February 23,24 - Episode NarrativeAnother slow moving storm system brought copious amounts of rain to north Texas and more flash flooding. The same stalled boundary from the 23rd, together with a nocturnal low level jet stream, allowed for thunderstorm development, mainly north and west of a Goldthwaite, Hillsboro, Canton line.
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The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
February 23,24 - Episode NarrativeAnother slow moving storm system brought copious amounts of rain to north Texas and more flash flooding. A stalled boundary helped focus the rain across north Texas, and many reports of flooding were received.The same stalled boundary from the 23rd, together with a nocturnal low level jet stream, allowed for thunderstorm development, mainly north and west of a Goldthwaite, Hillsboro, Canton line. These thunderstorms left additional outflow boundaries which developed more thunderstorms. Due to the cold air aloft, hail and damaging winds were the main events. During the morning hours of the 24th, a supercell thunderstorm moved from Northern Dallas County to Fannin County bringing heavy rain, hail, and strong wind. Additionally, a squall line developed and moved across North Texas bringing mainly wind to the area. Across the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, some wind gusts included: DFW Airport, a wind gust to 67 kts, with Alliance Airport in Fort Worth recording a wind gust of 61 kts. Other reports included 32 kts at Dallas Love Field, 45 kts at Fort Worth Meacham Airport, 48 kts at Mineral Wells, 35 kts at Denton Airport and 33 kts at McKinney. Numerous reports of downed power lines, roof and structure damage were received as a result of the strong winds over the area.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 23, 5:45 PM CST, 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR AVIATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 645 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2001 .AVIATION DISCUSSION... MVFR CIGS/VSBYS WITH OCCASIONAL IFR IN RAIN OR TSRA WILL BE THE RULE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ATTM...IT LOOKS LIKE THE BEST SHOT OF TSRA WILL BE AFTER 6Z. PRECIP SHOULD WIND DOWN DURING SATURDAY AM... AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES TOMORROW. WIND COULD BECOME GUSTY IN THUNDERSTORMS AND WILL ALSO BE GUSTY DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. 81 SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO FORM ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE VICINITY OF WEAK SHORT WAVE ENERGY AND JUST AHEAD OF NORTHWARD MOVING WARM FRONT. EXPECT THE WARM FRONT TO CONTINUE ITS NORTHWARD PUSH AS LOW LEVEL WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE IN RESPONSE TO DEEPENING SURFACE LOW IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AS WEAK TO MODERATE ISENTROPIC LIFT CONTINUES. STILL EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM IN WEST TEXAS TONIGHT AS MAIN UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED PACIFIC FRONT PUSH EASTWARD. DON'T EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM TO REACH THE WESTERN ZONES UNTIL WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REACH THE CENTRAL ZONES...INCLUDING THE METROPLEX...AROUND DAYBREAK AND EAST TEXAS BY MID MORNING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STORMS TO PRODUCE STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT...BUT DON'T ANTICIPATED A WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN EVENT SO WILL NOT ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH. COULD STILL SEE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS DUE TO SATURATED SOILS. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING BUT SHOULD REMAIN JUST BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. AFTER THE PACIFIC FRONT MOVES THROUGH ON SATURDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH ALONG WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM OVERNIGHT AS WARM FRONT PUSHES NORTHWARD. 6 PM TEMPS WILL MOST LIKELY BE THE OVERNIGHT LOWS IN MANY AREAS. TEMPS DON'T APPEAR TO COOL MUCH FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND WITH 60S FOR HIGHS AND LOWS IN THE 40S. DFW 56/67/41/67 +300 ACT 60/70/42/70 +300 LOOKING TOWARD NEXT WEEK...THE NEXT PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY IN THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. ON MONDAY. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY LOOK DRY AND MILD. .FTW...CAUTION ON AREA LAKES TONIGHT IN ALL ZONES. 79
TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-241000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 349 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2001 ...THUNDERSTORMS... SCATTERED RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE INCREASING ACROSS NORTH TEXAS THIS EVENING...BUT NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER EAST OF A LINE FROM BOWIE TO KILLEEN SATURDAY MORNING AS A PACIFIC FRONT MOVES THROUGH NORTH TEXAS. THE FRONT SHOULD BE NEAR THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR AT DAYBREAK...AND SHOULD EXIT THE EASTERN AREAS BEFORE MIDDAY. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT ON SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND SOME SMALL HAIL. STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 1 AND 6 AM...AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 5 AND 10 AM. ...HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING POTENTIAL... ALTHOUGH EXTENSIVE HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM... ISOLATED LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO TWO INCHES BY SATURDAY MIDDAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO QUICK RUNOFF AND BRIEF FLOODING OF MINOR STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS. THE WEST TO EAST MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM COULD AGGRAVATE SWOLLEN RIVER SYSTEMS INTO NEXT WEEK... ESPECIALLY THOSE OF THE TRINITY. ...WINDY CONDITIONS... SURFACE WINDS WILL BE INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH THIS EVENING... AVERAGING 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS MOST OF NIGHT. AFTER THE PACIFIC FRONT MOVES THROUGH ON SATURDAY MORNING...THE WIND WILL TURN WESTERLY AND INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL REMAIN STRONG INTO SATURDAY EVENING. b 75
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:14 UTC.
33 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain caused street flooding with numerous high water rescues.
Street flooding was reported in town.
Water was reported over the roads in the town of Harmony.
Water was reported over the roads in Tin Top.
A 50 foot radio tower was blown down.
Utility poles were blown down.
Trees and power lines were blown down. A travel trailer was flipped over.
Estimated wind speed from law enforcement.
Power lines were blown down and two barns were blown down in the north central part of the county.
A storage building was blown over. Trees were blown down.
A house was unroofed by high winds.
Power lines and outbuildings were blown down. Houses were unroofed.
Power lines were blown down.
A barn was blown down.
Some apartments were unroofed in the west part of town, south of Interstate 30. Windows were blown out of a fire department building.
Power lines were blown down.
Measured at Ft. Worth Alliance Airport.
Considerable roof damage, fences blown down and outbuildings were destroyed.
A mobile home was blown over and several homes were unroofed.
One house was destroyed and several homes were unroofed by high thunderstorm winds.
Hangar damage occurred. A plane flipped onto another plane.
A motor home was blown over. A barbeque store was unroofed and trees and power lines were blown down. Damage was scattered over a 5 mile area, including major damage to 5 homes.
Trees and fences were blown down and shingles were blown off roofs.
An agricultural building was unroofed. Widespread reports of damage to roofs, outbuildings, fences, trees, and utility poles.
Measured at the D/FW airport.
A motel was unroofed by high winds. Large signs were blown down.
Interstate 35 was closed for a while due to downed power lines.
Wind damage occurred to approximately 6 houses. Most of the damage was to the roofs. Trees,signs, Trees, signs, and fences were also blown down.
A storage shed was blown off its foundation.
A tin roof was blown off a building.
Trees, signs, and power lines were blown down all across the county.
A roof was damaged by high winds.
A shed and a mobile home were destroyed by high winds.
A barn and a house were unroofed between Sachse and Wylie.
A lumber yard reported wind damage.
A tree was blown down by high winds.
A barn was blown down, some carports were blown down, and several homes were unroofed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, February 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5232406, 5232403, 5232404, 5232405, 5232407, 5232408, 5232528, 5232633, 5232527, 5232410, 5232536, 5232537, 5232412, 5232413, 5232411, 5232520, 5232414, 5232525, 5232636, 5232521, 5232522, 5232523, 5232529, 5232637, 5232519, 5232524, 5232526, 5232530, 5232531, 5232532, 5232533, 5232534, 5232635, 5232535, 5232632, 5232409, 5232631, 5232634.