3 thunderstorm wind, 2 high wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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 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 Mar 8, 11:45 PM CST, 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1145 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 .UPDATE... HAVE UPDATED THE ZONES TO REFLECT THE NEW TORNADO WATCHES. WILL NEED TO SEND ANOTHER UPDATE SHORTLY TO ADD A WIND ADVISORY. #58 && .AVIATION... 526 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 TIMING THUNDERSTORMS VERY DIFFICULT THIS EVENING AS BEST DYNAMICS ARE STILL UPSTREAM. CONVECTION NOW BREAKING OUT IN THE WEST EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH OF METROPLEX AIRPORTS AND STRONGER STORMS SHOULD FORM IN TWO TO FOUR HOURS AS UPPER SUPPORT MOVES IN. HAVE OPTED FOR BEST CHANCE OF TSTMS AT TAF SITES AFTER 06Z...BUT I CANNOT GUARANTEE A TSTM FREE EVENING BEFORE THAT TIME AND AMENDMENTS MAY BE NEEDED. AFTER DRY LINE PASSES IN THE MORNING GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE CROSSWIND PROBLEMS FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 84 && .PREV DISCUSSION... 930 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 THE PREVIOUS FORECAST APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD THIS EVENING. THE DRY LINE HAS DRIFTED WESTWARD THIS EVENING. AS THE UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE MOVES EASTWARD...THE PACIFIC FRONT WILL OVERTAKE THE DRYLINE...AND MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE NORTH TEXAS LATE TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL TEXAS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT NEAR 50 MPH. WE WILL HAVE TO SEE HOW MUCH FARTHER SOUTH THIS ACTIVITY DEVELOPS. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALSO FORMED OVER SOUTH TEXAS BETWEEN DEL RIO AND KERRVILLE. SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STORMS TO THE SOUTH COULD HAVE A NEGATIVE AFFECT ON THE STORMS FARTHER NORTH...BUT WITH DECENT LAPSE RATES...AND SHEAR...THE SEVERE POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS OVERNIGHT. #58 535 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 HAVE SENT UPDATED ZONES TO ADD NEW TORNADO WATCH #42 THAT WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT...GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A SHERMAN... DENTON...WEATHERFORD...GLEN ROSE LINE. #58 321 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY SPINNING OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THIS EVENING INTO TOMORROW. A DRYLINE IS LOCATED NEAR AN OKLAHOMA CITY TO STEPHENVILLE TO SAN ANGELO LINE...AND A PACIFIC FRONT IS CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH NEW MEXICO. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ALONG THE DRYLINE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS THE CAP INDICATED ON OUR 18Z SOUNDING BEGINS TO BREAK. THE PACIFIC FRONT WILL EVENTUALLY CATCH UP TO THE DRYLINE AND PUSH EAST THROUGH NORTH TEXAS OVERNIGHT. IT APPEARS THERE MAY BE A FEW ISOLATED SUPERCELLS EARLY IN THE EVENT AND AHEAD OF THE DRYLINE...BEFORE THE DRYLINE/PACIFIC FRONT CONSOLIDATES THE CONVECTION. A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE EASTWARD MOVING BOUNDARY OVERNIGHT. BOWING SEGMENTS/ DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE SQUALL LINE WITH IMPRESSIVE WINDS INDICATED AT ALL LEVELS. AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW NEARS...MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL APPROACH 9 DEGREES C ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. AS A RESULT...LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. A 50-60 KT LLJ WILL SET UP OVERNIGHT AND MAY AID IN KEEPING STORMS SURFACE BASED INTO THE MORNING. IF THE BOUNDARY LAYER CAN MANAGE NOT TO DECOUPLE...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...GIVEN 0-1 KM SHEAR VALUES CLOSE TO 50 KTS. MUCH OF THE LARGE SCALE LIFT WILL BE PLAYING CATCH UP WITH THE MOISTURE...WHICH WILL BE RAPIDLY SHUNTED EAST BY THE BOUNDARY. THEREFORE...SOME AREAS OF NORTH TEXAS MAY NOT SEE MUCH PRECIPITATION WITH THIS EVENT...ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND WEST. DRY AIR AND VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE SYSTEM. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF NORTH TEXAS HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING. THERE ARE SEVERAL LOW CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION TOWARDS THE WEEKEND AS NORTH TEXAS REMAINS IN ACTIVE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. AN IMPRESSIVE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT NORTH TEXAS EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE ON MONDAY AND A RETURN TO MORE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 57 73 49 80 / 60 20 10 10 WACO, TX 56 75 48 83 / 50 30 10 10 PARIS, TX 59 71 45 79 / 80 60 10 10 DENTON, TX 56 72 45 78 / 80 20 10 10 MCKINNEY, TX 56 72 45 80 / 80 40 10 10 DALLAS, TX 60 73 51 79 / 60 30 10 10 TERRELL, TX 59 72 46 78 / 60 60 10 10 CORSICANA, TX 62 75 49 81 / 60 60 10 10 TEMPLE, TX 59 77 49 82 / 40 30 10 10 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY FOR TXZ091-TXZ092-TXZ093- TXZ094-TXZ095-TXZ100-TXZ101-TXZ102-TXZ103-TXZ104-TXZ105-TXZ106- TXZ107-TXZ121-TXZ122-TXZ123-TXZ134-TXZ135-TXZ145-TXZ146-TXZ147- TXZ148-TXZ157-TXZ158-TXZ159-TXZ160-TXZ161-TXZ162-TXZ174-TXZ175. RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 7 PM THURSDAY FOR TXZ091- TXZ100-TXZ101-TXZ102-TXZ115-TXZ116-TXZ117-TXZ118-TXZ129-TXZ130- TXZ131-TXZ132-TXZ133-TXZ141-TXZ142-TXZ143-TXZ144-TXZ145-TXZ156- TXZ157-TXZ158-TXZ159-TXZ160-TXZ161-TXZ174-TXZ175. && 58/13/84
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 539 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-091200- 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- 539 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE... THERE IS A RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW TORNADOES. THIS EVENINGS THREAT BEGINS WEST OF A LINE FROM SHERMAN...CLEBURNE...EASTLAND AND WILL EXPAND EASTWARD AND SOUTHEASTWARD OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SEVERE STORMS MAY STILL BE ONGOING THURSDAY MORNING OVER EASTERN SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. AS A DRY LINE MOVES THROUGH GUSTY WEST WINDS AND RAPIDLY LOWERING HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE A CRITICAL FIRE DANGER THURSDAY AFTERNOON WEST OF A BOWIE...FORT WORTH...HILLSBORO... HEARNE LINE. LOW THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS BEFORE MIDNIGHT...SPREADING EASTWARD AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1043 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 TXZ158-090515- BELL- 1043 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE... AT 1043 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HARKER HEIGHTS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BELTON...HARKER HEIGHTS... KILLEEN...MORGANS POINT RESORT...NOLANVILLE AND TROY. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA-SIZED HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1050 PM CST WED MAR 08 2006
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1045 PM HAIL OLNEY 33.36N 98.76W
03/08/2006 M2.75 INCH YOUNG TX FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
OLNEY FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED BASEBALL SIZE HAIL IN
OLNEY.SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1054 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 TXZ134-145-090530- ELLIS-HILL- 1054 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE... AT 1054 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF HILLSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CARLS CORNER...COVINGTON... HILLSBORO...ITALY...ITASCA...MAYPEARL AND WHITNEY. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA-SIZED HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1121 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 TXZ121-134-146-090545- ELLIS-KAUFMAN-NAVARRO- 1121 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE... AT 1121 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WAXAHACHIE TO 8 MILES EAST OF HILLSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ALMA...BARDWELL...BARRY... BLOOMING GROVE...COTTONWOOD...ENNIS...GRAYS PRAIRIE...ITALY...KEMP AND PALMER. PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THESE STORMS TO INTENSIFY TO SEVERE LEVELS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 07/BB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1159 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 TXZ145-146-161-090630- HILL-LIMESTONE-NAVARRO- 1159 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE... AT 1159 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF BELLMEAD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE COOLIDGE...DAWSON AND HUBBARD. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA-SIZED HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1200 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006 TXZ146-147-160-161-090630- FALLS-FREESTONE-LIMESTONE-NAVARRO- 1200 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE... AT MIDNIGHT CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF BELLMEAD TO 10 MILES NORTH OF MARLIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ANGUS...COOLIDGE... CORSICANA...DAWSON...GROESBECK...MEXIA...NAVARRO...TEAGUE...WORTHAM AND FORT PARKER STATE PARK. PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. 07/BB
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:00 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 high wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A shed was blown onto a car and was destroyed.
Paris Police Department reported part of a roof blew off a lumber company in Paris.
A roof was torn off a building at the intersection of North Collegiate Drive and Pine Mill Road. Trees and power lines were also knocked down. The strong winds were due to evaporative cooling associated with dissipating thunderstorms. Some of the 50-60 knot low level jet was mixing down to the surface.
Several large trees were blown down over the eastern part of the county.
Several large trees were blown down over New Birthright and the southern part of the county.
Half dollar-size hail was reported in the southern part of the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, March 2006
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: 5498276, 5498281, 5498280, 5498277, 5498278, 5498279.