A June cold front in combination with a very unstable airmass allowed for severe thunderstorms to develop in the late evening hours. The severe storms primarily remained north of the Interstate 20 corridor and continued past midnight.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
A June cold front in combination with a very unstable airmass allowed for severe thunderstorms to develop in the late evening hours. The severe storms primarily remained north of the Interstate 20 corridor and continued past midnight. Hail up to the size of baseballs fell out of these severe storms and downburst winds reached 80 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 Jun 11, 5:26 PM CST, 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 626 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012 .AVIATION... CONCERNS...THUNDER POTENTIAL AND MVFR CIGS. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THE TAF SITES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BUT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT AT LEAST THE DFW METROPLEX LATER THIS EVENING. A STATIONARY COLD FRONT CURRENTLY LIES FROM NEAR NOCONA TO GRAHAM TO ALBANY. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND AFFECT THE METROPLEX TAF SITES BETWEEN 03-06Z. CURRENT CONVECTION NEAR COLEMAN TO EDEN MAY CONGEAL INTO A MCS THAT MAY MOVE EAST AND REACH KACT LATER THIS EVENING...BUT WITH THE OVERALL SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS AND THE LOSS OF HEATING IN A FEW HOURS...WILL NOT MENTION RAIN OR THUNDER IN THE KACT TAF AT THIS TIME. ANY STORMS THAT DO REACH THE TAF TERMINALS COULD BE SEVERE WITH A HIGH WIND AND HAIL THREAT...BUT THE OVERALL SEVERE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON BUT MANY QUESTIONS STILL REMAIN ABOUT WHEN AND WHERE THEY WOULD DEVELOP...THEREFORE WILL NOT MENTION THUNDER IN THE TAF FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON UNTIL WE SEE WHERE THE FRONT OR BOUNDARIES REMAIN FROM TONIGHT/S CONVECTION. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT MVFR CIGS AROUND 1500 FEET COULD REACH THE TAF SITES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BUT CONVECTION TONIGHT COULD IMPACT THE DEVELOPMENT OR LOCATION OF THE STRATUS. FOR NOW...WILL LEAVE THE MENTION OF MVFR CIGS IN OVERNIGHT BUT MAY NEED TO REMOVE THIS WITH LATER TAF ISSUANCES. AND FINALLY...WILL PREVAIL SOUTH WINDS AT ALL SITES UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE WINDS SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST. HOWEVER...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT CONVECTION COULD PUSH THE FRONT INTO THE DFW METROPLEX OVERNIGHT OR VERY NEAR THE METROPLEX RESULTING IN NORTH OR VARIABLE WINDS. 82/JLD && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 300 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012/ THE COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM NEAR MCALESTER OKLAHOMA TO HOBBS NEW MEXICO AND HAS ALREADY ENTERED NORTHWESTERN YOUNG COUNTY. WE STILL FEEL THAT LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION WILL FAVOR AREAS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...ESPECIALLY FROM EAST OKLAHOMA TO THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY. WITH SUCH AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN PLACE OVER NORTH TEXAS...THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE RAPID WITH LARGE HAIL POSSIBLY RESULTING WITHIN 30 MINUTES AFTER THE FIRST ECHOES APPEAR. EXPECT DEVELOPMENT TO BEGIN IN OKLAHOMA AND OVER THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY WHERE INHIBITION IS THE LEAST AND BUILD ALONG THE COLD FRONT INTO OUR NORTH AND WEST COUNTIES THIS EVENING THEN OVER THE NORTHWEST THIRD BY MIDNIGHT AND NORTHEAST LATE TONIGHT. SPC/S SLIGHT RISK OVER THE NORTHWEST TWO- THIRDS OF NORTH TEXAS IS WARRANTED. ISOLATED DISCRETE CELLS WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED CLOSELY FOR MESO CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT 23-03Z AND VERY LARGE HAIL POTENTIAL THROUGH 04Z. WITH THE FRONT REMAINING IN THE AREA ON TUESDAY...WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING STRONG TO SEVERE CONVECTION. ALSO...WE EXPECT AN MCS TO DEVELOP UPSTREAM THAT PROPAGATES ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS STARTED BY THE PREVIOUS SHIFT...THIS IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON HOW OVER WORKED THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES TONIGHT. ONCE AGAIN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH NIGHT IF THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS UNSTABLE AND PRIMED. TEMPERATURES DURING THIS FORECAST WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER THAN THOSE OF TODAY. EXPECT CLOUD COVERAGE AND STORM ACTIVITY TO RESULT IN HIGHS 88-92 ALONG AND NORTH OF I-20...AND IN THE MID 90S TO THE SOUTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. HIGH TEMPS WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY AS WINDS BECOME MORE SOUTHEASTERLY. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED DUE TO DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S LINGER OVER THE REGION THIS WEEK. 75 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 77 92 76 90 74 / 30 30 40 30 10 WACO, TX 76 93 74 91 73 / 10 20 30 20 10 PARIS, TX 75 90 71 87 69 / 50 30 30 30 20 DENTON, TX 75 91 72 89 71 / 40 30 40 30 10 MCKINNEY, TX 74 90 74 89 70 / 40 30 40 30 20 DALLAS, TX 78 92 77 90 74 / 30 30 40 30 10 TERRELL, TX 76 91 74 88 72 / 40 30 30 30 20 CORSICANA, TX 77 93 74 91 72 / 20 20 30 20 10 TEMPLE, TX 76 95 73 92 72 / 10 20 20 20 10 MINERAL WELLS, TX 73 91 72 90 70 / 40 20 40 20 10 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 82/58
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 254 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-121200- 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- 254 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTING NORTHWEST OF AN EASTLAND TO GAINESVILLE LINE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION... THERE MAY BE A VERY BRIEF WINDOW FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO WITH DISCRETE STORMS ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY THROUGH EARLY EVENING. STORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS THIS EVENING AND POSSIBLY FORM INTO A SQUALL LINE WITH AN INCREASED THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL EXPAND AS FAR SOUTH AS A LAMPASAS...TO WACO...TO ATHENS LINE. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT AS INSTABILITY WEAKENS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS CONTAINING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY BY THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 WHERE THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK IS EXPECTED TO BE THE GREATEST. 05/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
453 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012
TXZ129-112245-
EASTLAND TX-
453 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
EASTLAND COUNTY
AT 452 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN CALLAHAN COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 29
MILES WEST OF CISCO...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE GORMAN AND RISING STAR.
IF THIS STORM CONTINUES ON ITS PRESENT COURSE...A SEVERE WEATHER
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR PARTS OF EASTLAND COUNTY AFTER 515 PM.
LAT...LON 3238 9912 3239 9910 3238 9873 3221 9867
3220 9867 3207 9893 3207 9912 3208 9913
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 278DEG 10KT 3224 9944SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
522 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012
TXZ129-112245-
EASTLAND TX-
522 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN EASTLAND COUNTY
AT 518 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CISCO...IN CALLAHAN
COUNTY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH MAY OCCUR ACROSS
WESTERN EASTLAND COUNTY WELL OUT AHEAD OF THESE STORMS.
LAT...LON 3237 9884 3212 9883 3210 9888 3210 9912
3231 9913
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 295DEG 14KT 3217 9942The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
17 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Quarter sized hail was reported at the Hubbard Creek Lake bridge west of Breckenridge.
Half-dollar sized hail was reported on the eastern side of Hubbard Creek Lake.
Quarter sized hail was reported at the CVS in Breckenridge.
Baseball sized hail was reported about 3 miles south of Eliasville.
Tennis to baseball sized hail was reported near Fort Belknap State Park.
Downburst winds caused damage in Newcastle. Large trees were knocked down; some of the trees were a foot in diameter. Power lines and power poles were also knocked down. Light roof damage was reported around the town, and a few 15'x15' outbuilding were blown up against houses.
Penny sized hail was reported about 8 miles north of Graham.
Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH about 6 miles south of Olney.
Two power poles were blown over east of Newcastle along Highway 380.
Ping pong ball sized hail fell about 5 miles west-northwest of Bowie.
Nickel sized hail fell along Highway 59 about 5 miles southwest of Bowie.
A spotter measured 65 mph winds approximately 4 miles south-southwest of Decatur. The spotter also reported large tree branches were knocked down. The strong thunderstorm winds were produced during the dissipating stages of the storm.
A HAM radio operator reported 60-65 mph winds in Decatur. The strong thunderstorm winds were produced during the dissipating stages of the storm.
Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH between Gainesville and Lake Kiowa.
A 62 mph wind gust was measured in the southern portions of Reno.
The top of a tree fell into a window of a residence. The detached portion of the tree measured 10 inches in diameter.
Quarter sized hail fell between Wolfe City and Bailey.
A roof was blown off a mobile home in Ravenna. Trees were also knocked down around the town.
A sheriff's deputy estimated 60 MPH winds in Cooper.
Numerous trees were blown down by estimated 65 MPH winds near Farm-to-Market Roads 71 and 69.
Several trees were blown down in Paris.
Several trees were blown down by estimated winds of 60 MPH south of Como along Highway 69.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, June 2012
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: 391772, 391773, 391774, 391776, 391777, 391778, 391785, 391790, 391791, 391792, 391793, 392600, 392601, 392602, 392603, 392605, 392606, 392607, 392608, 392855, 392858, 392612, 392860, 392613, 392614, 392615, 392616, 392617, 392618, 392619.