1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 28, 11:11 AM CST, 11 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR AVIATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1211 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005 .AVIATION... EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS MOST PRECIP REMAINS WEST AND DRIER AIR WORKS IN ON NE/N SURFACE FLOW. SHOULD SEE SOME SCT050 AS WE HEAT UP TODAY AND AGAIN TOMORROW. 80 && .DISCUSSION... 1045 AM... THE CLOUD COVER THIS MORNING HAS HAD A BIG IMPACT ON TODAYS TEMPERATURES. ALTHOUGH CLOUDS SHOULD THIN SOME...DEBRIS FROM FROM THE OVERNIGHT MCS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S TODAY...SOME SPOTS IN THE SOUTHWESTERN ZONES...MAY ONLY SEE LOWER TO MID 80S. THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA...THOUGH THERE WILL REMAIN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL BUT THE NORTHEAST. WILL PROBABLY SEND ANOTHER UPDATE SHORTLY AFTER NOON TO ADJUST CLOUD COVER AND TEMPERATURES A BIT MORE. #58 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 93 72 95 72 / 20 10 10 0 WACO, TX 92 71 95 69 / 40 20 10 0 PARIS, TX 93 71 94 69 / 10 10 10 0 DENTON, TX 92 70 94 70 / 20 20 10 0 MCKINNEY, TX 93 70 94 70 / 20 10 10 0 DALLAS, TX 93 73 95 73 / 20 10 10 0 TERRELL, TX 93 73 95 73 / 10 10 10 0 CORSICANA, TX 93 72 96 72 / 20 10 10 0 TEMPLE, TX 91 71 95 69 / 90 20 10 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && /58
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:20 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck the ground and went through a paramedic. He was not seriously injured. A cow was also struck by lightning and killed and several bales of hay caught on fire.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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