Flood and Hail in Texas, May 2, 2006

Name: Flood and Hail in Texas, May 2, 2006
Start: 2006-05-02T00:45
End: 2006-05-02T22:23
Location: Texas

May 2, 2006 · NWS FWD · 9 events in 7 counties and zones

4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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 May 1, 11:54 PM CST, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 1, 11:54 PM CST, 51 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1254 AM CDT TUE MAY 2 2006

.UPDATE...
SUPERCELL WITH LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WINDS CONTS TO VEER RIGHT OF
MEAN STEERING FLOW WITH A S/SEWD MOVEMENT AT 20-25 MPH NEAR BLUM
AND EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR LAKE WHITNEY OR BTWN THERE AND MERIDIAN.
OTHER STORMS HAVE FORMED ON BACK OUTFLOW AND NEAR WEAK FRONTAL
WAVE IN NW YOUNG COUNTY W OF OLNEY...MVG NE. FCST UPDATE TO EXTEND
20 POP TO LAMPASAS...GATESVILLE...WACO...ATHENS LINE IN CASE ANY
STORMS CAN PUSH THROUGH CAP ON CURRENT STORMS COOL OUTFLOW.

MEANWHILE...A
SECONDARY S/W WAS MOVING ACROSS SW KS/NW OK BORDER AND TOWARD
OKC...WITH SCT STORMS THAT MAY BACK-BUILD TWD RED RIVER BY 10-12Z.
THIS WILL BE WATCHED CLOSELY FOR MORNING FCST...BUT CURRENT 30-40
POP ALONG THE RED ALREADY IN FCST LOOKS LIKE IT HAS THINGS
COVERED. UPDATE ALREADY OUT.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 855 PM CDT MON MAY 1 2006/

855 PM PUBLIC DISCUSSION...
WE ARE ISSUING UPDATED GRIDDED DATA AND ZONE FORECASTS TO RAISE POPS
AHEAD OF THE CLUSTER OF SEVERE ELEVATED STORMS IN THE WESTERN
PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN SUPERCELLULAR FOR
AWHILE...AND LARGE HAIL HAS OCCURRED. HOWEVER...THEY ARE NOT SURFACE
BASED...SO A TORNADO THREAT IS UNLIKELY. WE WILL KEEP LOW OVERNIGHT
POPS ACROSS THE REST OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ZONES.

WE WILL UPDATE THE ZONES AGAIN THIS EVENING WHEN NECESSARY. #26

AVIATION...
MAIN CONCERN IS TS POTENTIAL TONIGHT FOR METROPLEX TAFS.  AT THIS
TIME IT APPEARS THAT CONVECTION WILL REMAIN WEST AND NORTHWEST OF
TAF SITES...HOWEVER SLOW E-SE STORM MOTION AND THE ANVILS ALSO
SPREADING E-SE MAY ALLOW FOR SOME -RA AND CG LIGHTNING IN THE
VICINITY OF WESTERN-MOST METROPLEX TAF SITES.  WILL INCLUDE VCTS
FROM 3-6Z AT AFW/FTW AND KEEP THINGS VFR AT DFW/DAL/ACT...AND
OBVIOUSLY WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR CONVECTIVE TRENDS.
OTHERWISE...GOES SOUNDER INDICATING GULF MOISTURE RETURN IS UNDERWAY
ACROSS SOUTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND WILL FORECAST MVFR STRATUS AT
KACT LATE TONIGHT...WITH SLIGHTLY LESS CONFIDENCE ACROSS METROPLEX
WHERE TEMPO GROUP WAS UTILIZED FOR MORNING HOURS.  FRONT WILL STALL
NORTH OF THE TRACON TONIGHT AND WINDS SHOULD REMAIN SOUTHERLY. VFR
EXPECTED LATE TUE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TR/92

DISCUSSION...
SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO TRUDGE SE TOWARD N TEXAS
THIS EVENING. AT THE SAME TIME...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
WILL ALSO MOVE TOWARD THE REGION. THESE FEATURES SHOULD COMBINE TO
PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
EVENING OVER AREAS NORTH OF I-20. MOISTURE APPEARS TO BE SOMEWHAT
LIMITED IN THE LOWEST LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...AND WE STILL
REMAIN PRETTY CAPPED. CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONT IS NOT EXPECTED
TO BE GREAT...BUT THE LLJ SHOULD BE INCREASING AS THE EVENING
PROGRESSES. INSTABILITY IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL HAVE PLENTY
OF...AND WE MAY HAVE ENOUGH LOW LEVEL SHEAR WITH ANY STORM THAT
CAN GET GOING ALONG THE FRONT OR BECOME ROOTED IN THE BOUNDARY
LAYER (HELICITY FROM ETA80 ALONG RED RIVER AT 06Z AROUND 237) FOR
A FEW SUPERCELLS. CONFIDENCE IN THIS EVENT IS NOT TERRIBLY
HIGH...GIVEN THE TIME OF DAY AND LOW SIDE OF NECESSARY
INGREDIENTS...BUT THAT MUCH INSTABILITY AND A BOUNDARY IN THE
AREA MUST ALWAYS BE RESPECTED...SO WE WILL GO ALONG WITH SPC AND
MENTION SOME SEVERE OVERNIGHT.

STORMS MAY LINGER ACROSS THE NE IN THE MORNING...AND POSSIBLY INTO
THE AFTERNOON ON TUE. BUT MODELS REALLY WASH OUT THE FRONT AND
UPPER LEVEL LIFT WILL NOT BE VERY IMPRESSIVE EITHER.
STILL...AFTERNOON HEATING AND LEFT OVER BOUNDARIES MAY BE ENOUGH
FOR AFTERNOON CONVECTION...MAINLY ACROSS THE NW.

LOOKS LIKE A BREAK FOR WEDNESDAY...AS H5 RIDGE BUILDS A BIT OVER N
TEXAS. NEXT FRONT LOOKS TO ARRIVE THUR NIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH A
BETTER CHANCE OF STORMS FOR MOST OF N TEXAS. STORMS AT THE END OF
THE WEEK WOULD HAVE A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE OF BECOMING
SEVERE...AS H5 PATTERN MUCH MORE FAVORABLE WITH DIFFLUENCE ACROSS
THE REGION AND DECENT PVA.

WEEKEND LOOKS PRETTY DECNET...WITH DRY WEATHER AND AFTERNOON TEMPS
IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 80S.

&&

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

05/26

Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 10:35 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1135 PM CDT MON MAY 1 2006

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-021100-
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-
LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
1135 PM CDT MON MAY 1 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...MAINLY
WEST OF INTERSTATE 35...AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY MAINLY
NORTH OF AN EASTLAND...FORT WORTH...SHERMAN LINE...AS AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE INTERACTS WITH INCREASING MOISTURE AND A RESIDUAL
FRONTAL BOUNDARY. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY
THREATS FROM THESE STORMS.

ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON FRIDAY AS A STRONGER UPPER
LEVEL LOW MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES. SCATTERED
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT...MAINLY WEST OF
INTERSTATE 35 AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 1, 8:45 PM CST, 4 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
945 PM CDT MON MAY 01 2006

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

0928 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 N IVAN                32.90N  98.73W
05/01/2006  E60 MPH          STEPHENS           TX   PUBLIC

            2 NORTH OF IVAN QUATER SIZE HAIL AND 50-60MPH WINDS
            REPORTED BY PUBLIC

Local storm report, May 1, 9:44 PM CST, 3 hours 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1044 PM CDT MON MAY 01 2006

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

1035 PM     HAIL             11 SSE PALO PINTO       32.62N  98.22W
05/01/2006  E0.75 INCH       PALO PINTO         TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED IN SANTO

Local storm report, May 1, 10:33 PM CST, 2 hours 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1133 PM CDT MON MAY 01 2006

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

1132 PM     TSTM WND GST     TOLAR                   32.39N  97.92W
05/01/2006  E65 MPH          HOOD               TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            RELAYED BY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS

Local storm report, May 1, 11:40 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1240 AM CDT TUE MAY 02 2006

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

1236 AM     TSTM WND GST     6 S GLEN ROSE           32.15N  97.75W
05/02/2006  E75 MPH          SOMERVELL          TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATE OF 75 MPH WINDS

Local storm report, May 1, 11:41 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1241 AM CDT TUE MAY 02 2006

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

1238 AM     HAIL             4 N WALNUT SPRINGS      32.11N  97.75W
05/02/2006  E1.75 INCH       BOSQUE             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

Local storm report, May 2, 12:09 AM CST, 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
109 AM CDT TUE MAY 02 2006

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

1208 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WNW GLEN ROSE         32.26N  97.82W
05/02/2006                   SOMERVELL          TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN OVER COUNTY ROAD 1007 JUST WEST OF DINOSAUR
            VALLEY STATE PARK

The radar

The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:43 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Young

When: May 2, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Young County, 3 mi W of Olney
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 33.367, -98.817

Hail, Jack

When: May 2, 6:35 AM CST
Where: Jack County, 5 mi N of Antelope
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.500, -98.367

Hail, Wise

When: May 2, 9:32 AM CST
Where: Wise County, 6 mi NW of Chico
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.367, -97.883

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When: May 2, 9:37 PM CST
Where: Comanche County, 7 mi N of Comanche
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured sustained
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 32.000, -98.617

Flood, Comanche

When: May 2, 9:42 PM CST
Where: Comanche forecast zone
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 31.948, -98.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Minor street flooding reported in the town of Comanche.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montague

When: May 2, 9:46 PM CST
Where: Montague County, Bowie
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured sustained
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 33.567, -97.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Erath

When: May 2, 10:16 PM CST
Where: Erath County, Stephenville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured sustained
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 32.233, -98.200

Hail, Montague

When: May 2, 10:17 PM CST
Where: Montague County, 3 mi E of Bowie
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.567, -97.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Cooke

When: May 2, 10:23 PM CST
Where: Cooke County, Gainesville Muni Arp
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured sustained
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 33.650, -97.200

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Flood: Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, May 2006

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: 5512671, 5512672, 5512673, 5512674, 5512675, 5512676, 5512677, 5512678, 5512679.