A line of strong thunderstorms developed along a cold front moving through the Big Country and produced a severe wind gust at the Abilene Regional Airport.
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A line of strong thunderstorms developed along a cold front moving through the Big Country and produced a severe wind gust at the Abilene Regional Airport.
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 Oct 30, 5:00 PM CST, 4 hours 51 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
600 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2024
...New AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Above normal temperatures with gusty south winds through this
afternoon.
- Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this
evening into early Thursday morning.
- Expect near normal temperatures Thursday and Friday in the
wake of a weak cold front. Rain chances will return Friday
and continue through the weekend.
&&
.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Thursday)
Issued at 145 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2024
Feels more like April than the end of October with gusty south
winds and temperatures climbing well into the 80s. Cold front will
arrive tonight and bring a chance of showers and storms to
portions of the area. Latest CAMs continue the idea of an area of
convection developing near a San Angelo to Coleman and Brownwood
line late in the evening or more likely just after midnight, with
the coverage expanding as it moves southeast across the Heartland
and Hill Country by sunrise. Have increased POPs for these areas,
as well as expanding the mention of isolated POPs to include San
Angelo as well.
Slightly cooler and drier air mass will settle in behind the
front, allowing temperatures behind the front across the Big
Country to drop into the 50s tonight. Highs tomorrow will be much
closer to seasonal normals and stay in the mid 70s to around 80
&&
.LONG TERM...
(Thursday night through next Wednesday)
Issued at 132 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2024
On Friday, an upper large upper level trough across the western
CONUS will begin to deepen, with an upper level low developing
across the Four Corners region by late Sunday. Ahead of this
feature, surface moisture will quickly increase across the area on
Friday, with dewpoints starting off in the morning in the 40s to
near 50 and increasing to 60 or higher by the afternoon hours.
Expect rain chances to increase late in the day Friday as West
Central Texas remain in southwest flow aloft. Rain chances will
increase even more as we head into the overnight hours. These rain
chances will continue through the weekend, with the highest rain
chances and rain amounts expected across the Big Country. Locally
heavy rainfall will be possible as precipitable water values
increase to 1.25 to 1.6 inches. Temperatures will be mild Friday
through Monday, albeit still above seasonal normals, with highs in
the upper 70s to low 80s.
The aforementioned upper level trough/low will track across the
Great Plains late Monday into Tuesday, sending a cold front through
the forecast area late Monday. Isolated to scattered showers and
thunderstorms are possible on Monday, with drier conditions expected
behind the front. In addition, cooler temperatures are expected with
highs Tuesday and Wednesday in the upper 60s to mid 70s and
overnight lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
&&
.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 553 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2024
Winds will continue to weaken as we go into the overnight hours. A
cold front will move through the area overnight, bringing
potential thunderstorms to all of our terminals. There is still
uncertainty in how far west and south storms will form along the
front, so we have gone with PROB30 and TEMPO groups for now. KJCT,
KSOA, and KBBD could see MVFR CIGs for a few hours prior to the
front. After the front moves through, we'll see light north winds
and VFR conditions.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Abilene 53 75 53 80 / 30 0 10 30
San Angelo 55 78 56 83 / 20 0 10 30
Junction 59 82 58 83 / 50 20 10 30
Brownwood 56 77 56 79 / 70 0 10 30
Sweetwater 52 74 55 79 / 0 0 10 30
Ozona 58 79 60 80 / 10 0 10 30
Brady 60 78 58 79 / 60 10 10 30
&&
.SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&
SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM....Daniels
AVIATION...APSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
1044 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2024
TXZ066-099-113-114-127-128-139-140-310415-
Throckmorton TX-Runnels TX-Shackelford TX-Callahan TX-Coleman TX-
Jones TX-Taylor TX-Brown TX-
1044 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2024
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CALLAHAN...SOUTHEASTERN JONES...
NORTHWESTERN BROWN...NORTHERN COLEMAN...TAYLOR...SHACKELFORD...
NORTHEASTERN RUNNELS AND SOUTHEASTERN THROCKMORTON COUNTIES THROUGH
1115 PM CDT...
At 1043 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from The Intersection Of Us-183
And Us-283 to 7 miles northeast of Hamby to near Drasco. Movement
was east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Abilene, Clyde, Albany, Baird, Cross Plains, Tuscola, Buffalo Gap,
Lawn, Moran, Woodson, Putnam, Burkett, Dudley, Ibex, Bradshaw,
Rowden, Fort Griffin, Caps, Atwell, and Eula.
This includes Interstate 20 between Mile Markers 284 and 323.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3319 9895 3296 9895 3295 9909 3208 9911
3195 9920 3209 10015 3257 9968 3314 9926
TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 269DEG 21KT 3307 9916 3256 9952 3213 9996
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
APThe Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:51 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A wind gust of 68 mph was measured at the Abilene Regional Airport.
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