A mesoscale convective vortex aided in the development of numerous showers and thunderstorms across North Texas as an upper level disturbance passed over the region. Several of the storms became severe and produced damaging wind gusts and hail up to the size of golfballs.
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The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
A mesoscale convective vortex aided in the development of numerous showers and thunderstorms across North Texas as an upper level disturbance passed over the region. Several of the storms became severe and produced damaging wind gusts and hail up to the size of golfballs.
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 2, 3:12 PM CST, 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 412 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 .DISCUSSION... MCV WAS REMARKABLY WELL DEFINED ON VISIBLE SATELLITE...CENTERED APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRECKENRIDGE. FEATURE SHOWING UP IN 700MB MODEL DATA...BENEATH 500-400MB SHORTWAVE. STORMS HAVE RAPIDLY DEVELOPED UNDERNEATH LIFT...WHERE MLCAPES ARE 2500-3500 J/KG. (SFC DEW POINTS ACROSS WESTERN NORTH TEXAS ARE NEAR 70F.) WATCH ROUGHLY COINCIDES WITH BEST INSTABILITY. CONVECTION SOUTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 67 SHOULD BEGIN TO DOMINATE...BECOMING A WELL ORGANIZED MCS AS IT SURGES TOWARD UNTAPPED UNSTABLE AIR IN SOUTH TEXAS. MODEL CONSENSUS TAKES CIRCULATION THROUGH SW ZONES THIS EVENING...REACHING EWX CWA SOMEWHERE NORTH OF AUSTIN BY MIDNIGHT. FEATURE WILL DEEPEN AS IT BEGINS INGESTING BETTER 850MB MOISTURE...SETTING UP FOR A NOCTURNAL EVENT MAINLY SOUTH OF FWD CWA. TROUGH AXIS WILL SLOWLY TRANSLATE EAST ON THURSDAY... BRINGING AN END TO RAIN CHANCES. UNSEASONABLY STRONG RIDGE WILL BEGIN INVADING FROM THE WEST... SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE FIRST TRIPLE-DIGIT HIGHS OF THE SEASON. HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA MAY BE MET THIS WEEKEND...WITH THE HOTTEST DAY LIKELY SUNDAY WHEN 850MB TEMPS SOAR TO 80-85F NW HALF OF CWA. AFTER AN OUTFLOW-TEMPERED MEMORIAL DAY...THIS WEEKEND MAY TAKE SOME BY SURPRISE. THE NEAR-RECORD HEAT...COMBINED WITH LIGHT WINDS AND HUMID CONDITIONS...WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES QUITE UNCOMFORTABLE. AN SPS HAS BEEN ISSUED TO ADDRESS THE HEAT. MEX GUIDANCE SHOWS DRAMATIC DECREASE IN TEMPS THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...OWING IN LARGE PART TO PROGGED FROPA. BUT WITH CONSIDERABLE MODEL DISAGREEMENT...WILL SIDE WITH CLIMO IN KEEPING FRONT WELL NORTH OF CWA. (FAVORED ECMWF DAY 7 AND BEYOND.) NONETHELESS... HEIGHTS WILL LIKELY DIMINISH SOMEWHAT...AND HIGH TEMPS SHOULD EASE BACK INTO THE 90S BY TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. 25 && .CLIMATE... RECORD HEAT IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY AND BELOW ARE THE RECORD HIGHS FOR DFW AND WACO. ...DFW... RECORD FORECASTED 6/4 (FRIDAY) 99 100 6/5 (SATURDAY) 102 102 6/6 (SUNDAY) 103 102 6/7 (MONDAY) 102 102 ...WACO... 6/4 (FRIDAY) 99 99 6/5 (SATURDAY) 100 100 6/6 (SUNDAY) 101 100 6/7 (MONDAY) 99 99 IN ADDITION TO THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES...RECORD HIGH MINIMUMS MAY ALSO BE BROKEN. 85/25 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 76 96 77 99 79 / 20 20 5 0 5 WACO, TX 73 94 75 99 76 / 40 20 5 0 5 PARIS, TX 74 91 72 97 74 / 20 20 10 5 5 DENTON, TX 73 95 74 99 76 / 20 20 5 0 5 MCKINNEY, TX 72 93 73 98 74 / 20 20 5 0 5 DALLAS, TX 77 95 78 98 80 / 20 20 5 0 5 TERRELL, TX 74 94 75 100 75 / 20 20 10 5 5 CORSICANA, TX 74 93 73 98 75 / 30 20 10 0 5 TEMPLE, TX 72 93 71 96 75 / 50 20 5 0 0 MINERAL WELLS, TX 71 95 72 99 74 / 20 20 5 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 91/25
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 322 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-031200- 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- 322 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE BEST CHANCES BEING PRIMARILY WEST OF INTERSTATE 35. SOME STORMS WILL BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. IN ADDITION...NEARLY CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS ON THURSDAY WITH BEST CHANCES SOUTH OF A KILLEEN TO ATHENS LINE. A FEW STRONG STORMS CAN BE EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THROUGH TONIGHT PRIMARILY WEST OF INTERSTATE 35. DUNN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 237 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 TXZ115-129-022000- STEPHENS TX-EASTLAND TX- 237 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... NORTHWESTERN EASTLAND COUNTY SOUTHWESTERN STEPHENS COUNTY AT 237 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTH OF CISCO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE GUNSIGHT. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...HAIL UP TO HALF AN INCH...AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3273 9910 3273 9875 3233 9886 3232 9912 TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 208DEG 16KT 3249 9900 82/JLD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
300 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010
TXZ115-129-022030-
STEPHENS TX-EASTLAND TX-
300 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHWESTERN EASTLAND COUNTY
WESTERN STEPHENS COUNTY
AT 300 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTH OF CISCO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5
MPH. IN ADDITION...STRONG STORMS ARE MOVING INTO WESTERN STEPHENS
COUNTY AND MAY AFFECT BRECKENRIDGE.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE GUNSIGHT.
NICKEL-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE
STORMS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3259 9911 3260 9910 3291 9910 3290 9874
3241 9877 3240 9912
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 219DEG 6KT 3250 9901
82/JLDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
305 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010
TXZ130-131-022030-
HOOD TX-ERATH TX-
305 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ERATH COUNTY
WESTERN HOOD COUNTY
AT 305 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES WEST OF GRANBURY...MOVING NORTH AT 5
MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE LIPAN AND TOLAR.
NICKEL-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3251 9817 3252 9809 3251 9806 3253 9806
3256 9783 3233 9779 3219 9807
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 199DEG 3KT 3237 9800
82/JLDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
331 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010
TXZ115-129-022100-
STEPHENS TX-EASTLAND TX-
331 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHWESTERN EASTLAND COUNTY
WESTERN STEPHENS COUNTY
AT 330 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTH OF CISCO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10
MPH. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER WESTERN
STEPHENS COUNTY MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORM INCLUDE BRECKENRIDGE...CRYSTAL
FALLS AND GUNSIGHT.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...HAIL UP
TO NICKEL SIZE...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE
STORMS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS
DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS AS THEY MAY BE WASHED OUT.
IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3252 9912 3253 9911 3260 9910 3295 9910
3296 9877 3242 9878 3242 9912
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 247DEG 7KT 3254 9898
82/JLDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 352 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-031200- 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- 352 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 ...RECORD HEAT EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE WEEKEND RESULTING IN VERY WARM TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. AFTERNOON HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 98 AND 103 DEGREES ON SATURDAY AND BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES ON SUNDAY. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 102 AND 107 DEGREES OVER THE WEEKEND. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES CAN BE DANGEROUS TO PERSONS INVOLVED IN VIGOROUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...THE ELDERLY AND CHILDREN. WEAR LIGHT COLORED LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS... TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND BE SURE TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE OR PETS IN AN ENCLOSED VEHICLE WITH THE WINDOWS UP...EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AS THIS CAN BE FATAL. DUNN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
403 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010
TXZ129-022130-
EASTLAND TX-
403 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
EASTLAND COUNTY
AT 403 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CISCO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
10 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CISCO...EASTLAND...GORMAN...
RANGER AND RISING STAR.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL... HAIL UP
TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
FROM THIS STORM.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS
DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS AS THEY MAY BE WASHED OUT.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3252 9912 3251 9847 3230 9847 3209 9893
3208 9912
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 314DEG 8KT 3235 9894
82/JLDThe Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 31 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:14 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Power lines were blown down in Cisco. The local emergency manager estimated a 60 mph wind gust.
Several large tree limbs and power lines were blown down by estimated an estimated 60 mph wind gust.
Nickel to quarter size hail fell at the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 51 and Highway 199 in Springtown.
Several golfball sized hail stones fell at the intersection of Avondale Haslet Road and Willow Springs Road in the city of Haslet. The hail stones broke apart on impact and no damage was observed.
Firefighters responded to a house fire caused by a lightning strike. The fire initially began in the attic, but the heat and smoke forced the firefighters back. The 4,000 square foot home was built in 2002.
There was minor roof damage and windows blown out of a residence due to high winds. The shed next to the residence was destroyed.
Measured at Fort Worth Meacham Airport.
Several trees were blown down due to high winds in Thorndale. Several power lines were also knocked down after the trees fell on the lines.
Nickel size hail fell in the town of Flo.
Large trees were blown down near Palestine. The wind gust was estimated at 65 mph.
Six to eighteen inch diameter trees were blown down west of Palestine.
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, June 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: 239740, 239742, 239743, 239746, 240532, 239747, 239748, 239749, 239750, 239752, 239753.