An elderly woman in Fort Worth died due to a power outage at her home that left her unable to receive the oxygen she needed to survive. The power outage occurred from a tree that was blown into the power line down the street by strong wind gusts up to 40 mph.
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An elderly woman in Fort Worth died due to a power outage at her home that left her unable to receive the oxygen she needed to survive. The power outage occurred from a tree that was blown into the power line down the street by strong wind gusts up to 40 mph.
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 Apr 3, 3:00 PM CST, 1 hour earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 400 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 .DISCUSSION... IT HAS BEEN A WINDY WARM AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S ACROSS THE WEST...AND 80S ELSEWHERE. THE STRONG WINDS THAT IS RESULTING FROM A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS...WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WINDS SHOULD AT LEAST TEMPORARILY DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. THE FRONT WILL REACH A PARIS TO GOLDTHWAITE LINE BY DAYBREAK...AND THROUGH THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA BEFORE MIDDAY MONDAY. A STRONG CAPPING INVERSION REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS...SO RAIN CHANCES ARE NOT LOOKING TOO GOOD...WITH THE BEST CHANCES ACROSS NORTHEASTERN ZONES LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND DRIER AIR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT MONDAY...COMBINED WITH THE DRY FUELS...WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RETURN TUESDAY AS THE NEXT TROUGH DEVELOPS ACROSS THE PLAINS. THERE WILL A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND EAST OF I-35 THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. WE WILL SEE A LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LOW DIGS INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. AND THEN MOVES EAST TOWARD THE PLAINS. 58 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 56 70 44 74 54 / 20 20 5 0 5 WACO, TX 62 72 40 77 52 / 20 20 5 0 5 PARIS, TX 57 66 37 69 49 / 50 30 5 0 5 DENTON, TX 53 68 38 75 51 / 20 10 5 0 10 MCKINNEY, TX 56 68 38 76 51 / 20 20 5 0 5 DALLAS, TX 58 70 46 74 55 / 20 20 5 0 5 TERRELL, TX 61 71 41 73 51 / 30 30 5 0 5 CORSICANA, TX 63 72 43 75 51 / 20 30 5 0 5 TEMPLE, TX 64 74 40 76 50 / 20 20 5 0 5 MINERAL WELLS, TX 52 70 38 74 51 / 20 10 5 0 10 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY FOR TXZ091>095- 100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR TXZ091>095-100>107- 115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175. RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR TXZ100-115-129. && 82/58
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 403 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-041215- 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- 403 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM FOR EASTLAND...STEPHENS AND YOUNG COUNTIES. A SECOND RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS BEGINNING AT 4 AM TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY ACROSS MOST OF NORTH TEXAS. THE BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS WILL BE EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. A FEW STORMS TONIGHT NORTH OF I-20 AND EAST OF I-35 COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY...MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS ON MONDAY AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ON MONDAY EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. 82/JLD
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
An elderly woman on oxygen died during a power outage that was caused by a tree that had blown into the power lines down the street. The woman lived in the west side of Fort Worth. Area automated weather stations recorded wind gusts up to 40 mph on this day.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Wind, Tarrant | 2011-04-03 | 82 | Female | Permanent Home | Indirect |
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