North Texas Weather - A Brief Break from the Rain?

[TexasStooge]

This is the 2nd February Day of temperatures in the high 70s to near 80. The only disadvantage is the elevated Grass Fire Danger for areas south and west of the DFW area. I think a good chance of rain and thunderstorms on Friday through Saturday can change all that.

[TexasStooge]

Another Day, Another round of warm weather. High temperatures in some areas of North Texas may reach 80 or a little above that, so we'll see some of our neighbors do this during the day ---> . Too bad the warm weather won't last through the weekend, that's the bad news. The good news is that we may get plenty of rain that'll alleviate the drought once and for all. Of course, that comes with a hefty price...as in severe weather.

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY WHEN A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND DRY LINE SWEEPS
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS THE
PRIMARY HAZARDS. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL END RAPIDLY FROM WEST TO
EAST SATURDAY WITH STRONG WEST WINDS AND DRY AIR EXPECTED SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN AN
ELEVATED GRASS FIRE DANGER SATURDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY WEST OF
INTERSTATE 35.

THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN
HALF OF NORTH TEXAS ON WEDNESDAY.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

The other piece of good news is that we won't be dipping into the freezing temperatures anytime soon.

DFW Forecast

Today: 80°F
Tonight: 55°F
Friday: 73°F | 59°F
Saturday: 72°F | 43°F
Sunday: 67°F | 43°F
Monday: 71°F | 40°F
Tuesday: 69°F | 51°F
Wednesday: 69°F

[TexasStooge]

The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for the western 2/3rds of North Texas for persons in Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Eastland, Ellis, Erath, Grayson, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Limestone, Montague, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Wise, and Young Counties until 6:00PM CST Saturday.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND DRY
CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS ON SATURDAY. WESTERLY WINDS
SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE
LIKELY. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 25
PERCENT ALONG THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR...WITH VALUES IN THE
TEENS OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

IN COLLABORATION WITH TEXAS FIRE AGENCIES...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR
SATURDAY. THIS WATCH WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG
WARNING.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO EFFECT AREAS EAST OF THE
WATCH...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT OR
ABOVE 30 PERCENT. HOWEVER...THIS AREA MAY BE UPGRADED WITH LATER FORECASTS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

[TexasStooge]

The DFW area is gonna have a busy 36-hour period with thunderstorms in the region. Some of those could quickly become severe with a threat of frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, large hail, and damaging winds. An isolated tornado or 2 can be spawned in cities near the Red River though.

A Fire Weather Watch remains in effect for the western 2/3rds of North Texas until Saturday Evening because of high winds and lower humidity levels. However with the rain we're getting, that watch may be cancelled sooner, so it'll be highly unlikely that a RED FLAG WARNING maybe issued.

DFW Forecast

Today: 70°F
Tonight: 57°F
Saturday: 72°F | 42°F
Sunday: 62°F | 41°F
Monday: 71°F | 44°F
Tuesday: 67°F | 50°F
Wednesday: 68°F | 46°F
Thursday: 62°F

[TexasStooge]

Remember on my last post about a Red Flag Warning not being issued? I guess I was wrong. In collaboration with Texas Fire Agents, the National Weather Service has issued a RED FLAG WARNING until 7:00PM CST Saturday for all of the North Texas region.

WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH SATURDAY. MEANWHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL
BELOW 25 PERCENT BY LATE MORNING. ALTHOUGH AREA FUELS MAY RECEIVE
SOME RAINFALL OVERNIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS AND DRY AIR WILL
QUICKLY DRY OUT DORMANT VEGETATION.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL. AVOID ALL OUTSIDE BURNING AND WELDING. DO NOT TOSS LIT
CIGARETTE BUTTS OUTSIDE. REPORT WILD FIRES TO THE NEAREST FIRE
DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE.

In addition, a Wind Advisory has also been issued for the entire N TX region as well until 7:00PM CST Saturday.

A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER OKLAHOMA AS
A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE PLAINS.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH SATURDAY MORNING.
WINDS WILL BECOME WEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND RANGE BETWEEN 30 AND
40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS...OR THE REGION NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 20 AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 35...WHERE WINDS WILL GUST TO
50 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS NORTH TEXAS ON SATURDAY. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD STAY OFF AREA
LAKES AS WATERS WILL BECOME VERY ROUGH. WEAK TREES MAY BE BLOWN
DOWN AND SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS
SHOULD ENSURE THAT ALL LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS ARE SECURED.

[gboudx]

Tomorrow will be a bad day to start my match lighting hobby.

[TexasStooge]

Tomorrow will be a bad day to start my match lighting hobby.

Rainy or windy, either way it's a bad day to do so. Here's why:

The National Weather Service has upgraded the Wind Advisory to a HIGH WIND WARNING for areas along and west of a Sherman, Rockwall, Waco and Temple line. This includes the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Meridian, Gainesville, Mineral Wells, Decator, Denton, Stephenville, and Bowie.

A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO OKLAHOMA
TODAY AS A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE
PLAINS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS
MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND RANGE BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD STAY
OFF AREA LAKES AS WATERS WILL BECOME VERY ROUGH. WEAK TREES MAY BE
BLOWN DOWN AND SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
RESIDENTS SHOULD ENSURE THAT ALL LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS ARE
SECURED.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN LEAD TO
PROPERTY DAMAGE...KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SEEK A STURDY
SHELTER AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE.

A Wind Advisory remains in effect for the remainder of North Texas.

A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO OKLAHOMA
TODAY AS A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE
PLAINS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING.
WINDS WILL BECOME WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH
WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD STAY OFF AREA
LAKES AS WATERS WILL BECOME VERY ROUGH. WEAK TREES MAY BE BLOWN
DOWN AND SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS
SHOULD ENSURE THAT ALL LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS ARE SECURED.

High winds and lower humidity levels may fuel some grass fires regardless of how much rain the North Texas area has gotten. Thus a RED FLAG WARNING remains in effect for all of North Texas.

WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH OVER
THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF NORTH TEXAS TODAY WITH SOME GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 50 MPH. THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION WILL EXPERIENCE WIND
SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
MEANWHILE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT BY LATE
MORNING. ALTHOUGH SOME AREAS RECEIVED RAINFALL OVERNIGHT...THE
STRONG WINDS AND DRY AIR WILL QUICKLY DRY OUT DORMANT VEGETATION.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL. AVOID ALL OUTSIDE BURNING AND WELDING. DO NOT TOSS LIT
CIGARETTE BUTTS OUTSIDE. REPORT WILD FIRES TO THE NEAREST FIRE
DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE.

All of these weather alerts are schedule to expire at 7:00PM CST.

DFW Forecast

Today: 74°F
Tonight: 42°F
Sunday: 64°F | 39°F
Monday: 66°F | 42°F
Tuesday: 67°F | 51°F
Wednesday: 69°F | 54°F
Thursday: 70°F | 41°F
Saturday: 60°F

[gboudx]

The much hyped severe weather didn't materialize for DFW. I hate severe weather, but we need the beneficial rains from the storms.

[Extremeweatherguy]

Check out some of these wind reports!

Childress, TX= W 47 G 56
Vernon, TX = W 46 G 60 MPH
Wichita Falls, TX = SW 37 G 56 MPH
Gainesville, TX = W 35 G 47 MPH
Fort Worth, TX = W 25 G 45 MPH
Stephenville, TX = W 33 G 48 MPH
Waco, TX= W 35 G 41 MPH
Brownwood, TX= W 37 G 47 MPH

Pretty windy day up there!

Also, there is a dust storm warning in effect for some..

...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A DUST
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. A
HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING.

WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH... WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH ARE
LIKELY TODAY ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY. IN ADDITION TO THE
WINDS...BLOWING DUST WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A
MILE AT TIMES.

BE SURE TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING
TODAY AND THIS EVENING...WATCH FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS...
ESPECIALLY ON NORTH/SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LOCALIZED AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY ON ROADS NEAR OPEN FIELDS.
AREA LAKES WILL BE EXTREMELY CHOPPY AND HAZARDOUS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE
PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

[Tamora]

My parents live in Lubbock and the sky is orange and they have tumbleweeds filling their back yard.

[gboudx]

Weather station in my neighborhood is showing max winds at 28mph, with gusts to 49mph. I actually had to secure some stuff in the backyard.

[Extremeweatherguy]

wow! What a crazy image from the Dallas-Fort Worth webcam:



That's like an Arizona-style dust storm you guys have up there!

[gboudx]

Here's the view from my house looking West. On a clear day, you should see a lake in the distance, and land on the other side.

http://img187.imageshack.us/my.php?image=duststormlargekw7.jpg

[TexasStooge]

I was babysitting a 9-year-old kid wile all this happened. Told him there was a dust storm coming, yet David (the 9-year-old kid) wouldn't believe me until the view of Downtown Dallas was completely obscurred. The sky was completely orange at 3:00PM CST.

[TexasStooge]

High winds: Jet blown off Love runway, 400 flights canceled

WFAA ABC 8

High winds led to many flight cancellations at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Saturday, while at Love Field, an aircraft was blown off the runway.

Witnesses said the aircraft looked like a corporate jet.

Around 400 flights have been canceled at D/FW, due to the winds, said American Airlines spokesman John Hotard.

Full Story Here

[TexasStooge]

The recent wind reports a few posts ago is nothing compared to a listful here.

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
830 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007

...HIGH WINDS ACROSS NORTH TEXAS ON SATURDAY...

SATURDAY WAS ONE OF THE WINDIEST DAYS OF THE LAST DECADE...COMPLETE
WITH BLOWING DUST.

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WIND GUSTS EXCEEDED 50 MPH AT MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTH TEXAS.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE PEAK WINDS AT NORTH TEXAS AIRPORTS SATURDAY.
ALL VALUES ARE IN MILES PER HOUR.


DFW AIRPORT           56
DALLAS LOVE           48
FORT WORTH MEACHAM    58
DALLAS EXECUTIVE      51
DALLAS ADDISON        46
FORT WORTH ALLIANCE   55
NAS FORT WORTH JRB    53
FORT WORTH SPINKS     49
ARLINGTON             47
GRAND PRAIRIE         55
LANCASTER             52
MESQUITE              46

SHERMAN/DENISON       56
GAINESVILLE           53
MCKINNEY              49
DENTON                55
DECATUR               54
BRIDGEPORT            51
GRAHAM                53
MINERAL WELLS         56
STEPHENVILLE          58
COMANCHE              48

PARIS                 53
SULPHUR SPRINGS       55
GREENVILLE            45
TERRELL               53
CORSICANA             54
WAXAHACHIE            49
HILLSBORO             53
CLEBURNE              54
GRANBURY              54

WACO                  55
WACO MCGREGOR         49
TEMPLE                46
KILLEEN GRAY          47
KILLEEN SKYLARK       48
FORT HOOD             53
GATESVILLE            53
HEARNE                39
PALESTINE             47

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THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED AT DFW AIRPORT ON SATURDAY (THROUGH 8 PM) WAS
25.9 MPH. THIS PLACES SATURDAY AMONG THE WINDIEST DAYS OF THE LAST
DECADE.

HIGHEST DAILY AVERAGE WIND SPEEDS AT DFW AIRPORT (1997-2007)

  1   27.1    MARCH 26, 1998
  2   26.2    NOVEMBER 15, 2006
  3   25.9*   FEBRUARY 24, 2007
  4   24.5    MARCH 8, 1998
  5   24.2    DECEMBER 9, 2003

    * THROUGH 8 PM

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[TexasStooge]

Well, everything seems to be back to normal this week, however winds will still be strong this week and humidity levels will be low, increasing the potential fire danger. Wait, I thought we're done with this fire weather! I thought our drought days are over!!!

Anyways, we have a slight chance of thunderstorms in the middle of the week. Nothing severe, but it might bring us some rain to aleviate the fire danger.

DFW Forecast

Today: 75°F
Tonight: 46°F
Tuesday: 76°F | 58°F
Wednesday: 79°F | 59°F
Thursday: 71°F | 40°F
Saturday: 64°F | 41°F
Sunday: 60°F | 38°F
Monday: 59°F

[jasons2k]

wow! What a crazy image from the Dallas-Fort Worth webcam:



That's like an Arizona-style dust storm you guys have up there!

Looks clear as a bell to me, nice bright blue skies

[TexasStooge]

Looks clear as a bell to me, nice bright blue skies

It's clear now. Just hope we don't have another dust storm.

[jasons2k]

Looks clear as a bell to me, nice bright blue skies

It's clear now. Just hope we don't have another dust storm.

I know I was joking b/c the photo isn't a static image, unfortunately it's a live image so if we missed seeing the dust when it was originally posted - well, we missed it....