Severe drought conditions expanded west and east in Central Texas and developed across parts of North Texas.
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The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
Severe drought conditions expanded west and east in Central Texas and developed across parts of North 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 Nov 16, 11:49 PM CST, 11 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 1149 PM CST Mon Nov 16 2020 ...New Short Term, Aviation... .SHORT TERM... /NEW/ /Through Wednesday/ North and Central Texas will be under the influence of a mid/upper ridge over the next few days, which will help maintain the quiet weather through Wednesday. Clear skies will make for good radiative cooling once again (and Leonid Meteor Watching) with Tuesday morning lows in the 30s and 40 once again expected. Will hence keep patchy frost in the forecast for some of the valley areas. Calm to light and variable winds will become southeast at 5 to 10 MPH by midday Tuesday as a surface ridge shifts to our east. Plentiful sun and the presence of the upper ridge will allow afternoon temperatures to climb slightly above normal, with highs generally around 70. Similar conditions are expected Tuesday night and Wednesday, the only difference being that temperatures will be a couple of degrees warmer than tonight/Tuesday. 30 && .LONG TERM... /Issued 321 PM CST Mon Nov 16 2020/ /Tuesday Night through Next Weekend/ A strong upper ridge over the Western CONUS will keep the weather quiet through the end of the work week. Despite southerly flow returning by tomorrow, a very dry pattern will continue through Wednesday as higher moisture remains confined near the Gulf Coast. Decent moisture return will finally begin to move into the region overnight Wednesday into Thursday which should allow for at least patchy stratus and/or fog to develop Thursday and Friday mornings. Above normal temperatures are expected through the end of the work week with highs generally in the 70s. Continued southerly flow should make for mild mornings Saturday and Sunday. The wind speeds should remain gusty as a strong cold front starts to move down the Plains and tightens the pressure gradient locally. This cold front is projected to move through North and Central Texas Sunday with showers developing along and behind the shallow boundary. At this time, weak mid level lapse rates and little instability should limit thunderstorm chances with the front. Much cooler temperatures (highs in the 50s Monday) should usher into the region behind the front Sunday and early next week. A secondary shortwave should then move into the Western CONUS and eventually move overtop of the Southern Plains next week. Its passage should bring additional rain chances to North and Central Texas. The question remains as to when this trough will eventually move through. The fast guidance is leaning toward a Monday night/Tuesday morning event with the slower guidance delaying its arrival until Wednesday. Bonnette && .AVIATION... /NEW/ /06Z TAFs/ Calm to light and variable winds will become southeasterly at 5 to 10 kt after 15Z Tuesday, with VFR expected for the duration of the forecast at all TAF sites. 30 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 41 71 45 71 52 / 0 0 0 0 0 Waco 38 71 43 73 51 / 0 0 0 0 0 Paris 41 68 42 69 46 / 0 0 0 0 0 Denton 36 71 41 72 50 / 0 0 0 0 0 McKinney 38 71 41 71 49 / 0 0 0 0 0 Dallas 44 72 47 73 54 / 0 0 0 0 0 Terrell 37 71 41 71 48 / 0 0 0 0 0 Corsicana 42 72 45 73 51 / 0 0 0 0 0 Temple 38 72 41 73 51 / 0 0 0 0 0 Mineral Wells 35 71 40 74 51 / 0 0 0 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 310 PM CST Mon Nov 16 2020 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-171330- 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- 310 PM CST Mon Nov 16 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. Thunderstorm chances return Sunday as a cold front moves through North and Central Texas. Severe weather is not expected at this time. .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 developed in southern Leon County and lasted through the end of the month.
Severe drought conditions developed in southwest Hunt County and lasted through the end of the month.
Severe drought conditions developed across northern Kaufman County and lasted through the end of the month.
Severe drought conditions developed across most of Mills County and lasted through the end of the month.
Severe drought conditions developed across eastern Rockwall County and lasted through the end of the month.
Severe drought conditions developed across northern Tarrant County and expanded further south through the end of the month.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 928445, 928446, 928447, 928448, 928449, 928450.