Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 2010

Name: Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 2010
Start: 2010-12-01T00:00
End: 2010-12-31T23:59
Location: Texas

December 1 to 31, 2010 · NWS SHV · 16 events in 16 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 16 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS SHV wrote it up.

While much of Northeast Texas was downgraded to D1 Moderate Drought category during the month of November, a very dry December resulted in much of Northeast Texas being upgraded to D2 Severe Drought and D3 Extreme Drought categories during the month of December. Once again, many counties saw burn bans throughout the month as the fire danger was very high across the region. The following are a few selected cities across Northeast Texas with their monthly rainfall totals and departures from normal, as well as yearly rainfall totals through the end of December and the departures from normal.

Tyler monthly rainfall was 1.07. The departure from normal was -3.72. The yearly rainfall through December was 31.04. The yearly departure from normal through December was -14.23.

Longview monthly rainfall was 0.87. The departure from normal was -3.86. The yearly rainfall through December was 27.91. The yearly departure from normal through December was -21.02.

Lufkin monthly rainfall was 0.86. The departure from normal was -3.58. The yearly rainfall through December was 30.01. The yearly departure from normal through December was -16.61.

What forecasters said that day

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 Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 30, 9:17 PM CST, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 9:17 PM CST, 2 hours 43 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
917 PM CST TUE NOV 30 2010

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS HAVE RELAXED ACROSS THE REGION AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER DECOUPLES
IN RESPONSE TO RAPID SURFACE BASED COOLING. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW
FREEZING AREAWIDE. HIGH PRESSURE TO THE WEST WILL REMAIN ANCHORED
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST ON
WEDNESDAY AS THE HIGH BEGINS TO SHIFT EAST. CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS
ON TRACK...NO UPDATES AT THIS TIME. /05/

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR FLIGHT CATEGORIES EXPECTED THROUGH 02/06Z. HIGH PRESSURE TO THE
WEST WILL SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE FOUR STATE REGION INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. HIGH CLOUDS MOVING OVER THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON
WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT WEST THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO PARTS
OF THE EARLY MORNING WEDNESDAY THEN GRADUALLY BECOME SOUTHWEST
DURING THE LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
MORE SOUTHERLY INTO THE EVENING. /06/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  28  59  34  68  45 /   0   0   0   0   0
MLU  28  60  32  66  44 /   0   0   0   0   0
DEQ  23  57  27  66  35 /   0   0   0   0   0
TXK  28  58  34  66  43 /   0   0   0   0   0
ELD  24  58  29  65  39 /   0   0   0   0   0
TYR  29  62  38  68  47 /   0   0   0   0   0
GGG  27  62  34  68  43 /   0   0   0   0   0
LFK  27  63  34  69  47 /   0   0   0   0   0

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
LA...NONE.
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&

05/06

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 10:37 AM CST, 13 hours 23 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1037 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2010

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-011200-
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-
COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-
UNION LA-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE LA-
NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE-
FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-
HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-
SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
1037 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...EAST TEXAS AND
NORTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED THROUGH 4 PM TODAY FOR
ALL OF THE FOUR STATE REGION. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15
TO 25 MPH THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH
POSSIBLE. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH A FREEZE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE FOUR STATE REGION TONIGHT.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 30, 7:57 PM CST, 4 hours 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
757 PM CST TUE NOV 30 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0312 PM     TORNADO          4 W ATLANTA             31.79N 92.81W
11/29/2010                   WINN               LA   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AN EF4 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
            COLLIER AND WATER WELL ROADS. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED
            GUM SPRINGS ROAD...WHERE IT COMPLETELY DESTROYED A TWO
            STORY BRICK HOME. A NEARBY MOBILE HOME WAS DESTROYED...
            TWO OTHER HOMES MODERATELY DAMAGED...AND ONE HOME
            SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE TORNADO SNAPPED NUMEROUS
            TREES ALONG ITS PATH...AND LIFTED ABOUT 2 MILES NNW OF
            WINNFIELD. THE MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WINDS WERE 170
            MPH...WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 14 MILES...AND A PATH WIDTH
            OF 400 YARDS.

&&

12

Local storm report, Nov 30, 9:41 PM CST, 2 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
941 PM CST TUE NOV 30 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0418 PM     TORNADO          12 SSW RICHWOOD         32.29N 92.15W
11/29/2010                   OUACHITA           LA   NWS STORM SURVEY

            EF1 TORNADO BEGAN IN WOODS WEST OF QUACHITA RIVER AND
            TRAVELED E INTO FIELD OFF OF HOOTER ROAD WEST. NUMEROUS
            TREES AND BRANCHES SNAPPED AND TORNADO WEAKENED AS IT
            MOVED OVER A HOME ALONG HOOTER ROAD EAST. METAL AWNING ON
            HOME TORN OFF AND DEPOSITED IN FRONT YARD AND OPEN FIELD
            BETWEEN THE HOME AND LEVEE ALONG OUACHITA RIVER. SHINGLES
            REMOVED FROM THE HOME. TREE TOPS ALONG LEVEE SNAPPED AS
            TORNADO TRAVELLED NE AND LIFTED ALONG HIGHWAY 165 IN
            BOSCOE COMMUNITY. MAXIMUM WINDS 90 MPH WIDTH 100 YDS.

&&

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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

16 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Bowie

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Bowie forecast zone
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 33.446, -94.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cass

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Cass forecast zone
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 33.078, -94.344 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Marion

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 32.798, -94.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Wood

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Wood forecast zone
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 32.786, -95.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Upshur

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Upshur forecast zone
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 32.736, -94.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Smith

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Smith forecast zone
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 32.375, -95.269 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Harrison

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Harrison forecast zone
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 32.548, -94.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Angelina

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Angelina forecast zone
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 31.255, -94.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Gregg

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Gregg forecast zone
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 32.481, -94.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Rusk

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Rusk forecast zone
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 32.108, -94.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Panola

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Panola forecast zone
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 32.162, -94.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Nacogdoches

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Nacogdoches forecast zone
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 31.616, -94.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Shelby

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Shelby forecast zone
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 31.792, -94.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, San Augustine

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: San Augustine forecast zone
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 31.394, -94.168 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Sabine

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Sabine forecast zone
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 31.343, -93.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cherokee

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Cherokee forecast zone
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 31.837, -95.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Drought: A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 2010 Every state in 2010 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, December 2010

Sources

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: 271218, 271220, 271221, 271223, 271224, 271228, 271231, 271232, 271233, 271234, 271235, 271236, 271237, 271238, 271239, 271240.