Heat in Texas, July 25, 2013

Name: Heat in Texas, July 25, 2013
Start: 2013-07-25T14:15
End: 2013-07-25T14:30
Location: Texas

July 25, 2013 · NWS FWD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Above normal temperatures were common in July across north Texas. On the afternoon of July 25th, a developmentally disabled man was left in a SUV near his home.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.

Above normal temperatures were common in July across north Texas. On the afternoon of July 25th, a developmentally disabled man was left in a SUV near his home. The man died later that evening.

What forecasters said that day

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, 10:46 AM CST, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 10:46 AM CST, 3 hours 29 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1146 AM CDT THU JUL 25 2013

.AVIATION...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REMAIN
MAINLY TO THE WEST OF THE THE TAF SITES THROUGH 14Z FRIDAY. AN
ISOLATED SHOWER IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING IN THE METROPLEX
22-02Z AND AN ISOLATED SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE IN THE WACO
AREA 22-02Z. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY.
GENERALLY SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL AHEAD OF THE
FRONT. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
THE AREA AFTER 14Z FRIDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 10 KNOTS AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE DFW AREA AROUND
MID AFTERNOON FRIDAY /21Z/.

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&&

.UPDATE...
A PERSISTENT COMPLEX OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHWEST
HAS NOW MOVED INTO YOUNG COUNTY AND IS VERY SLOWLY ADVANCING TO
THE EAST. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS COMPLEX MAY BE ROTATING AROUND A
LOCALIZED MESO-HIGH FORMED FROM THE EARLIER CONVECTION. THE KDYX
RADAR IS NOW SHOWING AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY COMING OFF THE
STORMS...MOVING SOUTH...AND EXPECT THIS COMPLEX WILL BEGIN TO SHOW
A WEAKENING TREND OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE DAY...INCREASED POPS TO 100 PERCENT IN YOUNG COUNTY WITH RAIN
CHANCES QUICKLY TAPERING BACK TO 20-30 PERCENT EAST AND SOUTH OF
THE COUNTY. ELSEWHERE...A FEW AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE WEST OF A SHERMAN TO DALLAS TO CENTERVILLE LINE.

OTHERWISE...THE HEAT RETURNS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AS THE UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE HAS BUILT BACK IN FOR A SHORT TIME. EXPECT MID TO
UPPER 90S ACROSS THE REGION UNDER MOSTLY TO PARTLY SUNNY SKIES.
HEAT INDEX VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL AGAIN BE IN THE 100-105
RANGE. AFTER ANOTHER WARM NIGHT TONIGHT...RAIN CHANCES AND COOLER
WEATHER IS EXPECTED STARTING FRIDAY AS A COOL FRONT MOVES ACROSS
THE REGION. SO FAR THE TIMING OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND FRONT
STILL LOOK ON TRACK WITH MOST OF THE RAIN OCCURRING DURING THE DAY
TOMORROW. THE HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES WILL BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20
AND WILL LIKELY BE INCREASING POPS FOR TOMORROW.

82/JLD

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 403 AM CDT THU JUL 25 2013/
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CURRENTLY ORIENTED FROM THE WEST COAST TO THE
TEXAS COAST WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN U.S. THROUGH FRIDAY WHILE
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DEEPENS OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
PLAINS. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST AND DEEPEN INTO A CLOSED
LOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE PASSAGE OF THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL ALLOW A COLD FRONT TO
MOVE ACROSS THE RED RIVER FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND THROUGH ALL OF
NORTH TEXAS BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INITIALLY...FOLLOWED BY SLIGHTLY COOLER
AND DRIER AIR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL
BUILD BACK INTO THE STATE SUNDAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK
WHILE THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES TO THE EAST COAST. THIS PATTERN WILL
BRING SEASONABLY HOT AND RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF NEXT
WEEK.

FOR TODAY...EXPECT INCREASING MID AND HIGH CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH
CONVECTION OVER WEST TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO. THESE CLOUDS SHOULD
HOLD AFTERNOON HIGHS DOWN A BIT AND KEEP MOST LOCATIONS BELOW THE
CENTURY MARK. A FAIRLY WELL DEFINED OUTFLOW BOUNDARY LEFT OVER
FROM CONVECTION ON WEDNESDAY MAY SERVE AS A FOCUS FOR AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ZONES WHILE AN ISOLATED SHOWER
OR STORM CAN NOT BE RULED OUT ELSEWHERE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO
MODERATE INSTABILITY ACROSS THE REGION AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE. ANY
STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP SHOULD DISSIPATE WITH THE LOSS OF SURFACE
HEATING.

CLOUDS WILL LINGER OVER NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT AND CONVECTION FROM
THE PANHANDLE AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA MAY MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST
COUNTIES OF NORTH TEXAS OVERNIGHT. FOR NOW WE WILL KEEP POPS LOW
UNTIL THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES FRIDAY. IT APPEARS THAT THE BEST
CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ZONES FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN LARGE SCALE LIFT FROM THE PASSING UPPER
TROUGH WILL BE MAXIMIZED. RAIN CHANCES SHOULD DECREASE FROM
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY MORNING AS LARGE
SCALE SUBSIDENCE INCREASE BEHIND DEPARTING UPPER TROUGH AND DRIER
AIR MOVES IN AT THE SURFACE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. UNFORTUNATELY...
THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A WIDE-SPREAD HEAVY RAIN EVENT FOR
NORTH TEXAS WITH MOST AREAS ONLY RECEIVING A QUICK SHOT OF RAIN
WITH TOTALS GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH. RAIN CHANCES
SHOULD END ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION SATURDAY EVENING AND WILL NOT
RETURN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK/

TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL FRIDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY BUT SHOULD WARM BACK TO...OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE...SEASONAL
NORMALS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX  98  79  99  76  92 /  10  10  30  20  10
WACO, TX              98  77  97  75  92 /  20  20  30  30  10
PARIS, TX             95  73  90  70  87 /  10  10  40  20  10
DENTON, TX            96  74  97  71  91 /  10  10  30  20  10
MCKINNEY, TX          95  74  95  71  88 /  10  10  30  20  10
DALLAS, TX            98  78  97  75  91 /  10  10  30  20  10
TERRELL, TX           96  76  94  75  90 /  10  10  30  30  10
CORSICANA, TX         96  76  96  75  91 /  10  10  30  30  10
TEMPLE, TX            97  75  99  74  95 /  20  20  20  30  20
MINERAL WELLS, TX     97  73  94  69  91 /  20  20  30  20  10

&&

.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

58/82

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 9:56 AM CST, 4 hours 19 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1056 AM CDT THU JUL 25 2013

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-261100-
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-
1056 AM CDT THU JUL 25 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR IN YOUNG COUNTY THROUGH THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS. CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN
THREAT. OTHERWISE...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WEST OF A LINE FROM BOWIE TO
HILLSBORO TO CENTERVILLE. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT NEAR THE RED RIVER. CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH
STRONGER STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION...AS A COOL FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. STRONGER
STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SOME HAIL.

A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN SOUTHEAST OF A SULPHUR
SPRINGS...TO CORSICANA...TO KILLEEN LINE ON SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The radar

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Event by event

1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Tarrant

When: July 25, 2:15 PM CST to 2:30 PM CST
Where: Tarrant forecast zone
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A twenty nine year old developmentally disabled man died in a hot SUV outside of his home on July 25th. According to the Arlington police department, a group of people living at a group home were driven to an off-site location for the day, then returned to the home. For unknown reasons, the man was not dropped off and remained in the vehicle. The Tarrant County medical examiner determined hyperthermia to be the cause of death.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Heat, Tarrant	2013-07-25	29	Male	Vehicle/Towed Trailer	Direct

What these are

Heat: Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 2013 Every state in 2013 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, July 2013

Sources

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: 469652.