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Dec. 21 -- Winter
still weeks away for West Texans (JERRY DANIEL REED) Pay no mind to the calendar or the early week’s
weather. We’re not about to start three months of hard winter.
Not according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
which foresees for West Central Texas 90 days of warmer and drier
weather for the winter that begins Wednesday.
Aug. 23 -- Local
weather may benefit from Hurricane Bret:
West Texans didn’t board up their windows, stock up on non-perishable
food items, or buy a lot of flashlight batteries when they heard
Hurricane Bret was coming to the Gulf Coast.
June 23 -- Rainfall
not enough to replenish lakes:
Despite above average rains in recent days, lakes in and around
Abilene are hardly a fraction of their full capacities, said Dwayne
Hargesheimer, director of the city water utilities.
June 22 -- Wet
weather good vibration for Big Country:
Skies weren’t blue Monday, and neither was Tim McCloskey.
Standing on a rain-slickened street in downtown Abilene, the florist
and caterer’s mood was sunny even if the weather wasn’t.
June 22 -- Detention
ponds credited with preventing flooding:
Abilene residents living in a flood-prone area credit newly completed
detention ponds with keeping their houses dry after recent rainfalls.
June 16 -- Rains
help to raise lake levels: Weekend
showers made significant waves in Abilene’s water usage and
lake levels, reducing the former and raising the latter.
June 2 -- Wind,
hail cause damage in area counties:
Storms caused wind and hail damage in at least four area counties
Monday night, but little precipitation was recorded.
May 26 -- Storms
bring hail, high winds to area:
Residents in several Big Country communities, including Sagerton,
are not likely to forget Tuesday night’s surprise attack
by Mother Nature for some time.
May 14 -- Winds
rip through area town: RANGER
— Love’s Country Store on the south side of Ranger at
Interstate 20 was damaged by high winds at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
A little to the northeast, airport buildings were also damaged.
May 12 -- Tornado
causes damage in Central Texas:
CASTELL, Texas (AP) — At least four people were reported
injured, one critically, from one or more tornadoes that struck
near the Mason-Llano county line Tuesday evening, officials said.
May 7 -- Tornado
relief efforts continue: Contributions
of cash, food and household goods continued to flow in Thursday
as an outpouring of compassion from Abilene and Big Country residents
to Oklahomans devastated by a massive killer tornado Monday night.
May 7 -- City’s
skies dirtied by flow of smoke, dust:
Central America is again blowing smoke at Texas, though not nearly
as much as a year ago.
May 6 -- Tornado
researchers look to bolster efforts with field research in Oklahoma: LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Amid the destroyed homes
and tornado-ravaged towns of Central Oklahoma, scientists and
researchers are looking for clues to unlock the mysteries of violent
storms.
May 6 -- Winds
carry West Texas dirt all the way to Dallas: LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Intense dust storms
that make this West Texas city look more like the surface of Mars
are not unusual during the spring months.
May 5 -- Local
groups aid tornado effort: Abilene
residents flocked to an Abilene television station Tuesday to
load a Salvation Army truck full of necessities for the devastated
victims of a massive tornado in the Oklahoma City area.
Apr. 27 -- Rains
take some strain off lake levels, city water: Overnight storms crashed through the Big Country
before ending Monday morning, dropping ample rainfall in spots.
But everyone’s still looking for that elusive drought-buster.
Apr. 15 -- Heavy
rainfall, hail cause damage in area towns: Sweetwater firefighters and policemen formed rescue
chains by linking arm in arm in waist-deep water to walk several
stranded motorists to safety Tuesday night.
Apr. 14 -- Storms
rumble through area: Mother
Nature reminded Big Country residents what it’s like to live
in West Texas by providing high wind and heavy rain Tuesday night.
Mar. 19 -- Area
awakes to more rain, but dry weather is ahead: It may not be good for his business, but Kwik Kar
Lube & Tune manager Jimmy Price was glad to see the rain filling
the gutters and splashing the streets for most of Thursday.
Mar. 17 -- Those
thankful for recent rain gather to say so: BIG SPRING — The crowd was a bit smaller,
but the enthusiasm remained high for participants in the “Thank
You, Lord for the Rain” rally held Monday night at First
Baptist Church.
Mar. 12 -- Big
Country churches pray, praise God for rain: The answer to his prayers came raining down on
the roof of Horace Hoskins’ home last Sunday. For weeks the
retired Nolan County farmer had been humbly asking God to send
some showers. And when they came, Hoskins laid awake in bed till
almost dawn, listening to the soothing thuds of raindrops and
praising his heavenly Father.
Mar. 8 -- Rain
breaks dry spell: A slow, light
rainfall most of Sunday afternoon brought a break in a 37-day
bone-dry spell, with promise of more moisture to come early this
morning.
Mar. 7 -- City’s unofficial phrase: Plenty of water
to use, not enough to waste:
Curtis Dawson pilots his pickup atop the Hubbard Creek Lake dam,
an elevated border that literally separates drought from drenched.
To the right are the parched, dirty-brown hills of northern Stephens
County. To the left, the reservoir’s blue-green waters slap
up against the dam’s stony structure.
Mar. 7 -- Tips
for saving water: Abilene City
Hall launched the “Water Smart” program during the 1984
drought to convince citizens to conserve a dwindling water supply.
The program offers tips for lowering a household’s water
usage both indoors and out.
Mar. 7 -- Area
towns differ in response to crisis:
Repeated generous rainfalls for the next several months would
cover a multitude of problems for Big Country residents.
Mar. 7 -- Water
resources need to be used creatively:
Water’s a precious resource in this semi-arid patch of earth,
and they’re not creating any more of it, state Rep. David
Counts observes.Jan. 26 -- Rain,
rain come today: Denny McBride's car wash isn't cashing
in on the recent rash of warm temperatures.
Jan. 22 -- An
ill wind blows in Abilene: Tyra
Carmichael would have spent Thursday running errands and visiting
friends.
Jan. 21 -- Where's
winter?: Remember last winter?
It lasted four days right at Christmas.
1998 Weather Stories Archive
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