Embedded shortwaves moving through a broad trough over the Southern Plains sparked several showers and thunderstorms across north Texas. Some of the storms developed on outflow boundaries from convection during the day.
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The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
Embedded shortwaves moving through a broad trough over the Southern Plains sparked several showers and thunderstorms across north Texas. Some of the storms developed on outflow boundaries from convection during the day. A few reports of severe thunderstorm wind damage and hail was reported, but several lightning strikes started fires. The most significant wind damage occurred in Reagor Springs in Ellis County from a possible microburst.
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 Sep 1, 9:21 AM CST, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1021 AM CDT WED SEP 1 2010 .AVIATION... 15Z AMENDMENTS OF 12Z TAFS...UPDATED TO MENTION TSTMS IN THE TAFS FOR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON FOR METROPLEX AIRPORTS. THE 12Z FWD SOUNDING INDICATED NEAR RECORD VALUES OF TROPOSPHERIC MOISTURE OVER NORTH TX FOR EARLY SEPTEMBER. THINKING IS THAT WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF HEATING THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME CONVECTIVELY UNSTABLE WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN PLACE. CONFIDENCE IN TSTMS HITTING ANY PARTICULAR AIRPORT IS LOW...HOWEVER HAVE HIGHER CONFIDENCE THAT STORMS WILL BE IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF THE METROPLEX EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ANY TSTM THAT DIRECTLY IMPACTS AN AIRPORT TODAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY TEMPORARILY REDUCE VSBYS TO MVFR OR LOWER. CAVANAUGH .../PREVIOUS AVIATION DISCUSSION/... /12Z TAFS/ SOUTHERN EXTENT OF LARGE TROF OVER THE WESTERN US EXTENDS DOWN INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH WEAK DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH THE BASE OF THE TROF. AMPLE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY COMBINED WITH THE LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THESE IMPULSES HAS LED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...PRIMARILY ACROSS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING. THIS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY MAY CONTINUE TO DEVELOP SOUTHWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...AFFECTING INBOUND TRAFFIC FROM THE NORTH. OTHERWISE...WILL CARRY TEMPO MVFR CONDS FOR BKN015 CIGS THROUGH MID MORNING AT ALL AIRPORTS IN THE METROPLEX. FARTHER SOUTH WILL PREVAIL MVFR AT WACO THROUGH THE MID MORNING. EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND WILL AMEND TAFS AS NECESSARY BASED ON DEVELOPMENT. OTHERWISE...SOUTHERLY FLOW AROUND 10 KTS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. DUNN && .UPDATE... INCREASED POPS ALONG THE RED RIVER TO ACCOUNT FOR CURRENT RADAR TRENDS. MOST CONVECTION REMAINS NORTH OF THE RED RIVER...BUT OFF AND ON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE RED RIVER COUNTIES AS THE SHORTWAVE MOVES EAST. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. ALSO...LOWERED TEMPS A BIT ALONG THE RED RIVER TO ACCOUNT FOR THE CLOUD COVER/PRECIP. 85/NH && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 405 AM CDT WED SEP 1 2010/ A WEAK SHORT WAVE IS EXPECTED TO SLIDE ALONG THE RED RIVER TODAY. THE BEST CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY SHOULD BE NORTH OF ALONG AND NORTH OF I-20. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS TODAY...BUT THE FORECAST IS MORE DIFFICULT ACROSS THE NORTH WHERE CLOUD COVER...AND POTENTIALLY RAIN...COULD KEEP TEMPERATURES COOLER THAN WE ARE CURRENTLY FORECASTING. WARMER THAN SEASONAL NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. THE MODEL CONSENSUS IS FOR A COLD FRONT TO ENTER NORTH TEXAS TOMORROW NIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN ZONES SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK FRIDAY. WE WILL SEE A DECENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW NIGHT AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. RAIN CHANCES WILL END FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AS COOLER...DRIER AIR FILTERS IN BEHIND THE FRONT. COOLER THAN SEASONAL NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RETURN BY SUNDAY AS THE SURFACE HIGH THAT BUILT IN BEHIND THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD AND A TROUGH DEVELOPS ACROSS THE PLAINS. THESE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING GULF MOISTURE NORTHWARD...AND WE WILL SEE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS RE-ENTER THE FORECAST ACROSS THE SOUTH MONDAY AND AREA WIDE TUESDAY. 58 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 97 78 98 73 91 / 40 20 10 50 10 WACO, TX 99 78 98 72 91 / 20 10 10 50 20 PARIS, TX 91 75 95 70 87 / 70 20 10 50 10 DENTON, TX 97 77 99 70 89 / 40 20 10 50 10 MCKINNEY, TX 94 75 96 70 88 / 50 20 10 50 10 DALLAS, TX 97 78 97 73 90 / 40 20 10 50 10 TERRELL, TX 96 76 96 73 89 / 30 20 10 50 20 CORSICANA, TX 96 76 96 73 92 / 30 10 10 50 20 TEMPLE, TX 99 76 97 72 92 / 20 10 10 50 30 MINERAL WELLS, TX 97 76 98 69 91 / 30 10 10 50 10 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && /
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 420 AM CDT WED SEP 1 2010 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-021200- 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- 420 AM CDT WED SEP 1 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS TODAY WITH BEST CHANCES CLOSER TO THE RED RIVER. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG A COLD FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND TUESDAY ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS WITH BEST CHANCES IN THE SOUTHEAST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DUNN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1210 PM CDT WED SEP 1 2010
TXZ092-093-011815-
GRAYSON TX-COOKE TX-
1210 PM CDT WED SEP 1 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHEASTERN COOKE COUNTY
NORTHERN GRAYSON COUNTY
AT 1209 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG OUTFLOW
WINDS OVER NORTHEASTERN COOKE AND NORTHERN GRAYSON COUNTIES...MOVING
EAST AT 5 MPH.
CITIES LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE
CALLISBURG...DENISON...GAINESVILLE...KNOLLWOOD...LINDSAY...POTTSBORO.
..SHERMAN...WHITESBORO AND EISENHOWER STATE PARK.
VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH 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.
IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
LAT...LON 3391 9659 3385 9661 3382 9652 3361 9653
3358 9722 3381 9723 3382 9720 3374 9717
3373 9710 3380 9710 3382 9706 3384 9708
3388 9687 3386 9685 3388 9679 3384 9676
3384 9671 3392 9665
TIME...MOT...LOC 1709Z 253DEG 4KT 3373 9704
CAVANAUGHThe Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 140 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:13 UTC.
5 lightning, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A construction trailer was damaged at the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, and several trees that were larger than 6 inches in diameter were split. One minor injury was reported.
The automated weather station at North Texas Regional Airport/Perrin Field (KGYI) measured a wind gust of 68 mph.
A lightning strike started a house fire in Celina. No other information was available, and the time of the strike was estimated from radar.
A lightning strike hit a home in the Chisholm Spring subdivision in Newark. The lightning strike entered the home through the satellite dish and traveled through the cable, charring the walls and floor around the cable. The charge caused a computer to catch on fire.
A lightning strike struck the chimney of a home in the 1000 block of Aspen Ridge Drive in Southlake. The home sustained heavy smoke damage.
Strong thunderstorm winds, possibly from a microburst, turned over several portable buildings at a business in Reagor Springs. The roofs were torn off a few of the portable buildings and nearly all 18 were damaged. A mobile home on the same property was turned over and landed on two vehicles. Also in Reagor Springs, trees were knocked down and shingles were torn off roofs.
A tree was blown onto a house in Lacy-Lakeview.
Quarter size hail was reported in Lacy-Lakeview.
Quarter size hail was reported in Bellmead.
A lightning strike started a fire at a home in the 3900 block of Estrella Court in northwest Fort Worth.
A lightning strike at a home in the 200 block of Moonlight Drive in Euless resulted in a small attic fire and roof damage.
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, September 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: 260015, 259997, 260579, 260581, 260582, 260026, 260112, 260113, 260111, 260580, 260583.