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Conditions and Forecast for Denton, Texas
Updated: 08:46 PM CDT on June 14, 2001
Observed at Denton, Texas
Temperature 70° F
Humidity 94%
Dewpoint 68° F
Wind SW at 10 mph
Pressure 29.77 in
Conditions Light Rain
Visibility 10 miles
Clouds Mostly Cloudy (BKN): 8000 ft
Mostly Cloudy (BKN): 10000 ft
Hourly Precipitation 0.400 in
Sunrise 6:16 AM (CDT)
Sunset 8:40 PM (CDT)
Moon Rise 2:05 AM (CDT)
Moon Set 1:54 PM (CDT)
Moon Phase
Short Term Forecast as of 7:48 pm CDT on June 14, 2001
Now
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms extended from Paris... to McKinney...to Fort Worth...to Eastland at 800 pm. The line was moving east at 15 mph. All of these storms are capable of producing large hail...damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 mph...deadly lightning and heavy rainfall up to one inch an hour. The storms should reach a Sulphur Springs...Dallas...Glen Rose line by 830 pm and a Terrell...Cleburne...Comanche line by 9 pm.
Forecast as of 4:00 pm CDT on June 14, 2001
Air pollution watch level Orange Friday...
Tonight
Thunderstorms likely. Some storms severe with heavy rainfall. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph and gusty. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Friday
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. clear. Lows in the lower 70s and highs in the mid 90s.
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Special Weather Statement
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Statement as of 3:31 pm CDT on June 14, 2001
There is a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms tonight for that part of North Texas north of a Comanche...Corsicana...Canton line. For the rest of North Texas...there is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms tonight.
A cold front...positioned from north central Oklahoma to the Texas Panhandle...will move southeast and into the extreme northwest sections of North Texas this evening. Scattered thunderstorms were forming along a Duncan Oklahoma...to Abilene line at mid afternoon. The line will move steady across North Texas this evening and tonight. The atmosphere is very unstable...but capped by a warm layer around 5000 feet at mid afternoon. The cap should weaken this evening with the approach of an upper level disturbance from the northwest. Also...upper level winds will become more favorable for intense thunderstorms as the evening progresses. Large hail... damaging wind and isolated tornadoes are possible.
Emergency managers and storm spotters should prepare for possible activation before 8 pm west of a Bonham...to Lampasas line. Activation across the remainder of North Texas may be requested between 8 pm and midnight.
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Severe Weather Statement
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Statement as of 7:49 pm CDT on June 14, 2001
...A Severe Thunderstorm Warning Continues For Denton And Collin Counties Until 815 Pm Cdt...
At 749 pm CDT National Weather Service Doppler radar detected a severe thunderstorm over McKinney...moving northeast at 20 mph.
A wind gust of 57 mph was recored at Denton...and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds near Krum. Heavy rain and winds in excess of 65 mph are likely with this storm.
Lat...Lon 3340 9741 3301 9737 3301 9631 3334 9633
3340 9660
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[This message has been edited by Fljotsdale (edited 06-14-2001).]