A severe thunderstorm watch remained in effect today throughout North Texas as residents and emergency workers assessed damages from overnight storms and crews rushed to restore power in the Roanoke-Trophy Club area.
The storm watch includes Denton County and is in effect until 6 p.m., said Jesse Moore, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The county received between 1 and 2 inches of rain overnight, and straight-line winds leveled trees and power lines.
A report of a tornado touching down near Flower Mound was still unconfirmed, Moore said.
The heaviest rain Thursday was just south of Denton County. Between 2 to 7 inches had fallen in Dallas County over the past 24 hours, resulting in major flooding, Moore said.
"There are numerous high-water rescues going on as we speak," he said.
No injuries were reported in Denton County, but some Lewisville residents were displaced when the storm damaged the roof and caved in a wall at their apartment complex at Main and Orchard streets, said Jody Gonzalez, the county's emergency management coordinator.
Residents of 16 units of the complex were relocated to other units or motel rooms for the night with help from the American Red Cross, Gonzalez said. A Trophy Club family also spent the night in a motel after fallen tree limbs damaged electrical connections to their home, he said.
About half of Roanoke and three-quarters of Trophy Club remained without power late Thursday morning, and sporadic outages were reported in Lewisville, Gonzalez said. In Denton, about 2,800 customers of Denton Municipal Electric were without electricity at some point Wednesday or early Thursday, but power was fully restored by about 2:30 a.m., said Lisa Lemons, a DME spokeswoman.
"We had isolated power outages all across town," Lemons said. "It was limbs on lines, breakers tripping, the kind of stuff that you get with a pretty large-scale storm."
Just southwest of Denton, Andrew Sewell said he needed to buy water for his horses this morning because power had been out all night. He said about 30 homes in his area were without power.
With weather equipment he owns, he clocked winds at 63 mph during Wednesday night's storm, he said.

Staff writer Matthew Zabel contributed to this report.
LOWELL BROWN can be reached at 940-566-6882. His e-mail address is lmbrown@dentonrc.com.

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A few very weak upper level disturbances will move through the area this week, but I'm not expecting any rain as our quality of moisture will not be adequate.

Drought conditions continue for our area...

See today's article in the DRC by Bj Lewis about Lake Levels. The article can be found HERE

Here are a couple of maps Courtesy of WeatherToGolf LLC depicting current drought data across the U.S.

Here the Palmer Drought Index:

Here is a map showing how much precipitation is needed to end the drought:

Don't forget you have a window to look out of by way of the Denton Tree and Moss Laboratory. Click HERE for the most recent time-lapse of the skies above Denton.

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With low humidity and gusty winds there is a high fire danger today. So take the necessary precautions.

As the winds die down overnight and skies remain clear we should drop down into the middle 20s. So if you've been fooled by the recent "spring-ish" weather and put out any tender plants or vegetation you will need to protect them tonight.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Another frontal system will move through the area on Friday night. There is a slight chance of showers as the front moves in. My confidence in showers is not very high at this time due to lack of decent moisture return. The front will however serve to knock our temperatures down below normals for a couple of days. Look for windy conditions on Saturday.

Tomorrow will be a warm dry day as we transition into a cooler weather regime. As is pretty typical here in Texas if we get a really warm day this time of year then the weather is in a change mode.

With much drier air and windy conditions tomorrow the NWS has issued a Red Flag Warning for tomorrow (begining at 10am) that includes Denton County.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT AND WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE ABOVE 20 MPH ALONG WITH SOME STRONGER GUSTS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO INITIATE GRASS FIRES ARE DISCOURAGED. FORMAL OUTDOOR BURN BANS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NEARLY EVERY COUNTY IN NORTH TEXAS. IN SUCH COUNTIES...OUTDOOR BURNING AND WELDING ARE PROHIBITED.|

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

The latest drought information statement continues to show us holding steady in a Moderate Drought Condition...

Here is the latest Palmer Drought Index map courtesy of MichiganWxSystem.

Everybody enjoy the weather as it's starting its early spring rollercoaster rides.

Rain chances will increase on Tuesday as an upperlevel disturbance moves by the area. A cold front will follow in the footsteps of the disturbance on Wednesday scouring out the moisture and cooling us down for a few days.

Tonight's low temperature will be in the 40s with a high on Tuesday in the mid 60s. We will experience some pre-frontal compression warming on Wednesday prior to the cold front passage and should warm up into the 70s.

Cooler, seasonable temperatures will be in place starting Wednesday night.

TML-Denton SkyCam1 shows the increasing clouds and a temperature at the lab of 61 degrees.

We'll see fair skies with afternoon highs in the mid to upper 50s. Some clouds will move in overnight but should begin to scatter out by late morning. Tomorrow's highs will be near 60 degrees with an increasing south wind around 15mph.

Taking a look outside via the TML-Denton SkyCam1 things look pretty nice. Have a great Sunday.

After yesterday's frontal passage we have cool air at the surface but some unstable air aloft. This will cause scattered showers and a few thunderstorms to move through the area today. Some of the heavier thunderstorms may produce some sleet as the air above us is much colder than at ground level.

Here is a recent radar image capture of WeatherToGolf.com's Denton County radar:

As another front moves through the area behind this disturbance on Sunday we should see drier and more stable air cover the area.

Have a great Saturday and remember if you see approaching dark clouds to be aware as some cloud to ground lightning is possible.

Taking a look outside via the TML Denton Skycam shows a beautiful day in progress with just some high clouds streaming across the area.

Notes and asides: You may have noticed in an earlier post I mentioned the forensic meteorology that is conducted by the National Weather Service after severe weather events.

Here are a couple links to some of that data if you're interested:

*Preliminary Damage Surveys for Tuesday's Storms.*

*A scientific overview of the Feb 10th storms.*

Everyone have a great Thursday.

Don't forget you have a window to look out of by way of the Denton Tree and Moss Laboratory. Click HERE for the most recent time-lapse of the skies above Denton.

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There are multiple reports of wind damage from straight line winds and potential tornadoes. Today's weather will be the talk of North Texas tomorrow.

Here is another image capture of the radar courtesy of WeatherToGolf.com:

Be on heightened alert for the next couple of hours.

The isolated storms ahead of the squall line will be the ones that may pose a tornadic potential. However the overall threat will trend toward high winds and hail with the squall line. Squall line arrival at this time looks to be around and after 8pm.

Continue to monitor local TV, radio and NOAA all hazards radio for the most up to date info on this weather situation.

Here is a radar image capture courtesy of WeatherToGolf.com

The atmosphere continues to destabilize quite rapidly in our area and a well pronounced squall line is developing along the dry line out to our west. Up in Oklahoma tornadoes have already been spawned from this activity.

A quick upper level analysis shows the intense wind shear now moving across west Texas toward us. As this energy catches up with the dryline storms will begin to become more numerous and will have the potential to go severe rather quickly.

The atmosphere is still set up for very strong winds, large hail and potential tornadoes with thunderstorms that form and stay together.

Stay Alert!

Here is the tornado watch outline courtesy of the Storm Prediction Center: