Texas, 2007

Damaging Wind in Texas, November 18, 2007

November 18, 2007 · NWS FWD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Wind damage occurred as thunderstorms moved through north Texas in the early morning hours.

Where it happened

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  • 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
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 happened

The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.

Wind damage occurred as thunderstorms moved through north Texas in the early morning hours.

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 Nov 17, 11:25 PM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 11:25 PM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1125 PM CST SAT NOV 17 2007

.AVIATION UPDATE...
LOW CLOUDS...CEILINGS AROUND 2000FT...WILL OVERSPREAD METROPLEX
AIRPORTS BETWEEN 06Z-07Z AND WILL START TAF VALID PERIOD WITH
BKN020. HAVE GONE MORE WITH RUC RH FORECASTS THROUGH 15Z WHICH SHOW
SATURATED CONDITIONS AT 925 MB BY 09-10Z...MORE IN LINE WITH CURRENT
TRENDS...AND KEPT IFR CEILINGS FROM PREVIOUS TAFS AT ALL SITES.
BELIEVE MOST PRECIP THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT WILL REMAIN SOUTH AND
EAST OF TAF SITES.  07/BB

.UPDATE...PRECIP CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE EAST SLOWLY...WITH
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF THE
AUSTIN AREA. THESE MAY AFFECT PORTIONS OF MILAM AND ROBERTSON
COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS SO WILL LEAVE WESTWARD EXTENT OF
POPS AS IS. TRIMMED POPS ACROSS PARTS OF VAN ZANDT AND HENDERSON
COUNTIES AS MOST OF RAIN SHOULD BE SOUTH OF THERE. WITH CONTINUING
INCREASING MOISTURE AND EXPECTED LIGHT WINDS...WILL ADD PATCHY
FOG FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS AND MENTION AREAS OF FOG ACROSS FAR
SOUTHERN AREAS FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO
HOURLY TEMP/DEWPT GRIDS NEEDED.

91/DUNN

&&

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

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 18, 12:25 AM CST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1225 AM CST SUN NOV 18 2007

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-181200-
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-
1225 AM CST SUN NOV 18 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHEAST OF A GOLDTHWAITE...
WAXAHACHIE...SULPHUR SPRINGS LINE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF
OF NORTH TEXAS SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT
APPROACHES AND THEN MOVES THROUGH THE STATE. GUSTY WINDS BOTH
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED DANGER OF GRASS
FIRES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

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The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:37 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Navarro

When
November 18, 3:40 AM CST
Where
Navarro County, Angus
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
32.020, -96.430

Several trees were blown down.

What these are

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 68453.