A weak frontal boundary draped across north Texas provided a focus for afternoon thunderstorm development. Downbursts and microbursts were the main threat in the hot and unstable atmosphere.
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A weak frontal boundary draped across north Texas provided a focus for afternoon thunderstorm development. Downbursts and microbursts were the main threat in the hot and unstable atmosphere. The most significant wind damage occurred in Corinth and near Comanche.
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 6, 11:28 AM CST, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1228 PM CDT FRI AUG 6 2010 .AVIATION... WITH BOUNDARY LAYING ACROSS AREA...EXPECT LOW COVERAGE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS NEAR ALL THE TAF SITES. HAVE ADDED A VCTS GROUP TO THE AFTERNOON FOR THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION...ANY STORMS THAT FORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS OF 20-35 MPH...AND A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONGER WINDS. BOUNDARY PRODUCING WEAK NORTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE METROPLEX...WITH WINDS SHIFTING BACK TO THE SOUTH AFTER SUNSET. 84 && .UPDATE... WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BISECT THE CWA TODAY AND PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP WITH HEATING. MORNING SOUNDING DEPICTS INCREASING PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WITH GREATER MID LEVEL MOISTURE/SATURATION THAN PREVIOUS DAYS. IN ADDITION...MID LEVEL THERMAL PROFILE HAS COOLED SLIGHTLY AND WILL RESULT IN HIGHER INSTABILITY TODAY. AS A RESULT...HAVE INCREASED POPS TO 30 PERCENT OVER MOST OF THE AREA TODAY. STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING MICROBURST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. TR.92 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 219 AM CDT FRI AUG 6 2010/ NO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TO THE ONGOING FORECAST. WEAK FRONT CURRENTLY ACROSS OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES WILL FLOAT AROUND THE CWA TODAY...PROVIDING SOME FOCUS FOR AFTERNOON CONVECTION. BEST RAIN CHANCES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF I-35. THIS BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO HANG AROUND ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...GRADUALLY EASING INTO THE SOUTHERN CWA. DIURNAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AGAIN MAINLY ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF NORTH TEXAS. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 105 TO 110...AND WE WILL CONTINUE THE HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY. EXPECT SLIGHTLY COOLER HIGHS FOR SUNDAY...BUT HUMIDITY VALUES WILL INCREASE...SO THE HEAT ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED WITH LATER FORECASTS. HIGHS WILL CONTINUE IN THE UPPER 90S AND LOWER 100S THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THE UPPER HIGH REMAINS ACROSS THE REGION...BUT WILL NOT STRONGLY ANCHOR OVERHEAD. AS A RESULT...EXPECT MORE OF A DIRTY RIDGE PATTERN WITH ISOLATED DIURNAL CONVECTION. FOR NOW...WILL CONTINUE WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF COUNTIES ON MONDAY. WE WILL KEEP 10 POPS FOR THE REST OF NEXT WEEK...BUT CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING STORMS. SCHULTZ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 103 80 103 81 101 / 30 20 10 10 10 WACO, TX 101 77 103 78 99 / 30 10 10 10 10 PARIS, TX 100 76 99 77 98 / 30 20 20 20 20 DENTON, TX 102 76 104 78 101 / 20 20 10 10 10 MCKINNEY, TX 102 76 102 78 99 / 30 20 20 20 20 DALLAS, TX 103 81 103 81 100 / 30 20 20 20 20 TERRELL, TX 102 77 102 79 99 / 30 20 20 20 20 CORSICANA, TX 101 77 100 79 99 / 30 20 20 20 20 TEMPLE, TX 99 75 101 76 98 / 20 10 10 10 10 MINERAL WELLS, TX 101 74 104 75 100 / 20 10 10 10 10 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR TXZ092>095-103>107- 118>123-133>135-145>148-158>162-174-175. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 236 AM CDT FRI AUG 6 2010 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-071200- 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- 236 AM CDT FRI AUG 6 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT GENERALLY EAST OF A BOWIE...WACO...CAMERON LINE. THE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE FOR VERY STRONG...TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS WITH ANY COLLAPSING STORMS. CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL ARE THE OTHER HAZARDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM SATURDAY EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THIS WEEKEND INTO MONDAY. STRONGER STORMS EACH DAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE POTENTIAL OF STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS. 05/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 110 PM CDT FRI AUG 6 2010 TXZ105>107-061845- DELTA TX-HUNT TX-HOPKINS TX- 110 PM CDT FRI AUG 6 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... NORTHEASTERN HUNT COUNTY SOUTHWESTERN DELTA COUNTY NORTHWESTERN HOPKINS COUNTY AT 110 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF COMMERCE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CAMPBELL...COMMERCE...WOLFE CITY...COOPER LAKE PARK DOCTORS CREEK AND COOPER LAKE PARK SOUTH SULPHUR. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA-SIZED HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 OR 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3309 9596 3338 9608 3341 9585 3331 9548 TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 317DEG 10KT 3335 9598
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The automated weather station at the Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (KSLR) measured a 67 mph wind gust.
Dime size hail was reported on CR 4131, two miles south of Cumby.
Trees were knocked down by thunderstorm winds on CR 4131, two miles south of Cumby.
A 60 mph wind gust was estimated at the Van Zandt Sheriff's Office in Canton.
PSI Industries in Olney lost its roof and a door due to thunderstorm winds. Also in Olney, the drive-thru menu at Dairy Queen was knocked over, the sign at Goldsmith Supply Co. was damaged, and trees, tree limbs, signs, and power poles were knocked down. A possible downburst may have caused the damage. In addition, several power poles were knocked down along FM 2178 on the north side of town.
Sixty mph winds were estimated in the city of Kaufman. A few trees were knocked down by the strong winds.
More than 30 homes in the Oakmost subdivision of Corinth were damaged when a downburst hit the area. The only information regarding the damage was limited to a shed imploding on Andover Street, a brick wall fell over, and several chimneys were damaged.
In the Post Oak/Meadowview area of Corinth, trees up to 14 in diameter were knocked down by downburst winds. The roof of a mobile home was also peeled back.
Penny size hail was reported in Garrett.
Thunderstorm winds of 60 mph were estimated in Garrett.
A trained spotter reported roof damage to 3 buildings on the north side of Ennis. No other information was available.
Damaging downburst winds hit a home 2 miles outside the city of Comanche, ripping off most of the roof and uprooting a large mulberry tree. The tree fell across the garage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, August 2010
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: 254927, 254930, 254932, 256383, 256385, 256387, 256461, 256462, 256388, 256389, 256390, 256427.