A broken line of thunderstorms associated with an upper trough and Pacific cold front pushed through North and Central Texas on February 14. Storms were mostly below severe thresholds, but a few became strong enough to produce wind damage and isolated instances of flash flooding.
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A broken line of thunderstorms associated with an upper trough and Pacific cold front pushed through North and Central Texas on February 14. Storms were mostly below severe thresholds, but a few became strong enough to produce wind damage and isolated instances of flash flooding.
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, 5:34 AM CST, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 534 AM CST Sat Feb 14 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... - Showers and thunderstorms are expected across the region today. A few storms could be severe with hail and gusty winds. There will be a low tornado threat south of I-20 and east of I-35 into the evening hours. - Scattered wrap around storms will be possible late Saturday evening and night with a chance for marginally severe hail. - Quiet weather returns Sunday with well above normal temperatures through next week. && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Sunday) Issued at 1210 AM CST Sat Feb 14 2026 An active period of weather is expected to commence early Saturday morning as a strong upper trough currently over the Desert Southwest ejects eastward into the Southern Plains today. Elevated showers and thunderstorms are currently ongoing across parts of West Texas and Oklahoma tonight and as strong forcing for ascent overspreads North Texas, we'll see this activity increase in coverage across our area after sunrise. Satellite imagery shows an expanding area of low cloud cover now across most of the North Texas and aircraft soundings from Dallas indicate a steady moistening of the boundary layer over the last few hours. Strong low level warm moist advection is expected to continue through the overnight hours with showers and thunderstorms expected to increase in our northwest counties over the next several hours. All of this activity will spread east through the day with a broken line of showers and thunderstorms entering the I-35 corridor around midday. This system will bring much needed beneficial rainfall to the region with most areas picking up between 0.5 and 1.5 inches through late Saturday night. Heavier bands of showers/storms and localized training of convection could result in a few totals in excess of 2 inches, but the overall threat for flooding appears low given the expected forward speed of the system and a recent dry period allowing soils to soak up the rainfall. There will be a threat for a few severe storms during the day Saturday and into the evening hours given strong deep layer wind fields, but meager instability will limit the overall threat. Long straight hodographs combined with modest elevated instability will support a few instances of severe hail and perhaps some strong wind gusts as the main line of storms moves though. By this afternoon, slightly better boundary layer heating may contribute to an uptick in surface based instability south of I-20 and east of I-35. It is in this area where the severe threat will be highest and where we could see an embedded tornado within the overall line of storms into the evening hours. All of this activity will push into East Texas during the late evening hours, however the core of the upper trough will still lag behind a bit. Scattered elevated thunderstorms are likely to develop within a band of strong forcing associated with the core late Saturday evening generally along the I-20 corridor. A few of these storms could also produce some marginally severe hail through the late evening hours. All of this activity will exit the region late Saturday night with widespread low cloud cover lingering behind a cold front. Breezy northwest winds will continue through the day Sunday with highs several degrees cooler in the mid and upper 60s. Dunn && .LONG TERM... (Sunday night through next Friday) Issued at 1210 AM CST Sat Feb 14 2026 The extended portion of the forecast will remain quiet and warm with breezy afternoons, high temperatures about 20 degrees above normal, and low humidity. While most areas will have picked up some beneficial rainfall, drying will be quick to occur and we should gradually see an uptick in grass fire activity Tuesday through Thursday afternoons, particularly west of I-35 where RH values may drop below 20% on Wednesday and Thursday. The main storm track will remain displaced to our north through the middle of the week, but an amplifying western CONUS trough may bring additional rain chances back to the area late Friday into next weekend. We'll continue to monitor this potential. Dunn && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 523 AM CST Sat Feb 14 2026 Cloud ceilings continue to lower this morning ahead of a line of showers and thunderstorms that will move across the region later today. Rain chances will increase significantly over the next few hours with prevailing TSRA expected by 17Z and continuing into the afternoon. Until the main line of storms arrives, cigs will gradually lower into IFR category by mid morning. After the main line of convection moves east this afternoon, we'll still have some lingering scattered showers into the early evening. As the main upper trough moves through tonight, additional wrap around scattered showers and storms will be possible generally between 9 pm and midnight. Widespread MVFR cigs will prevail late tonight into the first half of Sunday before clearing out later in the day. Dunn && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Limited spotter activation may be requested today. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 70 55 67 47 / 100 80 0 0 Waco 71 54 68 45 / 90 60 0 0 Paris 67 54 64 43 / 100 90 0 0 Denton 69 50 67 40 / 100 80 0 0 McKinney 68 54 66 43 / 100 80 0 0 Dallas 70 55 67 46 / 100 80 0 0 Terrell 70 55 66 43 / 100 90 0 0 Corsicana 73 57 68 47 / 100 80 0 0 Temple 72 52 70 44 / 90 40 0 0 Mineral Wells 72 50 70 42 / 100 60 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. &&
The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:54 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Videos and articles from social and news media reported that a wind turbine south of Caddo was struck by lightning the morning of February 14th and caught on fire as a result. As per pictures, the shell at the top of the turbine was destroyed along with one of the blades.
A mobile home was pushed off part of its cinder blocks along Hwy 281 north of FM 219.
Heavy rain caused several roads to be under water in the city of Sherman, according to the Sherman Police Department. Affected locations included North Harrison Avenue near a train bridge, the 1000 block of North Travis Street, and the area near the intersection of West Taylor Street and North Heritage Parkway.
A few tree limbs were reported to be snapped along and near Wheatland Road from Duncanville into south Dallas.
A Facebook photo showed a tree was snapped in the backyard of a home near I-35E and Wheatland Road just north of I-20.
According Fire and Rescue, two men were rescued from the flooded Cottonwood Creek Trail along Cottonwood Creek, near the intersection of Forest Lane and Schroeder Road.
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: 1316955, 1316415, 1316364, 1316416, 1316417, 1316369.