Strong southerly winds associated with a tight pressure gradient caused wind damage on the evening of the 4th. A few thunderstorms developed on the 5th as a dryline approached western north Texas.
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Strong southerly winds associated with a tight pressure gradient caused wind damage on the evening of the 4th. A few thunderstorms developed on the 5th as a dryline approached western north Texas.
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 4, 2:40 PM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 340 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 .DISCUSSION... WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A LARGE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE WEST WITH WSW FLOW OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE COUNTRY. NORTH TEXAS REMAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SUBTROPICAL RIDGING TO THE SOUTH AND THE UPPER TROUGH TO THE WEST...WITH WEAK SHORTWAVES MOVING ALONG THE BASE OF THE TROUGH TOWARDS NORTH TEXAS. CU HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES WHERE DEW POINTS ARE AOA 70 DEGREES. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING WITH A HEALTHY PRESSURE GRADIENT IN PLACE AND A STRONG LLJ OF 55-65 KTS MIXING TO THE GROUND. WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY STAY UP FOR THE MOST PART TONIGHT AS BOUNDARY LAYER NEVER COMPLETELY DECOUPLES. FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN ELEVATED OVER THE WESTERN COUNTIES TOMORROW WITH GUSTY WINDS AND AN APPROACHING DRYLINE...HOWEVER COMPONENTS FALL SHORT OF RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA. HAVE UPPER POPS SLIGHTLY FOR THE THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY MORNING TIME FRAME OVER THE NORTHWEST SECTION AS UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE SWINGS THROUGH THE PLAINS AND INTO CENTRAL CANADA. A FEW SCATTERED STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER THE NW COUNTIES IF THE CAP CAN BE BROKEN. WITH NO UPPER LEVEL ENERGY TO PUSH THE COLD FRONT ANY FARTHER...IT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND WEST TEXAS. NO REAL RELIEF FROM THE HEAT IS EXPECTED WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES SOARING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 90S THROUGH THE NEXT 7 DAYS. THE BERMUDA HIGH BUILDS BACK OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AS ANOTHER SHORTWAVE DIGS INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. SH/13 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 78 92 76 90 76 / 5 10 20 20 10 WACO, TX 77 93 78 90 76 / 5 10 20 20 10 PARIS, TX 75 89 74 88 74 / 5 10 20 30 10 DENTON, TX 77 92 76 91 77 / 5 10 20 30 10 MCKINNEY, TX 77 91 77 88 75 / 5 10 20 30 10 DALLAS, TX 79 93 77 90 77 / 5 10 20 20 10 TERRELL, TX 76 92 76 90 75 / 5 10 20 20 10 CORSICANA, TX 77 92 76 90 74 / 5 10 20 20 10 TEMPLE, TX 77 92 77 89 75 / 5 10 10 20 10 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 300 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-051100- 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- 300 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM SULPHUR SPRINGS...TO CORSICANA...TO LAMPASAS ON THURSDAY NIGHT. THE CHANCE OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR FRIDAY. ONE OR TWO STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE NEAR THE RED RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY EVENING...OTHERWISE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. 92
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 202 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:44 UTC.
3 strong wind, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees and power lines were blown down due to several hours of gusty southerly winds.
A 60 foot tall cottonwood tree fell near a house in Lampasas. Winds were sustained at 20-25 MPH for the majority of the day with gusts near 40 MPH.
A few trees and signs were blown down near Collinsville due to several hours of gusty southerly winds.
A 60 MPH wind gust was reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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