Drought conditions worsened across north Texas, with some counties south of Waco considered to be in Extreme Drought. A few counties from the metroplex westward were also included in the Severe Drought category this month.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
Drought conditions worsened across north Texas, with some counties south of Waco considered to be in Extreme Drought. A few counties from the metroplex westward were also included in the Severe Drought category this month.
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 Jun 30, 11:03 PM CST, 57 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1203 AM CDT TUE JUL 1 2008 .AVIATION... WINDS ARE ALREADY OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST IN THE METROPLEX...AND WACO SHOULD FOLLOW SUIT BY 12Z. SCT CU AROUND 8K FT ALONG WITH SOME CIRRUS EXPECTED TOMORROW...BUT DID NOT THINK IT WARRANTED A NEW LINE IN THE TAFS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 934 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2008/ UPDATE... FORECAST IS ON TARGET. A NIGHT OF GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING WITH DRY AIR IN PLACE WILL HELP SEND TEMPS INTO THE 60S. NOT QUITE RECORD TERRITORY...BUT A PLEASANT WAY TO START JULY NONETHELESS. MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO DEWPOINT/SKY/WIND GRIDS. TR.92 PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 308 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2008/ DISCUSSION... PRECIP NOW SOUTH OF NORTH TEXAS AREA...SO CHANCES ARE OVER FOR NEXT FEW DAYS. NO NEW PRECIP EXPECTED UNTIL LATE IN WEEK WHEN NORTHWEST FLOW EVENTS MAY CLIP THE NORTHEAST COUNTIES...BUT HAVE ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THOSE EVENTS SINCE BEST DYNAMICS WILL LIKELY BE IN OKLAHOMA. CONTINUED HIGHS IN THE 90S EXPECTED SO FAIRLY AVERAGE WEEK IN STORE. WITH SOUTH WINDS RETURNING DEW POINTS SHOULD BE BACK TO SUMMER LEVELS BY WEDNESDAY. 84 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 69 96 75 96 / 10 0 0 0 WACO, TX 66 98 71 95 / 10 0 0 0 PARIS, TX 63 93 70 93 / 10 0 0 0 DENTON, TX 66 95 71 96 / 10 0 0 0 MCKINNEY, TX 63 95 70 95 / 10 0 0 0 DALLAS, TX 71 95 75 95 / 10 0 0 0 TERRELL, TX 63 95 70 94 / 10 0 0 0 CORSICANA, TX 66 96 70 94 / 10 0 0 0 TEMPLE, TX 68 96 70 95 / 10 0 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 13/92
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 324 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2008 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-011100- 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- 324 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS MAINLY NORTHEAST OF A BOWIE...TO EMORY LINE. NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
The U.S. Drought Monitor continued to categorize McLennan County in Severe Drought (D2). July was the third consecutive month with below normal precipitation. Corn, soybean, cotton, and sorghum production has been significantly impacted by the drought.
The U.S. Drought Monitor continued to categorize Bell County in Severe Drought (D2). July was the third consecutive month with below normal precipitation. Corn, soybean, cotton, and sorghum production has been significantly impacted by the drought.
The U.S. Drought Monitor continued to categorize Limestone County in Severe Drought (D2). July was the third consecutive month with below normal precipitation. Corn, soybean, cotton, and sorghum production has been significantly impacted by the drought.
The U.S. Drought Monitor upgraded the drought category in Falls County to Extreme Drought (D3). July was the third consecutive month with below normal precipitation. Corn, soybean, cotton, and sorghum production has been significantly impacted by the drought.
The U.S. Drought Monitor upgraded the drought category in Milam County to Extreme Drought (D3). July was the third consecutive month with below normal precipitation. Corn, soybean, cotton, and sorghum production has been significantly impacted by the drought.
The U.S. Drought Monitor upgraded the drought category in Robertson County to Extreme Drought (D3). July was the third consecutive month with below normal precipitation. Corn, soybean, cotton, and sorghum production has been significantly impacted by the drought.
The U.S. Drought Monitor added a Severe Drought (D2) designation to western Leon County. July was the third consecutive month with below normal precipitation. Corn, soybean, cotton, and sorghum production has been significantly impacted by the drought.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, July 2008
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: 129028, 129029, 129030, 129031, 129033, 129035, 129037.