11 flash flood, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
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 May 13, 5:45 AM CST, 7 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...AVIATION DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 645 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004 .AVIATION DISCUSSION... AVIATION WEATHER CONCERNS THIS MORNING WILL BE PRIMARILY MVFR CEILINGS. HOWEVER...SOME TEMPO THUNDER IN WACO WILL BE NECESSARY BASED ON CURRENT RADAR TRENDS. CEILINGS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD LIFT TO NEAR OR ABOVE 3000 FT AROUND MIDDAY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE METROPLEX TAF SITES THROUGH THE DAY...WE ARE ANTICIPATING THE ACTIVITY IN THE SOUTH TO WEAKEN ONCE THE LOW LEVEL JET DECREASES...THEREFORE WILL NOT INCLUDE THUNDER UNTIL THIS EVENING (AROUND 2Z) WHEN THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHWEST COUNTIES. WE WILL HAVE TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE STORMS TO THE SOUTH FOR POSSIBLE IMPACT ON THE METROPLEX TAF SITES LATER THIS MORNING AND UPDATE IF NECESSARY. FROPA WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF CONVECTION EXPECTED AND MASKING BY OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES...SO WILL KEEP NORTH WIND SHIFT AROUND 6 Z AT THE METROPLEX SITES AND 8 Z AT WACO. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND END JUST BEFORE BEFORE SUNRISE. && .DISCUSSION... 445 AM CDT SHORTWAVE IN SW FLOW TRAVERSING SE TEXAS. HEALTHY STORMS SKIRTING SE CWA...NECESSITATING LIKELY POPS THERE THIS MORNING. ELSEWHERE... MORNING SHOULD BE FAIRLY QUIET. FRONT NOW INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND NW OKLAHOMA...WILL APPROACH NW CWA BY EARLY EVENING. DRYLINE CURRENTLY FURTHER EAST THAN WED MORNING...THOUGH WILL LIKELY STRUGGLE TO PROGRESS EASTWARD TODAY WITH CLOUDCOVER INHIBITING MIXING. EXPECT DRYLINE CONVECTION WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND APPROACHING FRONT. MOVEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL CELLS WILL BE TO THE NORTHEAST...BUT SOME DRYLINE CONVECTION MAY WORK INTO NW ZONES THIS AFTERNOON. SPC SLIGHT RISK FOR THIS AREA...WHERE TIMING OF INITIAL CONVECTION WILL COINCIDE WITH MAXIMUM DAYTIME HEATING. WITH ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND CONSIDERABLE MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES...SEVERE POTENTIAL EXISTS DESPITE MINIMAL SPEED SHEAR. DIRECTIONAL SHEAR WILL BE AT A PRIME NEAR FROPA...BUT TIMING WILL BE OVERNIGHT FOR MUCH OF CWA. HEAVY RAIN IS STILL A CONCERN WITH PREFRONTAL TRAINING...BUT EXPECT DECENT MOTION OF BOTH INDIVIDUAL CELLS AND FRONT ITSELF. HAVE CHOSEN TO NOT INCLUDE ANY SEVERE OR HEAVY RAIN MENTION IN ZONES AT THIS TIME. TAPERING POPS OFF FROM NW TO SE FRIDAY. COOL MORNING SETTING UP SATURDAY AS LIGHT WINDS COINCIDE WITH CLEARING SKIES. LOWS IN THE 50S LIKELY N HALF OF CWA. WITH QUICK RETURN TO S/SE SFC FLOW... EXPECT TEMPS TO REBOUND...WITH MILD/WARM AFTERNOONS BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. NORTH TEXAS LOOKS TO HAVE A PLEASANT SUNNY SPRING WEEKEND. KEPT SLIGHT CHANCE IN SOUTH FOR SUNDAY...BUT NEXT WEEK LOOKS RAINFREE WITH WEAK RIDGING CONTROLLING THE SOUTHEAST STATES. TEMPS WILL QUICKLY REBOUND TO NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL. 25 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 84 65 75 58 / 40 70 30 10 WACO, TX 84 68 78 61 / 40 70 60 20 PARIS, TX 82 66 75 58 / 50 70 50 10 DENTON, TX 83 65 74 57 / 50 70 30 10 MCKINNEY, TX 83 65 74 57 / 50 70 30 10 DALLAS, TX 84 66 75 59 / 40 70 30 10 TERRELL, TX 82 67 77 60 / 50 70 50 10 CORSICANA, TX 82 69 78 63 / 60 70 60 20 TEMPLE, TX 84 69 78 62 / 40 70 60 20 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS...UPDATED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 445 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-132200- ANDERSON-BELL-BOSQUE-COLLIN-COMANCHE-COOKE-CORYELL-DALLAS-DELTA- DENTON-EASTLAND-ELLIS-ERATH-FALLS-FANNIN-FREESTONE-GRAYSON-HAMILTON- HENDERSON-HILL-HOOD-HOPKINS-HUNT-JACK-JOHNSON-KAUFMAN-LAMAR-LAMPASAS- LEON-LIMESTONE-MCLENNAN-MILAM-MILLS-MONTAGUE-NAVARRO-PALO PINTO- PARKER-RAINS-ROBERTSON-ROCKWALL-SOMERVELL-STEPHENS-TARRANT-VAN ZANDT- WISE-YOUNG- 445 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE... ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTH TEXAS TODAY. THIS MORNING...THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF AN ATHENS TO CAMERON LINE. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTH TEXAS AS ANOTHER WEAK IMPULSE TRANSLATES ACROSS THE REGION AND A DRY LINE AND A COLD FRONT APPROACH. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...MAINLY NORTHWEST OF A BONHAM...FORT WORTH...TO GOLDTHWAITE LINE. THE MAIN THREAT ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS...AND HEAVY RAIN. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH THE SEVERE THREAT WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT...HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL STILL PRESENT A HAZARD. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MAY LINGER FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST OF A CANTON...HILLSBORO...TO GOLDTHWAITE LINE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL END FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS DRIER AND COOLER AIR FILTER IN BEHIND THE FRONT. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE AFTER 300 PM NORTHWEST OF A GAINESVILLE TO BRECKENRIDGE LINE AND NORTHWEST OF A BONHAM...FORT WORTH...TO GOLDTHWAITE LINE AFTER 600 PM.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 617 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004 TXZ160-174-175-131215- FALLS-MILAM-ROBERTSON- 617 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN CAMERON...FRANKLIN...AND MARLIN THROUGH 730 AM. THESE STORMS WILL CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SOME FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY THROUGH THE MORNING. THE STORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
11 flash flood, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Water over roadway in downtown area of Gause on Highway 79. At 100 PM, flooding continued on Highway 77 from Milano to east of Gause, but the water was receding.
Flooding was occurring along Highway 77 in Ben Arnold.
Significant flooding was occurring in Cameron and surrounding towns. There were reports of numerous cars in ditches. Up to 11 inches of rain fell across the county, damaging over 250 homes and businesses.
Flooding was occurring along Highway 2904 near Joker and Airville, and urban street flooding was occurring in Temple.
A road was washed out near Rogers. At 100 PM, FM 438 and FM 437 continued to be covered by at least one foot of water.
Water was reported over FM 320 near Westphalia and West.
Flooding was reported in town.
There were reports of flooding on Highway 6 and farm to market roads across the county. At 852 AM a high water rescue was in progress near Hearne, and high water rescues continued until at least 1000 AM. By 945 AM, widespread flooding was continuing with cars being washed off roads. 11-17 inches of rain fell across the county. Heavy agricultural losses occurred, including 107 farm dwellings and service buildings destroyed, 30 structures, such as dams and silos were destroyed, and 11,00 acres of crops flooded and destroyed.
Widespread flooding occurred across Western Falls County.
Water was over roads in eastern and southern parts of the county.
Water was reported over roads east and north of Normangee.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, May 2004
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: 5402341, 5402342, 5402343, 5402413, 5402414, 5402415, 5402419, 5402416, 5402417, 5402418, 5402420, 5402421, 5402422, 5402423.