Severe drought conditions impacted eastern North Texas during the month of December. In Lamar County, severe drought worsened to extreme drought by the end of the month.
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The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
Severe drought conditions impacted eastern North Texas during the month of December. In Lamar County, severe drought worsened to extreme drought by 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 Nov 30, 5:29 PM CST, 6 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 529 PM CST Tue Nov 30 2021 ...New Short Term, Aviation... .SHORT TERM... /NEW/ /Through Wednesday/ As the last day of November draws to a close, it will give way to a mild start to December. Following a day of 70-degree highs, overnight lows will only fall into the upper 40s and 50s, all of which are about 10 degrees above normal. Southerly low-level flow will persist through tonight, sending modest moisture content into Central and East Texas. This could support the development of patchy fog and perhaps some low stratus mainly east of I-35 in Central Texas around daybreak tomorrow. Any fog or low clouds should mix out readily by mid-morning. In the meantime, a shortwave within northwest flow aloft will send a weak cold frontal zone into North Texas which will progress through the entire forecast area during the day. Aside from a gradual north wind shift, this front will be rather inconsequential with minimal temperature/moisture contrast across the boundary. Highs should be comparable to today, mainly in the low/mid 70s. Skies will remain mostly clear with some passing cirrus being the extent of afternoon cloud cover. -Stalley && .LONG TERM... /Issued 151 PM CST Tue Nov 30 2021/ /Wednesday Night and Beyond/ Northwest flow aloft will continue through the end of the week as a result of a ridge over the western CONUS. Cool overnight temperatures in the 40s are expected Wednesday night. However, sunny skies and south to southwesterly winds near the surface will help afternoon temperatures climb into the upper 70s and lower 80s on Thursday and Friday. While these readings will be unseasonably warm, they should remain several degrees below record. Overnight lows will be mild in the 50s for Thursday night. An approaching shortwave from the west is expected to affect North and Central Texas late Friday into early Saturday morning and bring a chance for showers and thunderstorms to areas east of the I-35 corridor. Highest rain and storm chances will be across East Texas. A secondary shortwave from the Northern Plains will also be a player in our sensible weather going into the weekend by sending a relatively weak cold front across the region Saturday as well. The exact timing of each system remains to be seen and will have an effect on specific timing, coverage, and rainfall amount details. Despite model disagreement with regards to specifics, though, there is decent model agreement that at least some rain should move across portions of North and East Texas by early Saturday. While severe weather is not expected at this time, thunderstorms are still possible, and some may produce gusty winds and small hail. There likely will not be enough moisture for convection to tap into to provide much in the way of rainfall, so expect rainfall totals to be fairly low for any areas fortunate enough to get any rainfall. After these features move out of our area by Saturday afternoon, seasonable temperatures and drier conditions will be ushered into North and Central Texas to finish out the weekend. Highs Saturday through Monday will likely be 10 to 15 degrees cooler than those on Friday. Schroeder && .AVIATION... /NEW/ /00z TAFs/ VFR will prevail through most of the TAF period, although there is a low-end potential for MVFR visibility/cigs in parts of Central and East Texas tomorrow morning. These conditions will remain absent from this TAF issuance, but short term guidance trends could eventually necessitate Tempo MVFR conditions at Waco. More than likely this would be in the form of patchy fog, but pockets of low stratus could also develop especially around or shortly after daybreak as mixing ensues. By mid morning, a weak cold front will become draped across parts of North Texas which will progress southward during the day. This will result in a very gradual wind shift from south to west to north over a 6-8 hour period. By late afternoon, a light north wind should prevail beneath VFR skies. -Stalley && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 52 74 48 77 57 / 0 0 0 0 0 Waco 53 76 48 76 57 / 0 0 0 0 0 Paris 49 71 44 73 52 / 0 0 0 0 0 Denton 46 74 42 77 53 / 0 0 0 0 0 McKinney 50 74 45 76 55 / 0 0 0 0 0 Dallas 53 74 49 76 57 / 0 0 0 0 0 Terrell 51 74 46 75 55 / 0 0 0 0 0 Corsicana 53 75 50 76 56 / 0 0 0 0 0 Temple 51 76 48 76 55 / 0 0 0 0 0 Mineral Wells 46 74 43 79 54 / 0 0 0 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 1143 PM CST Tue Nov 30 2021 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-020545- 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- 1143 PM CST Tue Nov 30 2021 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...Wednesday through Monday. Low thunderstorm chances will return to areas along and east of I- 35 Friday night and Saturday. Higher chances will occur across East Texas. Widespread severe weather is not expected. However, a few strong storms with gusty winds and hail will be possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe drought impacted the county during the entire month. Severe drought conditions worsened to extreme drought in northern parts of the county by late December.
Severe drought conditions impacted the county throughout the month.
Severe drought conditions impacted the county throughout the month.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2021Every state in 2021This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, December 2021
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: 999428, 999430, 999435.