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Lightning, thunder herald rainfall

Julye Keeble 
Staff Writer

Uvalde received 1.79 inches of rain as a storm with bright flashes of cloud-to-cloud lightning preceded by hours of intermittent thunder rolled in late Saturday.

The Texas A&M Uvalde AgriLife Research and Extension Center measured 0.38 on Saturday and 1.41 inches from midnight Sunday onward.

The rainfall brought the year-to-date total to nearly 6 inches, coming in at 5.87, approximately half of the 118-year average of 11.59 inches.

The J-27 index well of the Edwards Aquifer measured yesterday at 846.9 feet above mean sea level, with a 10-day average measurement of 847.

The Edwards Aquifer Authority declared Stage 3 pumping reductions for the San Antonio Pool on June 13, reducing pumping by 35 percent in an effort to slow the rate of decline in aquifer levels and spring flows.

The Uvalde Pool, which is measured by water levels in the J-27 index well, is currently in Stage 2 water restrictions, declared on June 21, which require a 5 percent reduction in pumping when the 10-day average measurement fell below 850 feet. 

Hot weather continues, and according to the U.S. National Weather Service, a high of about 100 degrees was predicted today, 102 tomorrow, and 104 for Saturday and Sunday. Lows were expected to be around 76-78.

This is the first time the June daily average maximum temperature was above 100 degrees in Austin. Average daily maximum temperature of 101.8 degrees tied for the sixth warmest of any month on record at Del Rio,” reads a Facebook post by the Austin-San Antonio branch of the NWS. 

They stated 2022 was the warmest June on record in Austin and San Antonio, and tied for the warmest in Del Rio. A record 17 days at 100 degrees or above was set in San Antonio, with the previous record being 12 days in 2009. In Del Rio, a record was set with 24 days at 100 degrees or higher, with the previous record being 23 days in both 2018 and 1953.

Rainfall was scattered in proximate areas. 

J. Hardie, 4.5 miles northeast of Knippa, report 1.1 inches of rain, and a spectacular thunderstorm accompanied by lightning.

Mary Louise Baird in Barksdale, which is experiencing severe drought conditions, reported 0.20 inches of rain. She said about 1.40 inches have fallen so far this year.

In Sabinal, Enrique Garcia reported 0.51 inches of rain.

Jeanie Abshire, one mile outside the Sabinal city limits on Highway 187, reported 1 inch of rain.

Diane Causey, north of Utopia, reported 0.2 inches of rainfall and lots of lightning. She said from downtown Utopia and south about 5 miles it rained up to 1 inch. Causey also reported 1 inch of rain fell on June 27, accompanied by strong winds that blew down some tree limbs.

Nancy Feely near Concan reported 1.1 inches, and said some places in Concan received 3 inches of rainfall. Feely also reported 0.60 inches fell at River Rim on June 27, and 0.20 inches fell in Concan on June 28.

John Simpson in Batesville reported 0.50 inches of rain, and no stormy weather.

Jo Ann Fisher in Leakey reported 2 inches rained out a planned rodeo and street dance but said most residents were so grateful for the rainfall they didn’t mind.

Bubba Hickman in Camp Wood reported 0.80 inches of rain. He also reported 0.40 inches June 27, and 0.20 inches on June 28.

Mary Stewart in Reagan Wells reported 1.50 inches of rain, and a trace of rainfall on Sunday.

John Gaitan in La Pryor reported 0.50 inches of rain starting Saturday night.

In Montell, Russel Ellinger’s weather station recorded 1.09 inches of rain.