Thunderstorms developed along and south of a stationary front the afternoon of July 14 as an upper level disturbance dropped southwest through the region. Damaging wind gusts and hail occurred with a few of these storms near and just south of the DFW Metroplex.
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The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed along and south of a stationary front the afternoon of July 14 as an upper level disturbance dropped southwest through the region. Damaging wind gusts and hail occurred with a few of these storms near and just south of the DFW Metroplex.
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 Jul 14, 4:52 AM CST, 4 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 552 AM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022 ...New Short Term, Aviation... .SHORT TERM... /NEW/ Update: An incoming shortwave is already generating convection just east of the Sulphur Springs area, indicating just how moist and unstable the atmosphere is this morning. Pwats in this region are at or above 1.75 inches. Chance to slight chance POPs have been added across the eastern counties this morning, and also across the western zones where isolated showers have occasionally developed over the past few hours. Increasing diurnal instability, an approaching shortwave, and the development of mesoscale boundaries should all aid in the development of showers and storms this afternoon. The best chances are still looking to be along and south of the I-20 corridor, where good POPs are already in place and little to no adjustments are needed with this update. Showers and storms may become a loosely organized MCS while diving to the southwest late this afternoon, eventually exiting the forecast area around sunset this evening. Convection may cause the heat advisory to bust in some areas, but with high humidity in place, it won't take much to send heat indices soaring up to 105. Hence there are no plans to trim or cancel it at this time. 30 Previous Discussion: /Through Friday/ A weak frontal boundary has sagged south through the Metroplex once again, and should eventually become quasi-stationary somewhere between the I-20 corridor and Central Texas. The front is producing little more than a separation of light northeast winds from light southeast winds. The boundary should lift slowly north Thursday to somewhere near or possibly just north of the I-20 corridor. Meanwhile, a mid and upper ridge centered to our northwest will continue to provide oppressively hot weather across Texas and the Southern Plains. A Heat Advisory will remain in effect for all counties through Thursday. There will be some relief from the heat for parts of the region Thursday afternoon and evening in the form of scattered showers and storms. Coverage should be substantially higher than what occurred Wednesday afternoon due to the presence of a shortwave disturbance, which will drop southwest around the southeast flank of the upper ridge. The best storm chances will be across Central Texas where the ridge will be most compromised, and will have the highest POPs there. That said, will also carry chance POPs as far north as I-20, and slight chance up to Highway 380, given the existence of some uncertainty regarding where the northern extent of the convective activity will occur. Being that convection will be occurring in such a hot environment, there will likely be a damaging wind gust threat with a few storms. Widespread severe weather is not expected at this time, as gusty winds below severe criteria should be more common. Multiple storm clusters and cell mergers should eventually congeal into a loosely organized MCS while pushing southwest through the southern most counties early in the evening. All activity will likely exit to our south around sunset. There is a chance that convection will keep some counties below heat advisory criteria, namely the southeastern third of the forecast area. It is also possible, however, that these locations will reach triple digits before storms arrive, so there is no plan to remove any counties at this time. By Friday, we will be left with an exiting disturbance and a strengthening ridge, bringing a return to hot and rain-free weather for the end of the work week. 30 && .LONG TERM... /Issued 232 AM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022/ /Friday Night through Wednesday/ No significant changes to the extended forecast over the weekend into next week as mid level ridging will keep a firm grip over the Southern Plains. This will result in continued above normal temperatures with little chance for rainfall. We'll continue to monitor a weak upper trough over the eastern Gulf which will drift westward by Sunday. It'll eventually get sheared apart, but does so as another shortwave spreads out of the Central Plains. These two features may be sufficient to nudge the stronger ridging back to the west and could result in some low rain chances Sunday afternoon and Monday. Ensemble guidance continues to suggest that this is an optimistic outcome, so we'll take the glass half empty route and keep the forecast dry into next week. Temperatures will continue to run 5-10 degrees above normal in the 100-105 degree range with heat indices topping out around 108 degrees. Dunn && .AVIATION... /NEW/ /12Z TAFs/ A weak surface boundary shifted winds to the northeast last night, but it quickly shifted back to the north and winds have thus returned to the south. Convection which is already developing off to the east should eventually spread west and southwest, as a shortwave approaches from the east-northeast. VCTS will remain in the DFW Metroplex TAFs, and a TEMPO group is included at KACT where better storm coverage is expected this afternoon. Convection is expected to shift south of the area this evening, with generally quiet aviation weather expected overnight into Friday. 30 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 103 78 101 79 102 / 30 5 0 0 0 Waco 102 75 101 77 100 / 50 10 5 0 0 Paris 98 72 99 73 100 / 30 0 0 0 0 Denton 103 74 102 76 103 / 20 5 0 0 0 McKinney 101 74 101 75 100 / 20 5 0 0 0 Dallas 102 79 103 80 101 / 30 5 0 0 0 Terrell 101 74 101 76 101 / 30 5 5 0 0 Corsicana 100 75 100 77 100 / 40 10 5 0 0 Temple 101 73 100 75 100 / 60 20 5 0 0 Mineral Wells 105 72 103 74 104 / 30 5 0 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Heat Advisory until 9 PM CDT this evening for TXZ091>095-100>107- 115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 936 AM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-151200- 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- 936 AM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Thunderstorms are expected across parts of North and Central Texas this morning through late afternoon. Severe wind gusts and frequent lightning will be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Heat will continue through the middle of next week with heat indices approaching 108 degrees. Above normal grass fire activity will continue through next week given the continued hot and dry conditions. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
907 AM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022
TXZ105-122-123-141445-
Van Zandt TX-Hunt TX-Rains TX-
907 AM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Hunt,
northwestern Van Zandt and Rains Counties through 945 AM CDT...
At 906 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Emory, or 15 miles northeast of Wills Point, moving south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Wills Point, Grand Saline, West Tawakoni, Edgewood, Emory, East
Tawakoni, Fruitvale, Lake Tawakoni State Park and Point.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3265 9608 3283 9608 3298 9596 3298 9567
3272 9564 3270 9561 3268 9559 3255 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1406Z 021DEG 10KT 3284 9580
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
BonnetteSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
947 AM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022
TXZ122-141530-
Van Zandt TX-
947 AM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Van Zandt County
through 1030 AM CDT...
At 947 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Fruitvale, or 7 miles north of Canton, moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Canton, Grand Saline, Van, Edgewood, Fruitvale, Edom and Purtis Creek
State Park.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 518 and 541.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3236 9601 3262 9599 3277 9585 3274 9570
3271 9566 3272 9564 3235 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1447Z 001DEG 16KT 3265 9582
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
BonnetteThe Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:58 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A social media report indicated that a gas and oil storage facility was struck by lightning and exploded, just east of Highway 19 on County Road 1106, north of the city of Canton.
Emergency management reported trees and fences blown down near the 600 Block of Bear Creek Rd in Glenn Heights.
A trained spotter measured a wind gust of 60 MPH near the intersection of LCR 752 and LCR 755 near Lake Limestone.
A trained spotter reported 8 to 10 inch diameter tree limbs broken along FM 876 between Interstate 35 East and Brigham Rd in Waxahachie, TX.
A trained spotter reported hail up to half-dollar sized about 3 miles east-northeast of Midlothian.
Broadcast media reported a barn destroyed, trees uprooted, and power lines down off of FM 876 south of Waxahachie, TX.
A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail near the intersection of Highway 287 and Lone Star Rd in northeast Johnson County.
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: 1045705, 1045706, 1045709, 1045707, 1045703, 1045708, 1045704.