Thunderstorms erupted along an outflow boundary between the Red River and the Interstate 20 corridor on the afternoon of Sunday June 16 (Father's Day 2019) as a disturbance moved in from the northwest. Storms produced significant wind damage along with a few brief tornadoes as they pushed southeast through the DFW Metroplex, with additional severe weather reports continuing as storms pushed…
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Thunderstorms erupted along an outflow boundary between the Red River and the Interstate 20 corridor on the afternoon of Sunday June 16 (Father's Day 2019) as a disturbance moved in from the northwest. Storms produced significant wind damage along with a few brief tornadoes as they pushed southeast through the DFW Metroplex, with additional severe weather reports continuing as storms pushed southeast into Central and East Texas.
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 15, 10:36 PM CST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 1136 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019 .AVIATION... Timing thunderstorms will continue to be the primary challenge with this TAF package. A complex of storms is finally starting to organize across the Big Country at 04Z. These storms will continue to move east through the night, reaching the Metroplex TAF sites around 09Z. Waco may see a few storms in the vicinity a few hours after sunrise, but most activity should remain to the north. Storms should exit to the east shortly after sunrise Sunday with the passing of a shortwave trough. Much of Sunday should be storm free, however, a second round of storms will likely develop early Sunday evening when another shortwave and a cold front enter the region. A 40 knot low level jet will bring stratus northward overnight with MVFR ceilings expected in Waco around 09Z and slightly later across the Metroplex TAF sites. However, thunderstorms could briefly alter ceiling trends. VFR conditions are expected Sunday afternoon and evening. A breezy south wind will continue between 12 and 16 knots along with some gusts to 26 knots. The wind gusts in and around thunderstorms will likely be a bit stronger. 79 && .SHORT TERM... /Issued 328 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019/ /Tonight through Sunday/ This afternoon's satellite imagery reveals a shortwave trough over New Mexico moving east towards the Texas Panhandle. Thunderstorms should develop quickly this afternoon across west-central Texas in the vicinity of a dryline as forcing associated with the shortwave arrives. Scattered storms will spread east along with the disturbance, eventually congealing into an MCS while approaching North Texas this evening. The latest timing brings activity into the northwest zones around 10 PM, then into the I-35 corridor (mainly along and north of I-20) around midnight. There is a possibility of storms weakening the farther east they travel, but with good instability in place and continued lift from the shortwave, a damaging wind threat will likely exist late into the night. Storms will spread east of I-35 overnight and will have begun to spread south of I-20 where a warm, moist tropical airmass will exist. Activity will continue propagating southeast before exiting the area Sunday morning. Additional thunderstorms are likely later in the day Sunday, though the timing is a lot less certain. Several models are keying in on redevelopment shortly after sunrise somewhere along the Red River associated with a secondary vort max swinging around the back edge of the main shortwave. If so, activity would propagate southeast across the region during the morning, exiting to the southeast early Sunday afternoon. It is possible, however, that conditions will have become too stable for morning development following the overnight convection. In this case, despite the forcing associated with the secondary impulse, we would need to wait for several hours of surface heating and destabilization, and additional storms would hold off until afternoon (and would be more isolated in nature). Either way, more showers and storms may already be developing just northwest of the area by late afternoon as the next disturbance approaches from the west, continuing what is likely to be several days of unsettled weather. 30 && .LONG TERM... /Issued 328 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019/ /Sunday Night Onward/ Active weather should persist Sunday night and into Monday, with a continued risk for occasional strong or severe storms lasting into the week. This type of activity cannot be easily "timed" or "placed" as it is driven by small-scale features dependent on preceding convection, so the main message here is to keep an eye on weather if you have outdoor plans and be prepared for perhaps rapidly changing forecasts in the coming days. Through the extended, the environment will remain characterized by strong to extreme instability owing to ample low-level moisture content and warm daytime temperatures coupled with incredibly steep mid-level lapse rates. As is typical heading into the summer months, westerly flow aloft and attendant deep-layer shear will remain rather weak, occasionally strengthened by low- amplitude shortwave disturbances. This high CAPE low shear environment will be the story of the extended forecast, contributing to periodic thunderstorm chances over the next several days. At the beginning of the extended period Sunday evening, convection may already be ongoing across portions of the forecast area as previously discussed. Despite some convective overturning and stabilization from storms earlier in the day, a quick recovery with persistent south flow should allow for new development to occur, likely northwest of the CWA late Sunday afternoon and evening. This activity would likely form into a complex or two which should dive southeastward into North Texas later Sunday evening and overnight. A strong/severe storm risk in the form of wind/hail will accompany this activity simply due to the nature of the instability present. The weak shear may limit individual storm intensity/longevity while favoring primarily a multicellular storm mode. There will also be a continued risk for flash flooding, as some areas will likely have received multiple rounds of rainfall through Sunday night. All of these storms should continue to shift southeastward through Monday morning. After perhaps a bit of a lull during the first part of Monday, renewed development is expected throughout the day. Several mesoscale boundaries should exist from previous convection, along with perhaps a reinforced effective frontal zone that may be driven southward into North Texas from Oklahoma. This will set the stage for widely scattered convection occurring, especially during the peak heating hours Monday afternoon and through Monday evening. The Tuesday/Wednesday time period should see slightly lower convective chances with an attendant warm-up due to less storm/cloud coverage during the afternoon hours. Storms will likely be confined to typical summertime diurnally-driven convection in the afternoon and evening hours each day. Coverage should be more limited due to the presence of some weak upper ridging and slow height rises. Isolated storms will still pose a marginal severe risk for hail and downburst winds with strong instability remaining in place. Heat index values will be in the upper 90s to near 100 on Tuesday, but may creep into the 100-105 range on Wednesday depending on the amount of cloud cover or afternoon convection. Meanwhile, coarser guidance has been rather persistent regarding the potential for a thunderstorm complex to develop across the TX Panhandle and western Oklahoma on Wednesday night which would have a tendency to dive southeastward into North Texas within increasingly northwesterly flow aloft. Despite what will likely be a smaller-scale process, model run-to-run consistency lends credence to this possibility, and PoPs have been configured as such for the time being. The warm and humid conditions will prevail through the end of the week with continued convective chances primarily during the peak heating hours each day. Highs will remain in the mid to upper 90s with heat index values in the neighborhood of 100F. -Stalley && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 73 88 72 88 72 / 50 30 60 50 40 Waco 75 91 73 90 73 / 40 30 60 50 20 Paris 72 85 69 81 69 / 50 40 70 70 50 Denton 72 88 71 87 71 / 50 30 60 50 40 McKinney 73 88 71 85 71 / 50 30 60 60 40 Dallas 74 90 72 88 73 / 50 30 60 50 40 Terrell 74 88 72 89 72 / 50 30 60 60 40 Corsicana 73 87 72 85 72 / 40 30 60 60 30 Temple 74 90 73 91 73 / 30 30 50 50 20 Mineral Wells 71 88 69 89 70 / 50 30 60 40 30 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && 79
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 329 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-161245- 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- 329 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Thunderstorm chances will increase tonight across much of North Texas as storms approach from the west. These storms may weaken during the overnight hours as they approach the I-35 corridor, but should still pose a threat for damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Thunderstorm chances will continue Sunday through much of the week across a good portion of North and Central Texas. The highest chances for storms will be on Sunday and Monday. Some severe weather will be possible on Sunday with damaging winds being the main threat. In addition, areas that receive multiple rounds of rain could have some localized flooding issues. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Limited spotter activation may be requested tonight along and north of the I-20 corridor.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1133 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019
TXZ100-115-160500-
Stephens TX-Young TX-
1133 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR YOUNG AND NORTHERN STEPHENS
COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT...
At 1127 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms
along a line extending from near Seymour to near Haskell. Gusty
winds associated with these thunderstorms are rushing out well ahead
of the main line of thunderstorms and will move into Young and
Stephens Counties shortly. Movement was southeast at 40 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible, and will precede the
arrival of rain and thunder.
Locations impacted include...
Graham, Breckenridge, Olney, Crystal Falls and Newcastle.
LAT...LON 3295 9910 3296 9895 3340 9895 3339 9842
3295 9843 3295 9857 3283 9858 3278 9863
3259 9909
TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 302DEG 35KT 3349 9896 3312 9911 3291 9945
37Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1246 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2019
TXZ091-160615-
Montague TX-
1246 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MONTAGUE COUNTY UNTIL 115 AM
CDT...
At 1245 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Oscar to near Bellevue to 11 miles south
of Bluegrove. Movement was east at 50 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Bowie, Nocona, St. Jo, Sunset, Stoneburg and Forestburg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
These storms may intensify, so closely monitor for additional
information or possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for
north central Texas.
LAT...LON 3397 9761 3395 9759 3392 9760 3390 9758
3390 9755 3392 9749 3344 9749 3344 9798
3389 9798 3385 9787 3385 9785 3388 9781
3390 9779 3389 9778 3392 9778 3391 9776
3394 9776 3394 9773 3398 9769
TIME...MOT...LOC 0545Z 283DEG 44KT 3394 9775 3370 9802 3351 9824
37The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 149 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:01 UTC.
27 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 4 tornado, 2 lightning, 2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Emergency Management reported tree damage, light pole damage and window damage near Crawford and Armstrong Streets in the city of Denison, TX.
Frisco Fire and Rescue reported a house fire started by a lightning strike at the 7175 block of Maple Street. The strike caused an electrical surge which ignited the gas feed coming into the stove, creating 5,000 dollars in damage.
Nickel to quarter sized hail was reported 12 miles east of Breckenridge.
Amateur radio reported nickel size hail in the city of Cool, TX.
A trained spotter reported ping pong ball size hail just north-northeast of the city of Springtown, TX.
A social media report indicated quarter size hail in the city of Reno, TX.
A video showed a brief tornado over Eagle Mountain Lake along the leading edge of the gust front. No damage was reported from this tornado.
A 63 MPH wind gust was reported by the Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS).
Several trees and homes suffered damage along and around Central Ave in Newark. Video obtained from the local fire station indicates the cause was straight-line winds. Many trees were snapped, large tree limb broken, and a few large trees were uprooted. Some of the trees damaged homes and vehicles. Some roofs sustained shingle damage.
A manufactured home on Private Road 4866 in Briar was damaged and shifted back about 4 feet by thunderstorms winds. The skirting of the home was peeled and windows were knocked out or blown out. In addition, a large metal garage system was damaged. The garage doors were pushed in and part of the metal roof was peeled off. Another public report indicated additional home and tree damage in the Briar area, particularly in the Hills of Briar Oak Addition.
Amateur radio reported nickel size hail in the Pelican Bay area of Eagle Mountain Lake.
A National Weather Service damage survey found an EF-0 tornado with maximum winds of 85 MPH on the far north side of Fort Worth. The tornado began on the west end of Aldersyde Drive in the Crawford Farms Subdivision, tracked east for about one and one-quarter mile, lifting just east of the Vista Meadows Subdivision. Damage to roofs, windows, and siding occurred on many single family homes, as well as tree limbs blown off of mostly Bradford pear trees. The most significant damage was found on Sourwood Drive where one home had more than 20% of the roof decking removed,|windows broken, and a garage door blown in. This damage was consistent with a high-end EF-0 tornado with winds of 85 mph.
The wood frame of a house under construction was completely knocked down in thunderstorm winds in the Bar C Ranch neighborhood near Saginaw.
Large trees were snapped and the roof of an apartment building suffered minor damage from strong thunderstorms winds. The report was near Silver Creek Rd and Bomber Rd in White Settlement. The nearby AWOS reported a 63 MPH wind gust.
Medium sized tree branches were snapped off in the Tehama Ridge Subdivision in north Fort Worth.
Large tree limbs were broken off on NW 28th Street near Meacham Blvd in Fort Worth.
Part of the metal roof was torn off an election building on Premier Street in Fort Worth.
Water was over the road at Ben-Bert Rd and Hwy 114 with a depth of 1.5 feet.
Cars were stalled in water at Sam Reynolds Rd and Boss Range Road in Justin. The road and the bridge were shut down.
The Fort Worth Alliance Airport Automated Surface Observation System (ASOS) reported a wind gust of 66 MPH.
An area of enhanced thunderstorm winds damaged trees and a few homes in North Richland Hills stretching from Dewsbury Street to Richfield Park. The wind speeds are consistent with winds around 70-75 mph. Two homes sustained significant damage when the strong winds pushed the garage doors in, causing damage to the rest of the house. Other scattered tree damage was noted in the remainder of the neighborhood.
Enhanced thunderstorm winds damaged trees and roofs in Arlington along a west to east line extending down parts of Shady Hill Lane, across Green Oaks Blvd, and down Ivy Hill and Marshfield Ct. Many large tree limbs were broken off over halfway up on the tree trunks, and some trees were uprooted. Roof damage was confined to shingles removed from several homes.
Large tree limbs were knocked down in the Village of Woodland Springs in North Fort Worth/Keller.
A trained spotter reported approximately a dozen downed tree branches throughout The Canyons Apartment complex, several with broken branch diameters of 4- 6. One entire dogwood tree appeared snapped at the base, approximately 6 or so in diameter. Another main trunk section of crape myrtle approximately 4 diameter appeared twisted from the top of the tree at about a 10'-15' height from the ground and blown over car(s) and dropped about 50 yards away. There were also several downed tree branches across the levee at the former Lockheed Martin Recreational area at the baseball field right field fence. A couple of roof tiles were blown off; this is a newly installed roof (installed approximately 12 months ago). There is some additional notable damage up River Bend Drive from River Park Drive, such as some tree branches and several examples of decorative cement toppers for brick columns facing River Bend having been blown off either completely or just chunks of the toppers blown off. None of the connected brick columns appear to have been damaged.
Enhanced thunderstorm winds damaged trees in Arlington along mainly a west to east path. There were several large tree limbs broken and one tree was snapped. One building did have some window damage as well. This damage occurred around Rolling Hills Country|Club, just north of Interstate 30.
An area of enhanced wind damage occurred from near Hwy 121 and Bedford Rd in Bedford to just north of Hwy 183 on Main Street in Euless. Scattered significant tree damage was observed along this path, walkway awnings were damaged at Trinity High School, and the roof was damaged at the Napa Auto shop on Main Street. All the damage was pushed to the east and maximum winds were estimated at 65-70 mph.
Enhanced thunderstorm winds damaged trees and roofs in Arlington along mainly a west to east path. There was minor roof damage seen across this area and large tree limbs broken. Roof damage was confined to shingles removed from several homes and an apartment complex. This damage occurred southwest of AT&T Stadium between|Cooper St and AT&T Way.
A National Weather Service survey team confirmed a brief tornado occurred in Arlington across a neighborhood east of Collins Street. The pattern of the damage in this neighborhood indicated a brief EF-1 tornado that dissipated before reaching the AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Park area. A few homes in the neighborhood had significant loss of roofing and several trees were snapped. Additional damage in Arlington was a result of straight-line winds of 60-70 mph.
Broadcast media reported quarter size hail in the city of Bedford, TX.
Many large trees sustained significant damage on the property of the North Central Texas Council of Governments. Some trees were cracked at the base and very large branches were broken off at least a dozen trees. A few trees were snapped partially up the trunk. Most of the trees were about 3-5 feet in diameter.
A National Weather Service employee reported a wind gust of 59 MPH in the north part of the city of Fort Worth, TX.
Public reports indicated numerous trees down and homes/roofs damaged in Haltom City.
Strong thunderstorm winds moved across the City of Irving causing scattered damage across the city. Most of the damage was to trees. Damage began at the Promenade at Valley Ridge apartments carport awnings were damaged. The next most significant damage was to the roof of an apartment building at Stonehill Terrace. Part of the roof was lifted off of one building. Next, a vacant building sustained significant damage near Walnut Hill and Hurd Dr. The facade was ripped off one corner, leaving the inside of the building exposed. The damage ended at the Mustang Rec Center where the roof was damaged. The damage pattern through the city suggests several small downbursts caused the most significant damage with winds of mostly 65-70 mph but maximum winds at times may have reached near 80 mph.
Emergency management reported that a 69 MPH wind gust was measured in the city of Dalworthington Gardens, TX.
An apartment complex was damaged along Villa Creek in Farmers Branch. A significant portion of the roof was peeled off and scattered across a neighborhood to the northeast.
A brief tornado is believed to have moved northwest across part of Farmers Branch near the Johnson's Outpost YMCA on Valley View Lane. Part of the roof was torn off of the building, and the roof was blown to the northwest. Other tree damage was noted stretching to the northwest into the nearby neighborhood. Maximum winds with this tornado were estimated at 85 mph.
A public report (including photos) indicated roof damage and large tree branches blown down in the northwest part of Fort Worth, TX.
Frisco Fire Department reported a small fire in the attic of a home in the city of Frisco. The fire was caused by lightning and resulted in approximately 1,000 dollars in damage.
A trained spotter reported wind gusts to 70 MPH in Gun Barrel City, TX. Extensive tree damage was reported in the city.
A trained spotter reported multiple trees damaged in the city of Malakoff, TX.
A social media report indicated quarter size hail in the city of Morgan's Point Resort, TX.
A trained spotter reported quarter size hail in the city of Killeen, TX.
Military personnel reported quarter size hail at Fort Hood Military Base.
A trained spotter reported quarter size hail between the cities of Temple and Belton, TX.
A trained spotter reported half-dollar size hail just south of Stillhouse Hollow Dam, or approximately 4 miles west-southwest of the city of Salado, TX.
Broadcast media supplied a picture of hen-egg sized hail in the city of Salado, TX.
Law enforcement reported a 60 MPH wind gust in the city of Rockdale, TX.
A trained spotter reported quarter size hail near the city of Copperas Cove, TX.
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