Severe drought conditions impacted Lamar County for most of the month of December, but conditions improved late in the month after beneficial rainfall was received.
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Severe drought conditions impacted Lamar County for most of the month of December, but conditions improved late in the month after beneficial rainfall was received.
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, 10:59 PM CST, 1 hour 1 minute earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 1059 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2024 ...New Short Term, Aviation... .KEY MESSAGES... - Tranquil weather is expected through Tuesday. - Rain chances return to the region in the middle of next week with the best rain chances across our southern and southeastern counties. && .SHORT TERM... /NEW/ /Overnight through Monday/ Quiet weather will continue through Monday with slightly below normal temperatures and generally clear skies. A weak cold front is spreading south across the Red River tonight and will result in weak north winds and slightly drier conditions. Otherwise, it will go largely unnoticed. A steady stream of Pacific moisture continues to send high cloud cover across Central TX but this should shift a little farther south through the day with mostly sunny skies expected this afternoon. High temperatures will top out in the lower 60s. Another clear night is expected Sunday night with temperatures in the upper 30s with a few outlying areas briefly touching freezing. Mostly sunny skies are expected on Monday with high temperatures a degree or two warmer into the low/mid 60s. Dunn && .LONG TERM... /Issued 159 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2024/ /Next Week/ Subtle changes in the last 2-3 weather model runs have increased the uncertainty in the finer details of the forecast for next week, but the overall pattern and trends remain in the same. For the first half of the week, North and Central Texas will remain under northwest flow aloft on the back side of a large upper level trough over the eastern half of the CONUS. Around the middle of the week, this trough will move east, and weak ridging will slide overhead, ahead of another upper level trough digging south through the southwestern CONUS. A weak front will move through the region on Monday but will have little impact on the sensible weather except for the wind shift. Highs on Monday will still be in the upper 50s to mid 60s with north winds up to 10 mph. This front is more defined on today's model runs, pushing low level moisture farther south than previous forecasts. As a result, the return of low-level moisture (and our rain chances) are now delayed. Surface winds will finally turn back to the south late on Tuesday with low level moisture moving north across the state Tuesday night into Wednesday. Showers likely won't move into our southern zones until overnight Tuesday/early Wednesday morning, spreading north during the day on Wednesday, and then likely ending from west to east later on Wednesday when the best isentropic lift also shifts east. The time period for rain has been shortened a little bit from previous forecasts and rainfall totals are generally expected to remain below 0.50". The potential for any thunder remains very low as lapse rates are around or less than 6 C/km, but left a mention for a slight chance of thunderstorms across Central Texas. Any thunderstorm activity would be isolated and severe weather is not expected. On Thursday, another front will slide into the region. The entire region will likely be dry on Thursday except for a low chance for isolated areas of light rain in our very far southern counties, but have removed the rain chances elsewhere for Thursday. There won't be much cold air advection with this front and high temperatures on Thursday will still reach the 60s across nearly all of the region. Beyond Thursday, there is high uncertainty in the forecast. Most of the models continue to hint at more rain and another front in the Friday to Sunday time frame, but we will have to wait and see what the end of next week looks like. JLDunn && .AVIATION... /NEW/ /6Z TAFs/ VFR will prevail through the period with light north winds. No significant aviation concerns are expected through Monday. Dunn && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 33 61 39 62 37 / 0 0 0 0 0 Waco 34 65 36 65 37 / 0 0 0 0 0 Paris 32 60 33 59 32 / 0 0 0 0 0 Denton 31 60 33 62 34 / 0 0 0 0 0 McKinney 31 60 35 61 34 / 0 0 0 0 0 Dallas 33 62 38 63 37 / 0 0 0 0 0 Terrell 32 62 36 63 33 / 0 0 0 0 0 Corsicana 35 65 38 65 37 / 0 0 0 0 0 Temple 35 68 37 67 38 / 0 0 0 0 0 Mineral Wells 29 63 34 63 33 / 0 0 0 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 544 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2024 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-011200- 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- 544 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Another light freeze is expected tonight across parts of the region. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. There is a low chance for thunderstorms Wednesday across Central Texas. Additional chances for thunderstorms are possible by the end of next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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Severe drought conditions impacted Lamar County for most of the month of December, but conditions improved late in the month after beneficial rainfall was received.
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