A few severe thunderstorms developed across the region as an upper level low moved through the region. These storms produced hail up to the size of baseballs and wind damage; mainly in Johnson County.
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The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
A few severe thunderstorms developed across the region as an upper level low moved through the region. These storms produced hail up to the size of baseballs and wind damage; mainly in Johnson County. Some flash flooding also occurred.
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 27, 1:51 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 251 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014 .DISCUSSION... SHORT TERM...RAIN/THUNDER COVERAGE HAS BEEN RELATIVELY LOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS SO FAR TODAY HOWEVER COVERAGE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THE HRRR MODEL HAS HAD A FAIRLY DECENT HANDLE ON THE PRECIP PATTERN TODAY AND IT IS SHOWING STORM CELLS DEVELOPING FROM THE DENTON AREA TO FORT WORTH TO NEAR GATESVILLE BY 22Z. BY 00Z CELLS TRACK EASTWARD AND LINE UP ALONG THE I-35 CORRIDOR AND BY 06Z MOST OF THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL HAVE CLEARED OUR CWA. THE GREATEST CONCERN FOR ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT OF OUR FORECAST AREA AS THIS IS THE AREA THAT WE'VE SEEN THE LEAST AMOUNT OF CLOUDS TODAY ALLOWING FOR HEATING AND INSTABILITY TO TAKE PLACE. THIS IS ALSO THE AREA WHERE THE HIGHEST DEW POINTS RESIDE AND WE'VE SEEN A FAIRLY CONSISTENT CU FIELD THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. PRIMARY CONCERNS WITH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP LOOK TO BE DAMAGING WINDS/HAIL. WHILE TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT THE OVERALL TORNADO THREAT LOOKS FAIRLY LOW. TONIGHT THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...THE UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING FOR SEVERAL DAYS NOW HAS CONTINUED ITS SLOW MOVEMENT TODAY EAST SOUTHEASTWARD ESSENTIALLY ALONG THE RED RIVER. THIS MOVEMENT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS WITH THE LOW MOVING INTO THE ARKLATEX BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE A BIT AS TO THE FATE OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW. CONSENSUS SHOWS THE LOW SOMEWHAT QUASI STATIONARY OVER LOUISIANA AND EAST TEXAS WITH PERHAPS A SLOW DRIFT SOUTHWARD BY FRIDAY. BY SATURDAY THE UPPER LOW FINALLY SHOWS SIGNS OF DISSIPATION AND THE CLOSED NATURE OF THE UPPER LOW TRANSITIONS MORE INTO AN OPEN WAVE TYPE FEATURE BEFORE UPPER LEVEL RIDGING AND DRIER AIR BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. DUE TO UPPER LOW MAINTAINING ITS PROXIMITY TO THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA AND THE FACT THAT THE MODEL CONSENSUS IS STILL FAIRLY LOW BEYOND WEDNESDAY THERE HAVE BEEN NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WE WILL GENERALLY HAVE SMALL CHANCES (20-40 POPS) FOR RAIN/THUNDER FROM THE METROPLEX EASTWARD WITH SLIGHT CHANCES (20 POP) FOR AREAS WEST OF THE METROPLEX. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED (1.5+ IN) THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE PERIOD SO THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH BUT WITH NO WELL DEFINED SURFACE FEATURE AND NO DISTINCT FORCING MECHANISMS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS THE RAIN/THUNDER COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE SCATTERED AT BEST EACH DAY. AFTER A SOMEWHAT COOLER DAY TODAY TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY TAKE ON A WARMING TREND OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE LOW TO MID 80S WEDNESDAY WARMING TO THE MID TO UPPER 80S FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND THEN THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S BY THE WEEKEND. HOETH && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 67 85 70 86 70 / 30 20 20 20 20 WACO, TX 66 86 66 87 69 / 40 20 20 20 20 PARIS, TX 64 81 65 83 67 / 60 30 30 30 30 DENTON, TX 64 84 66 85 68 / 30 20 20 20 20 MCKINNEY, TX 65 82 66 84 68 / 40 20 20 20 30 DALLAS, TX 67 84 70 86 70 / 40 20 20 20 30 TERRELL, TX 68 85 71 86 72 / 60 30 20 30 30 CORSICANA, TX 66 83 67 85 68 / 60 30 30 30 30 TEMPLE, TX 67 85 66 87 68 / 40 20 20 20 20 MINERAL WELLS, TX 62 87 65 88 66 / 20 10 10 20 20 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && /
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 326 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-281145- 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- 326 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF THE REGION. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCES BEING ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR. IN ADDITION TO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
223 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014
TXZ091-272000-
MONTAGUE TX-
223 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
CENTRAL MONTAGUE COUNTY
AT 224 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOWIE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
10 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BOWIE...ST. JO AND
STONEBURG.
PENNY-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3373 9749 3358 9749 3355 9787 3360 9799
3378 9799 3380 9798
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 300DEG 7KT 3368 9794SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
301 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014
TXZ091-272030-
MONTAGUE TX-
301 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHERN MONTAGUE COUNTY
AT 301 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES EAST OF BOWIE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10
MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BOWIE AND FORESTBURG.
PENNY-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3358 9749 3344 9749 3344 9770 3364 9796
3369 9762
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 320DEG 10KT 3357 9763SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
311 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014
TXZ091-272045-
MONTAGUE TX-
311 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTAGUE COUNTY
AT 311 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES EAST OF BOWIE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15
MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE FORESTBURG.
NICKEL-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3359 9748 3344 9749 3344 9765 3353 9776
3367 9761
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 316DEG 12KT 3354 9760SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
350 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014
TXZ102-272115-
WISE TX-
350 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
WESTERN WISE COUNTY
AT 350 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
20 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ALVORD...BRIDGEPORT...CHICO
AND COTTONDALE.
NICKEL-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3313 9753 3304 9777 3336 9792 3337 9792
3344 9775 3343 9772
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 335DEG 18KT 3333 9778SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
432 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014
TXZ130-272200-
ERATH TX-
432 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
EAST CENTRAL ERATH COUNTY
AT 432 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF STEPHENVILLE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
PENNY-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3242 9805 3239 9801 3222 9794 3214 9789
3209 9787 3205 9794 3230 9820
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 314DEG 28KT 3230 9805The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:59 UTC.
7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees were knocked down or uprooted approximately 5 miles southwest of Weatherford by severe thunderstorm winds. In addition, some power poles were knocked down and at least one carport was damaged.
Quarter sized hail was reported 3 miles southeast of Godley.
Penny sized hail was reported 3 miles southeast of Godley.
Quarter sized hail was reported approximately 7 miles northeast of Walnut Springs.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down 2 foot diameter trees on FM 2280 north of Keene.
Half dollar sized hail was reported approximately 4-5 miles southeast of Briaroaks.
Baseball sized hail was reported near Cummings Dr and FM 917. Windows were broken by the combination of the large hail and damaging winds.
Damaging thunderstorm winds knocked down trees, power lines, and tree limbs near the intersection of Cummings Drive and FM 917.
Hen egg sized hail was reported approximately 3-4 miles northeast of Alvarado.
Flash flood waters entered a home near the intersection of FM 2840 and Hwy 174 in Meridian. A third of the home was damaged. Rainfall totals with the storm was 2.5-3 in the area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, May 2014
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: 519268, 519269, 519270, 519271, 519272, 519273, 519274, 522680, 522681, 519275, 519306.