Scattered afternoon thunderstorms developed in a region of upper level divergence. Thunderstorms were responsible for wind damage in Johnson, Grayson, and Tarrant Counties.
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Scattered afternoon thunderstorms developed in a region of upper level divergence. Thunderstorms were responsible for wind damage in Johnson, Grayson, and Tarrant Counties. There were also reports of pea size hail around the region as well.
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 May 30, 12:15 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 115 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010 .UPDATE... ADDING MENTION OF ISOLATED CONVECTION SOUTH OF I-20 WHERE CUMULUS FIELD LOOKS MORE IMPRESSIVE. TR.92 && .AVIATION... /18Z TAFS/ NO CONCERNS...CONTINUED VFR. WEAK SFC GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT WINDS. AIRPORTS CAN REMAIN IN SOUTH FLOW...THOUGH LGT/VRB WINDS MAY OCCASIONALLY BE NORTHERLY. CONTINUED DOWNWARD TREND IN CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. 25 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 201 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010/ THROUGH THIS EVENING...NORTH TX WILL REMAIN BETWEEN THE OLD CUT-OFF MID LVL DISTURBANCE OVER MID-SOUTH/LOWER MS VALLEY AND SUB-TROPICAL DISTURBANCE OVER NRN MEXICO AND DEEP S TX. WITHOUT ANY SUBSTANTIAL UPPER OR LOWER LEVEL FOCUS...AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM COULD OCCUR JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE...ESPECIALLY WELL SOUTH OF I-20 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH SUNSET BASED ON MOISTURE...STRONG INSOLATION AND NO CAPPING INVERSION. WILL MAINTAIN BELOW SLIGHT CHANCE POPS AND LET DAY FORECASTERS MONITOR AND HANDLE IN SHORT TERM FORECASTS. OTHERWISE...CONTINUING SLIGHT CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS WITH PLAINS DISTURBANCE GENERATING STORMS ON FRONTAL BOUNDARY WELL TO OUR NORTH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...WHICH MAY PROPAGATE TOWARD RED RIVER VALLEY BY DAYBREAK MEMORIAL DAY...OR AT LEAST AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WHICH COULD BE A FOCUS LATER IN THE DAY WITH STRONG INSOLATION ONCE AGAIN. ON A SIDE-NOTE...WACO/TERRELL WERE JUST SHY OF THE CENTURY MARK WITH WACO TYING THEIR RECORD SATURDAY WITH 99 DEGREES. EXPECT MORE OF THE SAME TODAY WITH HUMID AND HOT CONDITIONS IN THE MID-UPPER 90S. HERE COMES SUMMER ON CUE. AFTER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...OLD CUT-OFF MID-SOUTH LOW FINALLY GETS PICKED UP BY AMPLIFYING WESTERLIES OVER THE MS/TN VALLEYS AND ALLOWS UPPER RIDGE TO RE-ESTABLISH OVER NORTH TX TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...WEAK SRN BRANCH ENERGY APPROACHES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY STILL AND INTO THURSDAY AND WILL MAINTAIN LOW CHANCES FOR SHOWERS/STORMS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS E/SE THIRD OF NORTH TX WHERE MOISTURE WILL BE RICHEST...AS WEAK/BROAD DISTURBANCE WORKS UPON RICH SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE. NOT A WIDESPREAD RAIN EVENT BY ANY MEANS AND MOST LIKELY WILL SHOW DIURNAL TRENDS TYPICAL OF LATE SPRING/EARLY SUMMER. AFTERWARD...FOR FRI INTO THE FIRST WEEKEND IN JUNE...HEIGHT RISES ACROSS THE SWRN CONUS REALLY INTENSIFY FOR A PRETTY STEAMY AND HOT START TO EARLY JUNE...AS STOUT UPPER HIGH SWRN CONUS/TROUGH EAST COAST PATTERN SETS UP WITH ALL SYSTEMS REMAINING WELL NORTH THROUGH EAST OF NORTH TX AND KEEPING OUR NECK OF THE WOODS HOT AND DRY. 05/ && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && /
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 249 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-311100- 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- 249 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY...MAINLY NORTH OF I-20. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 5 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:57 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A wall which surrounded a gas rig was blown over, including the Steel-I beams attached to the wall.
The west side wall of a warehouse was blown down. There was also minor roof damage to a residence across the street.
Trees and residential fences were blown down near Hulen Road and Granbury Rd in southwest Ft. Worth.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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