With little to no rainfall across the area throughout the month of November counties that were not classified in drought at the beginning of the month were downgraded to severe drought (D2) by the end of the month.
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The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
With little to no rainfall across the area throughout the month of November counties that were not classified in drought at the beginning of the month were downgraded to severe drought (D2) by the end of the month.
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 Nov 19, 11:19 PM CST, 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1119 PM CST MON NOV 19 2012 .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. SCT/BKN HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA. LIGHT SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME EASTERLY TOMORROW AS A SURFACE RIDGE SLIDES EAST OF THE REGION. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 310 PM CST MON NOV 19 2012/ MID LEVEL IMPULSE THAT MOVED THROUGH YESTERDAY RESULTED IN AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER BUT VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF RAINFALL. THE PERIODIC CLOUDS WILL LINGER AROUND THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING BEFORE CLEARING OUT TONIGHT AS DRIER MID LEVEL AIR MOVES IN. BRIEF SHORTWAVE RIDGING WILL TRAVERSE THE AREA DURING THE DAY TOMORROW RESULTING IN PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE NEVER REALLY SCOURS OUT SO OVERNIGHT LOW WILL BE WARM FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MORNINGS. A WEAK DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY APPROACHING THE BAJA CALIFORNIA WILL EVENTUALLY SPREAD ACROSS WEST TEXAS BY LATE WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND SOME SCATTERED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY ACROSS WEST TEXAS. AS THIS FEATURE CONTINUES EAST IT WILL WEAKEN AND HAVE REMOVED POPS FOR THANKSGIVING DAY. MEANWHILE ACROSS THE NORTHERN US A MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTH TEXAS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND WILL HAVE SOME LOW POPS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. GIVEN THE TIME OF DAY AND RELATIVELY WEAK FORCING...THINK ANY PRECIPITATION WILL JUST BE SHOWERS. AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTH...THERE MAY BE AN ISOLATED STORM OR TWO ON FRIDAY. SEVERE WEATHER DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A THREAT AT THIS TIME. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT BUT QUICKLY GETS SHUNTED EAST OVER THE WEEKEND. HIGHS BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE IN THE 60S WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING BACK INTO THE 70S BY SUNDAY. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE AN INTERESTING TREND OF SHOWING A STRONG SHOT OF COLD AIR BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK ALONG WITH SOME PRECIPITATION. THE OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE VARIES CONSIDERABLY WITH RESPECT TO TIMING/AMOUNT OF PRECIP AS DO THE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS SO CONFIDENCE IN ANY FORECAST IS VERY LOW BUT THIS SYSTEM WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. DUNN && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 54 78 54 80 55 / 0 0 0 5 5 WACO, TX 50 79 52 78 50 / 0 0 0 5 5 PARIS, TX 50 76 49 78 51 / 0 0 0 5 5 DENTON, TX 49 76 49 78 51 / 0 0 0 5 5 MCKINNEY, TX 50 77 49 76 52 / 0 0 0 5 5 DALLAS, TX 55 78 54 80 56 / 0 0 0 5 5 TERRELL, TX 53 77 50 76 52 / 0 0 0 5 5 CORSICANA, TX 53 78 53 79 54 / 0 0 0 5 5 TEMPLE, TX 53 79 52 79 52 / 0 0 0 5 5 MINERAL WELLS, TX 51 78 51 77 52 / 0 0 0 5 5 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 85/85
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 226 PM CST MON NOV 19 2012 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-201200- 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- 226 PM CST MON NOV 19 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THANKSGIVING NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 05/
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
9 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor the county began the month not in drought. With little to no rainfall throughout the month conditions worsened and by the end of the month the county was classified in severe drought (D2).
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor the county began the month not in drought. With little to no rainfall throughout the month conditions worsened and by the end of the month the county was classified in severe drought (D2).
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor the county began the month not in drought. With little to no rainfall throughout the month conditions worsened and by the end of the month the county was classified in severe drought (D2).
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor the county began the month not in drought. With little to no rainfall throughout the month conditions worsened and by the end of the month the county was classified in severe drought (D2).
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor the county began the month not in drought. With little to no rainfall throughout the month conditions worsened and by the end of the month the county was classified in severe drought (D2).
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor the county began the month not in drought. With little to no rainfall throughout the month conditions worsened and by the end of the month the county was classified in severe drought (D2).
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor the county began the month not in drought. With little to no rainfall throughout the month conditions worsened and by the end of the month the county was classified in severe drought (D2).
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor the county began the month not in drought. With little to no rainfall throughout the month conditions worsened and by the end of the month the county was classified in severe drought (D2).
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor the county began the month not in drought. With little to no rainfall throughout the month conditions worsened and by the end of the month the county was classified in severe drought (D2).
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, November 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: 419770, 419771, 419772, 419773, 419774, 419775, 419776, 419777, 419778.