A 15 acre grass fire destroyed a shed near Mildred in Navarro County.
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A 15 acre grass fire destroyed a shed near Mildred in Navarro County.
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 Aug 7, 9:57 AM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1057 AM CDT THU AUG 7 2014 .UPDATE... TEMPERATURES ARE RUNNING A FEW DEGREES LOW OVER NORTHWEST COUNTIES DUE TO THE ONGOING AREA OF WEAKENING CONVECTION...AND WE WILL ADJUST THE GRIDS ACCORDINGLY. OTHERWISE TEMPERATURES ARE ON TRACK TO REACH TRIPLE DIGIT VALUES THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS...WITH MID TO UPPER 90S ACROSS THE EAST. ADDITIONAL STORMS SHOULD POP UP NEAR THE I-20 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHEAST OF THE ONGOING ACTIVITY. STORMS SHOULD BE ISOLATED IN NATURE AND THE LOW POPS FROM THE MORNING PACKAGE WILL SUFFICE. 30 && .AVIATION... /ISSUED 1020 AM CDT THU AUG 7 2014/ 15Z AMENDMENTS TO 12Z TAFS...UPDATED THE TAFS TO CHANGE THE PERIOD OF HIGHEST THUNDERSTORM THREAT TO THE DFW AREA TAFS FROM LATE THIS MORNING TO THE PEAK HEATING HOURS OF THE DAY TODAY. RADAR OBSERVATIONS SHOW THAT THE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE DFW AREA TAF SITES HAVE BEEN VERY SLOW TO MAKE PROGRESS TO THE SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING. HIGH RESOLUTION MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT THE WEAKNESS ALOFT AND ITS ASSOCIATED LIFT WILL MOVE OVER THE DFW AREA IN THE 3-4 PM TIMEFRAME. AT THE SAME TIME...FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT WE WILL HAVE A DEEP MIXED LAYER WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF A CAP IN PLACE OVER THE METROPLEX. THE 3 PM TO 7 PM OR 20-00Z TIMEFRAME LOOKS TO BE THE BEST WINDOW FOR WHEN WEAK LIFT WILL INTERSECT THE WEAKLY CAPPED ENVIRONMENT IN PLACE OVER AREA TAF SITES. EXPECT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP EARLY IN THIS WINDOW 20-21Z...AND KICK OFF NEW STORMS AS THE INITIAL STORMS FALL APART PRODUCING OUTFLOW THAT CREATES NEW LIFT AND STORMS AROUND THE AREA. THIS THUNDERSTORM/COLLAPSE/OUTFLOW/NEW STORM CYCLE IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE PEAK HEATING HRS OF THE DAY...OR APPROXIMATELY 00Z. AFTER 00Z WE SHOULD START TO COOL SLIGHTLY MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR NEW STORMS TO DEVELOP OFF OF OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. AS MENTIONED ABOVE...ASSUMING STORMS HOLD OFF UNTIL 20Z...WE WILL BE QUITE WARM AT THAT TIME AND CLOUD BASES SHOULD BE AROUND 9000 FT AGL. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR 100 DEGREES WITH A DEW POINT DEPRESSION ON THE ORDER OF 35 TO 40 DEG F. ASSUMING WE GET STORMS TO DEVELOP IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...THIS IS A CLASSIC ENVIRONMENT THAT IS SUPPORTIVE OF MICROBURSTS/LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH COLLAPSING STORMS. IF A STORM COLLAPSES NEAR A TAF SITE...IT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WINDS THAT ARE TOO STRONG FOR AIRPLANES TO TAKE OFF OR LAND IN. DID NOT MENTION ANY STRONG WINDS IN THE TAFS RIGHT NOW AS THE COVERAGE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO BE 20 PERCENT OR SO...SO VERY HIT AND MISS WHERE ANY PARTICULAR SITE IS CONCERNED. WE WILL AMEND TAFS TO INCLUDE MORE DETAILS IF A STORM APPROACHES A PARTICULAR TAF SITE. CAVANAUGH .../PREVIOUS AVIATION DISCUSSION/... CONCERNS...LOW CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON IN THE METROPLEX. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE NORTHWEST OF A BRECKENRIDGE /KBKD/ TO GAINESVILLE /KGLE/ LINE AT 1130Z. THIS ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE THAT IS MOVING ALONG THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT EXTENDS ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THIS MORNING. WILL INCLUDE VCTS IN THE METROPLEX TAFS FOR THE MOST LIKELY TIME THAT WE WILL SEE SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS /16Z-19Z/. WE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS AND MAY HAVE TO ADD A TEMPO GROUP WITH AN UPDATE LATER THIS MORNING. OUTSIDE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 12 KNOTS. 58 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 326 AM CDT THU AUG 7 2014/ THE SHORT WAVE MOVING DOWN THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIDGE WILL INCREASE MID LEVEL MOISTURE AND BRING LOW THUNDERSTORM CHANCES TO NORTH TEXAS TODAY. PVA APPEARS TO BE STRONGER EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 BUT MODELS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A HODGE PODGE OF PRECIPITATION...WITH SOME PREFERRING WESTERN COUNTIES AND OTHERS EAST. 4KM WRF PRODUCES A LINE OF CONVECTION MOVING SOUTH ACROSS NORTH TX...BUT I DECIDED IT IS A WET OUTLIER SINCE IT SEVERELY OVER FORECASTED YESTERDAY/S THUNDER ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TX. IF THERE WAS MORE SUPPORT FROM OTHER MODELS I WOULD HAVE MADE THE POPS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER. GIVEN THE SCATTERED NATURE OF CONVECTION HAVE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED TEMPERATURES TODAY. MANY AREAS WILL SEE TRIPLE DIGITS...WITH THE CAVEAT THAT THE HIGHS ARE LIKELY TO BE LOWER IN AREAS THAT GET RAIN. TOMORROW...THE RIDGE BUILDS BACK INTO THE AREA AND THE FORECAST IS HOT AND DRY THROUGH MONDAY. THE ECMWF/GFS BOTH BACK THE RIDGE WEST AGAIN BY TUESDAY AND BRING A SHORT WAVE SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS SIMILAR TO TODAY. HAVE ADDED LOW POPS FOR BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH THE GFS AND ECMWF AGREEING ON RAIN CHANCES. 84 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 100 78 101 78 100 / 20 10 5 5 5 WACO, TX 100 76 99 74 99 / 10 20 5 5 0 PARIS, TX 95 74 97 74 97 / 20 10 5 5 5 DENTON, TX 100 76 101 75 100 / 20 5 5 5 0 MCKINNEY, TX 97 74 99 74 99 / 20 10 5 5 5 DALLAS, TX 99 80 100 79 100 / 20 10 5 5 5 TERRELL, TX 97 75 99 75 99 / 20 10 5 5 5 CORSICANA, TX 98 75 98 75 99 / 20 20 5 5 5 TEMPLE, TX 100 74 98 73 98 / 10 20 5 5 0 MINERAL WELLS, TX 101 74 101 73 100 / 10 5 5 5 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 322 AM CDT THU AUG 7 2014 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-080830- 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- 322 AM CDT THU AUG 7 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY NORTH OF A LINE FROM COMANCHE TO PALESTINE. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CISCO TO WAXAHACHIE TO SULPHUR SPRINGS. IN ADDITION TO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH MAY ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AREA WIDE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1252 PM CDT THU AUG 7 2014
TXZ095-106-071815-
DELTA TX-LAMAR TX-
1252 PM CDT THU AUG 7 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
EASTERN DELTA COUNTY
SOUTHEASTERN LAMAR COUNTY
AT 1252 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTH OF PARIS...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE COOPER AND COOPER LAKE
PARK DOCTORS CREEK.
VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
LAT...LON 3336 9534 3337 9540 3337 9546 3335 9549
3336 9554 3335 9556 3336 9559 3332 9564
3331 9571 3363 9570 3363 9532 3337 9531
TIME...MOT...LOC 1752Z 000DEG 6KT 3353 9551
CAVANAUGHThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
A 15 acre grass fire in Bluffview Lake Estates destroyed a shed in Navarro County. The shed was located off of Camp Wanica Road.
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