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Tornado Watch has been dropped for the western half of DFW...

Quiet as its kept, might have a flash flood episode setting up for parts of DFW too...

Might have spoke too soon. Things are looking more messy on the latest radar frames, and the active warnings have ended

It's getting pretty randy just SW of DFW now...

https://x.com/NWSFortWorth/status/1853510330326061529?t=37bJVDljta42xds3pfA6Jw&s=19

Here we go... https://x.com/NWSSPC/status/1853481628875809191?t=1dheqYTKF1zbmnQsj1x5rw&s=19

The more I look over everything, today is feeling like a somewhat underhyped setup...

Tomorrow's record high for DFW is 91*F, which is also the forecast high.

The only thing that could throw a wrench into things would be the potential formation and recurving of a typhoon in the western Pacific. There'a a decent signal for that (although not a lock just yet) too.

As things stand now, October is on track for the warmest on record for DFW... Also, crazy as it might be, DFW may have a legit shot at finishing the month with no precip (obviously also being the driest on record).

Getting walloped right now with a severe t'storm. Power went out briefly then popped back on for now, and had some large hail for a brief moment.

DFW set a record maximum low of 79*F yesterday.

Interesting tidbit from FWD this morning... All available perfect-prog guidance projects 500mb temperatures above the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex will rise above -1C (into the 30s in Fahrenheit) on Friday. The NAM has 500mb temperatures above freezing! This isn`t just near-record for September but would challenge the all-time record high 500mb temperature for our local weather balloons (1950 to present), which is -0.5C from July 1951.

With August 2024 having come to a close, 2024 was the 16th hottest Summer on record for DFW with an average temp of 86.0°F and the 10th hottest August on record with an average temp of 88.9°F. While not nearly on the level of 2023, 1998, 1980 or 2011 hot, it was still up there with 1999, 2012 and 2018 in terms of overall intensity as well as 2.1°F above average. August 2024 did tie with August 2010 for the 16th driest on record as well (with only 0.41" of precip).

Given some folks are still without power and clean up is still ongoing from the storms a few days ago, that was probably for the best.