S. Drought Monitor.
Every event with a place to put it; 19 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.
Severe Drought continued to be observed across much of the northwestern third of north Texas according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. In the southern counties of north Texas, Severe to Extreme Drought continued to be observed and the Extreme Drought expanded further north during the first half of the month. A freeze in the beginning of April had detrimental impacts to some wheat crops in the region. However, beneficial rainfall during the month brought relief to the southern counties of north Texas and significant improvement was observed by the end of the month. A few days of significant grass fire activity occurred during this month and Burn Bans were enacted as a result. During the month, 17 counties had Burn Bans.
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 Mar 31, 10:50 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1150 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 .AVIATION... /6Z UPDATE/ VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILING ATTM ACROSS NORTH TEXAS AS SURFACE HIGH SLOWLY MOVES TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. FLOW HAS BECOME LIGHT SOUTHEAST OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING. SURFACE CYCLONE RAPIDLY DEEPENS THURSDAY WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS NORTH TEXAS INCREASING TO 16024G34KT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES BEST ACROSS NORTH TEXAS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AS FRONT MOVES THROUGH BETWEEN 9-12Z. POTENTIAL FOR STRONG CONVECTION EXISTS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AS POTENT UPPER LOW CROSSES THE REGION. OF MORE SIGNIFICANT CONCERN WILL BE SIGNIFICANT CROSSWIND PROBLEMS AT DFW DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. WINDS LIKELY 28033G43KT THURSDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED. 91/DUNN && .UPDATE... EVENING SOUNDING SHOWS A VERY DRY AIRMASS IS IN PLACE OVER NORTH TEXAS WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER LESS THAN 0.15 INCHES. AS SURFACE HIGH SLIDES OVER THE REGION THIS EVENING...RADIATIVE HEAT LOSS WILL BE TREMENDOUS...AND EXPECT TEMPS TO COOL INTO THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S AREAWIDE. SOUTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TOWARD SUNRISE..AND TEMPS WILL RISE AS DOWNWARD MIXING OF WARM AIR ALOFT OCCURS. FOR THE UPDATE...LOWERED TEMPS IN SOME AREAS AND MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO DEWPOINT/WINDS/SKY TO ACCOUNT FOR CURRENT TRENDS. ANOTHER POTENT UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REGION TOMORROW NIGHT. FORECAST COMPLICATIONS CONTINUE TO BE THE QUALITY OF MOISTURE RETURN AND STRENGTH OF THE CAP. CURRENT FORECAST OF 30-40 POPS...WITH SOME SEVERE OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA...APPEARS APPROPRIATE. TR.92 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 347 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009/ SURFACE HIGH IS IN PLACE OVER NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND SOUTHERLY OVERNIGHT. NEXT SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OFF THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES ON WEDNESDAY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BORDER WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A QUICK WARM UP IS EXPECTED TOMORROW WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO MID 80S. MODELS DO NOT HAVE A GREAT HANDLE ON PRECIPITATION CHANCES WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT BUT THINK THAT STORMS...SOME SEVERE...WILL DEVELOP IN THE EVENING HOURS ALONG THE DRYLINE WEST OF NORTH TEXAS. AT THAT TIME...SURFACE LOW WILL BE SLIDING OUT OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE ALONG THE RED RIVER AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BE MOVING INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. MOISTURE RETURN WILL BE VIGOROUS TOMORROW THANKS TO STRONG 925-850 MB WINDS OF 40-60 KTS AGAIN. HOWEVER...50F DEWPOINTS WONT ARRIVE UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING/NIGHT. WARM FRONT WILL MATERIALIZE OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND RACE NORTHWARD...REACHING THE RED RIVER DURING THE EVENING HOURS. A STOUT CAP TOMORROW SHOULD KEEP THINGS QUIET UNTIL THE EVENING HOURS WHEN STORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ALONG THE DRYLINE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF THE SURFACE LOW/DRYLINE/WARM FRONT. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED ABOVE THE STRONG CAP WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREATS. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR NEAR 60 KTS...STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES ABOVE THE CAP...AND A DRY MID LEVEL. HOWEVER...IF THE CAP CAN BE BROKEN NEAR THE DRYLINE /DUE TO THE APPROACH OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW AND EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES AHEAD OF IT/...SURFACE BASED STORMS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE DRYLINE. THINK THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN LOOKS TO BE OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SURFACE LOW AND UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE ALONG THE RED RIVER AND BECOME VERTICALLY STACKED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECIPITATION WILL COME TO AN END THURSDAY MORNING BUT THE IMPACTS FROM THIS SYSTEM WONT END THERE. COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH VERY STRONG WINDS BEHIND IT. A VERY WINDY DAY IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY WITH WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH MAY OCCUR. MODELS CONTINUE TO COME IN WITH HIGHER WIND SPEEDS ON THURSDAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH FOR A POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNING. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE SUBSTANTIAL CROSSWIND PROBLEMS AT SOME AIRPORTS...ESPECIALLY DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. HAVE POPULATED WITH NAM GUIDANCE FOR THURSDAY WITH REGARDS TO THE WIND SPEEDS AND FROPA TIMING. NAM FROPA IS SLIGHTLY SLOWER THAN THE GFS. NEXT SYSTEM STILL ON TRACK TO ARRIVE SATURDAY AFTERNOON/NIGHT WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN WITH IT. WINDY CONDITIONS CAN AGAIN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. COOLEST TIME OF THE WEEK AFTER TODAY WILL BE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. A QUICK WARM UP BETWEEN EACH FRONT CAN BE EXPECTED FOLLOWED BY A MODERATE COOL DOWN WITH TEMPERATURE VALUES BEHIND EACH FRONT BELOW NORMAL. 82/JLD && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 46 78 53 65 42 / 0 10 30 20 0 WACO, TX 43 80 55 69 43 / 0 10 20 20 0 PARIS, TX 37 73 52 62 37 / 0 10 40 40 0 DENTON, TX 43 78 53 64 38 / 0 10 30 20 0 MCKINNEY, TX 38 76 54 62 39 / 0 10 40 30 0 DALLAS, TX 47 78 54 65 43 / 0 10 30 20 0 TERRELL, TX 40 77 56 67 43 / 0 10 30 30 0 CORSICANA, TX 42 79 56 71 43 / 0 10 30 30 0 TEMPLE, TX 42 80 57 75 44 / 0 10 20 20 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 330 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-011145- 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- 330 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH EACH EVENT. VERY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
19 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe to Extreme Drought continued to be observed across the county as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor, but by the end of the month only Severe Drought was present due to beneficial rainfall.
Severe to Extreme Drought continued to be observed across the county as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor, but by the end of the month only Severe Drought was present due to beneficial rainfall.
Severe to Extreme Drought continued to be observed across the county as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor, but by the end of the month only Severe Drought was present due to beneficial rainfall.
Severe to Extreme Drought continued to be observed across the county as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor, but by the end of the month only Severe Drought was present due to beneficial rainfall.
Severe Drought continued to be observed across the county as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor, and Extreme Drought was observed over the southern portions of the county. However, beneficial rainfall during the month brought relief and by the end of the month only Severe Drought was observed over the southern portions of the county.
Severe Drought was observed across the county for much of the month as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor, but by the end of the month conditions had improved to Moderate Drought due to beneficial rainfall.
Severe Drought was observed across the county for much of the month as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor, but by the end of the month conditions had improved to Moderate Drought due to beneficial rainfall.
Severe Drought was observed across the county for much of the month as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor, but by the end of the month conditions had improved to Moderate Drought due to beneficial rainfall.
Severe Drought continued to be observed across the southwestern half of the county as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor. However, conditions improved by the middle of the month due to beneficial rainfall.
Severe Drought continued to be observed across the western portions of the county as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor. However, conditions improved by the middle of the month due to beneficial rainfall.
Severe Drought continued to be observed across the southern portions of the county as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor. However, conditions improved by the middle of the month due to beneficial rainfall.
Severe Drought continued to be observed across the county as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Severe Drought continued to be observed across the western half of the county as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Severe Drought continued to be observed across the northwestern half of the county as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Severe Drought continued to be observed across the northwestern half of the county as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Severe Drought continued to be observed across the western half of the county as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Severe Drought continued to be observed across the county as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Severe Drought continued to be observed across the county as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Severe Drought continued to be observed across the county as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, April 2009
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: 159240, 159241, 159242, 159243, 159244, 159245, 159246, 159247, 159248, 159249, 159250, 159252, 159253, 159254, 159255, 159256, 159257, 159258, 159259.