An upper level low pressure system moved through the central Plains, triggering afternoon thunderstorms.
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An upper level low pressure system moved through the central Plains, triggering afternoon thunderstorms.
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 Jul 8, 1:49 PM CST, 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 249 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2007 .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA CONTINUING FROM COMANCHE...TO CLEBURNE AND DFW...TO GAINESVILLE AND SULPHUR SPRINGS. STORMS THUS FAR HAVE PRODUCED LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS 30-35 MPH. EXPECT ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON/EVENING HOURS BEFORE STARTING TO DIMINISH. UPPER LOW OVER SW OKLAHOMA STARTING TO SWING MORE ESE. THIS FEATURE WILL STEADILY ROTATE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. LIFT FROM UPPER SYSTEM AND DIURNAL HEATING WILL CONTINUE SCATTERED SHOWERS/STORMS INTO THE EVENING. WILL GO WITH CHANCE POPS OVER EASTERN/NORTHEASTERN ZONES...WHICH SHOULD SEE BEST FORCING FROM UPPER SYSTEM. WILL LEAVE SLIGHT CHANCE OVER ALL BUT NORTHWEST ZONES GIVEN MOIST/MODERATELY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. WITH PROXIMITY OF UPPER LOW...WILL KEEP POPS GOING LATER INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WILL LIKELY SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION... MAINLY OVER EASTERN ZONES...ON MONDAY. GUIDANCE SUGGESTS AN MCS MAY DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON OVER CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. MCS SHOULD MOVE SE IN NWLY FLOW ON EAST SIDE OF SOUTHWEST U.S. UPPER RIDGE. NAM HOLDS BULK OF PRECIP IN OKLAHOMA...WHILE GFS PUSHES MCS DOWN INTO WESTERN NORTH TX. WILL LEAN A BIT TOWARD GFS AND INCLUDE CHANCE POPS INTO OUR NORTHERN ZONES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. SURFACE FRONT PUSHES TO NEAR THE RED RIVER WEDNESDAY...AND SLOWLY SAGS INTO AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS ALONG WITH SOUTHERN EDGE OF NORTHWESTERLY FLOW BRUSHING AREA WILL CONTINUE CHANCE POPS FOR MAINLY NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN ZONES WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. GFS BRINGS ANOTHER MCS INTO NORTH TEXAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. WHILE CONFIDENCE IN SUCH FEATURES IS OBVIOUSLY LOW THIS FAR OUT... PERSISTENCE OF OVERALL NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN SUGGESTS SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS ARE WARRANTED INTO THE WEEKEND. MAV/MET TEMPERATURE GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH EARLY WEEK. WILL GENERALLY FOLLOW TREND OF MEX TEMPERATURE GUIDANCE...SLOW GRADUAL INCREASE OF TEMPS OVER NEXT WEEKEND AS SOUTHWEST U.S. UPPER RIDGE STARTS TO SPREAD EAST TOWARDS TEXAS. ..06.. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 75 94 75 93 76 / 20 20 10 30 10 WACO, TX 74 93 75 92 75 / 20 20 10 20 10 PARIS, TX 71 93 72 92 73 / 30 30 30 30 20 DENTON, TX 72 94 75 93 74 / 20 20 30 30 10 MCKINNEY, TX 72 93 74 92 74 / 20 20 30 30 10 DALLAS, TX 76 93 75 92 76 / 20 20 10 30 10 TERRELL, TX 72 93 75 92 74 / 30 20 10 30 10 CORSICANA, TX 73 92 75 92 74 / 20 20 20 20 10 TEMPLE, TX 73 93 74 92 74 / 20 20 10 20 10 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 91/06
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 749 AM CDT SUN JUL 8 2007 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-091100- 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- 749 AM CDT SUN JUL 8 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE... ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GENERALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON TUESDAY AND THEN AGAIN NEXT WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... VERY LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING STORMS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 144 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2007 TXZ118-081915- TARRANT TX- 144 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHERN TARRANT COUNTY AT 144 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTH OF EVERMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3257 9747 3255 9713 3276 9705 3277 9742 DUNN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 148 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2007 TXZ107-081915- HOPKINS TX- 148 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... CENTRAL HOPKINS COUNTY AT 148 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SULPHUR SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3300 9574 3301 9538 3325 9536 3322 9572 DUNN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 251 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2007 TXZ095-082015- LAMAR TX- 251 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... EASTERN LAMAR COUNTY AT 251 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES EAST OF PARIS...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BLOSSOM...DEPORT AND PARIS. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3384 9555 3350 9557 3339 9531 3386 9532 DUNN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 326 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2007 TXZ103-104-082100- DENTON TX-COLLIN TX- 326 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHWESTERN COLLIN COUNTY SOUTHEASTERN DENTON COUNTY AT 326 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF CARROLLTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ALLEN...FAIRVIEW...FRISCO... HACKBERRY...HEBRON...LEWISVILLE...LITTLE ELM...PLANO...THE COLONY AND LAKE LEWISVILLE. PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM. IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. LAT...LON 3300 9699 3299 9670 3316 9662 3321 9698 DUNN
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 40 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:44 UTC.
7 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tree limbs were blown down at Lake Cleburne State Park.
Numerous county and secondary roads were under water across the eastern and southern portions of the county. Some of these roads were: FM 56, FM 202, CR 406, CR 419, and Highway 144 south of Glen Rose. Flood waters knocked down fences and damaged some county roads.
Several county and secondary roads were under water. Vehicles were in high water on Hilltop Road near Cleburne State Park.
Water was reported over CR 219 near Carlton. Flooding was widespread in Hico, with FM 1602 washed out and Highway 281 north of town impassable. Flooding was worst at the intersection of Highways 6 and 220. Three high water rescues were required, two for motorists and one at a house. Hico First National Bank, Jersey Lilly's restaurant, and the Koffee Kup restaurant sustained flood damage.
Several roads were flooded along the southern county border, and a high water rescue was needed on FM 914 six miles south of Alexander. Also in Alexander, CR 284 had about four feet of water over it's bridge. Five parts of Highway 1602 at Honey Creek were washed out, and Highway 281 was closed due to flood waters. There were a few reports of damaged driveways and culverts.
Many county roads around town flooded.
The intersection of CR 341 and CR 335 was barricaded due to high water.
In Hamilton, McCaleb Lane and Pipes Street were flooded by at least two feet of water.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, July 2007
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: 40952, 40950, 40951, 42777, 42779, 42775, 42782, 42783, 42785, 43853.