Lightning Strike and Drought in Texas, October 1 to 31, 2005

Name: Lightning Strike and Drought in Texas, October 1 to 31, 2005
Start: 2005-10-01T00:00
End: 2005-10-31T23:59
Location: Texas

October 1 to 31, 2005 · NWS FWD · 27 events in 26 counties and zones

26 drought, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 27 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: $60 million
Events: 27

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.

What forecasters said that day

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 Sep 30, 8:02 PM CST, 3 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 30, 8:02 PM CST, 3 hours 58 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
902 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

.PUBLIC UPDATE...
CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK AS TSRA CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS
WRN AND NWRN SECTIONS OF N TEXAS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY MAKE IT
INTO NWRN SECTIONS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...BUT ATMOSPHERE IS
MUCH MORE STABLE ACROSS MOST OF N TEXAS SO STORMS SHOULD WEAKEN AND
BECOME MORE ELEVATED...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN N. ADJUSTED LOWS
TONIGHT A DEGREE OR TWO UP...AND ADJUSTED HOURLY TRENDS...BUT NO
OTHER CHANGES WERE MADE ATTM. 80

&&

.AVIATION...
655 PM...
MAIN AVIATION CONCERN NEXT 24 HRS IS POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION NEAR
DFW METRO AIRPORTS. CONVECTION INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
AT THIS TIME NEAR KABI...WITH STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS NOW
DEVELOPING RAPIDLY FROM SOUTH OF KCDS TO NEAR KCSM. PROGGED POSITION
OF LOW LEVEL JET SUGGESTS MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN WEST OF
DFW AREA THROUGH AT LEAST 06Z...BUT STILL EXPECT SOME WEAKENING
CONVECTION TO APPROACH METRO AIRPORTS AFTER 10Z. INTENSITIES LIKELY
TO BE DIMINISHING AT THAT TIME AS THE ACTIVITY MOVES AWAY FROM LOW
LEVEL JET AND INSTABILITY AXIS...BUT MVFR CIGS AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS
STILL LIKELY WITH ANY SHRA OR TS ACTIVITY. WILL KEEP IN PROB30 FOR
PERIOD 11Z TO 15Z TONIGHT FOR METRO TAF SITES...WITH CHANCES TOO LOW
TO MENTION AT KACT.  09/GP

&&

.DISCUSSION...
310 PM CDT
CLOUDS HAVE DISSIPATED SOME OVER NORTH TEXAS...ALLOWING AFTERNOON
HIGH TEMPERATURES TO AT LEAST REACH THE LOWER 80S.  AN AREA OF
ELEVATED SHOWERS CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.  WATER VAPOR SHOWS UPPER LOW
CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER NORTHEAST NM/NORTHERN TX PANHANDLE.  A CHANCE
FOR SEVERE STORMS IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN
CWA.  STORMS MAY BECOME SURFACE BASED...ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS WHERE CIN VALUES ARE QUITE LOW.  DEWPOINTS HAVE REBOUNDED INTO
THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S ACROSS MOST OF THE CWA AND A NORTHWARD
MOVING WARM FRONT NOW STRETCHES FROM THE GULF INTO CENTRAL TEXAS.

AFTER THE CURRENT SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION...WEAK
RIDGING WILL BUILD BACK INTO TEXAS FROM THE EAST.  IN THE
MEANTIME...THE NEXT SHORTWAVE APPROACHES THE CALIFORNIA COAST AND
PICKS UP THE REMNANTS OF OTIS...WHICH THEN BECOMES ABSORBED INTO THE
MEAN FLOW.  THE GFS STILL BRINGS AN EASTERLY WAVE INTO SOUTHERN
TEXAS EARLY NEXT WEEK.  TROPICAL MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM SHOULD
SPREAD INTO NORTH TEXAS STARTING MONDAY.  LEFT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN
THE SOUTHERN ZONES MONDAY SPREADING INTO THE REST OF NORTH TEXAS
TUESDAY.  A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE RED RIVER
VALLEY WEDNESDAY.  THIS FEATURE ALONG WITH REMAINING TROPICAL
MOISTURE WARRANTED CHANCE POPS FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.  STAYED
CLOSE TO MAV/MEX GUIDANCE FOR TEMPERATURES.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX  69  90  72  90 /  30  30  10  10
WACO, TX              69  90  71  89 /  10  10  10  10
PARIS, TX             59  87  67  89 /  30  30  10  10
DENTON, TX            66  89  70  90 /  40  30  10  10
MCKINNEY, TX          64  89  69  90 /  30  30  10  10
DALLAS, TX            69  90  72  90 /  30  30  10  10
TERRELL, TX           64  89  70  89 /  10  20  10  10
CORSICANA, TX         66  90  70  89 /  10  10  10  10
TEMPLE, TX            69  91  72  89 /  10  10  10  10

&&

.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

13/13

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 30, 7:15 PM CST, 4 hours 45 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
815 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-011100-
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-
815 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF
A COMANCHE...WEATHERFORD...GAINESVILLE LINE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MAIN
THREATS WILL BE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND WIND GUSTS UP
TO 60 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY.

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST FROM THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE THIS EVENING INTO OKLAHOMA TONIGHT. STRONG AND SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS HAD ALREADY DEVELOPED FRIDAY EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF
NORTHWEST TEXAS AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA JUST AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM. THIS
ACTIVITY WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD EAST INTO WESTERN SECTIONS OF NORTH
TEXAS TONIGHT AS STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL WINDS AND MODERATE
INSTABILITY AID THE CONTINUED EASTWARD PROGRESSION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID MORNING
SATURDAY IN THE NORTH TEXAS COUNTIES THAT BORDER THE RED RIVER.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH OR DISSIPATE BY LATE MORNING
AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVES WELL EAST OF THE REGION. THERE IS A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AS FAR SOUTH AS INTERSTATE 30 THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY AS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES MOVE SOUTH FROM
OKLAHOMA.

AN EASTERLY WAVE WILL PUSH INTO DEEP SOUTH TEXAS MONDAY...
POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AS FAR NORTH AS A
LAMPASAS...HILLSBORO...ATHENS LINE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTH TEXAS WEDNESDAY INCREASING THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE SLIGHT RISK
AREA IN THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 30, 8:41 PM CST, 3 hours 19 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
941 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

TXZ100-101-010315-

JACK-YOUNG-
941 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE...

AT 941 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 17 MILES EAST OF SEYMOUR...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

ALTHOUGH THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THE STORM WILL REMAIN IN ARCHER
AND CLAY COUNTIES...THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THIS STORM MAY CLIP
NORTHERN YOUNG AND JACK COUNTIES.  IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN...CITIES IN
THE PATH OF THE STORM WOULD INCLUDE JEAN...LOVING AND OLNEY.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA-SIZED
HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE
STORM...AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

65/DD

Special weather statement, Sep 30, 9:26 PM CST, 2 hours 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1026 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

TXZ091-100-101-010415-

JACK-MONTAGUE-YOUNG-
1026 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE...

AT 1026 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 19 MILES SOUTH OF WICHITA FALLS...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.  THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN PORTION OF
MONTAGUE COUNTY BY 1100 PM CDT...AND MAY REQUIRE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING IF IT MAINTAINS ITS PRESENT INTENSITY.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BOWIE...MONTAGUE...AND
NOCONA.  FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...
LARGE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM
THIS STORM.

ADDITIONAL...WEAKER THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO MOVE EASTWARD AT 35 MPH
INTO YOUNG AND JACK COUNTIES.  CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS
INCLUDE GRAHAM...JACKSBORO...NEWCASTLE AND OLNEY.  FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS
FROM 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS.

65/DD

Special weather statement, Sep 30, 10:18 PM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1118 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

TXZ091-101-010445-

JACK-MONTAGUE-
1118 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE...

AT 1118 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM
DICKWORSHAM...SOUTHWESTWARD TO ARCHER CITY AND OLNEY. THE STORMS
WERE MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THE STORMS INCLUDE BOWIE...JACKSBORO...
MONTAGUE...AND NOCONA.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA-SIZED
HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE
STORMS.

65/DD

Local storm report, Sep 30, 10:35 PM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1135 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1132 PM     HAIL             2 SW OLNEY              33.34N  98.78W
09/30/2005  0.75 INCH        YOUNG              TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            REPORT OF 0.75 IN. HAIL FROM STORM SPOTTER NEAR AIRPORT
            TO THE SOUTHWEST OF OLNEY

Local storm report, Sep 30, 10:50 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1150 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1135 PM     HAIL             OLNEY                   33.36N  98.76W
09/30/2005  1.00 INCH        YOUNG              TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN OLNEY - REPORTED BY THE OLNEY FIRE
            DEPARTMENT

Special weather statement, Oct 1, 12:00 AM CST, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
100 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2005

TXZ100-010700-
YOUNG-
100 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE FOR YOUNG COUNTY...

AT 100 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL 10 MILES NORTH OF
GRAHAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED BY RADAR ACROSS AREAS WEST OF
YOUNG COUNTY NEAR THROCKMORTON. THIS ACTIVITY WAS ALSO MOVING TO THE
NORTHEAST AND WILL AFFECT PARTS OF YOUNG COUNTY THROUGH 230 AM.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THE HEAVY RAINS INCLUDE JEAN...LOVING...MURRAY
AND OLNEY.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS ACROSS YOUNG COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING.

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:00 UTC.

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Event by event

26 drought, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Montague

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Montague forecast zone
Crop damage: $60 million
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.676, -97.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Texas drought which began in May continued through the month of October. The regions of east and north Texas considered to be in severe drought (D2) in September as classified by the U.S. Drought Monitor expanded to include more of east Texas this month. An area of extreme drought (D3) returned this month and encompassed a roughly nineteen thousand square mile area which included the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Burn bans were in place across most north Texas counties. Grass fires continued to be a problem, with one north Texas fire department reporting a 74% increase in grass fire calls from June to September, compared to the same period last year. Significant agricultural and hydrological impacts continued to affect north Texas. According to the Drought Impact Reporter, farmers in Grayson County were concerned about drying stock ponds and pastures. Corn yields were reportedly one-half to two-thirds of normal. The Texas Pecan Growers Association stated that most of the state's pecan crop was adversely affected by the drought. According to the Extension horticulturalist in Uvalde, the state's 65 million pound pecan crop entered the harvest season late because the hot, dry weather.The drought continued into November.

Drought, Young

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Young forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.177, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jack

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Jack forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.234, -98.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Wise

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Wise forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.216, -97.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Denton

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Denton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Collin

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Collin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.188, -96.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hunt

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Hunt forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.124, -96.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Delta

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Delta forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.386, -95.672 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hopkins

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Hopkins forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.150, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Stephens

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Stephens forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.736, -98.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Palo Pinto

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Palo Pinto forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.753, -98.313 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Parker

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Parker forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.778, -97.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Tarrant

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Tarrant forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Dallas

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Dallas forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.767, -96.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Rockwall

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Rockwall forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.898, -96.408 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Kaufman

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Kaufman forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.599, -96.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Van Zandt

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Van Zandt forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.564, -95.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Rains

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Rains forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.870, -95.793 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hood

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Hood forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.430, -97.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Somervell

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Somervell forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.222, -97.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Johnson

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Johnson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.379, -97.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Ellis

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Ellis forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.348, -96.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cooke

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Cooke forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.639, -97.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Grayson

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Grayson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.627, -96.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Fannin

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Fannin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.594, -96.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Lamar

When: October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Lamar forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.667, -95.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning, Cooke

When: October 1, 4:10 AM CST to 7:10 AM CST
Where: Cooke County, Muenster
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.639, -97.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning started several fires, including a transformer fire at the intersection of Elm and Sixth Streets. Power outages were reported in town as lightning hit power lines, causing fuses to blow. Two oil tank fires were also started by lightning, one north of town on County Road 425, and the other on County Road 350 south of town.

What these are

Drought: A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, October 2005

Sources

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: 5476483, 5476484, 5476485, 5476486, 5476487, 5476488, 5476489, 5476490, 5476491, 5476492, 5476493, 5476494, 5476495, 5476496, 5476497, 5476498, 5476499, 5476500, 5476501, 5476502, 5476503, 5476504, 5477890, 5477891, 5477892, 5477893, 5477889.