Power Outage in San Angelo, TX

There were large tree limbs snapped off a tree and took down some power lines. The report was from Facebook. The time was estimated from radar.

The public reported damage from a microburst. The damage included roof damage to an adobe building, a carport was blown over, a few mesquite trees were snapped and large limbs were snapped from an 160 year old live oak tree. Also, a power pole was leaning. The estimated wind speed was 95 mph. The location is 11 miles west of San Angelo near Brushy Creek.

National Weather Service conducted a storm survey across San Angelo. A scattered line of thunderstorm produced a damaging thunderstorm outflow and multiple wet microbursts across the city. This caused damaging straight line winds of 60 to 95 mph across the City of San Angelo, knocking down power poles and power lines, resulting in widespread power outages. Numerous large tree limbs and some trees were uprooted. A wind gust of 86 mph was measured at the National Weather Service at 201 AM CDT. The downburst was 10 miles long and about 2500 yards wide as it began about 2 miles northeast of San Angelo and continued for 8 miles southwest of San Angelo.||Radar and photographs clearly showed intense damaging thunderstorm downbursts impacting the city. One impacted the north side near Chadbourne and Loop 306 where it damaged a gasoline station canopy, it knocked over a large power line that crossed Loop 306 and snapped a power pole. It also knocked down numerous large tree limbs and damaged some roofs in the area. The severe wet microburst also damaged the Wool Hair building in the vicinity. ||The downburst wind knocked down three power poles and power lines at Knickerbocker and Johnson Street. The storm ripped off roofing material at the nearby Bellagio Apartments. The damaging winds damaged the wall of a nearby commercial building. The high winds also knocked down numerous tree limbs, broke windows and damaged roofs in the College Hills area. ||The downburst winds removed shingles, knocked down signs, and numerous tree limbs on the southwest side of San Angelo near Lamar Elementary School. As the downburst struck the KOA RV park near Lake Nasworthy, it knocked down numerous tree limbs and uprooted a few trees. One Recreational Vehicle was knocked over on it's side.||Special thanks to the San Angelo Police Department, the San Angelo Fire Department,|San Angelo Emergency Management, San Angelo REACT and local residents and business owners for their excellent assistance.

National Weather Service conducted a storm survey across San Angelo. A scattered line of thunderstorm produced a damaging thunderstorm outflow and multiple wet microbursts across the city. This caused damaging straight line winds of 60 to 95 mph across the City of San Angelo, knocking down power poles and power lines, resulting in widespread power outages. Numerous large tree limbs and some trees were uprooted. A wind gust of 86 mph was measured at the National Weather Service at 201 AM CDT. The downburst was 10 miles long and about 2500 yards wide as it began about 2 miles northeast of San Angelo and continued for 8 miles southwest of San Angelo.||Radar and photographs clearly showed intense damaging thunderstorm downbursts impacting the city. One impacted the north side near Chadbourne and Loop 306 where it damaged a gasoline station canopy, it knocked over a large power line that crossed Loop 306 and snapped a power pole. It also knocked down numerous large tree limbs and damaged some roofs in the area. The severe wet microburst also damaged the Wool Hair building in the vicinity. ||The downburst wind knocked down three power poles and power lines at Knickerbocker and Johnson Street. The storm ripped off roofing material at the nearby Bellagio Apartments. The damaging winds damaged the wall of a nearby commercial building. The high winds also knocked down numerous tree limbs, broke windows and damaged roofs in the College Hills area. ||The downburst winds removed shingles, knocked down signs, and numerous tree limbs on the southwest side of San Angelo near Lamar Elementary School. As the downburst struck the KOA RV park near Lake Nasworthy, it knocked down numerous tree limbs and uprooted a few trees. One Recreational Vehicle was knocked over on it's side.||Special thanks to the San Angelo Police Department, the San Angelo Fire Department,|San Angelo Emergency Management, San Angelo REACT and local residents and business owners for their excellent assistance.

Law enforcement reported 5 power poles blown down. Winds were estimated at 60 mph.

The public reported power poles and 12 inch diameter branches down at College Hills and Sunset. Also, several 2 to 3 inch diameter limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds at West Texas Community Medical Center.

On Junius Street in San Angelo, a power pole was snapped in the alley.

The public reported a 50 foot tree uprooted by thunderstorm winds which also caused damage to a shed, some power lines and a fence.

The strong thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down onto power lines on Avenue J.

A National Weather Service Cooperative Observer in Grape Creek reported several large tree limbs down from a quarter inch of ice accumulation on tree limbs and power lines. Some power lines went down across the county that resulted in power outages for some customers.

Law enforcement officials reported power lines and a large tree limb down in San Angelo.

The strong gradient winds caused scattered damage across San Angelo and Tom Green County. The strong winds knocked down power lines and resulted in power outages. The winds blew down road signs, ripped shingles off of homes, a school and commercial buildings across San Angelo and the county. The winds even peeled back some metal roofs from a commercial building in San Angelo. The high winds also blew down some fences and a few trees. One of the trees fell on a parked car.

National Weather Service employees reported 5 inches of snow 5 miles west of San Angelo; 4.5 inches 4 miles west of San Angelo and 4.0 inches of snow 3 miles south southwest of San Angelo. A report of 5.1 inches was received from Carlsbad. Several other reports of around 3 to 4 inches were reported across Tom Green County with 2.8 inches officially measured at the National Weather Service Office. The heavy snow caused power outages to 550 customers. Snowfall amounts were lowest across the south half of Tom Green County where 1 to 2 inches fell.

Several National Weather Service employees reported the following snowfall reports in the vicinity of San Angelo: 4.5 inches in the Bentwood Country Club, 4.3 inches three miles south southwest of San Angelo, 3.5 inches four miles southwest and four miles west of San Angelo, and three inches two miles west southwest of San Angelo. Several other snowfall reports ranged from two to three inches across San Angelo including 2.6 inches at Mathis Field. The heavy snow caused power outages and knocked down tree limbs across the city.

The Cotton Ranch Fire burned approximately 2930 acres and was started by a downed power line. The fire was located about 20 miles southwest of Water Valley.

Dissipating thunderstorms produced high winds that damaged the roof of a Denny's Restaurant. Power was also disrupted. San Angelo's ASOS measured a 63 mph wind gust.

The ASOS at San Angelo measured a sustained wind of 40 mph at 543 p.m. These sustained winds of 40 mph continued for about an hour. The highest wind gust of 55 mph occurred around 548 p.m. The strong winds knocked down some trees and power lines. One of the trees that was knocked down in San Angelo was a very old Pecan Tree.

Wind gusts of 60 to 75 mph were reported. The Paul Ann area suffered chimney damage while trees were uprooted around Angelo State University. Several fences, poles and power lines were also knocked down by the damaging winds.

The NWS storm survey team found a tornado track across the Houston Harte Expressway that caused severe damage to a large distribution warehouse. Also, the tornado overturned 2 trailers, knocked down a communication tower, utility poles, and power lines, flipped cars, damaged roofs and road signs along the expressway. A couple of truck drivers who rode out the storm reported their tractor trailers were lifted at times during the tornado. One motorist in a smaller truck took shelter at the nearby Allsup's gas station reported being lifted up while he was in his small truck and seeing a small tornado.

The NWS storm survey team found a tornado track across the Houston Harte Expressway that caused severe damage to a large distribution warehouse. Also, the tornado overturned 2 trailers, knocked down a communication tower, utility poles, and power lines, flipped cars, damaged roofs and road signs along the expressway. A couple of truck drivers who rode out the storm reported their tractor trailers were lifted at times during the tornado. One motorist in a smaller truck took shelter at the nearby Allsup's gas station reported being lifted up while he was in his small truck and seeing a small tornado.

Damage primarily confined to trees and power lines. These strong winds lasted for several minutes.

Several trees were knocked down in San Angelo when a line of thunderstorms moved through the area. There were also a few power lines that were knocked down as well.

Several power lines were downed for about a four mile stretch. There was also some awning damage to a convenience store.

A storm spotter reported power lines knocked down due to high thunderstorm winds.

Strong winds downed 4 power poles south of San Angelo.

A cold front interacted with a very hot and unstable airmass across the region during the late afternoon and evening. This combination resulted in powerful thunderstorm downburst winds resulting in widespread damage and thunderstorm wind gusts in excess of 80 mph across San Angelo. Heavy rain also resulted in some street flooding across San Angelo.

Periods of freezing rain and sleet fell across West Central Texas from the morning of November 22 through the early morning hours of November 25. Periods of freezing rain and sleet, made parts of U.S. Highway 277 near Eldorado icy during the evening of November 22 and the morning of November 23. Icy roads and bridges resulted in two vehicle related fatalities near Eldorado. The heaviest amounts of freezing rain fell overnight on November 23 and continued into the morning of November 24. Heavy ice accumulations resulted in downed tree limbs and power lines mainly along and south of a line from Mertzon to San Angelo to Brady.

A powerful low pressure system with an associated Pacific Cold Front brought high winds to the western portions of West Central Texas. Sustained winds of 40 mph with gusts to 55 mph and possibly higher caused sporadic damage across the region.

Numerous severe thunderstorms formed over the Big Country, Concho Valley and the Heartland. Especially hard hit was the town of Robert Lee. Two severe thunderstorms moved through Robert Lee causing damage to homes and vehicles. The town as well as other portions of Coke county were without power for much of the night. There were several reports of high winds accompanied by hail to the size of tennis balls over eastern portions of the Concho Valley. There was also a tornado near the upper end of E.V. Spence reservoir. The tornado remained over open country and produced no damage.