A narrow line of showers and isolated storms produced gusty, mainly sub-severe winds across North Texas the morning of February 14. A severe wind gust, however, was measured at one of the main North Texas airports, and some wind damage was reported in Rockwall.
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A narrow line of showers and isolated storms produced gusty, mainly sub-severe winds across North Texas the morning of February 14. A severe wind gust, however, was measured at one of the main North Texas airports, and some wind damage was reported in Rockwall.
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 Feb 14, 3:19 AM CST, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 319 AM CST Tue Feb 14 2023 ...New Long Term... .SHORT TERM... /Issued 1242 AM CST Tue Feb 14 2023/ /Through Tuesday Night/ Strengthening low-level flow ahead of a deep upper trough and its attendant surface low and Pacific front is contributing to gusty southerly winds. A few observed gusts near 50 mph have already occurred through 1230 AM. These trends will persist through the morning, while widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms also overspread the area in response to this system's strong height falls coupled with stout low-level warm/moist advection. No configuration adjustments were necessary to the Wind Advisory products with this short term issuance with timing and peak gust forecasts still on track. The main rain chances with this system will accompany the Pacific front early this morning in a thin band of moderate/heavy showers with some embedded lightning strikes. It will quickly shift eastward, with all rainfall clearing the forecast area by late morning. Due to this fast eastward progression, rain amounts will be light (averaging around 0.25") despite very high PoPs of 90-100%. Following the front's passage, rapid clearing will occur during the following couple of hours, while daytime heating allows postfrontal southwesterly winds to ensue. The strongest winds (likely between 40-50 mph) through the daytime hours will be in North Texas in closer proximity to the track of the surface low and the strongest pressure gradient. Clearing skies and southwest winds will allow afternoon highs to climb into the upper 60s and lower 70s area-wide. While this would normally be a potentially significant fire weather setup, this threat will be mitigated to an extent by the round of overnight rainfall. However, elevated fire danger may still materialize this afternoon as the gusty southwest winds combine with minimum RH values in the 20s. Winds will subside to around 10-15 mph later this evening while overnight lows fall into the 40s. -Stalley && .LONG TERM... /NEW/ /Wednesday Onward/ The main weather highlight in the long term period will be the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms across portions of North and Central Texas Wednesday afternoon and evening. The remainder of the week will feature cooler temperatures and low precipitation chances heading into the weekend. Persistent southerly flow will result in increasing low level moisture through the day on Wednesday ahead of our next upper level system. A surface low will develop near or just east of the Texas Panhandles, resulting in another breezy day across the region. It won't be quite as windy as Tuesday, but sustained winds around 15 to 20 mph with gusts upwards of 30 to 35 mph will prevail in response to the developing low. Temperatures will quickly warm into the mid to upper 70s, although a slightly more southwest component to the wind may allow temperatures to reach the low 80s across the Big Country. By Wednesday afternoon, areas along and east of the I-35 corridor will reside within the warm sector, with dew points rising into the upper 50s and low 60s. Guidance continues to highlight two main rounds of convection across the region. The first round will initially consist of scattered WAA showers and thunderstorms east of I-35 during the afternoon hours, with the dryline approaching from the west. Model forecast soundings across the eastern half of the region reveal the presence of steep mid level lapse rates upward of 6-7 C/km, MLCAPE values around 1000-1500 J/kg, and 0-6km shear values around 60 knots - ingredients supportive of all modes of severe weather beginning mid to late Wednesday afternoon. High res guidance indicates convection may develop along the dryline as far east as the I-35 corridor, but the limiting factors on whether any convective attempts will result in strong/severe thunderstorm(s) will be the amount of moisture present and whether any attempts can overcome an inversion rooted near 850 mb. The second round of convection will be along the cold front, which is expected to approach from the northwest and overcome the dryline Wednesday night. We'll have to keep an eye on the severe potential, mainly across Northeast and East Texas as a 30-40 knot low level jet may support a damaging wind threat with this line of showers and thunderstorms. Otherwise, strong CAA will result in low temperatures in the 30s and 40s Thursday morning. Much cooler temperatures are expected in wake of the front, with highs in the 40s to low 50s forecast on Thursday. Temperatures will gradually warm through the weekend as the region remains under the influence of high pressure, with highs in the 60s and 70s returning by Sunday. Low precipitation chances return by the latter half of the weekend and early next week as another system approaches from the west. Garcia && .AVIATION... /Issued 1242 AM CST Tue Feb 14 2023/ /06z TAFs/ Impactful southwesterly crosswinds are the main aviation concern through the TAF period. Gusty southerly winds ahead of an approaching upper low will prevail for the next several hours while widespread showers and isolated storms develop across all of North Texas. Gusts in excess of 35 kts are likely through 12z, while a shield of MVFR stratus surges northward resulting in cigs at all TAF sites in the next few hours. A band of heavier showers and perhaps a couple embedded thunderstorms will accompany a Pacific front through all the TAF sites around 13-14z with rapid clearing occurring following its passage. While wind speeds will be a bit lower in the immediate vicinity of this front, stronger southwesterly winds will build in behind it after 15-16z with gusts of 35-40 kts expected into the afternoon from 220-240 degrees. These speeds would be sufficient for significant crosswind impacts on all north-south and northwest-southeast oriented runways. SKC conditions will prevail through the rest of the day while wind speeds slowly taper off to 10-15 kts late in the afternoon and evening. -Stalley && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 73 46 77 37 48 / 100 0 20 30 0 Waco 72 46 76 40 50 / 100 0 5 20 0 Paris 70 44 74 37 46 / 100 0 20 60 0 Denton 71 43 76 33 46 / 100 0 20 30 0 McKinney 69 43 76 35 47 / 100 0 20 40 0 Dallas 72 46 76 38 48 / 100 0 20 30 0 Terrell 71 45 76 38 48 / 100 0 20 50 0 Corsicana 73 48 78 41 50 / 100 0 30 50 0 Temple 73 45 77 40 52 / 100 0 5 20 0 Mineral Wells 73 43 79 32 47 / 50 0 10 10 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Advisory until 6 PM CST this evening for TXZ091>095-100>107- 115>123-129>135-141>146. Wind Advisory until noon CST today for TXZ147-148-156>162-174- 175. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 319 AM CST Tue Feb 14 2023 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-150930- 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- 319 AM CST Tue Feb 14 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Scattered to numerous rain showers are expected through this morning across the region. A few embedded thunderstorms are possible. No severe weather is anticipated. Strong wind gusts are expected across the area. Gusts over 40 mph will be possible during the day. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Scattered storms are possible late Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night, primarily along and east of the I-35 corridor. Severe weather is possible with this activity. Forecast details will be refined over the next few days. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Fort Worth Alliance Airport Automated Surface Observation System measured a wind gust of 59 MPH.
Wind damage was reported along Washington Street in Rockwall. Damage to athletic field fences, broken tree limbs, and wooden sheds were damaged.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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