Two separate complexes of thunderstorms impacted north Texas causing wind damage as they moved southeast.
Every event with a place to put it. 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.
Two separate complexes of thunderstorms impacted north Texas causing wind damage as they moved southeast.
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 19, 4:44 AM CST, 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 544 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 .AVIATION... 544 AM CDT COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS 60NM NW OF KDFW AND CONTINUING TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 20-25 KTS. THIS ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES THE METROPLEX TAF SITES 13-15Z. HOWEVER...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED ACROSS TARRANT COUNTY WELL AHEAD OF THE STORM COMPLEX...AND THIS WILL ALSO AFFECT KFTW...KAFW...AND PERHAPS KDFW BETWEEN NOW AND 13Z. BOTTOM LINE FOR THE METROPLEX AIRPORTS IS THE INCLUSION OF TEMPO THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEF GUSTY WINDS TO 35 KTS THROUGH ABOUT 14-15Z BEFORE ACTIVITY QUICKLY DIMINISHES/MOVES EAST OF AREA. WILL KEEP KACT DRY SINCE THAT AREA SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF THIS MORNINGS ACTIVITY. /09 && .DISCUSSION... 410 AM CDT THE MCS THAT EXTENDED NORTH OF A THROCKMORTON TO PAULS VALLEY OKLAHOMA LINE AS 09Z...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH SOUTHEAST DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING. HAVE PLACED LIKELY POPS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST...AND TAPERED THEM OFF TO SLIGHT CHANCE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST FOR THIS MORNING. WHATEVER OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES THAT ARE LEFT OVER MAY BE THE FOCI FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. HAVE JUST PLACED 20 PERCENT POPS AREAWIDE FOR THE AFTERNOON. WE WILL CONTINUE THE MCS TRAIN TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER ONE FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NORTH TEXAS. ONCE AGAIN THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTH WITH LOWER CHANCES SHOULD START TO SHIFT EAST ON FRIDAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCES OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF NORTH TEXAS. SOME LOW CHANCES WILL LINGER INTO SATURDAY ACROSS THE EAST. AFTERWARDS...WE SHOULD SEE A COUPLE OF DAYS...BEFORE WE SEE SOME LOW CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE RED RIVER MONDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE SOME VERY LOW CHANCES ACROSS NEAR THE RED RIVER TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... BUT MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL BE TO THE NORTH SO WILL HOLD OFF ON MENTIONING THIS FOR NOW. AS A SHORTWAVE AND COLD FRONT APPROACH THURSDAY...WE SHOULD SEE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN THIRD THURSDAY AND AREAWIDE THURSDAY NIGHT. #58 .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 93 74 91 73 94 / 40 50 30 20 10 WACO, TX 96 74 94 71 94 / 30 30 30 20 10 PARIS, TX 87 68 84 67 89 / 20 60 50 30 20 DENTON, TX 92 71 88 70 91 / 40 50 30 20 10 MCKINNEY, TX 90 69 87 68 91 / 30 50 40 20 10 DALLAS, TX 91 74 90 72 93 / 30 50 30 20 10 TERRELL, TX 91 71 89 70 91 / 30 40 40 30 20 CORSICANA, TX 94 73 91 71 92 / 30 30 30 30 20 TEMPLE, TX 96 73 94 71 94 / 30 20 20 20 10 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 58/58
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 403 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-192145- 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- 403 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING ACROSS MAINLY WESTERN PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS. THE RISK AREA IS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM COMANCHE TO GAINESVILLE. THUNDERSTORMS SPREADING SOUTHEAST FROM NORTHWEST TEXAS WILL AFFECT THE SLIGHT RISK AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH A THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THIS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AFTER 8 AM THIS MORNING AS IT CONTINUES MOVING SOUTHEAST. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS DAYTIME HEATING DESTABILIZES THE ATMOSPHERE. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT AS STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SPREAD SOUTHEAST FROM OKLAHOMA. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH CHANCES CONTINUING ACROSS EASTERN PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS ON SATURDAY. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT...MAINLY IN AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ACROSS WESTERN PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS EARLY THIS MORNING. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY ALSO BE NEEDED FOR PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
408 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008
TXZ100-191015-
YOUNG TX-
408 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
YOUNG COUNTY
AT 408 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES EAST OF SEYMOUR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 33
MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE GRAHAM AND OLNEY.
PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM AS IT MOVES INTO YOUNG COUNTY BY 445 AM.
IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3340 9895 3341 9866 3322 9842 3321 9842
3303 9864 3335 9897 3339 9896
TIME...MOT...LOC 0908Z 316DEG 29KT 3356 9904SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
508 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008
TXZ101-191045-
JACK TX-
508 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
JACK COUNTY
AT 508 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF OLNEY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
26 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BRYSON AND JACKSBORO.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND PEA SIZED HAIL CAN
BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.
IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3344 9798 3343 9794 3303 9794 3302 9839
3346 9841
TIME...MOT...LOC 1008Z 298DEG 23KT 3347 9847SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
532 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008
TXZ091-092-191100-
MONTAGUE TX-COOKE TX-
532 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
COOKE COUNTY
MONTAGUE COUNTY
AT 532 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 15 MILES EAST OF NOCONA...AND NEAR BOWIE.
MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 18 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BOWIE...CALLISBURG...
GAINESVILLE...LINDSAY...MUENSTER...NOCONA...ST. JO...FORESTBURG AND
STONEBURG.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3389 9694 3343 9694 3344 9793 3382 9798
3385 9745 3383 9739 3386 9735 3387 9716
3383 9720 3377 9719 3373 9715 3373 9710
3380 9710 3382 9706 3385 9709 3385 9702
3388 9699
TIME...MOT...LOC 1032Z 306DEG 15KT 3375 9746SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
551 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008
TXZ118-191115-
TARRANT TX-
551 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
TARRANT COUNTY
AT 551 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER RIVER OAKS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR AZLE...TO
SOUTHEAST FORT WORTH.
PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS
DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS AS THEY MAY BE WASHED OUT.
LAT...LON 3272 9703 3258 9706 3255 9727 3279 9754
3298 9749
TIME...MOT...LOC 1051Z 310DEG 13KT 3278 9739SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
558 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008
TXZ091-092-191130-
MONTAGUE TX-COOKE TX-
558 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
COOKE COUNTY
SOUTHERN MONTAGUE COUNTY
AT 558 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR GAINESVILLE...TO NEAR BOWIE.
MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BOWIE...CALLISBURG...
GAINESVILLE...LINDSAY...MUENSTER...ST. JO...FORESTBURG AND STONEBURG.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA-SIZED
HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS
DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS AS THEY MAY BE WASHED OUT.
LAT...LON 3376 9699 3344 9696 3344 9794 3367 9795
3374 9717 3373 9715 3373 9710 3375 9708
TIME...MOT...LOC 1058Z 302DEG 13KT 3354 9745SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
617 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008
TXZ116-191145-
PALO PINTO TX-
617 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHEASTERN PALO PINTO COUNTY
AT 617 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF MINERAL WELLS...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 14 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE GRAFORD AND MINERAL WELLS.
VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
LAT...LON 3292 9836 3301 9827 3300 9826 3300 9819
3301 9818 3300 9806 3274 9805
TIME...MOT...LOC 1117Z 304DEG 12KT 3294 9821The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:19 UTC.
12 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Large tree limbs fell on power lines and caused an interruption of electricity in town.
Lightning split an oak tree in two. Bark was stripped from the tree due to the force of the strike.
Spotters measured a 71 MPH wind gust in the Salt Creek area.
Several trees and large limbs were blown down in the Salt Creek area.
Trees were blown down in Cottondale.
A 60 MPH wind gust was observed in Cool.
A 70 MPH wind gust was measured near Boonsville.
Lightning started a tank battery fire near FM 455. Three firefighter departments battled the fire.
Trees were blown down across roads. Roof damage was reported. Large tree limbs fell across power lines and caused power outages for much of the city. The phone service serving city hall suffered a power surge and was not operational for a couple days.
Trees were blown down.
A home south of Decatur was struck by lightning. Only the phone system was damaged.
A screening fence was blown over and damaged pumps and equipment at a water park. The fence was anchored to a wall and when it fell it pulled some of the wall down as well.
Power lines and poles were blown down.
The roof of a school suffered minor wind damage.
A large tree was blown down.
Water was reported over roads in Cisco and a nursing home was flooded in Gorman.
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, June 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: 111930, 111929, 112413, 112414, 107212, 107208, 107214, 111927, 107211, 107213, 111928, 112412, 107206, 112415, 107207, 107205.