Drought conditions finally got some relief this month when heavy rainfall fell across much of North Texas in the middle part of the month. Rainfall totals during the month of September ranged from 2-15+''.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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 finally got some relief this month when heavy rainfall fell across much of North Texas in the middle part of the month. Rainfall totals during the month of September ranged from 2-15+''. The rainfall was a blessing to area farmers and ranchers; especially those who were preparing for a fall harvest. The month began with Extreme Drought still categorized across the southern portions of north Texas; but by the end of the month, only Robertson and Leon County remained in Severe Drought.
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 Aug 31, 10:40 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1140 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2009 .AVIATION... NOT MANY CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS TAF PACKAGE. STILL EXPECTING THE WINDS ON THE SURFACE TO BECOME MORE SOUTHEASTERLY TOMORROW MORNING AND REMAIN OUT OF THE SE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TAF PERIOD. WE WILL SEE SOME MID AND HIGH CLOUDS TOMORROW AS MOISTURE STREAMS FROM THE WEST. OTHERWISE...NO MAJOR CONCERNS. 85/NH && .UPDATE... NO MAJOR CHANGES NEEDED WITH THIS UPDATE. WILL ADJUST CLOUD COVER AND HOURLY TEMP/DEW POINT GRIDS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 352 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2009/ A RELATIVELY CALM WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S AND LOWER 90S. HOWEVER...EAST WINDS WILL SLOWLY VEER TO THE SE BY WEDNESDAY...AND DEW POINTS WILL START CREEPING UP. DECIDED TO START RAISING POPS A BIT...TRANSITIONED FROM 10 POPS TO 20 POPS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND FROM 20 TO 30 POPS OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CWA ON THURSDAY AS WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS PLAINS. MODELS ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT ON THOSE DAYS...AND SREF IS TRYING TO STRENGTHEN SURFACE LOW ON THURSDAY. HOWEVER...STILL NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO INCREASE POPS BEYOND DAY 4. MAIN CHANGES TO FORECAST WERE IN THE DAY 3/4 TIME FRAME. NEW GUIDANCE IS INDICATING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ACROSS OUR NE COUNTIES WITH INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND POSSIBLE RAIN. SO...BUMPED HIGHS DOWN INTO THE MID 80S OVER THOSE AREAS. FURTHER OUT...MODELS CANNOT COME INTO AGREEMENT ON TIMING OR LOCATION OF POSSIBLE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. SUBTLE DISTURBANCES DO...HOWEVER...STILL WARRANT 20 POPS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 77/TLD && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 67 91 71 92 71 / 0 0 0 10 20 WACO, TX 67 93 69 96 70 / 0 0 0 5 20 PARIS, TX 61 86 63 86 65 / 0 0 0 10 20 DENTON, TX 63 91 68 91 70 / 0 0 0 10 20 MCKINNEY, TX 61 89 65 88 69 / 0 0 0 10 20 DALLAS, TX 68 91 72 90 71 / 0 0 0 10 20 TERRELL, TX 63 88 66 88 67 / 0 0 0 10 20 CORSICANA, TX 67 90 67 93 67 / 0 0 0 10 20 TEMPLE, TX 67 93 67 95 69 / 0 0 0 5 20 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 85/79
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 721 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2009 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-011200- 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- 721 PM CDT MON AUG 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS TO AFFECT NORTH TEXAS AT THIS TIME APPEARS TO BE THURSDAY MORNING WHEN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MAY MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE RED RIVER NEAR SUNRISE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
According to the US Drought Monitor, Exceptional Drought was observed across the county in the beginning of the month. However, heavy rainfall in the middle of September eased drought conditions and the county was classified as moderate by the end of the month.
According to the US Drought Monitor, Exceptional Drought was observed across the county in the beginning of the month. However, heavy rainfall in the middle of September eased drought conditions, and the county was classified as Abnormally Dry (D0) by the end of the month.
According to the US Drought Monitor, Extreme Drought was observed across the county in the beginning of the month. However, heavy rainfall in the middle of September eased drought conditions, and the county was classified as Abnormally Dry (D0) by the end of the month.
According to the US Drought Monitor, Extreme Drought was observed across the county in the beginning of the month. However, heavy rainfall in the middle of September eased drought conditions, and the county was classified as Severe (D2) by the end of the month.
According to the US Drought Monitor, Extreme Drought was observed across the county in the beginning of the month. However, heavy rainfall in the middle of September eased drought conditions, and the county was classified as Severe (D2) by the end of the month.
According to the US Drought Monitor, Severe to Extreme Drought was observed across the southern half of the county in the beginning of the month. However, heavy rainfall in the middle of September eased drought conditions, and the county was classified as Abnormally Dry (D0) before the end of the month.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 196904, 196905, 196906, 196907, 196908, 196909.