A few severe thunderstorms produced large to very large hail across portions of the northwest Hill Country and northern Edwards Plateau.
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The episode as NWS SJT wrote it up.
A few severe thunderstorms produced large to very large hail across portions of the northwest Hill Country and northern Edwards Plateau.
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 1, 12:43 PM CST, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Angelo TX 143 PM CDT Thu May 1 2025 ...New LONG TERM... .KEY MESSAGES... - There is a Marginal to Slight Risk for severe storms this evening through Friday morning mainly across parts of the Heartland and Northwest Hill Country. Large hail and damaging wind gusts are the main concerns. - More widespread thunderstorm chances are expected Friday with strong to severe storms and localized heavy rainfall possible. - An active weather pattern will continue into early next week. We will need to monitor for more severe weather and locally heavy rainfall. && .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Friday) Issued at 131 PM CDT Thu May 1 2025 Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon into this evening, mainly across the northern Edwards Plateau and northwest Hill Country. Coverage should remain fairly limited, although any storms that develop could become strong to severe with large hail and damaging winds being the main hazards. Overnight lows will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s. A cold front will move into the Big Country Friday morning. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible along the front during the early morning hours, mainly across the northern Big Country. A few strong to severe storms are possible. This front will then steadily progress south through the day. By early to mid afternoon, an increasingly unstable environment will develop ahead of the front with isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms developing along the boundary. The HRRR is the slowest with regard to the front, with the front still across the Concho Valley by early afternoon. The NAM Nest is a few hours faster, with the front mostly south of the Concho Valley by early afternoon. The exact timing of the front will determine where storms will initiate during the early afternoon hours. At this time, the highest confidence is that storms will develop south of a Mertzon, to San Angelo, to San Saba line. If the front is an hour or two slower, similar to the HRRR, this activity could have more of an impact on San Angelo. Strong to severe storms will be possible, with large hail and damaging winds being the main hazards. Expect cooler temperatures to filter in behind the front. Highs will generally be in the 70s, except across the I-10 corridor where highs will be in the low 80s. Temperatures behind the front may drop into the 60s during the afternoon hours. && .LONG TERM... (Friday night through next Thursday) Issued at 138 PM CDT Thu May 1 2025 An active pattern remains in place across West Central Texas, with the potential for showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for Friday and for the first half of next week. Models show a series of upper-level disturbances and associated surface fronts bringing additional rainfall and potentially some thunderstorms to West Central Texas next week. However, there remains some uncertainty in where these showers and thunderstorms will develop, and some recent models are beginning to trend drier for next week. As a result we generally carried only chance and slight chance showers for much of next week, with slightly better confidence overnight Monday into Tuesday where we kept some areas of "showers likely". For any thunderstorms that do develop, generally we are expecting the primary hazards to be large hail and damaging winds. The is a Slight Risk for Severe Thunderstorms in place for areas south of a Mertzon to San Saba line, and a Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall south of an Abilene to Sterling City line for Friday. Given the likelihood of cloud cover through out the long term forecast, high temperatures from this weekend into much of next week remain fairly seasonable in the 70s lower-to-mid 80s through Thursday next week. However, if the drier model trend mentioned earlier starts to take shape, that could lead to more sunshine and some slightly warmer temperatures. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1139 AM CDT Thu May 1 2025 Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible at the southern sites late this afternoon and evening, but confidence remains low on coverage and placement of any storms. For now, have included a PROB 30 group at KSOA, but left any mention of thunder out of the other sites. Stratus will approach KSOA and KBBD toward daybreak, but for now have kept the MVFR ceilings south of the sites. Stratus will also move in from the north behind a cold front that will move into the Big Country Friday morning. Confidence remains low on any thunderstorm activity with the front, so have left a mention out of the TAFs for now. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 62 71 52 73 / 20 60 10 0 San Angelo 60 76 54 76 / 10 70 20 10 Junction 61 82 57 76 / 20 80 50 10 Brownwood 60 77 54 76 / 20 70 30 0 Sweetwater 60 69 51 73 / 20 60 10 0 Ozona 61 79 57 76 / 20 60 30 10 Brady 62 78 57 75 / 20 80 40 0 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...Daniels LONG TERM....TP AVIATION...Daniels
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 145 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:31 UTC.
7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained spotter reported a lot of 1 inch diameter size hail with a few golf ball size hail mixed in.
Public reported numerous quarter to half dollar size hail.
Sheriff's office reported lots of dime size hail with some quarter size hail mixed in.
Public reported baseball size hail.
Public reported quarter size hail.
Public reported damage to tree limbs and broken car windows from very large hail. The hail was mostly golf ball sized with some baseball sized hail reported.
A storm chaser reported baseball size hail.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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