A slight improvement in drought conditions occurred over the south-central and southeastern counties, while the rest of the region remained mostly unchanged in the Severe and Extreme drought categories.
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The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
A slight improvement in drought conditions occurred over the south-central and southeastern counties, while the rest of the region remained mostly unchanged in the Severe and Extreme drought categories.
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 May 31, 10:40 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1140 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2014 .AVIATION... MVFR STRATUS SHOULD DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE TAF SITES AROUND 10Z FROM THE SOUTHEAST. STRATUS MAY DIP TO IFR AROUND DAYBREAK AS HAS BEEN THE CASE THE LAST COUPLE OF MORNINGS...BUT WITH STRONGER FLOW TODAY THIS MAY BE TOO LOW OF A CHANCE TO MENTION IN TAFS. CIGS WILL LIFT GRADUALLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH VFR EXPECTED FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS SUNDAY. LIGHT EAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 10-15KT SUNDAY. && .UPDATE... NO UPDATE OF THE GRIDS OR PUBLIC ZONE PACKAGE IS PLAN FOR THIS EVENING. DO NOT EXPECT ANY ADDITIONAL CONVECTION OVER THE EAST COUNTIES THROUGH DAYBREAK. SKIES ARE MOSTLY CLEAR ACROSS THE CWA...BUT LOW CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO INVADE FROM THE EAST AGAIN BEFORE DAYBREAK AND LAST THROUGH MID MORNING. THE UPPER LOW IS CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR SAN AUGUSTINE/HEMPHILL AREA AND DRIFTING SOUTH SLOWLY. 75 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 223 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2014/ A PERSISTENT CUT OFF MID LEVEL LOW CONTINUES IT/S SLOW DRIFT SOUTH TO NEAR NACOGDOCHES THIS AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE AREA WITH TEMPERATURES HEATING UP INTO THE LOWER TO MID 80S. SHOWER ACTIVITY IS GENERALLY MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10-15 MPH. THOUGH BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE...ONE PARTICULAR LOCATION SHOULD NOT SEE MORE THAN A HALF INCH OR SO AT MOST. AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATER AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...ANY CONVECTION WILL BE CONFINED TO OUR SOUTHEAST COUNTIES AND CLOSER TO THE MID LEVEL LOW CENTER. BY LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY OVER FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AS THE MID LEVEL LOW CONTINUES MOVING SOUTH OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST. MORE STRATUS AND POSSIBLE PATCHY FOG WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVERNIGHT... BUT CONFIDENCE IN OCCURRING IS NOT ENOUGH TO PLACE IN FORECAST DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES ON LOCATION AND IMPACT. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER NORTHERN MEXICO WILL CONTINUE BUILDING EAST OVER THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE AREA...LIKELY ENDING ANY LOW RAIN CHANCES WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES. ENOUGH OF A WEAKNESS BETWEEN THIS UPPER RIDGE AND ONE OVER OVER THE CAROLINAS SHOULD ALLOW FOR MORE ISOLATED-SCATTERED DIURNAL SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER THE SOUTHEAST COUNTIES SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BY MONDAY...THE UPPER HIGH FROM MEXICO WILL EXPAND OVER ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS WITH SEASONABLY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS. THE AFOREMENTIONED WEAKNESS IN THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL HAVE SHIFTED EAST ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AREA BY THAT TIME. NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH THE UPPER RIDGE KEEPING SYSTEMS DEFLECTED WELL NORTH OF THE AREA. A WEAK FRONT NEARS THE AREA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...BUT MODELS DIFFER ON HOW FAR SOUTH THE FRONT CAN MAKE IT AND HOW MUCH WEAKENING OCCURS ALONG THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF THE SOUTHERN CONUS UPPER RIDGE. WITH SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY IN THE FAR EXTENDED...HAVE LEFT OUT LOW POPS ACROSS THE NORTH AND WILL AWAIT FOR MODELS TO GET A BETTER HANDLE OF THE SYSTEM TRANSVERSING THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS AT THAT TIME. 05/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 70 88 72 90 72 / 10 10 5 5 5 WACO, TX 69 89 70 91 71 / 10 20 5 5 5 PARIS, TX 69 84 68 87 70 / 10 20 5 10 5 DENTON, TX 69 87 72 89 72 / 10 10 5 5 5 MCKINNEY, TX 68 86 71 88 71 / 10 10 5 10 5 DALLAS, TX 70 87 72 88 72 / 10 10 5 5 5 TERRELL, TX 69 88 71 89 71 / 10 10 5 10 5 CORSICANA, TX 69 87 71 88 71 / 20 20 10 10 5 TEMPLE, TX 68 87 70 90 71 / 10 20 5 5 5 MINERAL WELLS, TX 68 88 68 91 70 / 10 5 5 5 5 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && /
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 911 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2014 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-020215- 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- 911 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM KILLEEN TO PARIS. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
32 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Extreme/D3 drought conditions were present across Montague County for all of June 2014.
Extreme/D3 conditions affected all of Cooke County for the entire month of June 2014.
Extreme/D3 conditions affected all of Grayson County for the entire month of June 2014.
Extreme/D3 conditions affected all of Wise County for the entire month of June 2014.
Extreme/D3 conditions affected all of Denton County for the entire month of June 2014.
Fannin County spent the month of June, 2014 with Extreme/D3 conditions over the western and northwestern portions of the county, Severe/D2 across the central and D1/Moderate across the west.
Extreme/D3 conditions affected the northwest corner of Lamar County during the first week of June, 2014. For the rest of the month, Severe/D2 conditions affected the northwest corner of the county with D1/Moderate across the rest of the county.
Exceptional/D4 drought conditions reached the eastern third of Young County during June of 2013, with Extreme/D3 across the rest of the county.
Exceptional/D4 drought conditions affected the far western reaches of Jack County during June 2014, with Extreme/D3 across the rest of the county.
Extreme/D3 conditions affected all but the southeastern corner of Collin County (where Severe/D2 conditions occurred) for all of June 2014.
Severe/D2 Drought affected the majority of Hunt County for all of June, 2013.
Extreme/D3 conditions covered Stephens County for all of June, 2014.
Exceptional/D4 conditions affected the northwestern quarter of the county during all of June, 2014. Extreme/D3 conditions covered the rest of the county, with the exception of the southeastern corner of the county where Severe/D2 conditions existed.
Extreme/D3 conditions county-wide improved to Severe/D2 by the last week of June, 2014, due to significant rainfall received during the 22nd through the 24th of the month.
Extreme/D3 drought conditions covered Tarrant County for the entire month of June, 2014.
Dallas County spent all of June 2014 with Extreme/D3 drought conditions over the northwestern half of the county and Severe/D2 across the southeastern half.
Severe/D2 conditions covered Rockwall County for all of June, 2014.
Severe/D2 conditions affected the extreme northern portions of Kaufman County, with moderate drought across the rest of the county.
Extreme/D3 conditions affected the far northern reaches of Eastland County during June of 2014. Severe/D2 conditions were in place across the rest of the county.
For weeks one through three, Erath County was split between Extreme/D3 conditions across the eastern half of the county and D2/Severe across the western half. Beneficial rains received on June 22 and June 23 allowed for the removal of the Extreme/D3 conditions, with Severe/D2 conditions county-wide for the final week of the month.
Extreme/D3 conditions county-wide improved to Severe/D2 by the last week of June, 2014, due to significant rainfall received during the 22nd through the 24th of the month.
Extreme/D3 conditions county-wide improved to Severe/D2 by the last week of June, 2014, due to significant rainfall received during the 22nd through the 24th of the month.
Extreme(D3) to Severe(D2) drought conditions affected Johnson County for at least the first half of June, 2014. Conditions improved to Moderate(D1) to Severe(D2) by June 24 following beneficial rains received June 22-24.
Severe/D2 drought conditions affected only the northwestern corner of Ellis County during June 2014. The rest of the county remained under D1/Moderate drought status.
Severe/D2 conditions covered the northern third of Bosque County for all of June 2014. The rest of the county remained in Moderate/D1 drought stats.
Severe/D2 conditions covered the northern third of Hill County for all of June 2014. The rest of the county remained in Moderate/D1 drought stats.
Severe/D2 conditions covered Comanche County for all of June, 2014, with a few spots reaching D3/Extreme status at times.
Severe/D2 drought conditions covered Mills County for all of June, 2014.
Severe/D2 drought conditions covered Lampasas County for all of June, 2014.
Hamilton County experienced Severe/D2 drought across the majority of the county for all of June 2014.
Severe/D2 drought at the beginning of June retreated to the far western reaches of the county by the middle of the month, with D1/Moderate conditions in place across the majority of the county for the rest of the month.
Severe/D2 conditions covered the western third of Bell County for all of June, 2014. Moderate/D1 conditions were common across the rest of the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 526888, 527112, 527113, 527114, 527115, 527117, 527120, 527122, 527123, 527124, 527125, 527128, 527130, 527131, 527132, 527133, 527134, 527135, 527136, 527140, 527141, 527143, 528569, 528571, 528656, 528657, 528663, 528932, 528933, 528934, 528937, 528938.