Severe to extreme drought conditions affected portions of North and Central Texas through the entire month of December.
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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 to extreme drought conditions affected portions of North and Central Texas through the entire month of December.
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, 5:55 PM CST, 6 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 555 PM CST Wed Nov 30 2022 ...New Short Term, Aviation... .SHORT TERM... /NEW/ /Through Thursday Evening/ High pressure has taken over in the wake of the departing upper level storm system responsible for our cold front and the recent convection across the deep south, bringing crisp and mostly clear conditions to the region. Cirrus may slightly hinder radiative cooling processes tonight, but it should still be plenty cold with lows in the 30s expected area-wide. The surface ridge now centered over Oklahoma will shift to the east, causing surface winds to veer to the east tonight, then to the southeast Thursday morning. The pressure gradient will tighten on Thursday as a developing upper trough over California induces lee cyclogenesis. The subsequent increase in return flow and isentropic ascent will generate a swath of moisture above the frontal layer. Skies will become cloudy in the afternoon as a result, and there could be a few light showers or sprinkles Thursday afternoon and evening. Rainfall amounts would be light, or anywhere from a trace to a few hundredths of an inch. The influx of clouds should keep a lid on temperatures with highs in the 50s expected Thursday afternoon. Clouds and moisture will similarly keep conditions warmer than previous nights, with Thursday night lows remaining in the 40s and lower 50s. 30 && .LONG TERM... /Issued 146 PM CST Wed Nov 30 2022/ /Thursday Night Through Mid Next Week/ Cloudy and periodically rainy conditions can be expected for most of the extended forecast as our period of active weather continues. Warmer weather will temporarily return on Friday as breezy south/southwest winds bring North and Central Texas back into a warm advection regime. Dew points will see a rather sharp increase on Friday, resulting in muggy conditions, especially east of I-35. We can't rule out a few warm advection showers across this area, though this activity will remain rather isolated. Another cold front will arrive early Saturday; however, this front will be rather shallow, given its upper level support will be displaced near the Great Lakes. Nonetheless, cooler temperatures will return with highs only in the mid 50s to upper 60s Saturday afternoon. The shallow nature of the front will allow strong southerly flow just above the surface to return rather quickly. Warm, moist advection over the shallow cooler airmass will result in the development of rain Saturday evening. Steady isentropic ascent will continue the rest of the weekend into early next week, as little change to our pattern is expected. As a result, this will keep rain chances in the forecast for the foreseeable future. The arrival of another front during the middle of next week could either bring an end to the precipitation or reinforce this pattern. Given the uncertainty, stuck close to national blends for now, with daily rain chances through mid to late next week. Barnes && .AVIATION... /NEW/ /00Z TAFs/ North winds of 8 to 10 kt will be come light northeasterly over the next couple of hours, eventually veering to the southeast 12-14Z Thursday. Conditions will be VFR until after 02/00Z, when top-down moistening will lower cigs into MVFR range. Patchy light rain or sprinkles may occur Thursday evening, but rain chances are too low to mention in the TAFs at this time. 30 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 35 54 49 69 51 / 0 10 10 0 0 Waco 32 56 50 72 55 / 0 5 10 0 5 Paris 31 53 45 65 50 / 0 5 10 10 10 Denton 31 54 47 71 47 / 0 10 10 0 0 McKinney 30 54 47 67 49 / 0 5 10 0 5 Dallas 35 55 50 69 52 / 0 5 10 0 5 Terrell 33 55 49 67 53 / 0 5 10 5 5 Corsicana 34 57 51 70 57 / 0 5 10 5 5 Temple 34 54 50 72 57 / 0 5 10 0 5 Mineral Wells 33 53 47 76 47 / 0 10 10 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 602 PM CST Wed Nov 30 2022 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-012330- 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- 602 PM CST Wed Nov 30 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...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is 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.
15 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe drought conditions affected northern portions of the county for the entire month.
Severe drought conditions affected northern portions of the county for the entire month.
Severe drought conditions affected southern portions of the county for the entire month.
Severe to extreme drought conditions affected the county for the entire month.
Severe to extreme drought conditions affected the county for the entire month.
Severe to extreme drought conditions affected the county for the entire month.
Severe to extreme drought conditions affected the county for the entire month.
Severe drought conditions affected the county for the entire month.
Severe drought conditions affected the county for the entire month.
Severe drought conditions affected southern portions of the county for the entire month.
Severe drought conditions affected northern portions of the county for the entire month.
Severe to extreme drought conditions affected the county for the entire month.
Severe drought conditions affected the county for the entire month.
Severe drought conditions affected the county for the entire month.
Severe drought conditions affected the county for the entire month.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, December 2022
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: 1069802, 1069803, 1069804, 1069805, 1069806, 1069807, 1069808, 1069809, 1069810, 1069811, 1069812, 1069813, 1069814, 1069815, 1069816.