to the Trans-Pecos area. As this front starts to push southward, there will be increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms, some possibly severe, over the Big Country late tomorrow afternoon through early evening. The main threats will be hail and locally damaging winds. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday night through next Monday) Issued at 1218 PM CDT Tue May 31 2022 A cold front looks to bring scattered showers and storms to the region Wednesday evening through early Thursday morning, with the potential for a few storms to be strong to severe. Look for some slightly cooler temperatures Thursday and Friday, along with chances for showers and storms both afternoons and evenings. Hotter Saturday, before a potentially significant heat wave brings highs of 105 or higher to much of the region Sunday through Tuesday. A cold front will move down through the forecast area Wednesday evening through Thursday morning while a weak short-wave trough pushes through the region. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely to develop near and along the front, with highest chances across the Big Country. Latest SPC Day 2 Outlook has a Slight Risk of severe storms across the northern Big Country, and a Marginal Risk across the rest of the Big Country and northern Concho Valley/Heartland. Main threats with any strong to severe storms looks to be large hail, damaging winds and frequent lightning. Although it's a low chance, an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. With cloud cover and some relatively cooler air coming in behind the front, expect highs Thursday down into the 70s to low 80s. Another upper short-wave on the northern periphery of the ridge to our south may move into the region Thursday evening and into early Friday morning, perhaps bringing a few isolated to scattered showers/storms. Friday afternoon and evening, storms developing across the dry-line to our west may eventually move into parts of our region. Severe storms are not expected, as wind shear looks pretty weak. The dry-line may set up farther west on Saturday across our western counties, but chances of storms are too low to put in the forecast at this time due to lack of a lifting mechanism aloft (like a short-wave trough). The 850 mb thermal ridge and 500 mb ridge will start to build across the region Sunday through Tuesday, with very high 850 mb temperatures in the 30-32 C range. Also, dry and warm westerly surface winds will make their way into the forecast area during the afternoons, with sunny skies prevailing. All of these factors look to bring a significant heat wave, with highs of 101-106 Sunday, 104-108 Monday, and 102-107 Tuesday. Confidence is decently high in this heat wave, as all the models and most ensemble members are in pretty good agreement. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 606 PM CDT Tue May 31 2022 Expect VFR for the next several hours. Stratus will develop late tonight and Wednesday morning with MVFR ceilings at most of the terminals between 10Z-17Z. The winds will be south and gusty at times, up to near 30 knots at the KABI terminal this evening. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 73 94 62 78 / 0 20 50 30 San Angelo 73 97 67 85 / 0 10 40 30 Junction 72 96 70 91 / 0 0 20 20 Brownwood 73 94 67 82 / 0 10 40 30 Sweetwater 73 95 61 78 / 10 20 50 30 Ozona 73 93 69 86 / 0 0 20 20 Brady 72 94 69 85 / 0 10 30 30 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...SK LONG TERM....SJH AVIATION...21
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service San Angelo TX 209 PM CDT Tue May 31 2022 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-011915- 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- 209 PM CDT Tue May 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...Wednesday through Monday Thunderstorms will be possible Wednesday night through Friday, as a cold front moves into the area. A few of the storms may be strong across the Big Country Wednesday evening. Very hot conditions will return for Sunday through Monday, which will increase chances for heat-related illness. .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 June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate drought conditions across Throckmorton County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated severe/extreme drought conditions across Fisher County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe/extreme drought conditions across Jones County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe drought conditions across Shackelford County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated severe/extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Nolan County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated severe/extreme drought conditions across Taylor County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated severe drought conditions across Callahan County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated severe/extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Sterling County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated severe drought conditions across Coke County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated severe drought conditions across Runnels County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated severe drought conditions across Coleman County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated severe drought conditions across Brown County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated severe/extreme drought conditions across Irion County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe/extreme drought conditions across Tom Green County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated severe/extreme drought conditions across Concho County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated severe drought conditions across McCulloch County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated severe/exceptional drought conditions across San Saba County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe drought conditions across Crockett County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe/extreme drought conditions across Schleicher County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe/extreme drought conditions across Sutton County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated extreme drought conditions across Menard County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Mason County during the month of June.
The US Drought Monitor indicated extreme/exceptional drought conditions across Kimble County during the month of June.
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, June 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: 1040127, 1040128, 1040129, 1040130, 1040131, 1040132, 1040133, 1040134, 1040135, 1040136, 1040137, 1040138, 1040139, 1040140, 1040141, 1040142, 1040143, 1040144, 1040210, 1040211, 1040212, 1040213, 1040214, 1040215.