Severe drought emerged across a few counties of North Texas during the early and middle part of November, but quickly went away following beneficial rainfall late in the month.
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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 drought emerged across a few counties of North Texas during the early and middle part of November, but quickly went away following beneficial rainfall late in the month.
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 3, 11:18 PM CST, 42 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 1118 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... - High pressure will prevail through the week resulting in quiet weather and above-normal temperatures. - A cold front may bring below average temperatures to the region for the end of this weekend and the beginning of next week. && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Wednesday) Issued at 1050 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025 Remarkably quiet weather is expected the next couple of days. Skies will remain clear as high pressure dominates across the Southern Great Plains. The dry airmass, plentiful sun and persistent southerly winds of 10-20 mph will keep afternoon highs above normal, ranging from the upper 70s to the low 80s (warmer further west across the Big Country). Overnight lows are expected to be in the 40s and lower 50s tonight, and the 50s tomorrow night. Darrah && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday night through next Monday) Issued at 1050 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025 Warm and dry conditions will continue through the end of the week with highs Wednesday through Saturday in the 80s. Potential is increasing for a strong cold front to push through the region north to south this weekend, with medium range guidance converging on a Saturday evening/Saturday night solution for frontal passage. While rain appears unlikely due to the dryness of this system, temperatures may fall below average again by the end of this upcoming weekend with highs in the 60s and lows in the upper 30s and 40s. Darrah && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1050 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025 VFR conditions and southerly winds of 10-15 knots will prevail at all TAF sites for the duration of this forecast period. Darrah && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 77 53 77 57 / 0 0 0 0 Waco 76 48 77 54 / 0 0 0 0 Paris 73 46 74 52 / 0 0 0 0 Denton 77 48 77 53 / 0 0 0 0 McKinney 76 48 77 54 / 0 0 0 0 Dallas 78 53 78 57 / 0 0 0 0 Terrell 76 48 77 53 / 0 0 0 0 Corsicana 77 50 78 56 / 0 0 0 0 Temple 77 46 78 52 / 0 0 0 0 Mineral Wells 81 48 81 53 / 0 0 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...Darrah LONG TERM....Darrah AVIATION...Darrah
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
According to the U.S Drought Monitor, Severe Drought (D2) appeared across Lamar County early in November, but improved late in the month following a couple rounds of beneficial rainfall.
According to the U.S Drought Monitor, Severe Drought (D2) appeared across Delta County early in November, but improved late in the month following a couple rounds of beneficial rainfall.
According to the U.S Drought Monitor, Severe Drought (D2) appeared across Eastland County early in November, but improved late in the month following a couple rounds of beneficial rainfall.
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: 1301864, 1301865, 1301866.