Below-normal rainfall and above-normal temperatures caused drought conditions to expand across the region during the month of July.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
Below-normal rainfall and above-normal temperatures caused drought conditions to expand across the region during the month of July.
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, 10:51 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 1151 PM CDT Sat Jun 30 2018 .AVIATION... No major aviation weather concerns across North and Central Texas through Sunday evening with generally VFR conditions and southerly winds in the 13 to 17 kts range along with some gusts near 25 knots. Some patchy MVFR stratus will be possible around sunrise but any ceilings that develop will be very brief. Thunderstorms currently west of the region will continue to weaken as they move northeast and will have no direct impacts at any North Texas TAF sites. Additional storms may develop in this same region or a bit farther east Sunday afternoon/evening. 79 && .SHORT TERM... /Issued 335 PM CDT Sat Jun 30 2018/ /Tonight/ A broad view of the central CONUS reveals an upper trough exiting the Rockies and moving into the Plains, with a lead shortwave lifting northeast from Northwest Texas into Oklahoma. Thunderstorms associated with the lead disturbance have for the most part remained west and north of the forecast area today with the exception of a few isolated showers. A second disturbance is progged to lift northeast across West-Central Texas overnight tonight, which will kick off another round of convection. A few of these storms may affect the west and northwest counties during the overnight hours, and slight chance POPs have been retained over these locations for tonight. The rest of the region will see a continuation of the warm and breezy weather as we move through the evening and overnight hours. A weaker and more veered low level wind profile should keep the low clouds south of the area overnight. Even so, temperatures will remain above normal with mid and upper 70s lows expected once again. 30 && .LONG TERM... /Issued 335 PM CDT Sat Jun 30 2018/ /Sunday Through Saturday/ Although guidance is consistent with the stalling of a frontal boundary on the High Plains of West Texas into western Oklahoma, there remains considerable disparity with regard to any associated precipitation. Any early morning activity may attempt to separate from the front, skirting the Red River in weak zonal flow aloft. But as the low-level jet decays, any remaining cells may struggle to survive into the afternoon hours. Will maintain so slight chance PoPs in our northern zones, with the bulk of any lingering activity likely confined to Oklahoma. In some areas west of the I-35 corridor, the surface moisture will effectively mix out Sunday afternoon to drop dew points into the 50s, resulting in relative humidity values below 30 percent. Many of these areas saw less than an inch of rain during June, and drought-stressed vegetation will remain conducive to fire. Breezy southerly winds will enhance wildfire spread and make grassfires difficult to maintain. Similar relative humidity trends will follow on Monday but with diminished wind speeds. Ridging aloft will keep daytime temperatures above normal while stifling precipitation chances early in the week. However, there remains decent inter-model (and run-to-run) agreement with the evolution of a significant easterly wave, arriving in Texas during the middle of the week. Unfortunately for those with outdoor plans on Independence Day, this much-needed rain still looks like it will douse the region on Wednesday, particularly Central and East Texas. The poleward shift of the subtropical ridging will prevail throughout the latter part of the week, maintaining tropical easterlies through the Lone Star State. Subsequent waves will provide additional rain chances. Regardless of the extent of the rainfall during this period, increased cloud cover and the lack of typical early July subsidence should cap daytime temperatures near or even below normal. 25 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 78 99 79 99 79 / 10 10 5 5 5 Waco 76 100 76 100 76 / 5 0 5 0 0 Paris 74 96 75 96 74 / 10 10 10 5 5 Denton 79 99 76 99 77 / 20 20 10 5 5 McKinney 78 98 76 98 76 / 10 10 10 5 5 Dallas 79 100 80 99 81 / 10 10 5 5 5 Terrell 76 99 76 99 76 / 10 5 5 5 5 Corsicana 75 99 76 99 76 / 5 5 5 5 5 Temple 75 99 74 99 74 / 5 0 5 0 0 Mineral Wells 76 101 75 101 75 / 10 10 10 5 5 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && 79/66
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 334 PM CDT Sat Jun 30 2018 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-011100- 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- 334 PM CDT Sat Jun 30 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. There is a slight chance of thunderstorms this evening and overnight northwest of a Cisco to Sherman line. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Isolated storms are possible on Sunday north of a Breckenridge to Paris line. Fire weather conditions will become elevated west of Interstate 35 each afternoon Sunday and Monday. Thunderstorm chances will return to the area late Tuesday and continue through next weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe drought conditions at the start of July deteriorated to extreme drought during the last week of the month as below-normal rainfall continued.
Severe drought conditions at the start of July deteriorated to extreme drought during the last week of the month as below-normal rainfall continued.
Severe drought conditions at the start of July deteriorated to extreme drought during the last week of the month as below-normal rainfall continued.
Severe drought conditions at the start of July deteriorated to extreme drought during the last week of the month as below-normal rainfall continued.
Severe drought conditions at the start of July deteriorated to extreme drought during the last week of the month as below-normal rainfall continued.
Severe drought conditions at the beginning of July worsened to extreme by the end of the month as below-normal rain and above-normal temperatures continued.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, July 2018
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: 776627, 776628, 776629, 776631, 776632, 776633.