Severe drought conditions affected portions of North Texas but improved by the end of the month after beneficial rainfall was received.
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The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
Severe drought conditions affected portions of North Texas but improved by the end of the month after beneficial rainfall was received.
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 Mar 31, 11:48 PM CST, 12 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 1248 AM CDT Fri Apr 1 2022 ...New Short Term, Aviation... .SHORT TERM... /NEW/ /Through Saturday/ A backdoor cold front has nudged into North Texas, causing surface winds to become ENE as of midnight. However, they'll return to a southeasterly direction later this morning as the surface ridge axis shifts east. As southerly return flow ensues, it will initially be devoid of moisture, and this will result in elevated fire weather conditions west of I-35 this afternoon where relative humidity will drop to around 25%. Warm advection will also allow our steady warming trend to continue with highs expected to be about 5 degrees warmer than yesterday, mainly in the 70s. There will be an increase in cloud cover later this afternoon and evening as a compact shortwave digs southeastward towards North Texas. This disturbance will be responsible for upstream convection across the Central and Southern High Plains, some of which will drift towards our forecast area this evening. This high-based shower activity will likely enter North Texas from the northwest after 7 PM or so, and traverse the area during the overnight hours. While rain showers will be the predominant feature, cannot completely rule out a few lightning strikes due to the presence of a couple hundred J/kg of MUCAPE. While no severe weather is expected, some gusty winds are certainly possible since dry air beneath the cloud base will be capable of accelerating downdrafts. Rain amounts with this activity will be light, and those that do manage to see any rainfall shouldn't expect more than about a tenth of an inch at most. Many areas will remain dry. Meanwhile, the shortwave's attendant weak cold front will be moving through the CWA, perhaps resulting in new shower development as it encounters slightly better low-level moisture content in parts of Central and Southeast Texas. This potential is lower, but will introduce some 20% PoPs east of I-35 and south of I-20 after midnight to capture this potential. All precip should be exiting the area to the southeast by sunrise Saturday morning. Despite the arrival of the front, Saturday's temperatures will be quite similar to Friday's, or perhaps even a couple degrees warmer. This will be due to a lack of thermal contrast across the boundary, but some drier air will arrive within northerly low- level flow resulting in steadily clearing skies through the day. Overall, it should be a pleasant Saturday for outdoor weekend plans. -Stalley && .LONG TERM... /Issued 202 PM CDT Thu Mar 31 2022/ /Saturday through Thursday/ The fast moving shortwave that skirts the region Friday night will rapidly depart to the east Saturday, leaving clearing skies and a northerly flow regime in its wake. Post-frontal cold air advection will be limited, and with plenty of solar insolation, daytime highs should reach into the middle 70s to lower 80s areawide. Under subsident conditions, sunny skies and a return to southerly flow, readings will be several degrees warmer on Sunday, reaching the 80s across the vast majority of the region. Our next weather system will begin to affect North Central Texas on Monday, as a baggy shortwave trough enters and moves across the Southern Plains states. Rain chances will be introduced into the forecast for the northwest zones early Monday, but the better chances of showers and thunderstorm activity will occur Monday and Monday night, when the combination of cyclonic vorticity advection and isentropic lift will become enhanced. While this won't be a gully-washer by any means, most locations should see a little rain, with amounts of 0.25-0.50" pretty commonplace. The GFS is advertising mixed layer CAPEs and MUCAPEs on the order of 1000-1500 J/kg Monday, and don't doubt there will be thunderstorms across the area Monday and Monday night. Guidance is still a little murky, however, regarding focusing mechanisms and convective modes, and thus the potential for severe thunderstorm development remains unclear at this time. It's not out of the question that we'll see some stronger storms somewhere across North Texas late Monday, with hail at this time probably being the main threat. The aforementioned shortwave will shift east of the forecast area Tuesday, and rain chances will taper off from west to east during the day. A cold front will slide through North Central Texas Wednesday, leaving a cool dry northerly flow regime in its wake through the middle to latter part of the week. Generally pleasant early April temperatures will dominate the region during the latter part of the forecast period. Bradshaw && .AVIATION... /NEW/ /06z TAFs/ VFR will prevail today while winds gradually return to southeasterly. While speeds will be less than 10 kts this morning, they may climb closer to 15 kts this afternoon with a few gusts around 20 kts. Later this evening, a batch of high-based convection will drift towards D10 from the northwest, resulting in showery activity in the vicinity of the Metroplex TAF sites around 05-10z. At a minimum, locally enhanced turbulence would be of concern due to dry air located beneath the precipitating cloud base layer. Cigs accompanying this activity would likely be around 7-9 kft, although they would be short-lived and exit the area to the east shortly after. Otherwise, only cirrus is expected in terms of sky cover through the duration of the period. A north wind shift is expected early Saturday morning with a weak cold front around 10-12z. -Stalley && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 44 75 53 76 52 / 0 5 40 0 0 Waco 44 77 54 80 51 / 0 0 10 0 0 Paris 39 68 47 72 46 / 0 0 60 0 0 Denton 38 74 46 75 45 / 0 5 50 0 0 McKinney 39 72 49 74 47 / 0 0 40 0 0 Dallas 45 74 53 75 52 / 0 5 40 0 0 Terrell 40 72 49 74 47 / 0 0 30 0 0 Corsicana 44 75 52 77 50 / 0 0 20 0 0 Temple 44 79 53 82 50 / 0 0 10 0 0 Mineral Wells 42 78 48 77 48 / 0 0 40 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 737 PM CDT Thu Mar 31 2022 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- 737 PM CDT Thu Mar 31 2022 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...Friday through Wednesday. There will continue to be an elevated threat for grass fires Friday afternoon through Sunday, mainly west of I-35 where rainfall amounts have been lightest and humidity will be lowest. A shortwave-induced front will bring a chance for showers and storms late Friday night through mid-morning Saturday, with thunderstorm chances generally located along and north of I-20. Storm chances increase late Sunday night north of I-20 and across all of North Texas on Monday into Monday night. At this time, the overall threat for severe weather is low, but a few stronger storms may produce some hail and strong winds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe drought conditions affected northern portions of the county through late April.
Severe drought conditions affected northern portions of the county through late April.
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