UPDATE: Thunderstorm System Splits and Goes Around San Angelo

 

SAN ANGELO, TX -- Doppler radar is indicating a thunderstorm system west of San Angelo moving east over the last hour.  

According to the National Weather Service Office in San Angelo, the system prompted a severe thunderstorm warning and flood advisory for Pecos County and the city of Ft. Stockton. 

The storm had radar indicated hail and heavy rain and the storm is moving east at 25 mph.  

This afternoon and evening, there is an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms, mainly west and north of a Sonora to Brownwood line including the city of San Angelo.

The main risks are large hail and damaging winds, although a tornado or two cannot be ruled out. Localized flooding is also possible.

This is a developing weather situation. 

UPDATE: 7:50 p.m.

The storm system that built west of the Concho Valley has split with a portion moving through the Sweetwater area headed toward Abilene and the southern section moving across rural counties headed toward Sonora.  Severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued for those areas for the next few hours. 

For now, the city of San Angelo will remain in between the two storm systems and will remain mostly dry.  

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