Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for the Concho Valley Sunday Night

SAN ANGELO – The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the Concho Valley until Midnight Sunday night.

According to the NWS, showers and thunderstorms will continue to increase across the area generally south of a Robert Lee to Big Lake line.  Small hail, strong winds, dangerous lightning and heavy rainfall will be possible with any storms that develop.  

Most areas where it rains will see one to two inches of rain from Sunday evening to Monday with isolated areas receiving three inches or more.  That will cause localized flooding concerns in low lying areas and city streets prone to flooding in San Angelo including the College Hills Blvd. area, along the Red Arroyo, in the Santa Rita neighborhood, and in east and west parts of the city. 

While this frontal system will bring significant short term rainfall, drought conditions will persist and intensify across the region heading into a long, hot and dry summer.  

In addition to the much needed rainfall, the strong cold front will bring below average temperatures which will linger across the area through mid week.