1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Jul 2, 2:15 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 315 PM CDT TUE JUL 2 2002 CURRENT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SUGGESTS THAT THE MID/UPPER LOW OVER SOUTH TEXAS MAY BE DRIFTING SOUTHWEST AT THIS TIME. THIS...COUPLED WITH LACK OF DIVERGENCE AT 500/250 MB...LOWER 700 MB DEWPOINTS...AND ONLY WEAK ISENTROPIC LIFT...HAVE ALL LED TO LESS COVERAGE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TODAY...SO FAR. HOWEVER ...LATEST REFLECTIVITY TRENDS FROM KFWS SHOW THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING IN AREAS SOUTHEAST OF THE METROPLEX. OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THIS CONVECTION WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO GENERATE NEW CELLS...GIVEN WEAK ENVIRONMENTAL SHEAR. WILL MAINTAIN FLOOD WATCH OVERNIGHT...AS SATURATED SOIL WILL LIKELY NOT WITHSTAND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM...WILL KEEP SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AS THERE WILL BE AMPLE INSTABILITY AND WEAK FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPARTING UPPER LOW. MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS CONSISTENT ON MID LEVEL VORT...MOVING INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...WEAKENING SOUTHWEST U.S. RIDGE SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW FOR A CONTINUED WESTWARD MOTION OF THE TEXAS UPPER LOW. EXPECT PRECIP TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY. A CONTINUED PERIOD OF WARM AND DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED IN THE EXTENDED PERIODS. THE 02/00Z MRF HAS MAINTAINED CONTINUITY ON DEVELOPING A WEST-TO-EAST ORIENTED RIDGE AXIS ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THIS ORIENTATION WOULD LEAVE NORTH TEXAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO CLOUDS AND SOME PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH ANY EASTERLY WAVES IN THE FLOW ALOFT. HOWEVER...WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD OFF ON ANY MENTION OF PRECIP...AND COVER THE SITUATION WITH INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND TEMPERATURES LOWER THAN GUIDANCE. PRELIMINARY NUMBERS: DFW 72 87 72 90 / 60 40 0 0 ACT 73 88 73 91 / 60 40 0 0 65/DD .FWD... TX...FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT FOR ALL ZONES IN NORTH TEXAS.
TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-030900- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 405 PM CDT TUE JUL 2 2002 A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT. ENERGY FROM THIS SYSTEM...COUPLED WITH ABUNDANT LOW AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE...WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES. SINCE THE GROUND IN SATURATED IN MANY LOCATIONS... ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL COULD QUICKLY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW SPOTS...CREEKS...AND STREAMS. ALONG WITH THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT... STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. USE CAUTION IN AND AROUND STREAMS...CREEKS OR DRAINAGE DITCHES. TAKE THE SHORTEST PATH TO REACH HIGHER GROUND...BUT DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH RISING WATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES ON THIS FLOODING THREAT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous streets and county roads were closed due to flooding from heavy rains.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, July 2002
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: 5304418.