Severe storms erupted overnight ahead of a strong cold front moving through north Texas. These storms developed into a line that moved east and southeast through mainly the eastern half of north Texas.
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The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
Severe storms erupted overnight ahead of a strong cold front moving through north Texas. These storms developed into a line that moved east and southeast through mainly the eastern half of north Texas. Hail up to the size of ping pong balls was reported with the largest hail stones falling in Watauga. Severe thunderstorm winds also knocked down trees.
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 4, 2:23 AM CST, 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 323 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO FORM AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE STORMS SHOULD BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AND ORGANIZED AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST. STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND VERY STRONG WINDS THROUGH A DEEP LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL RESULT IN SOME SEVERE STORMS WITH HAIL AND DOWNBURST WINDS. EXPECT STORMS TO END QUICKLY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE MORNING AS MUCH DRIER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER VERY WINDY DAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. THEREFORE...WILL LEAVE A WIND ADVISORY IN PLACE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND ALSO KEEP A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MID EVENING FOR VERY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT WITH DECREASING WINDS...CLEARING SKIES AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN TUESDAY WITH BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND THE RETURN OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS. THE UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL FLATTEN AND MOVE EAST ON WEDNESDAY WHILE A MID LEVEL TROUGH MOVES ON SHORE IN THE WEST. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AS LARGE SCALE LIFT INCREASES WITH THE APPROACHING UPPER SYSTEM. ONE LIMITING FACTOR FOR STORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE A STRONG CAP OF WARM AIR. THEREFORE...WILL KEEP ONLY LOW POPS MENTIONED MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND BRING AN END TO THE PRECIPITATION CHANCES. SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN THE WEST AND MOVES EASTWARD. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND INCREASING LARGE SCALE LIFT FROM THIS APPROACHING SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. SINCE A CAP WILL REMAIN IN PLACE...WILL KEEP ONLY SLIGHT POPS IN THE FORECAST. THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT AND ALLOW A COLD FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT WILL BRING COOLER AND DRIER AIR TO START THE WORK WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TUESDAY WILL BE IN THE 60S AND 70S WITH LOWS TONIGHT RANGING FROM THE MID 30S IN THE NORTH TO THE MID 40S IN THE SOUTH AND ALSO ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE METROPLEX. LOWS TUESDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 40S TO THE LOWER 50S. TEMPERATURES FROM MID WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL BE ON THE WARM SIDE OVERALL WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 80S AND LOWS IN THE 50S AND 60S. 79 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 71 44 73 53 80 / 20 5 0 5 10 WACO, TX 75 41 75 51 80 / 20 5 0 5 5 PARIS, TX 67 38 70 46 75 / 30 5 0 5 10 DENTON, TX 68 38 75 51 81 / 10 5 0 10 10 MCKINNEY, TX 67 36 74 48 76 / 20 5 0 5 10 DALLAS, TX 70 46 73 52 79 / 20 5 0 5 10 TERRELL, TX 71 41 72 50 77 / 20 5 0 5 10 CORSICANA, TX 72 42 73 50 78 / 30 5 0 5 10 TEMPLE, TX 76 42 74 50 82 / 20 5 0 5 5 MINERAL WELLS, TX 70 37 76 46 84 / 10 5 0 10 10 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR TXZ091>095- 100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR TXZ091>095- 100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175. && 30/79
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1011 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-050315- 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- 1011 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING IS 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. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. THE BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS WILL BE EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. A FEW STORMS TONIGHT PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE 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 LARGE HAIL. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL QUICKLY END FROM WEST TO EAST MONDAY MORNING. 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. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 PM CDT MONDAY. NORTH WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL BE SUSTAINED NEAR 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
203 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011
TXZ130-141-040730-
ERATH TX-COMANCHE TX-
203 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
CENTRAL COMANCHE COUNTY
SOUTHERN ERATH COUNTY
AT 203 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES EAST OF COMANCHE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE COMANCHE...DUBLIN...GUSTINE
AND STEPHENVILLE.
PENNY-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3196 9870 3236 9811 3210 9787 3192 9820
3189 9819 3179 9857
TIME...MOT...LOC 0703Z 241DEG 36KT 3198 9840
85/NHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
225 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011
TXZ143-040800-
HAMILTON TX-
225 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY
AT 225 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAMILTON...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 45 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE HICO.
PENNY-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3184 9816 3192 9820 3194 9816 3202 9802
3202 9800 3186 9789 3172 9820 3180 9824
TIME...MOT...LOC 0725Z 241DEG 40KT 3185 9815SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
228 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011
TXZ130-132-040800-
ERATH TX-SOMERVELL TX-
228 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHERN ERATH COUNTY
SOMERVELL COUNTY
AT 228 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STEPHENVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE DUBLIN...GLEN ROSE...
STEPHENVILLE AND DINOSAUR VALLEY STATE PARK.
DIME-SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3230 9797 3224 9794 3232 9779 3232 9761
3221 9762 3217 9773 3192 9820 3198 9825
3195 9833 3215 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0728Z 244DEG 44KT 3215 9798
85/NHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
259 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011
TXZ144-040830-
BOSQUE TX-
259 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
BOSQUE COUNTY
AT 259 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLIFTON...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 55 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE IREDELL...MERIDIAN AND
MERIDIAN STATE PARK.
PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3221 9763 3221 9760 3218 9760 3219 9757
3215 9755 3214 9751 3218 9746 3217 9745
3214 9749 3209 9747 3205 9750 3202 9748
3202 9743 3198 9739 3193 9742 3190 9739
3173 9779 3201 9799
TIME...MOT...LOC 0759Z 245DEG 48KT 3187 9774SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
329 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011
TXZ133-040900-
JOHNSON TX-
329 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
JOHNSON COUNTY
AT 329 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES WEST OF CLEBURNE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
60 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ALVARADO...BURLESON...
CLEBURNE...GODLEY...GRANDVIEW...JOSHUA...KEENE...VENUS AND CLEBURNE
STATE PARK.
PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3245 9761 3256 9739 3255 9709 3228 9708
3219 9746 3217 9749 3216 9753 3222 9762
TIME...MOT...LOC 0829Z 242DEG 51KT 3235 9760SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
332 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011
TXZ100-101-115-116-040900-
JACK TX-YOUNG TX-PALO PINTO TX-STEPHENS TX-
332 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHERN JACK COUNTY
NORTHERN PALO PINTO COUNTY
NORTHEASTERN STEPHENS COUNTY
SOUTHEASTERN YOUNG COUNTY
AT 332 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES EAST OF BRECKENRIDGE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 80 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE GRAFORD AND POSSUM KINGDOM
STATE PARK.
PENNY-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3307 9858 3322 9809 3301 9797 3300 9805
3292 9805 3291 9806 3275 9864 3291 9874
TIME...MOT...LOC 0832Z 246DEG 71KT 3288 9856The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 31 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:41 UTC.
16 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail stones up to the size of ping pong balls fell in Watagua for 15 minutes.
Nickel to half dollar size hail fell at the NWS Office in north Fort Worth.
Nickel size hail was reported 0.8 miles west of Hurst via CoCoRaHS.
Dime to penny size hail in Colleyville.
Quarter size hail was reported near Venus.
Penny to quarter size hail fell near the intersection of Inwood Road and West Northwest Hwy (Loop 12).
Strong winds around 45 mph blew sections of an aluminum roof off a large barn on the 700 block of County Road 1123, southwest of Cleburne.
Penny size hail fell near the intersection of the George Bush Turnpike and the Dallas North Tollway.
Trees were down in and around Crowley. Also numerous power outages were reported.
Quarter size hail fell at Martin High School in south Arlington.
A trained spotter estimated 60 MPH winds 3 miles north-northwest of Venus. The spotter also reported that two transformers had blown in the high winds.
Numerous trees were knocked down on the west side of Lake Fork, and also on Hwy 19, CR 3150, CR 3325, and CR 4400.
A lightning strike hit a propane tank on Hwy 19 causing a fire.
Trees were blown down in the Greenpond area, southwest of Como. Some of these trees were blocking roads.
Several mid-size trees were knocked down on the west side of Mabank.
Golfball size hail was reported 7 miles south of Chandler on FM 315.
Sixty MPH winds were estimated in Jewett.
Quarter size hail was reported between Calvert and Hearne.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, April 2011
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: 295258, 295259, 295260, 295262, 295269, 295270, 295263, 295265, 295266, 295276, 295277, 302747, 295278, 295283, 295280, 295284, 295288, 295297, 295290, 295302, 295303, 295304, 295305, 295306.