A squall line moved through north and central Texas during the afternoon and evening of July 26th. Most of the impacts from these thunderstorms were in the form of brief gusty winds, but the strongest thunderstorms produced spotty wind damage.
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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 squall line moved through north and central Texas during the afternoon and evening of July 26th. Most of the impacts from these thunderstorms were in the form of brief gusty winds, but the strongest thunderstorms produced spotty wind damage.
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 26, 5:18 PM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 618 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2013 .AVIATION... METROPLEX TAF SITES NOW DONE WITH TSRA. FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH SOUTHEAST SLOWLY BUT EXTRA PUSH FROM OUTFLOW CURRENTLY IN COLLIN COUNTY SHOULD BRING NORTH FLOW TO DFW GKY AND DAL BY 00Z WHEN TAFS ARE VALID. WACO TAF BASED ON EXTRAPOLATION...WITH CURRENT STORM ACTIVITY TIMED FOR ABOUT 0130Z. WITH INSOLATION WANING...STORMS SHOULD BE WEAKER AND MORE SCATTERED SO WENT WITH VCTS. BY 03Z WINDS SHOULD SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND STORM THREAT WILL BE OVER. WITH FRONT STALLING NOT TOO FAR SOUTH...HAVE ADDED MORNING MVFR CEILINGS TO THE TAF. 84 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 317 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2013/ YET ANOTHER UNSEASONABLY STRONG JULY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS OF 3PM IT WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM GAINESVILLE TO MINERAL WELLS TO BRECKENRIDGE. AHEAD OF THE FRONT THE AIRMASS HAS BECOME UNCAPPED AND UNSTABLE AND A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHERE MESOSCALE CONVERGENCE IS MAXIMIZED. HOWEVER THE BEST UPPER LEVEL FORCING IS SHIFTING INTO EAST TEXAS AND LOUISIANA WITH A SHORTWAVE TROUGH...AND MOST OF NORTH TEXAS IS LACKING SYNOPTIC LIFT TO AID IN CONVECTION. THUS CONVECTION WILL REMAIN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AND NO SOLID LINE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM PARIS TO FORT WORTH TO COMANCHE...THE AIRMASS WAS UNTAPPED BY THIS MORNING/S ACTIVITY AND WOULD EXPECT THE MORE VIGOROUS SCATTERED CONVECTION TO DEVELOP THERE EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT ENTERS THAT REGION. DEEP LAYER SHEAR AND INSTABILITY ARE HIGH ENOUGH FOR ISOLATED STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS WITH HAIL/WIND. REMEMBER FIRST PERIOD POPS START AT 7 PM...AND THEREFORE POPS ARE SOUTHEAST OF A COMANCHE TO DALLAS TO BONHAM LINE. ALL CONVECTION WILL SHIFT S/SE THIS EVENING WITH THE FRONT AND SHOULD BE OUT OF THE CWA BY 1 AM. BEHIND THE FRONT N/NW WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL USHER IN COOLER AND SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR TO THE REGION TONIGHT. SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR AND SATURDAY WILL BE A PRETTY NICE DAY FOR LATE JULY. HIGHS WILL BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER...AND HUMIDITY WILL BE NOTICEABLY LOWER AS DEWPOINTS DROP INTO THE MID 50S WEST TO MID 60S EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL DIMINISH AND VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE LIGHT WINDS...CLEAR SKIES AND LOW DEWPOINTS WILL HELP RURAL/OUTLYING LOCATIONS DROP INTO THE MID-UPPER 60S FOR LOWS. SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 10-15 MPH RETURN SUNDAY AND HIGH TEMPS AND HUMIDITY WILL RETURN TO MORE SEASONABLE LEVELS. A WEAK/FLAT SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WILL BE IN PLACE OVER THE REGION BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES INTO THE PLAINS IT WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTH WINDS AT 15-20 MPH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. AS A RESULT LOW TEMPS WILL MODERATE INTO THE MID-UPPER 70S OVER THE AREA. ANY CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SHORTWAVE SHOULD STAY NORTH OF TEXAS MONDAY AND TUESDAY...AND SINCE UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS WEST TO EAST...NORTHWEST FLOW CONVECTIVE EVENTS APPEAR UNLIKELY AND THE FORECAST WILL BE DRY EARLY IN THE WEEK. HOWEVER ONCE THE SHORTWAVE MOVES EAST INTO THE DEEP SOUTH THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY OVER OUR AREA. IN ADDITION A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DROP DOWN INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY WEDNESDAY AND LINGER OVER THE REGION THURSDAY. THE FRONT WILL BE TOO WEAK FOR COOLER TEMPS...BUT IT WILL RESULT IN AN AXIS OF NEARLY 2 INCH PRECIPITABLE WATER DRAPED OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA. HAVE INSERTED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING OVER THE NORTHERN ZONES. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AS THE FRONT LINGERS IN THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...AND THIS WILL HELP HIGH TEMPERATURES RISE A LITTLE EACH DAY INTO THE UPPER 90S AND NEAR 100. BY FRIDAY AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL INTENSIFY OVER THE REGION AND SQUASH ANY PROSPECTS FOR DIURNAL CONVECTION. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CONTINUE THEIR SLOW CLIMB WITH MANY LOCATIONS NEAR 100. TR.92 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 71 91 72 96 77 / 10 0 0 0 10 WACO, TX 73 94 71 98 76 / 30 5 0 0 5 PARIS, TX 68 89 67 91 72 / 40 5 0 0 10 DENTON, TX 67 91 66 93 75 / 10 0 0 0 10 MCKINNEY, TX 67 90 67 94 74 / 10 0 0 0 10 DALLAS, TX 73 92 74 97 79 / 20 0 0 0 10 TERRELL, TX 71 91 70 95 75 / 30 5 0 0 5 CORSICANA, TX 73 92 72 97 76 / 30 5 0 0 5 TEMPLE, TX 73 95 71 97 75 / 30 10 0 0 5 MINERAL WELLS, TX 68 92 68 95 74 / 10 0 0 0 5 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && /
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 313 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2013 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-271230- 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- 313 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF A GAINESVILLE TO EASTLAND LINE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL END FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING FOR AREAS MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF A SHERMAN TO FORT WORTH TO PALESTINE LINE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
553 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2013
TXZ119-134-262330-
DALLAS TX-ELLIS TX-
553 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTY
NORTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTY
AT 553 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF HUTCHINS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
30 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE FERRIS...HUTCHINS AND
WILMER.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...
HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3249 9680 3267 9672 3264 9652 3254 9653
3253 9651 3251 9651 3250 9650 3248 9651
3244 9648 3242 9645 3238 9645
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 293DEG 24KT 3257 9665SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 557 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2013 TXZ133-134-262330- ELLIS TX-JOHNSON TX- 557 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... NORTHWESTERN ELLIS COUNTY EASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY AT 556 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIDLOTHIAN TO 2 MILES SOUTH OF KEENE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ALVARADO...GRANDVIEW... JOSHUA...KEENE...MAYPEARL...MIDLOTHIAN...VENUS AND WAXAHACHIE. WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. LAT...LON 3246 9742 3254 9689 3232 9677 3223 9724 TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 316DEG 21KT 3243 9695 3236 9732
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
557 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2013
TXZ130-132-143-144-262330-
ERATH TX-HAMILTON TX-SOMERVELL TX-BOSQUE TX-
557 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BOSQUE COUNTY
SOUTHERN ERATH COUNTY
NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY
SOMERVELL COUNTY
AT 557 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES EAST OF DUBLIN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15
MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE DUBLIN...GLEN ROSE...HICO...
IREDELL...MERIDIAN AND MERIDIAN STATE PARK.
PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
LAT...LON 3207 9842 3229 9765 3192 9752 3170 9805
3183 9817 3185 9816 3198 9825 3196 9829
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 304DEG 15KT 3206 9821
CAVANAUGHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
629 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2013
TXZ134-270000-
ELLIS TX-
629 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHERN ELLIS COUNTY
AT 628 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTH OF
ENNIS TO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAXAHACHIE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ALMA...BARDWELL...ENNIS
AND ITALY.
PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE
STORMS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
ELLIS COUNTY UNTIL 7 PM CDT WHERE WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE.
LAT...LON 3207 9689 3208 9690 3225 9703 3244 9661
3232 9640
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 318DEG 23KT 3238 9660 3225 9697SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
639 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2013
TXZ121-270015-
KAUFMAN TX-
639 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN KAUFMAN COUNTY
AT 638 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
TERRELL TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROSSER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE COTTONWOOD...GRAYS
PRAIRIE...KAUFMAN...KEMP AND MABANK.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS.
LAT...LON 3236 9644 3236 9645 3241 9644 3277 9623
3276 9608 3236 9608
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 276DEG 27KT 3270 9620 3240 9639SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
656 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2013
TXZ134-146-270030-
ELLIS TX-NAVARRO TX-
656 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTY
NORTHERN NAVARRO COUNTY
AT 656 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES EAST OF
MILFORD TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF RICE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ALMA...BARDWELL...BARRY...
BLOOMING GROVE...CORSICANA AND ITALY.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA-SIZED
HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS.
LAT...LON 3191 9678 3206 9689 3207 9691 3218 9700
3239 9644 3235 9645 3230 9633 3230 9630
3226 9628 3224 9626 3225 9624 3219 9617
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 331DEG 22KT 3208 9689 3232 9636The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:18 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
The Navarro County Emergency Manager reported a large metal roof was blown off of a barn just north of Silver City.
The Navarro County Emergency Manager reported a carport was blown onto Highway 22 near Barry. Power lines in the area were also blown over.
Broadcast media and trained spotters reported large tree limbs broken throughout the city of Corsicana.
Heavy rain fell across much of Navarro County, including one report of 3 inches in a time span of 30 minutes. This occurred near the intersection of State Highway 31 and Farm to Market Road 55.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, July 2013
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: 469595, 469605, 469607, 469612.