Brief Severe Thunderstorm Brings Lots of Wind & Little Rain

SAN ANGELO – A line of strong thunderstorms that developed along a dry line west of the Concho Valley Tuesday evening fell apart as it moved east over the Concho Valley but it still packed a punch for a brief period of time with gusty high winds and some very small hail.  

According to the National Weather Service office in San Angelo, the severe storm cell that hit San Angelo moved up from the south and contained radar indicated winds of 100 mph along with large hail.  When it hit San Angelo, the hail was pea-sized and the maximum wind speed recorded was 73 mph.  

The storm officially provided .22 inches of rain at the airport which puts us at .23 for the month and 1.33 inches for the year which is about 4 inches behind for the year as the months-long drought continues.  

There were some leaves and small limbs blown off of trees and a few trash containers found their way to the Red Arroyo at College Hills Blvd.  but no significant damage has been reported at this time.  There were no reports of widespread power outages either.    

There is no rain in the forecast for the next ten days and temperatures are forecast to increase to above 100 degrees again by Sunday.  The streak of four 100 degree days ended Tuesday with a high of 103.