Preliminary Storm Data is posted between 60 and 90 days after the last day of the month.
This section of the Fort Worth National Weather Service Home Page contains unofficial
information about storms that have occurred in North Texas. Material is organized by
month, so readers should be able to find the information wanted fairly quickly by
simply knowing the approximate date of the event.
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The material presented here is collected and compiled by National Weather Service
meteorologists at Fort Worth. This involves a variety of methods to collect information on
storm events within the state of Texas. These sources include but are not limited to
newspaper clippings, eyewitness reports, radar data, storm surveys, and storm spotter
reports from amateur radio operators, law enforcement agencies, and emergency management
organizations. Because of this involved process, preliminary Storm Data is posted between
60 and 90 days after the last day of the month.
When viewing this data, you will note various estimates of path length and width for
tornadoes, as well as dollar estimates for damage to property and crops due to tornadoes,
wind and/or hail. Please remember that it is very difficult for us to assign a dollar
amount for damages, and many of these estimates are "educated guesses". At
times, when it is not possible to assess an amount, a question mark (?), zero (0), or even
a blank is put into this column. A zero (0) or blank does not necessarily mean no damage
occurred, but rather an estimated dollar damage could not be determined, and the software
used to develop these reports would not allow a question mark (?) as an entry.
Storm Data, in it's published form, includes a special section called
'Outstanding Storms of the Month' prepared by the Data Operations Branch of the National
Climatic Data Center. This special feature includes photographs of storms and/or storm
damage on especially noteworthy storms. Storm Data also includes periodic
summaries, weather tables, and statistics prepared by the National Hurricane Center and
the Storm Prediction Center.
Storm Data is intended to document storms and their impacts as completely as
possible within the constraints of time and resources. However, due to the difficulties
associated with the collection of this type of information, it is not all-inclusive. Information provided here should be
considered preliminary until it is published in the official publication from the National
Climatic Data Center.