The Armstrong Fire began July 12th approximately 6 miles north of Bryson near FM 1191 and Berwick Road. The fire was controlled on July 14th and burned approximately 700 acres.
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The Armstrong Fire began July 12th approximately 6 miles north of Bryson near FM 1191 and Berwick Road. The fire was controlled on July 14th and burned approximately 700 acres. Very hot and dry conditions this month resulted in elevated fire danger.
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 Jul 12, 11:54 AM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1254 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .AVIATION... FOR THE 18Z TAFS...VFR CONDITIONS AND SOUTHERLY FLOW ARE EXPECTED THRU THE VALID FORECAST PERIOD. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH UPPER LEVEL RIDGING IN PLACE OVER NORTH TX. WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH FOR ISOLATED TSTM DEVELOPMENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HRS WITH A HOT AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE IN PLACE. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNORGANIZED IN NATURE AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PULSING UP AND PRODUCING STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS. AT THIS TIME THERE IS VERY LOW CONFIDENCE IN ANY INDIVIDUAL STORM AFFECTING THE METROPLEX TAF SITES. WILL BE LOOKING FOR ORGANIZED CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT NEAR AREA TAF SITES EACH AFTERNOON FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. CAVANAUGH && .UPDATE... THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS NOW EVIDENT IN SATELLITE IMAGERY NEAR PERRYTON TEXAS AND GAGE OKLAHOMA. OVERNIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW ARE DISSIPATING THIS MORNING BUT ADDITIONAL CONVECTION SHOULD REDEVELOP LATER TODAY NEAR THE UPPER LOW. MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN COUNTIES OF NORTH TEXAS HAVE APPEARED MORE AGITATED IN THE PAST HOUR ON VISIBLE SATELLITE. DECIDED TO INCLUDE THE MENTION OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN AND NORTHERN COUNTIES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THE 12Z FWD RAOB INDICATES A PRETTY MOIST ATMOSPHERIC COLUMN AND THE REGION CONTINUES TO REMAIN UNSTABLE. STILL THINK THAT MOST OF THE CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON WILL REMAIN IN OKLAHOMA ALONG THE TRACK OF THE LOW...BUT A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE RED RIVER MAY OCCUR. DUE TO THE INCREASING CLOUD COVERAGE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST COUNTIES...LOWERED TEMPERATURES A DEGREE OR TWO IN THAT SAME AREA AND TEMPERATURES ELSEWHERE LOOKED REASONABLE. 82/JLD && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 413 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011/ THE HEAT WILL REMAIN THE MAIN WEATHER STORY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HAVE LEFT THE HEAT ADVISORY FOR DALLAS AND TARRANT COUNTIES AS IS FOR NOW...AS IT REMAINS BORDERLINE. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE MET...BUT MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY STRUGGLE TO CLIMB TO 105 DEGREES AS DRY AIR MIXES DOWN DURING THE AFTERNOON. A DEGREE OR TWO HIGHER/LOWER TEMPERATURE OR DEW POINT WILL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN US REACHING THE 105 HEAT INDEX. THE TUTT THAT WE HAVE BEEN TRACKING FOR THE LAST WEEK...HAS MOVED TO NEAR THE TEXAS/OKLAHOMA BORDER NORTH OF CHILDRESS THIS MORNING. THIS FEATURE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO WORK ITS WAY AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE...WHICH WILL BRING IT ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND INTO ARKANSAS DURING THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS. HAVE PLACED 10 PERCENT POPS BUT NOT MENTIONED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FOR TODAY...THIS MAY NEED TO BE REEVALUATED LATE TODAY. HAVE PLACED SOME LOW POPS IN THE NORTHEAST FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS....BUT THIS IS DEPENDENT ON THE MOVEMENT OF THE TUTT. HAVE ALSO LEFT SOME LOW POPS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST FOR TOMORROW NIGHT. A SURGE OF MOISTURE WITH AN UPPER LEVEL FEATURE SHOULD BRING AT LEAST LOW CHANCES OF RAIN ACROSS THE EAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON/NIGHT. WE SHOULD THEN SEE LOW CHANCES ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS THIS WEEKEND. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 100 81 101 80 101 / 10 10 10 10 5 WACO, TX 103 79 103 78 103 / 10 10 10 10 5 PARIS, TX 100 78 100 78 99 / 10 20 10 20 10 DENTON, TX 101 78 101 79 101 / 10 10 10 10 5 MCKINNEY, TX 99 76 100 77 100 / 10 10 10 10 5 DALLAS, TX 100 81 101 82 101 / 10 10 10 10 5 TERRELL, TX 99 78 100 76 100 / 10 10 10 10 10 CORSICANA, TX 100 78 100 78 99 / 10 10 10 10 5 TEMPLE, TX 100 75 101 76 101 / 10 10 10 10 5 MINERAL WELLS, TX 102 76 105 74 105 / 10 10 10 10 5 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR TXZ118-119. && /
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1044 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-131200- 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- 1044 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TARRANT AND DALLAS COUNTIES THROUGH 9 PM WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY NORTH OF A LINE FROM BRECKENRIDGE TO DENTON TO COOPER. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT OVER NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA...GENERALLY NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM DENISON TO SULPHUR SPRINGS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY...MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 82/JLD
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The Armstrong Fire began July 12th approximately 6 miles north of Bryson near FM 1191 and Berwick Road. The fire was controlled on July 14th and burned approximately 700 acres. The fire was started by logging equipment. No structures or homes were lost or damaged by this fire.
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