Most of west central Texas were not in drought conditions besides the northwest Big Country with moderate to severe drought conditions during the month of May.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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.
Most of west central Texas were not in drought conditions besides the northwest Big Country with moderate to severe drought conditions during the month of May.
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 Apr 30, 11:32 PM CST, 28 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Angelo TX 1232 AM CDT Fri May 1 2026 ...New LONG TERM... .KEY MESSAGES... - Flash Flood Watch for areas south of a Sterling City to Brownwood line until 7 PM Friday. - Numerous showers and some thunderstorms are expected late tonight through the day Friday. Pockets of heavy rainfall could lead to flooding for locations in the Flood Watch. - Pleasant temperatures for the weekend with a warming trend through the middle of next week. && .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Friday) Issued at 202 PM CDT Thu Apr 30 2026 ...Flash flood watch this evening and Friday for the Northern Edwards Plateau and portions of the Concho Valley and Heartland... Increasing lift from an approaching upper trough will bring increasing chances of showers and thunderstorms tonight and Friday. Storms are expected to develop along the I-10 corridor this evening with additional storms moving into the Concho Valley and Heartland toward and after midnight, then eventually into the Big Country. Widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms expected Friday. The heaviest rainfall of 1 to 3 inches, with possibly amounts of 5 inches expected along the I-10 corridor northward to San Angelo...Brady and Saba. A flash flood watch has been issued for this area. Areas farther north across the Big Country will see general amounts of 0.75 to 1.5 inches. Showers and thunderstorms should be ending over Crockett county, Concho Valley and N. Edwards plateau mid to late afternoon, and the Big Country and eastern sections Friday evening. Lows tonight will be mainly in the lower to mid 50s, with highs Friday in the upper 50s. && .LONG TERM... (Saturday through Thursday) Issued at 1232 AM CDT Fri May 1 2026 A relatively pleasant weekend is in store with our weather. May have some patchy lingering cloud cover over portions of our southern and southeastern counties Saturday morning, and then skies will be mostly sunny area wide in the afternoon. After a cool start to the day, afternoon highs will be in the upper 60s to lower 70s for most of the area, with a few mid 70s in the northern and western Big Country. Winds will be light on Saturday as surface high pressure moves southeast across the area. This surface high will shift east of our area Saturday night. Temperatures will be cool again Saturday night with lows mostly in the mid to upper 40s. Portions of the Big Country should have lows in the lower 50s, where south winds develop overnight. With sunny skies on Sunday, highs are expected to range from the lower 70s in southern portions of the area, to the upper 70s in some of the Big Country. Winds will be from the south at 6-12 mph. More substantial warming is expected early next week. Our area will have subtle ridging aloft Monday into Tuesday, out ahead of an upper level low moving across southern California. Increased/breezy south- southwest winds are indicated on Monday, with highs ranging from 80- 83 in the southern half of our area, to the mid 80s to around 90 in the Big Country. Tuesday will have winds veering to the southwest and west, with a dryline mixing east across our area. Forecast highs Tuesday are mostly in the upper 80s and lower 90s. Forecast details become more uncertain beyond Tuesday. The aforementioned upper low is progged to move from the southwestern CONUS into New Mexico on Wednesday, while a northern stream trough deepens over the Great Lakes and Midwest. Associated cold front is progged to move south across our area. The medium range models differ in what happens with the upper low over New Mexico, with timing of the cold frontal passage across our area, and with rain chances in the midweek time frame. Blend of models has highs in the lower to mid 80s Wednesday, cooling to the mid 70s to lower 80s Thursday. Any rain chances are low at this time (15-25 percent). && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1218 AM CDT Fri May 1 2026 Unfavorable flying conditions expected at all TAF sites plus other airfields in west central Texas. IFR ceilings with rain and occasional thunderstorms can be expected for much of the area. While thunderstorms will not be continuous at any one location through 21Z, they could happen at any time with some breaks in the rain expected. Gusty winds over 40KT could occur in stronger thunderstorms but these will be short-lived. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 57 45 73 51 / 90 20 0 0 San Angelo 59 45 71 48 / 100 10 0 0 Junction 61 44 70 45 / 100 10 0 0 Brownwood 57 45 71 47 / 90 30 0 0 Sweetwater 58 47 73 51 / 90 20 0 0 Ozona 60 45 69 47 / 100 10 0 0 Brady 57 45 70 48 / 90 20 0 0 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flood Watch through this evening for Concho-Crockett-Irion- Kimble-Mason-McCulloch-Menard-San Saba-Schleicher-Sutton-Tom Green. && SHORT TERM...04 LONG TERM....19 AVIATION...SK
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe drought conditions across Haskell County during May.
The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe drought conditions across Fisher County during May.
The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe drought conditions across Nolan County during May.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, May 2026
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: 1341375, 1341377, 1341381.