A weak upper low pressure system teamed with moisture from a remnant tropical low to bring widely scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms to the region in the first few days of July. Minor wind damage associated with these storms was reported in a few isolated locations.
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A weak upper low pressure system teamed with moisture from a remnant tropical low to bring widely scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms to the region in the first few days of July. Minor wind damage associated with these storms was reported in a few isolated locations.
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 2, 12:39 PM CST, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 139 PM CDT Sat Jul 2 2022 ...New Long Term... .SHORT TERM... /Issued 1241 PM CDT Sat Jul 2 2022/ /This Afternoon through Sunday Night/ Visible satellite imagery shows an expanding cumulus field across North and Central Texas this afternoon with pop-up showers starting to increase in coverage across our southeast counties. A moisture rich boundary layer in the wake of a departing tropical low, and strong heating will lead to the erosion of remaining inhibition and we should see widely scattered showers/storms increase through the afternoon. Wind fields are generally light, so any activity will be slow moving and capable of heavy rainfall and lightning. While a strong wind gust will also be possible, severe weather is generally not anticipated. New convection will be possible along remnant outflow boundaries. We'll have the highest PoPs across our southeast counties extending northward with 20% PoPs along the I-20 corridor in the Metroplex. This activity will diminish in coverage quickly with loss of daytime heating. Overnight will be warm with mostly clear skies and light winds. Temperatures will remain near 80 in urban areas with upper 70s elsewhere. On Sunday, an upper low over Central Texas will pivot westward and put part of North Texas within a favorable area of forcing for ascent. While the lift will be subtle, the presence of an axis of near 2" PWs along the I-20 corridor will likely be sufficient for another round of widely scattered showers and thunderstorms. This activity may be more focused from the Metroplex westward through the afternoon in conjunction with the subtle ascent aloft. We'll continue with a swath of 20% PoPs along and north/northwest of I-20 through tomorrow afternoon, but there is some potential that these will need to be bumped up. Otherwise, it'll be hot and humid outside of precipitation areas with heat indices between 100-105. Dunn && .LONG TERM... /NEW/ /July 4th through Saturday/ A renewed surge of heat remains in store for North and Central Texas through the first full week of July, as strong upper level ridging reasserts itself across much of the country. Beginning on Monday and continuing through Wednesday, a sprawling upper level high will intensify across the Mid South, with our region finding itself on the western periphery of this feature. Subsidence will be sufficient to send afternoon highs to near or slightly above the century mark across all of North and Central Texas. By mid to late week the upper level high will migrate westward through Kansas/Oklahoma, finally taking up residence to our west by next weekend. Continued subsidence on the southern flank of this high, coupled with baking soils and diminishing evapotranspiration, will yield continued highs above 100 degrees in all areas through Saturday. Followed the trend of previous shifts in slightly lowering the afternoon NBM dewpoints slightly through the mid/late part of the week. Believe mixing will be sufficient to bring afternoon dewpoints into the upper 50s to mid 60s from west to east across the area. Combined with the daily highs above 100, heat indices through the week should easily reach the 100-105 degree range, with pockets of 105-108 possible across the northeastern zones. Heat Advisories are likely in our future for parts of the forecast area during the upcoming week, especially in areas east of I-35. The ultimate position of the upper ridge center over the Rockies/Intermountain West will place North Texas in more of a northwesterly to northerly flow regime by next weekend. Guidance hints at the possibility of a weak boundary approaching the Red River by Saturday, with scattered convection breaking out across the region. For now, think the potential for this scenario is too low to include any PoPs for next weekend. Bradshaw && .AVIATION... /Issued 1241 PM CDT Sat Jul 2 2022/ /18Z TAFs/ VFR will generally prevail outside of convective areas through this evening and again on Sunday. Light east-southeast winds this afternoon will become more southerly tonight. Convective chances are around 20% this afternoon with hit/miss thunderstorms ongoing to the southeast of the D10 airspace. An increasingly robust cumulus field is spreading into southern D10 now along with increasing satellite derived lightning probabilities. We'll continue with a VCSH for now but if these trends continue over the next hour or so, we'll add VCTS into the evening. Another round of afternoon scattered showers/storms is expected Sunday with activity shifting to the west/northwest as compared to today. Dunn && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 97 80 99 80 100 / 20 5 20 0 0 Waco 96 77 98 76 98 / 20 10 5 0 0 Paris 91 73 94 75 98 / 10 5 20 0 5 Denton 97 76 99 77 100 / 5 5 20 0 0 McKinney 94 76 97 77 98 / 10 5 20 0 0 Dallas 96 80 98 81 100 / 20 5 20 0 0 Terrell 95 76 99 77 100 / 20 5 20 0 0 Corsicana 93 77 98 77 99 / 30 10 10 0 0 Temple 96 76 98 75 99 / 20 10 5 0 0 Mineral Wells 99 75 99 74 102 / 20 5 20 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 305 AM CDT Sat Jul 2 2022 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-030815- 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- 305 AM CDT Sat Jul 2 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. There is a chance of thunderstorms today, primarily for areas south of I-20 and east of I-35. Severe weather is not expected, but a few storms may produce brief heavy rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Isolated storms are expected Sunday afternoon. Severe weather is unlikely. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
520 PM CDT Sat Jul 2 2022
TXZ133-022245-
Johnson TX-
520 PM CDT Sat Jul 2 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Johnson
County through 545 PM CDT...
At 520 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Keene, moving southwest at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea 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...
Burleson, Cleburne, Keene, Joshua, Alvarado, Godley, Cross Timber,
Cleburne State Park, Rio Vista and Briaroaks.
This includes Interstate 35W between mile markers 22 and 33.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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LAT...LON 3250 9726 3239 9713 3222 9738 3220 9759
3220 9761 3247 9762
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 062DEG 12KT 3239 9737
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
79The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 24 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:24 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A social media report indicated multiple trees snapped or blown down near the city of Cleburne.
Emergency management reported a wood shed damaged and two aluminum barn doors blown down.
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, July 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: 1045189, 1045190.