Light to moderate snow will continue into Saturday over the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast. This weekend into next week, a series of atmospheric rivers will bring gusty winds, periods of heavy rain, and mountain snow to northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Colder temperatures are in store for the weekend from the Great Lakes to East Coast. Read More >
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 237 AM CDT SUN NOV 2 2003 ...PRECIPITATION VARIED FROM ABOVE TO BELOW NORMAL AND TEMPERATURES AVERAGED SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL IN OCTOBER... OCTOBER PRECIPITATION WAS MOSTLY ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. IN THE BIG COUNTRY THE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION WAS GENERALLY BELOW NORMAL. AT ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR OCTOBER WAS 66.7 DEGREES. THIS WAS 0.7 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 66.0 DEGREES. TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR ABILENE IN OCTOBER WAS 1.81 INCHES. THIS WAS 1.09 INCHES BELOW THE MONTHLY NORMAL OF 2.90 INCHES. AT SAN ANGELO REGIONAL AIRPORT...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR OCTOBER WAS 66.2 DEGREES. THIS WAS 0.8 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 65.4 DEGREES. TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR SAN ANGELO IN OCTOBER WAS 3.38 INCHES. THIS WAS 0.81 INCHES ABOVE THE MONTHLY NORMAL OF 2.57 INCHES. OCTOBER 2003 WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS... A SIGNIFICANT WET PERIOD OCCURRED FROM THE 5TH TO 12TH OF OCTOBER IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES...ALONG WITH TROPICAL MOISTURE...HAD MOVED INTO THE REGION. THIS SETUP BROUGHT SEVERAL EPISODES OF RAIN AND SHOWERS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. THE RAIN COVERAGE WAS WIDESPREAD...ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE RAIN FELL SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OCCURRED ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. IN THE BIG COUNTRY THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES FELL IN THE COUNTIES ALONG INTERSTATE 20. FARTHER TO THE NORTH ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY THE RAINFALL TOTALED LESS THAN ONE INCH. THE HEAVY RAIN CAUSED FLASH FLOODING OF MANY ROADS IN THE CITY OF BROWNWOOD ON THE MORNING OF THE 9TH. ON THE 10TH...FLASH FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS OCCURRED AT NUMEROUS LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED SOUTHWARD ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS OF THE 11TH AND 12TH. MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S WERE RECORDED IN THE BIG COUNTRY ON THE 14TH...AND THROUGHOUT WEST CENTRAL TEXAS ON THE 15TH. ALTHOUGH WELL ABOVE RECORD LOWS...THESE WERE THE COOLEST TEMPERATURES RECORDED SINCE THE LATTER PART OF APRIL. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ROCKIES DOMINATED THE REGIONAL WEATHER FROM THE MIDDLE TO LATE PART OF THE MONTH. THIS BROUGHT DRY WEATHER TO THE REGION WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. $$