Severe drought conditions developed across parts of North and Central Texas towards the end of the month.
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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.
Severe drought conditions developed across parts of North and Central Texas towards the end of the month.
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 Aug 24, 11:50 PM CST, 10 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 1250 AM CDT Tue Aug 25 2020 .SHORT TERM... /NEW/ /Through Tuesday night/ Warm, quiescent weather conditions will persist across North and Central Texas today and tonight. A large inverted mid-level trough will linger over much of the region, and the weak ascent offered by this system may be sufficient to trigger isolated to widely scattered showers or thunderstorms over eastern North Texas by this afternoon. Maintained low PoPs over our far eastern zones later today and this evening to cover this possibility. Elsewhere, scattered cumulus will develop by early afternoon, but this will do little to impair temperatures from rising into the middle and upper 90s. Heat indices in most areas will remain in check today, with the exception of the far eastern and southern counties where values will climb to around 100 degrees by mid afternoon. Bradshaw && .LONG TERM... /Issued 318 PM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020/ /Tuesday Night Onward/ A complex weather set-up will continue through much of the week as an inverted upper trough moves across the state, and two tropical systems edge closer to the region. Although the remnants of Marco will not be much to rave about across North and Central Texas, this decaying tropical system will allow for an increasing amount of moisture to make its way into portions of our region. Dew point trends will be a good proxy for total available moisture as they increase from the upper 60s into the mid 70s by Thursday. The increased moisture content along with diurnal heating will likely aid the development of scattered showers and a few storms, especially east of I-35 Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon. The next tropical feature will quickly advance northward out of the Gulf of Mexico, with the National Hurricane Center forecasting Laura to make landfall as a hurricane near the Texas/Louisiana border. The upper-level inverted trough will aid in the deflection of Laura to the northeast, keeping it away from North and Central Texas. Although the bulk of the impacts will remain along and east of the TX/LA border, the tight pressure gradient associated with the northward moving tropical system may lead to breezy conditions across East Texas. Just how breezy will depend on the exact track of Laura and its proximity to our region. These details will continue to be ironed out throughout the next couple of days. At the very least, Laura will further contribute to the increased moisture across the region, with rain showers and a few isolated storms possible Thursday and Friday afternoon. With no significant system to disrupt the available moisture and a ridge building in from the west, temperatures are expected to increase beginning Friday and remain fairly hot through the weekend. Temperatures will climb into the triple digits, with heat index values ranging from 101 to 108 degrees. A heat advisory may be needed later this week in anticipation of the weekend’s hot temperatures. Hernandez && .AVIATION... /NEW/ /06z TAFs/ VFR conditions will prevail through the forecast period. An inverted upper trough will inspire some scattered cumulus cloudiness over North Central Texas from 18z onward to approximately 00z, but any convection should remain isolated and well removed to the east of the TAF sites this afternoon. A light east to east northeast flow regime will persist at all sites today and tonight, at speeds averaging 5 to 9 knots. Bradshaw && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 76 93 76 93 78 / 10 30 20 30 10 Waco 75 95 75 95 77 / 10 30 20 30 10 Paris 73 88 73 88 72 / 20 50 30 40 30 Denton 74 92 74 93 76 / 10 30 20 30 10 McKinney 74 93 74 93 75 / 10 40 20 30 20 Dallas 77 93 76 93 78 / 10 40 20 30 20 Terrell 73 93 73 94 74 / 20 40 30 40 20 Corsicana 75 92 74 92 76 / 20 40 30 40 20 Temple 73 95 74 95 76 / 10 30 20 30 10 Mineral Wells 70 93 71 94 73 / 5 20 10 20 10 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && 66
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 646 PM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-251215- 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- 646 PM CDT Mon Aug 24 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Low thunderstorm chances will return across East Texas late Tuesday, then increase through the upcoming weekend. The greatest storm potential will be east of Interstate 35, particularly Wednesday and Thursday as Laura moves inland. Lightning and heavy rain will be the primary concerns. Hot and humid conditions will result in heat index values greater than 105 to 110 degrees by Friday into the upcoming weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
10 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe drought conditions developed across most of the county during the last week of August.
Severe drought conditions developed across southern parts of the county during the last week of August.
Severe drought conditions developed across most of the county during the last week of August.
Severe drought conditions developed across the western half of the county during the last week of August.
Severe drought conditions developed across the western half of the county during the last week of August.
Severe drought conditions developed across southern parts of the county during the last week of August.
Severe drought conditions developed across western parts of the county during the last week of August.
Severe drought conditions developed across northern parts of the county during the last week of August.
Severe drought conditions developed in northern parts of the county during the last week of August.
Severe drought conditions developed across southern parts of the county during the last week of August.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, August 2020
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: 917300, 917301, 917302, 917303, 917304, 917305, 917307, 917309, 917310, 917311.