Dan’s Weather Dialogue

Yes, many of you were probably asking that question this morning after a surprise 1 to 3 inch deluge in North Texas. While the heavy downpours did create some rushhour headaches, the rain was very welcome! DFW had only seen .01" rain in the past 13 days!

The rain came as a result of an MCS (Mesoscale Convective System)...in layman's terms, a thunderstorm complex. The MCS made a right turn in Oklahoma and headed southbound on I-35 into North Texas. These thunderstorm complexes are pretty typical this time of year and often are nocturnal, feeding off Gulf moisture that is pumped northward late at night by winds around 1-2,000 feet called a low-level jet. They can fire up as far away as the High Plains of Southeast Colorado late in the afternoon and then track southeast, often not making it here until well past midnight.

Enjoy the rain...after tomorrow, the ridge gets reestablished and so does the heat and dry weather!