Texas, 2006

Strong Wind in Texas, January 19, 2006

January 19, 2006 · NWS FWD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 strong wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 Jan 19, 5:40 AM CST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 5:40 AM CST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
540 AM CST THU JAN 19 2006

.AVIATION..
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE
SCATTERED CIRRUS TODAY...AND IT MAY BE OCCASIONALLY BROKEN ACROSS
THE NORTH. SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...AND
SHOULD BE AROUND 20 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS 25-30 KNOTS FROM LATE MORNING
INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TO 15-20 KNOTS AROUND
00Z. THE LOW LEVEL JET OVERNIGHT...SHOULD HELP SPREAD STRATUS NORTH
AFTER 06Z...BRINGING MVFR TO THE WACO AREA BY 07Z AND INTO THE
METROPLEX SITES AROUND 09Z.  #58

&&

.DISCUSSION...
400 AM CST

ANOTHER WINDY DAY IN STORE...WIND ADVISORY AND RED FLAG WARNING
ONCE AGAIN. HUMIDITY WILL BE ON THE RISE...PARTICULARLY EASTERN
ZONES...BUT WINDS WILL MAINTAIN HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY FUELS.

DRYLINE AND TRAILING FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH CWA ON FRIDAY.
ARRIVAL IN NW ZONES IN THE MORNING...DFW EARLY AFTERNOON...SE
ZONES EARLY EVENING. HIGH TEMPS WILL HAVE EVERYTHING TO DO WITH
FRONTAL TIMING...BUT EXPECT 70S IN SW FLOW PRECEDING FRONT...
DESPITE INCREASING PRE-FRONTAL HUMIDITY AND ANY CLOUDCOVER.

INVERTED SFC TROUGH AND SW FLOW ALOFT LOOKS REASONABLY GOOD FOR
RAIN SUNDAY. HAVE MAINTAINED RATHER CONSERVATIVE POPS...AS MODELS
STILL IN DISAGREEMENT ABOUT EVOLUTION OF UPPER SYSTEM. ECMWF STILL
WANTS TO CUT OFF LOW IN DESERT SW. WILL NEED TO ASSESS FURTHER AS
EVENT APPROACHES...KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED.

NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL BE WITH US WELL INTO NEXT WEEK...WITH
THE HELP OF REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR SUNDAY NIGHT. 25

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX  75  54  71  41 /   0   0  10  10
WACO, TX              76  54  72  41 /   0   0  10  10
PARIS, TX             73  51  70  39 /   0   0  20  10
DENTON, TX            76  52  69  38 /   0   0  10  10
MCKINNEY, TX          75  54  70  39 /   0   0  10  10
DALLAS, TX            75  55  72  41 /   0   0  10  10
TERRELL, TX           75  55  72  41 /   0   0  20  10
CORSICANA, TX         76  56  73  43 /   0   0  20  10
TEMPLE, TX            76  55  72  42 /   0   0  10  10

&&

.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM THURSDAY FOR TXZ091-TXZ092-TXZ093-
TXZ094-TXZ095-TXZ100-TXZ101-TXZ102-TXZ103-TXZ104-TXZ105-TXZ106-
TXZ107-TXZ115-TXZ116-TXZ117-TXZ118-TXZ119-TXZ120-TXZ121-TXZ122-
TXZ123-TXZ129-TXZ130-TXZ131-TXZ132-TXZ133-TXZ134-TXZ135-TXZ141-
TXZ142-TXZ143-TXZ144-TXZ145-TXZ146-TXZ147-TXZ148-TXZ156-TXZ157-
TXZ158-TXZ159-TXZ160-TXZ161-TXZ162-TXZ174-TXZ175.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM THURSDAY FOR TXZ091-
TXZ092-TXZ093-TXZ094-TXZ095-TXZ100-TXZ101-TXZ102-TXZ103-TXZ104-
TXZ105-TXZ106-TXZ107-TXZ115-TXZ116-TXZ117-TXZ118-TXZ119-TXZ120-
TXZ121-TXZ122-TXZ123-TXZ129-TXZ130-TXZ131-TXZ132-TXZ133-TXZ134-
TXZ135-TXZ141-TXZ142-TXZ143-TXZ144-TXZ145-TXZ146-TXZ147-TXZ148-
TXZ156-TXZ157-TXZ158-TXZ159-TXZ160-TXZ161-TXZ162-TXZ174-TXZ175.

&&

58/25
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 5:00 AM CST, 4 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
500 AM CST THU JAN 19 2006

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-201200-
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-
500 AM CST THU JAN 19 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...
A RED FLAG WARNING AND A WIND ADVISORY ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH
TEXAS THROUGH 6 PM. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH IN A FEW SPOTS...ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF THE GUSTY
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND ABUNDANT DRY FUELS WILL RESULT
IN A CONTINUED HIGH FIRE DANGER. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO PRESENT
A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND TO BOATERS ON AREA LAKES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER INTO THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS
AROUND DAYBREAK FRIDAY...AND MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS
BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AS THE FRONT
PASSES...THEN SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH SHORTLY
THEREAFTER. THE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN THE NEED FOR A RED FLAG WARNING FOR AT LEAST THE
NORTHWESTERN HALF OF NORTH TEXAS ON FRIDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON EAST OF
THE I-35 CORRIDOR. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

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Event by event

1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Hopkins

When
January 19, 9:30 AM CST
Where
Hopkins forecast zone
Measured
40 kt (46 mph) estimated sustained
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.150, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A carport and a roof were blown off two buildings in Como.

What these are

Strong Wind
Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5492935.