July was another abnormally dry month with no local observation sites receiving more than an inch of rain. Drought conditions worsened across the Fort Worth County Warning Area (CWA) and by the end of the month all but 6 of the 46 counties were classified in severe drought (D2) or worse according to the US Drought Monitor.
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The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
July was another abnormally dry month with no local observation sites receiving more than an inch of rain. Drought conditions worsened across the Fort Worth County Warning Area (CWA) and by the end of the month all but 6 of the 46 counties were classified in severe drought (D2) or worse according to the US Drought Monitor. Half of the 46 counties, mainly located in the western and southern areas of the CWA, were classified in exceptional drought (D4). At the end of the month, burn bans were in effect for all but one county. Most of the area lakes continued to suffer and water levels continued to drop well below conservation levels, with some lakes more than 10 feet below normal values. The low lake levels caused many cities to implement water restrictions on residents. The agriculture community also continued to experience detrimental conditions. Hay production was nearly halted with most farmers only producing a small fraction of what is produced in a normal season. Hay prices were up to $90 a bale, which is almost double the normal price. Many cattle farmers had to sell their cows early because of the scarcity of grasses and hay. Corn farmers also witnessed poor corn production and had to try to grow other crops to salvage their growing season. The drought has also caused trees to suffer, with many trees dying or toppling due to weakened roots from little rainfall.
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 25, 10:32 PM CST, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1132 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2011 .AVIATION... VFR WITH SOUTH FLOW CONTINUES. SHOWERS LOOK OVER FOR THIS EVENING. MAY NEED TO ADD CB TOMORROW AFTERNOON AGAIN...BUT WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHERE THE BEST MOISTURE WILL BE BEFORE COMMITTING. AT ANY RATE...COVERAGE WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY MODEST...FEW TO ISOLATED. 84 && .UPDATE... WEAK IMPULSE CONTINUES TO ROTATE AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER HIGH AND IS SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. THESE APPEAR LIKELY TO MOVE INTO AT LEAST FAR NORTHER PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS...SO WILL ADD SOME 20 POPS IN FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. OTHERWISE...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. DUNN && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 340 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2011/ A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE UNITED STATES TODAY...RESULTING IN ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. AS OF 3 PM TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 100 TO 107 THROUGHOUT MOST OF REGION. HOWEVER A FEW LOCATIONS TO THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST WERE STILL IN THE 90S DUE TO SOME MID LEVEL CLOUD COVER. STRONG DAYTIME HEATING AND HIGH AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE HAS RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LARGE AREA OF CUMULUS CLOUDS MAINLY TO THE WEST OF INTERSTATE 35. THIS REGION WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNSET. MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY INCREASE FROM THE EAST TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON. SOME ISOLATED MID LEVEL ACTIVITY MAY FORM EARLY TOMORROW MORNING ACROSS THE EASTERN ZONES BUT THE HIGHEST CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON AS DAYTIME HEATING WORKS TO DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE. ONCE AGAIN...RAIN CHANCES WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AND INTENSIFY ACROSS THE PLAINS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN DECREASED MOISTURE AND INCREASED SUBSIDENCE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. 27 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 83 102 82 103 83 / 10 10 5 0 0 WACO, TX 80 103 80 104 79 / 10 10 5 5 0 PARIS, TX 79 99 80 102 80 / 10 20 10 5 5 DENTON, TX 80 101 80 102 79 / 10 10 5 0 0 MCKINNEY, TX 79 99 78 102 79 / 10 10 5 0 0 DALLAS, TX 83 102 83 103 83 / 10 10 5 0 0 TERRELL, TX 80 100 79 103 80 / 10 20 5 5 5 CORSICANA, TX 79 101 78 102 78 / 10 20 5 5 5 TEMPLE, TX 76 102 78 102 77 / 10 20 10 5 0 MINERAL WELLS, TX 79 104 80 106 77 / 10 10 5 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR TXZ091>095-100>107- 115>123-131>135-143>146-157>160-174. && /
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 317 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2011 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-261130- 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- 317 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS. GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE THE MAIN HAZARDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A HEAT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS ON TUESDAY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 92
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
According to the US Drought Monitor, the county was not in drought at the beginning of the month. With little rainfall, the county was classified as severe drought (D2) by the last week of the month.
According to the US Drought Monitor, the county was not in drought at the beginning of the month. With little rainfall, the county was classified as severe drought (D2) by the last week of the month.
According to the US Drought Monitor, the county was not in drought at the beginning of the month. With little rainfall, the county was classified as severe drought (D2) by the last week of the month.
According to the US Drought Monitor, the county was not in drought at the beginning of the month. With little rainfall, the county was classified as severe drought (D2) by the last week of the month.
According to the US Drought Monitor, the county was not in drought at the beginning of the month. With little rainfall, the county was classified as severe drought (D2) by the last week of the month.
According to the US Drought Monitor, the county was not in drought at the beginning of the month. With little rainfall, the county was classified as severe drought (D2) by the last week of the month.
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, July 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: 331080, 331081, 331082, 331084, 331085, 331086.