A lightning strike started a house fire in Seagoville in the early morning hours.
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A lightning strike started a house fire in Seagoville in the early morning hours.
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 Jun 30, 1:33 AM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 233 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2015 .DISCUSSION... WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE A DIFFLUENT NORTH FLOW PATTERN OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...BEFORE FLAT RIDGING ARRIVES LATER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY FOR A BRIEF REPRIEVE IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION. CURRENTLY...AN ELEVATED 925MB-850MB FRONT EXTENDED FROM NEAR THE I-20 CORRIDOR UP INTO SE OK/SW AR THIS MORNING. A THETA-E AXIS BETWEEN 925MB-700MB WAS EXPECTED TO BE SITUATED JUST OFF THE SE EDGE OF THE ELEVATED FRONT TODAY. ONE LITTLE CLUSTER OF STRONG STORMS FROM MCKINNEY TO GREENVILLE CONTINUE TO BE FED BY A 25-30 KT SSWLY LLJ AND WILL CONTINUE TO MIGRATE SSW INTO THE RICHER THETA-E AIRMASS THROUGH SUNRISE. CURRENT HIGH RES MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH ACTIVITY ONCE AGAIN IN THE WEAK DIFFLUENT FLOW ALOFT AND WERE DEEMED PRETTY MUCH UNUSABLE THIS MORNING. CURRENT CLUSTER OF STORMS OVER OUR NE COUNTIES IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TOWARD SUNRISE AS CURRENT MODEST LLJ WEAKENS. I WILL STILL CARRY 20-30 POPS GENERALLY ACROSS THE SE HALF OF THE CWA TODAY AS NUMEROUS OLD OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL EXIST WITH FORCING FROM A SUBTLE SHORTWAVE ROTATING SE TOWARD THE NW GULF OF MEXICO. WITH STRONG INSTABILITY AND HIGH THETA-E LAPSE RATES EXPECTED...A FEW STRONG TO BRIEF SEVERE MICROBURSTS AND VERY SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO WEAK STEERING CURRENTS ALOFT AND PROPAGATION DOMINATING STORM MOVEMENTS. FOR TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...HAVE LINGERED SLIGHT CHANCES ACROSS THE FAR SE COUNTIES WHERE THE RICHER MOISTURE WILL PERSIST FOR ANOTHER DAY. A BRIEF DRY PERIOD WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AS SOME ENHANCEMENT OF RIDGING ALOFT AND RESULTANT SUBSIDENCE OCCUR. HOWEVER...THE EASTERN CONUS TROUGH WILL AMPLIFY ONCE AGAIN BY FRIDAY INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...AS THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS MIGRATES WEST OUT OF THE AREA ONCE AGAIN. THIS LONGWAVE PATTERN CHANGE WILL ALLOW PERIODIC NW FLOW SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCES TO ROTATE SE ACROSS THE ARKLATEX AND BRING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS PARTICULARLY AREAS NORTH OF I-20 AND EAST OF I-35. IT IS HARD TO SAY HOW THIS WILL AFFECT JULY 4TH FESTIVITIES...BUT THE WEATHER DEFINITELY BEARS WATCHING IF YOU PLAN ON BEING OUTDOORS THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND TO WATCH AREA FIREWORKS DISPLAYS. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL WITH TEMPS IN THE LOWER 90S THE END OF THE WEEK INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. A SEASONABLY HOT AND DRY PERIOD LOOKS TO SET UP NEXT WEEK...AS AMPLIFICATION OF THE LONGWAVE PATTERN DAMPENS WITH BROAD RIDGING SETTING UP FROM THE SW STATES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF STATES. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S AND LOWS IN THE 70S ARE EXPECTED WITH DRY CONDITIONS. 05/ && .AVIATION... /ISSUED 1147 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015/ FOR THE 06Z TAFS...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE THE PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERN. FOR TONIGHT...THINK THAT ALL AREA TAF SITES WILL REMAIN THUNDERSTORM FREE...HOWEVER WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE ACTIVITY NORTH OF THE RED RIVER THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. STORMS OVER MARSHALL AND BRYAN COUNTIES ARE MOVING SOUTH TOWARDS AN AXIS OF LARGER POTENTIAL CONVECTIVE INSTABILITY ACCORDING TO CURRENT OBJECTIVE MESOSCALE ANALYSIS. THESE STORMS ARE LIKELY ELEVATED IN NATURE...AND AS A RESULT IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW IF THESE STORMS WILL HOLD TOGETHER WHILE MOVING SOUTH TONIGHT. THE LACK OF DEEP LAYER WIND SHEAR SHOULD FAVOR STORMS DISSIPATING OVERNIGHT DESPITE THE RESERVOIR OF CAPE IN PLACE EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR. AS A RESULT...LEFT PRECIPITATION OUT OF THE TAFS AT THIS TIME. FOR TOMORROW...FORECAST SOUNDINGS ONCE AGAIN INDICATE QUITE A BIT OF CAPE/ENERGY FOR STORMS WITH LITTLE CAP IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. WHILE THIS IS GENERALLY A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP...WE STILL NEED SOME LIFT TO CAUSE THUNDERSTORMS TO INITIATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WITHOUT AN OBVIOUS LIFTING MECHANISM...THINK THAT THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE TOO SMALL TO INCLUDE IN THE TAFS FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT THIS TIME. IF A LIFTING MECHANISM BECOMES MORE APPARENT TOMORROW...THUNDERSTORMS MAY NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE FORECAST. ASSUMING STORMS REMAIN AWAY FROM AREA TAF SITES AS FORECAST...VFR CONDITIONS AND SOUTHERLY FLOW CAN BE EXPECTED. CAVANAUGH && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 95 76 95 76 94 / 20 5 5 5 5 WACO, TX 93 74 93 74 93 / 20 10 5 5 5 PARIS, TX 92 73 92 75 91 / 20 10 10 5 5 DENTON, TX 95 74 94 75 93 / 20 5 5 5 5 MCKINNEY, TX 93 74 94 75 93 / 20 5 5 5 5 DALLAS, TX 95 77 95 77 94 / 20 5 5 5 5 TERRELL, TX 93 74 93 75 92 / 20 10 5 5 5 CORSICANA, TX 92 74 93 74 92 / 30 10 10 5 5 TEMPLE, TX 91 72 92 72 91 / 20 20 10 5 5 MINERAL WELLS, TX 94 72 95 73 92 / 10 5 5 5 5 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && /05
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 320 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2015 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-010830- 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- 320 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS...WITH THE BEST CHANCES OCCURRING SOUTH OF I-20 AND EAST OF I-35. STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM KILLEEN TO PALESTINE. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF STORMS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...MAINLY ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1212 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2015
TXZ094-300600-
FANNIN TX-
1212 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FANNIN COUNTY UNTIL 100 AM CDT...
AT 1211 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11
MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALBANY...OR 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF BONHAM...MOVING
SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BONHAM...HONEY GROVE...SAVOY...ECTOR...DODD CITY...RAVENNA...BONHAM
STATE PARK AND WINDOM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3348 9586 3350 9638 3372 9638 3369 9636
3370 9632 3377 9629 3377 9627 3375 9623
3376 9619 3377 9617 3381 9616 3381 9618
3382 9615 3383 9586
TIME...MOT...LOC 0511Z 014DEG 11KT 3379 9600
30SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1233 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2015
TXZ093-300615-
GRAYSON TX-
1233 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL GRAYSON COUNTY UNTIL 115
AM CDT...
AT 1233 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER SOUTHEASTERN LAKE TEXOMA...OR NEAR DENISON...MOVING SOUTH AT 5
MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...WHITESBORO...POTTSBORO...BELLS...SAVOY...
KNOLLWOOD...EISENHOWER STATE PARK...SOUTHERN LAKE TEXOMA...SOUTHMAYD
AND SADLER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3395 9690 3385 9686 3385 9684 3387 9683
3387 9680 3382 9676 3384 9669 3392 9667
3389 9663 3390 9659 3384 9662 3382 9658
3382 9653 3377 9650 3378 9643 3373 9638
3358 9638 3362 9694 3395 9694 3396 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0533Z 021DEG 5KT 3383 9658
30SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
101 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2015
TXZ094-105-300700-
HUNT TX-FANNIN TX-
101 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN HUNT AND FANNIN COUNTIES
UNTIL 200 AM CDT...
AT 100 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WOLFE CITY...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BONHAM...MOVING SOUTH AT 15
MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREENVILLE...BONHAM...COMMERCE...LEONARD...HONEY GROVE...
WHITEWRIGHT...WOLFE CITY...SAVOY...CELESTE...ECTOR...CAMPBELL...DODD
CITY...BAILEY...RAVENNA...BONHAM STATE PARK...TRENTON...LADONIA...
PECAN GAP...WINDOM AND NEYLANDVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 94 AND 109.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3384 9585 3310 9586 3310 9630 3335 9629
3334 9639 3372 9638 3371 9637 3369 9634
3377 9629 3376 9619 3381 9616 3381 9618
3382 9618 3384 9615 3384 9605 3386 9603
3384 9602 3387 9600 3386 9595 3389 9594
TIME...MOT...LOC 0600Z 351DEG 13KT 3344 9607
30SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
156 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2015
TXZ092-093-103>105-120-300745-
ROCKWALL TX-GRAYSON TX-COOKE TX-HUNT TX-DENTON TX-COLLIN TX-
156 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ROCKWALL...SOUTHWESTERN
GRAYSON...SOUTHWESTERN HUNT...DENTON...SOUTHEASTERN COOKE AND COLLIN
COUNTIES UNTIL 245 AM CDT...
AT 153 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF GUSTY WINDS
GENERATED BY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHEAST. THESE WINDS WERE
PUSHING SOUTHWEST AT 30 MPH.
GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE OUTFLOW WINDS.
LAT...LON 3321 9657 3301 9602 3284 9619 3281 9648
3282 9652 3298 9652 3299 9740 3343 9738
3343 9723 3356 9700
TIME...MOT...LOC 0653Z 047DEG 27KT 3302 9613 3320 9661 3349 9697
30SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
222 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2015
TXZ118-119-300815-
DALLAS-TARRANT-
222 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2015
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT DALLAS AND NORTHEASTERN
TARRANT COUNTIES...
AT 221 AM CDT...OUTFLOW WINDS GENERATED BY COLLAPSING THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE NORTHEAST EXTENDED ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR RAY ROBERTS PARK
ISLE DU BOIS TO NEAR RICHARDSON TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
QUINLAN...AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 20 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DALLAS...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...GARLAND...IRVING...GRAND PRAIRIE...
MESQUITE...CARROLLTON...RICHARDSON...ROWLETT...EULESS...BEDFORD...
GRAPEVINE...HALTOM CITY...KELLER...COPPELL...HURST...FARMERS
BRANCH...SOUTHLAKE AND BALCH SPRINGS.
LAT...LON 3298 9652 3262 9652 3281 9742 3298 9741
3299 9740
TIME...MOT...LOC 0721Z 033DEG 17KT 3335 9699 3295 9674 3281 9619
30SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
349 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2015
TXZ119-121-134-300930-
DALLAS TX-KAUFMAN TX-ELLIS TX-
349 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2015
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 348 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR COCKRELL HILL TO NEAR
WILMER TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILLS POINT...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 25
MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DALLAS...IRVING...GRAND PRAIRIE...DESOTO...CEDAR HILL...
DUNCANVILLE...LANCASTER...WAXAHACHIE...ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...
TERRELL...SEAGOVILLE...GLENN HEIGHTS...RED OAK...KAUFMAN...
HUTCHINS...COCKRELL HILL...WILMER...OVILLA AND MABANK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3236 9645 3235 9645 3233 9643 3233 9638
3219 9666 3236 9706 3282 9701 3265 9662
3273 9608 3236 9608
TIME...MOT...LOC 0848Z 358DEG 24KT 3272 9693 3258 9662 3266 9612
30The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:57 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A lightning strike started a house fire in the 3000 block of Briarbrook Drive in Seagoville in the early morning hours. The roof of the home was severely damaged.
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