For several days, a stalled cold front, combined with abundant moisture from the Gulf of Mexico combined to produce widespread rain and thunderstorms in Texas. Several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms occurred during a four day period, producing flash flooding, and numerous reports of large hail.
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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.
For several days, a stalled cold front, combined with abundant moisture from the Gulf of Mexico combined to produce widespread rain and thunderstorms in Texas. Several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms occurred during a four day period, producing flash flooding, and numerous reports of large hail. Tornadoes affected areas in central Texas, from near Lampasas to a deadly tornado in Milam 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 May 23, 11:47 AM CST, 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1247 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015 .AVIATION... CONCERNS...CONVECTION...HEAVY RAIN...MVFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS. DESIGNING THE 18Z TAFS IS DIFFICULT DUE TO THE EXTENT OF CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND MOVEMENT OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. BEST GUESS IS A SLOW TRANSITION TO MVFR CIGS EARLY AFTERNOON AND A RETURN TO IFR CIGS THIS EVENING AS THE MAIN CONVECTIVE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION. SOME PERIODS OF LIFR CIGS POSSIBLE DURING HEAVY RAINFALL. WITH VERY MOIST AIR IN PLACE...VFR VIS WILL BE PRESENT BUT CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS SHOULD PRODUCE MVFR VIS FOR A WHILE AND DECIDED TO KEEP 5SM BR AS PREVAILING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AS THE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM MOVES FARTHER EAST...BUT THE TRANSITION WILL BE SLOW. SCATTERED CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SOME MARGINALLY SEVERE CELLS ARE POSSIBLE AT ANY ONE TAF SITE. LATER THIS EVENING...A LARGE CONVECTIVE COMPLEX TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST WILL SPREAD OVER THE REGION TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH AT LEAST MIDDAY SUNDAY...PROVIDING FOR LONG DURATION OF PRECIPITATION /1 TO 3+ INCHES/... PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND CONSIDERABLE LIGHTNING...WHICH WILL ALL AFFECT DFW GROUND OPERATIONS...AND OVERNIGHT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. 75 && .UPDATE... IN THE WAKE OF THE PASSING WARM FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING THE ATMOSPHERE IS BECOMING MORE UNSTABLE AND CONTINUES TO MOISTEN UP. AS THE UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD...UPPER LEVEL FORCING WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE STATE FROM WEST TO EAST. SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL STREAM NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE PRIMARY ACTIVITY WE WILL BE WATCHING SHOULD DEVELOP MID-LATE AFTERNOON JUST WEST OF THE CWA AND TRACK INTO THE NORTHWESTERN ZONES. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW ENOUGH LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST CWA...SO WE WILL WATCH THIS CLOSELY. OVERALL THE INSTABILITY VALUES ARE NOT TOO IMPRESSIVE...SO THE HAIL THREAT MAY END UP BEING MORE MARGINAL. OTHERWISE STILL EXPECT A NORTH-SOUTH BAND OF RAIN AND STORMS TO ORGANIZE THIS EVENING AND MAKE A SLOW EASTWARD TREK ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD FALL ACROSS THE NORTHWEST ZONES TONIGHT...AND THE SYSTEM SHOULD START TO GAIN MORE EASTWARD MOTION LATE TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. OF NOTE...BECAUSE IT APPEARS A LARGE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM WILL ALSO DEVELOP AND TRACK ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH TEXAS TONIGHT...THIS MAY HAVE THE EFFECT OF USING UP SOME OF THE HIGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FOR AREAS JUST NORTH OF THIS SYSTEM. ESSENTIALLY THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE CWA WILL BE IN A RELATIVE RAINFALL MINIMUM AND ONLY RECEIVE 1-2 INCHES OF RAINFALL. THESE TYPES OF FORECASTS ARE DIFFICULT...BECAUSE THE MESOSCALE FEATURES CAN AND USUALLY HAVE A GREATER AFFECT ON WHAT HAPPENS. THE SCALE OF THESE FEATURES ARE JUST BEYOND THE CAPABILITY OF MOST MODEL COMPUTER GUIDANCE TO CAPTURE...SO WE WILL WATCH THE CURRENT TRENDS CLOSELY AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECAST AS THEY BECOME MORE APPARENT. FOR THE UPDATE HAVE RE-WORKED POPS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS BASED ON A QUICK LOOK AT THE 12Z GUIDANCE. OBVIOUSLY BEST CHANCES OF RAIN ARE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...BUT IT IS BECOMING MORE LIKELY A ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE CWA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TR.92 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 337 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015/ DEWPOINTS ARE CREEPING UP ACROSS NORTH TEXAS EARLY THIS MORNING AS A WARM FRONT MOVE SLOWLY NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. THE BOUNDARY STRETCHES ROUGHLY ALONG OR JUST NORTH OF THE I-20 CORRIDOR AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE RED RIVER BY MIDDAY. THIS IS ALL IN RESPONSE TO A STRENGTHENING LEE ROCKIES SURFACE CYCLONE...WHICH ITSELF HAS DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO A DEEP UPPER LOW OVER THE 4-CORNERS REGION. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES A POTENT SHORTWAVE NOW ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LOW ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. STRONG FORCING FROM THIS SHORTWAVE HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO GENERATE CONVECTION ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY SPREAD EAST ACROSS WEST- CENTRAL TEXAS THIS MORNING AND BEGIN TO AFFECT WESTERN COUNTIES OF NORTH TEXAS BY MIDDAY. BY THAT TIME...PWATS WILL HAVE JUMPED TO JUST SHY OF TWO INCHES. INSTABILITY WILL BE MARGINAL TODAY...BUT GOOD LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE INITIAL SHORTWAVE COMBINED WITH IMPRESSIVE MOISTURE PROFILES SHOULD LEAD TO SCATTERED CONVECTION /CONTAINING MANY EFFICIENT RAIN-PRODUCING CELLS/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BEGIN AREA-WIDE TODAY...THOUGH THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION WILL LIKELY BEGIN IN THE NORTHWEST WHERE THE STRONGEST FORCING RESIDES. CAPE OF 1000-1500 J/KG DURING PEAK HEATING WILL RESULT IN A FEW SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THIS EVENING AS A SECOND SHORTWAVE MOVES EAST ACROSS MEXICO INTO WEST TEXAS. THIS SHOULD GENERATE ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTION DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS ON TOP OF AREAS WHICH ARE ALREADY SATURATED...AND WILL LIKELY HAVE RECEIVED CONVECTION BY THIS AFTERNOON. SOME HIGH-RES GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THUNDERSTORMS ORGANIZING INTO A LINE AND PROGRESSING SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SLOW EASTWARD PROGRESSION IMPLIES THAT THUNDERSTORM CELLS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN OVER SATURATED AREAS FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME...FURTHER SUPPORTING HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL AND CONTINUED OPPORTUNITIES FOR FLASH FLOODING. PRECIPITATION WILL EVENTUALLY SHIFT EAST OF THE REGION DURING THE DAY SUNDAY AS THE UPPER LOW SHIFTS NORTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND THE SHORTWAVE HEADS FOR THE OHIO VALLEY. WHATEVER BREAK WE RECEIVE WILL BE SHORT LIVED...BECAUSE ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTION WILL TRANSPIRE ON MONDAY AS ANOTHER SHORTWAVE /WHICH APPEARS TO CURRENTLY RESIDE IN THE PAC NORTHWEST/ SWINGS EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. HIGHER LEVELS OF SHEAR AND INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO A BETTER CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE RELATIVELY FAST...BUT LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN WILL STILL CREATE ADDITIONAL FLOODING CONCERNS FOR MEMORIAL DAY. STORMS WILL LIKELY ORGANIZE UPSCALE INTO A SQUALL LINE AND PUSH EAST OF THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY. SHORTWAVE RIDGING SHOULD BRING QUIETER WEATHER TO THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...THOUGH WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP LOW POPS IN PLACE FOR WIDELY SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION. THIS TYPE OF ACTIVITY IS USUALLY DISORGANIZED AND DRIVEN BY DAYTIME HEATING...BUT TENDS TO BE FAIRLY EASY TO COME BY DURING A WET WEATHER PATTERN. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS YET ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES THE PLAINS. 30 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 79 68 77 69 83 / 50 90 80 30 50 WACO, TX 81 70 79 69 82 / 50 80 80 30 60 PARIS, TX 80 69 75 67 79 / 40 60 90 50 40 DENTON, TX 78 68 76 66 82 / 60 90 80 30 40 MCKINNEY, TX 80 68 76 67 81 / 50 80 90 40 40 DALLAS, TX 80 69 78 69 83 / 50 90 80 30 50 TERRELL, TX 81 70 77 68 82 / 40 70 80 40 50 CORSICANA, TX 81 70 77 69 82 / 40 70 80 40 70 TEMPLE, TX 81 68 80 69 81 / 40 80 70 30 60 MINERAL WELLS, TX 77 67 79 67 82 / 60 100 70 20 40 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR TXZ091>095-100>107- 115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175. && 75
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 327 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-241200- 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- 327 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT. THOUGH A FEW SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL..FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND DOWNBURST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON...THE GREATER THREAT WILL BE THE COPIOUS RAINFALL THAT OCCURS THROUGH TONIGHT. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST ALONG AND WEST OF A GOLDTHWAITE...TO DALLAS-FORT WORTH...TO SHERMAN LINE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. RAPID RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING AND ONLY ACT TO ENHANCE ONGOING RIVER FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. THOSE PLANNING TO ENGAGE IN OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES THROUGH TONIGHT ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS TO ADJUST PLANS AND SCHEDULES ACCORDINGLY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS DAILY THROUGH FRIDAY. A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY WITH A HIGHER THREAT EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL NEXT WEEK WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING AND CONTINUED RIVER FLOODING. THOSE PLANNING TO ENGAGE IN OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES THE REMAINDER OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS TO ADJUST PLANS AND SCHEDULES ACCORDINGLY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL MOST LIKELY BE REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WEST OF INTERSTATE 35. IN ADDITION...REPORT OF FLASH FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED THROUGH TONIGHT.
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:00 UTC.
36 flash flood, 35 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 12 tornado, 5 flood, 3 heavy rain, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A vehicle hydroplaned, crashed through a guard rail and down an overpass, killing the 3 occupants inside. The accident happened near the Loop 820 and Highway 121 interchange.
The AWOS in Temple measured a wind gust to 63 mph.
Emergency management reported damage to a marina in the Lakeside Village area of Lake Whitney. Winds were estimated at 50 to 60 MPH.
A westbound 18-wheeler on Interstate 30 near Horizon Road crossed a concrete divider into the eastbound lanes and crashed. The driver was killed, and two other people involved in the accident were taken to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.
The Milam County emergency manager reported a mobile home was moved off the foundation piers on Green Street in Rockdale. Several trees were blown down, as were power lines. One Rockdale resident had a large tree fall through her home and she received minor head wounds.
Emergency management reported debris and power poles in the road on FM 664 near South Westmoreland in Ovilla, TX.
Emergency management reported a tree down and structure damage to a car wash near the intersection of Polo Road and Robinson Road in Grand Prairie, TX.
A National Weather Service damage survey team found evidence of a fast moving tornado in the city of Dallas, Farmer's Branch, and Carrollton. The damage was relatively minor, with only a few trees blown down, but there were a seven buildings which suffered roof damage.
A National Weather Service damage survey team found evidence of a separate tornado in Dallas County, this time in the city of Irving. The tornado began just north of a golf course in the Los Colinas subdivision, just south of US 114. the tornado moved north and northwest, damaging several trees, two high rise buildings, and several carports. The tornado itself was doing damage for less than three minutes according to eyewitnesses.
Flooding across Dallas County persisted from Sunday the 24th, until the early morning hours of Thursday, May 28th. In Dallas, Loop 12, underneath the Interstate 30 overpass was closed for several days thanks to flood waters. Other areas in the county sustained an extended period of flooding, from Duck Creek in Garland, to the Trinity River in Dallas, which submerged parts of several city streets for nearly a week.
Flooding was reported at Walnut Creek Country Club in Mansfield.
A social media report indicated that cars were trapped in high water on North Belt Line Road in Irving, TX.
Emergency management reported temporary road closures on Corporate, Old Orchard and South Valley Roads due to high water and stalled cars.
Emergency management reported that the Frontage Road of Interstate 35 East, South of Valley Ridge, was being shut down due to high water.
Emergency management reported water over State Highway 289 in Gunter, TX.
Arlington Police reported a swift water rescue at the 1300 block of Abram Street in Arlington, TX.
Emergency management reported that many roads were closed across the county due to high water.
Broadcast media reported that Abrams Road and a nearby shopping center in Arlington, TX were flooded.
Emergency management reported that multiple high water rescues were ongoing.
Johnson County Emergency Management indicated that road closures included FM 916, FM 157, CR 505, CR 1205 and CR 1019 due to high water.
Broadcast media reported high water in both directions on Interstate 20 at Carrier Parkway in Grand Prairie, TX.
Hill County Sheriff's Department reported that the 200 block of County Road 1418 near Covington, TX was partially washed out.
Emergency management reported ongoing street closures due to flooding in Lewisville, TX.
A DeSoto teenager and his dog were found dead Monday Morning in a storm drain. He was last seen Sunday afternoon.
Fire and Rescue reported trees and power lines down in Loving, TX.
A National Weather Service damage survey team found evidence of brief tornado approximately four miles northeast of the city of Lampasas. The tornado damage several trees, and removed a large part of a roof of the only house the tornado impacted.
A National Weather Service damage survey team found evidence of a tornado approximately four miles to the northwest of Kempner. This tornado occurred nearly simultaneously with a tornado near Lampasas. This tornado produced damage to several buildings, including two houses where large sections of roof damage.
Emergency management reported roof damage to 5 houses, power poles snapped and numerous trees down in Kempner, TX.
A National Weather Service damage survey team found evidence of a nearly six mile tornado path across much of Coryell County and an extremely small part of Fort Hood. The tornado began near Farm to Market Road 580 where it crosses Table Rock Creek. From there, the tornado moved north, and eventually northeast before it dissipated just east of Farm to Market Road 116 near Shell Mountain Road. There were six homes which suffered damage, including one which had the roofing material removed. The most extensive damage was done to an historic cemetery, where all but one tree was damaged, uprooted, or both.
A report via social media indicated trees and power lines down off County Road 3341 in Paradise, TX.
Hamilton County Sheriff's Department reported 2 houses and 2 outhouses with major damage near the intersection of FM 932 and CR 432.
Trained spotters observed a tornado on the east side of the city of Sherman. This tornado initially moved east, before moving in a due northerly direction. The damage was mainly over open construction areas, and produced minimal damage.
Emergency management reported tree damage blocking roads in Thornton, TX.
Trained spotters reported wind gusts to near 60 mph.
Emergency management reported that County Road 807 was closed due to downed trees.
Emergency management reported quarter-sized hail near the intersection of Spring Valley Dr and Bagby Ave in Hewitt, TX.
A National Weather Service damage survey team found evidence of an EF-0 tornado across portions of northern Fannin County. The tornado began near the Duplex community, where it damaged several trees and a roof on a church. The tornado then moved northeast, damaging two homes, and uprooting several trees along Fannin County roads.
Lightning struck 2 cars on I-35 near Hwy 22 in Hillsboro, TX, causing the airbags to deploy.
Flash Flooding was occurring in the county.
A National Weather Service damage survey team found evidence of a tornado which produced EF-2 damage. The tornado first occurred near the community of Pettibone, and moved northeast across central Milam County. The tornado damaged or destroyed approximately 12 homes, mobile homes, and farm buildings. Several locations suffered tree damage as well. The tornado was strongest as it approached US 190, between Milam County roads 201 and 206. In this area, the tornado was at its widest, and affected the most buildings.
Trained spotters observed a brief tornado near Kirvin. The spotters reported the tornado was producing damage for less than two minutes, as it moved across open farmland.
Swift water rescues were ongoing in the east-central part of the county around Lake June.
Broadcast media reported trees and power lines down in the town of Rosser, TX.
The ASOS in Terrell measured a wind gust of 60 mph.
Emergency management reported that one apartment building had its roof blown off, and numerous trees were blown down, mainly on HWY 64.
Kaufman Fire and Rescue reported that CR 147 near Hwy 175 was completely under water and closed to traffic.
Fannin County Sheriff's Department reported roof damage and trees down in Bonham, TX.
Kaufman County Sheriff's Department reported roof damage in Terrell, TX.
Terrell Fire and Rescue reported a high water rescue on Hwy 34 in Terrell, TX.
Main roads are not flooding but county roads are flooding.
A social media report indicated damage to a gas station awning near the Hospital in Sulphur Springs, TX.
Water was reported up to car tires in Waxahachie.
A social media report indicated large trees blown down on FM 2653 near Ridgeway, TX.
Emergency management reported that Preston, Jacinto and East Yeagua Streets were flooded in Groesbeck, TX.
Emergency management reported minor structural damage near the intersection of LCR 433 and LCR 439.
Flooding was reported around the Lake Mexia area.
Amateur radio operators estimated winds between 60 and 70 mph in Sulphur Springs. Several trees were blown over, and numerous carports were damaged. Additionally, the Sulphur Springs airport had several airplanes moved or damaged as a result of the storm.
Fannin County Sheriff's Department reported that CR 2225 was washed out, and CR 1100, CR 1105 and CR 2110 were closed due to high water.
Kaufman County Sheriff's Department reported a water rescue on Alamo Street in Terrell, TX.
Kaufman County Sheriff's Department reported that Rustic Oaks Road was washed out.
Flooding at CR 120 and Hickory Tree Lane, approximately 1 mile south of Hiram.
Broadcast media reported that multiple roads were impassible in Terrell, TX due to high water.
Emergency management reported large trees down across FM 339 and water over the road.
Freestone County Sheriff's Department reported that Highway 84 at the railroad overpass in Teague, TX was flooded.
A public report of large trees down on Hwy 79 was received approximately 1 mile east-northeast of Neches, TX.
Highway 79 in Milano is impassable due to flood waters.
All major roads and highways are covered with water or impacted by flooding.
Ellis County Sheriff's Department reported that 3 roads remained closed in Palmer, TX due to flooding.
Flooding continued in the Palmer area for a few hours until the waters receded.
A social media report indicated that airplanes were displaced at Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport.
Falls County Sheriff's Department reported that the main roads were okay, but county roads were still flooded.
Two inch diameter hail was reported near the Graham Airport.
Trained spotters reported ping pong ball sized hail approximately two miles northwest of Eliasville.
Emergency management reported that large trees were blown down on Park Road 33.
Amateur radio operators observed a tornado near the community of Brad. The tornado was brief, only producing damage for approximately two minutes over ranch land.
Amateur radio operators observed a tornado near Metcalf Gap. This tornado did little damage, except to trees and ranch land.
The Stephens County Sheriff's Department reported lots of flooding around Possum Kingdom Lake.
Trained spotters observed two and one half inch diameter hail east of Lake Palo Pinto.
Amateur radio operators observed a brief tornado approximately 3 miles northeast of Gordon. The tornado produced minimal damage to ranch land.
Golf ball sized hail was reported, approximately 10 miles southeast of Caddo.
Trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail east of Gordon.
Trained spotters reported winds estimated at 70 mph. Numerous tree limbs were blown down, and a few trees were uprooted.
A trained spotter reported that FM 16, approximately 3 miles north of Gordon, TX, was closed due to high water.
A trained spotter reported that FM 4 between Santo and Palo Pinto was closed due to high water and a mud slide.
Grand Prairie Fire Department reported that 4 hangers and a metal gate were damaged at Grand Prairie Municipal Airport.
The AWOS in Stephenville measured a wind gust to 58 mph.
The Grand Prairie Fire Department reported that approximately 2.5 feet of water covered the area near the intersection of Hwy 360 and Claremont Dr.
The ASOS in Arlington measured a wind gust to 69 mph.
A few reports of 60 mph winds were called into the National Weather Service office. Damage in Duncanville was limited to a few tree limbs.
The Grand Prairie Fire Department reported that Hwy 360 was closed at Riverside, Carrier and Pioneer Dr due to high water.
A public report stated that water was up to the headlights of cars near the intersection of Hwy 360 and Mayfield Rd.
Trained spotters reported golf ball sized hail approximately four miles east of Stephenville, along Lower Granbury road.
The Mansfield fire department reported wind gusts to near 60 mph in the city of Mansfield.
The AWOS in Midlothian measured a wind gust to 69 mph.
Amateur radio operators reported golf ball sized hail between Comanche and DeLeon, on State Highway 16.
A trained spotter estimated winds up to 67 mph, approximately three miles north of Waxahachie.
The AWOS in Midlothian measured a wind gust to 72 mph.
The Stephens County Sheriff's Department reported that several FM roads were closed near the town of Caddo, TX due to high water.
A trained spotter reported that low water crossings were flooded in and near the town of Red Oak, TX.
A public report indicated 60 MPH winds estimated in the town of Groesbeck, TX.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Rain, Tarrant | 2015-05-23 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Indirect | |
| Heavy Rain, Tarrant | 2015-05-23 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Indirect | |
| Heavy Rain, Tarrant | 2015-05-23 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Indirect | |
| Heavy Rain, Rockwall | 2015-05-23 | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Indirect | ||
| Heavy Rain, Dallas | 2015-05-24 | 14 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Tornado, Milam | 2015-05-25 | 59 | Male | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
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