A sub-severe line of thunderstorms moved through the southern counties. Lightning struck a house in Leon County and ignited a fire.
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A sub-severe line of thunderstorms moved through the southern counties. Lightning struck a house in Leon County and ignited a fire.
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NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 14, 5:13 AM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 613 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2011 .AVIATION... EXTENSIVE MVFR CIGS EXTEND ACROSS NORTH TEXAS AND NORTHWARD INTO OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING BEHIND COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH. SCATTERED LINE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS CONTINUES SOUTHEAST AND IS CLEAR OF ALL N TX TAF SITES. EXPECT EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER TO PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING AND WILL SHOW SOME CLEARING AROUND MIDDAY. THERE ARE SOME BREAKS OFF TO THE NORTHWEST INDICATING SOME DRYING ALOFT SO WILL MONITOR THE TRENDS THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. NORTHWEST WINDS 34017KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AND TAPER OFF TONIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. DUNN && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 340 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2011/ COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA AND WILL CLEAR THE SOUTHEAST ZONES AROUND SUNRISE...BUT WILL MAINTAIN SOME LOW POPS FOR SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING THERE. MUCH COOLER AIR IS FILTERING INTO THE REGION WITH 10 TO 20 MPH NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. THIS MORNING WILL FEEL A LITTLE CHILLY AFTER THE RECENT WARM WEATHER. IMPRESSIVE POST FRONTAL STRATUS DECK TO OUR NORTH WILL MOVE SOUTH AND AFFECT NORTH TEXAS TODAY. STRONG DOWNGLIDE AND DRY ADVECTION SHOULD RESULT IN A GRADUAL EROSION OF THE CLOUDS FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY. MODELS ARE LIKELY A BIT OPTIMISTIC ON WHEN THIS CLEARING WILL OCCUR...AND THUS HAVE STAYED CLOSE TO THE COOLER GUIDANCE FOR HIGHS. SUN ANGLE IS GETTING HIGHER AND EXPECT TEMPS TO REBOUND INTO THE 60S FOR THE SW HALF OF THE AREA WHERE THERE SHOULD BE SEVERAL HOURS OF SUN. CLOUDS MAY HOLD ON ALL DAY OVER THE NORTHEAST ZONES AND TEMPS MAY STRUGGLE TO REACH 50 FOR A HIGH. CLEARING SHOULD FINALLY OCCUR THERE THIS EVENING...AND AS WINDS DIMINISH THE STAGE WILL BE SET FOR GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING EVERYWHERE. LOWS WILL FALL INTO THE 30S AREA WIDE TONIGHT AND SOME OF THE USUAL COLD SPOTS MAY FLIRT WITH FREEZING. CONDITIONS ALSO LOOK FAVORABLE FOR SOME PATCHY FROST AND HAVE THIS MENTIONED IN THE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA. UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL REMAIN ZONAL THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...BUT A WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL CROSS THROUGH TOMORROW. THIS WAVE WILL HAVE LITTLE MOISTURE TO WORK WITH BUT SHOULD BRING MID-HIGH CLOUDS AND PERHAPS SOME VIRGA. THE CLOUDS WILL TEMPER THE WARMING TREND SLIGHTLY ON TUESDAY. SOUTHERLY FLOW BEGINS IN EARNEST BY WEDNESDAY AND WE WILL GET STUCK IN A WARM/HUMID PATTERN WITH LATE NIGHT STRATUS THAT BURNS OFF BY MIDDAY. GIVEN THE PERSISTENT MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW...GFS MOS NUMBERS APPEAR TOO COOL FOR BOTH HIGHS AND LOWS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...AS CLIMO IS LIKELY AFFECTING OUTPUT. A WEAK FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE RED RIVER AND STALL BY FRIDAY AND THIS SHOULD BE OUR WARMEST DAY WITH HIGHS PUSHING 90 IN THE WEST. HIGH TEMPS STAY WARM THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT SHOULD COOL A COUPLE DEGREES AS MOISTURE GETS DEEPER. AS FAR AS RAIN CHANCES...STRONG CAP WILL BE IN PLACE OVER NORTH TEXAS FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WITH HEATING...LOW LEVEL THETA-E MAY INCREASE ENOUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING TO BREAK THE CAP NEAR THE FRONT FOR THE RED RIVER COUNTIES...BUT THIS CHANCE IS TOO SMALL TO MENTION IN THE OFFICIAL FORECAST AT THIS TIME. OTHERWISE THE LIGHT QPF OUTPUT BY THE MODELS OVER THE WEEKEND IS ESSENTIALLY NOISE FROM HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT TRAPPED BENEATH THE INVERSION. NEXT DECENT SHOT OF RAIN WILL WAIT UNTIL NEXT MONDAY OR TUESDAY WHEN AN UPPER TROUGH FINALLY MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. TR.92 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 60 38 68 50 74 / 0 0 5 5 5 WACO, TX 64 37 70 50 75 / 10 0 5 5 5 PARIS, TX 52 34 63 45 73 / 5 0 5 5 5 DENTON, TX 58 34 68 47 75 / 0 0 5 5 5 MCKINNEY, TX 56 32 66 46 73 / 5 0 5 5 5 DALLAS, TX 59 39 67 51 74 / 0 0 5 5 5 TERRELL, TX 57 35 66 47 73 / 5 0 5 5 5 CORSICANA, TX 60 38 68 50 74 / 10 0 5 5 5 TEMPLE, TX 66 37 71 50 74 / 10 0 5 5 5 MINERAL WELLS, TX 62 34 69 48 76 / 0 0 5 5 5 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 444 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2011 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-151200- 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- 444 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DUNN
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 171 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:14 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a house near the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 3175 and Farm-to-Market Road 542. The bolt caused a fire after a gas line ignited. Fire crews from the Centerville Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to the residence.
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