Severe to exceptional drought conditions affected much of North and Central Texas for the entire month of July. Conditions worsened throughout the month after little rainfall was received.
Every event with a place to put it; 28 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 exceptional drought conditions affected much of North and Central Texas for the entire month of July. Conditions worsened throughout the month after little rainfall was received. The drought prompted a significant spike in cattle sales across North and Central Texas, as both hay and water were low in supply. On July 25th, a small grass fire in Balch Springs (Dallas County) destroyed at 9 homes and damaged 17 more.
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 Jun 30, 11:51 PM CST, 9 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 1251 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022 ...New Short Term, Aviation... .SHORT TERM... /NEW/ /Through Saturday/ This morning is shaping up to be much more humid than the previous few nights as a surge of upper 60 to low 70 dew points overspreads the region. This is in part to a disorganized tropical low near the Texas Gulf Coast that has unlocked a return flow pattern. The main circulation of the low will remain to our south and east but a few mainly diurnally driven showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon. A bulk of the precip will remain to our south and east where the deeper moisture resides, but at least isolated storms are possible across most of Central Texas and eastern North Texas. Coverage of storms will be more isolated the further north and west you go as updrafts fight plenty of dry air in the mid and upper levels. The influx of surface moisture will also result in somewhat regulated afternoon highs today with most remaining in the mid 90s. Of course, heat index values will be in the low 100s so it will feel much the same (if not more oppressive) than the past few days. Most of the convective activity will come to an end with the loss of heating after sunset. The exception to this will be across the far southeastern parts of the area as the aformentioned tropical low moves north over East Texas overnight. By this time, it will largely be a mid level low with little reflection to the surface outside of a weak pressure trough. Saturday morning will be warm and humid, with lows generally a degree or two warmer than they will be this morning. A re-expansion of convective activity is forecast over the course of the day Saturday. Similar to today, the highest coverage of precip will be over Central and eastern North Texas. Severe weather is not expected both days but brief heavy rain is possible for some. Bonnette && .LONG TERM... /Issued 202 PM CDT Thu Jun 30 2022/ /Friday night through Thursday/ The start of the long term portion of the forecast will be seasonably hot and humid compliments of the weak low pressure system progged to lift northward across the eastern portions of Texas Friday through Saturday. Large scale ascent associated with the low, coupled with more than ample moisture (PWs in excess of 2 inches) across the eastern half of the forecast area, will result in scattered showers and thunderstorms with a potential for some localized heavy rainfall. We will maintain the highest PoPs across the southeastern half of the region Saturday afternoon and evening, but even the western zones could see a few showers and storms on the periphery of the cyclonic circulation. Precipitation will become more centered around the low Saturday night as it moves into northeast Texas. We will linger some low PoPs across the north/northeast zones through Sunday morning due to moisture wrapping around the departing system. Precipitation chances will decrease to 10 percent or less Sunday afternoon/night once the upper low finally moves into Arkansas and the upper ridge regains its true identity. Subsidence under the ridge the remainder of the week should limit precipitation chances across the entire forecast area. The constant fetch of Gulf moisture this weekend through early next week will keep overnight lows generally in the 70s to around 80. High temperatures on the weekend will be mainly in the lower to mid 90s, but with the abundant moisture, afternoon heat index values will reach the triple digits for many. Temperatures will continue to warm into the July 4th holiday with highs in the upper 90s to around 101 and afternoon heat index values between 100 and 106. Similar (but slightly warmer) high temperatures and heat index values are expected Tuesday through Thursday, therefore, a Heat Advisory will likely be necessary for much of North and Central Texas next week. 79 && .AVIATION... /NEW/ /06Z TAFs/ Southeast flow and VFR should prevail at the D10 terminals for the next 24 hours with a trend of gradually increasing cloud cover. Patchy MVFR over southeast Texas this morning could impact ACT for a few hours around sunrise. Isolated thunderstorms are forecast to develop this afternoon, but the storms are expected remain mostly south and east of our TAF terminals. Another surge of MVFR stratus is possible in the extended portions of the DFW TAF, but our confidence of a ceiling making it over the terminal was too low to include in the TAF. We added an additional line to show this potential, but adjustments to this are likely with future TAFs. Bonnette && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 76 96 77 95 78 / 0 5 5 20 10 Waco 74 94 76 94 77 / 0 10 10 30 5 Paris 72 93 72 90 73 / 0 10 5 20 10 Denton 75 97 75 95 76 / 0 5 5 20 10 McKinney 75 95 75 93 74 / 0 10 5 20 10 Dallas 77 97 77 95 79 / 0 5 5 20 10 Terrell 73 96 73 94 75 / 5 10 10 30 10 Corsicana 73 93 74 92 76 / 5 20 10 30 10 Temple 72 93 75 94 76 / 0 10 10 30 5 Mineral Wells 72 99 73 97 74 / 0 5 0 20 10 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 608 PM CDT Thu Jun 30 2022 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-011130- 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- 608 PM CDT Thu Jun 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...Friday through Wednesday. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible from Friday through Sunday morning with the best chances in Central and East Texas during the afternoon hours. Severe weather is not expected, but locally heavy rainfall is possible each day. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
28 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe to extreme drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month.
Severe to extreme drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month.
Severe to exceptional drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month. Several communities across the county implemented water restrictions, including the cities of Reno (Stage 3), Weatherford (Stage 1), and Millsap (Stage 1).
Severe to exceptional drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month. Several grass fires broke out around July 4th from fireworks igniting the dry grasses. The City of Fort Worth fireworks show resulted in several small grass fires and a cancellation of the show after it had started. On July 26th, a kitchen fire at a home in the 5500 block of Jessica Lane in Rendon spread to surrounding houses because of the dry fuel conditions, destroying 3 homes and damaging several other houses plus power lines and propane tanks.
Severe to extreme drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month. The City of Carrolton implemented Stage 1 water restrictions. On July 25th, a grass fire in Balch Springs destroyed 9 homes and damaged 17 more. The fire happened near the intersection of Interstate 20 and South Beltline Road near the Spring Ridge neighborhood. It's believed the fire started after crews cutting grass on the nearby field may have struck a metal object, causing sparks.
Severe to exceptional drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month.
Severe to exceptional drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month. Several communities across the county implemented water restrictions, including the cities of Van (Stage 2) and Wills Point (Stage 1).
Severe to extreme drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month.
Severe to extreme drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month.
Severe to extreme drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month.
Extreme to exceptional drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month.
Severe to exceptional drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month.
Severe to exceptional drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month. Several communities across the county implemented Stage 1 water restrictions.
Extreme to exceptional drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month.
Extreme to exceptional drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month. The City of Cleburne implemented Stage 2 water restrictions.
Severe to exceptional drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month. The City of Red Oak implemented Stage 1 water restrictions.
Extreme to exceptional drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month. The City of Clifton implemented Stage 1 water restrictions.
Extreme to exceptional drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month.
Severe to exceptional drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month.
Severe to exceptional drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month. Several communities across the county implemented Stage 1 water restrictions, including the cities of China Spring, Tubbs, and Behringer.
Severe to exceptional drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month.
Severe to extreme drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month.
Severe to exceptional drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month.
Severe to exceptional drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month.
Severe to exceptional drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month.
Severe to exceptional drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month.
Severe to exceptional drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month.
Severe to exceptional drought conditions affected the county 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: 1046927, 1046930, 1046931, 1046933, 1046934, 1046935, 1046936, 1046937, 1046938, 1046939, 1046941, 1046942, 1046943, 1046944, 1046945, 1046946, 1046947, 1046949, 1046950, 1046952, 1048739, 1048740, 1048741, 1048742, 1048743, 1048744, 1048745, 1048746.