Severe storms developed ahead of a cold front in a very unstable environment. Large hail fell from the early storms but damaging winds became the main threat as the initial storms merged into an extensive line. A downburst in northwestern Johnson County left 10 homes uninhabitable. Estimated winds in the downburst were 90-100 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind in MONTAGUE, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 17:30:00 to 21-SEP-09 17:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: ST JO
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees were reported down near Saint Jo.

Thunderstorm Wind in TARRANT, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 18:36:00 to 21-SEP-09 18:36:00 (CST-6)
Location: WESTLAND
Magnitude: 60.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter measured a 69 mph wind gust at Loop 820 and Spur 580 on the west side of Fort Worth.

Thunderstorm Wind in JOHNSON, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 19:10:00 to 21-SEP-09 19:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: BURLESON
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

An 18-wheeler was blown over on Interstate 35 by high winds. There were no injuries.

Thunderstorm Wind in MILLS, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 20:40:00 to 21-SEP-09 20:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: CASTOR
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 7.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Part of the metal roof of a manufactured home on CR 411 south of Goldthwaite was peeled back. The beams were also lifted off with the sheet of metal.

Thunderstorm Wind in ERATH, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 19:15:00 to 21-SEP-09 19:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: STEPHENVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A tree partially fell onto a home on McNeill Street in Stephenville. Significant damage did not occur.

Hail in PALO PINTO, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 17:25:00 to 21-SEP-09 17:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: GORDON
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Golfball size hail fell just north of the town of Gordon.

Hail in PALO PINTO, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 17:57:00 to 21-SEP-09 17:57:00 (CST-6)
Location: GORDON
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Golfball size hail fell in Gordon.

Flash Flood in ERATH, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 21:50:00 to 21-SEP-09 23:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: SELDEN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

County Road 185, 4 miles southeast of Stephenville, was impassable.

Thunderstorm Wind in HILL, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 20:38:00 to 21-SEP-09 20:38:00 (CST-6)
Location: ITASCA
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees and 4 tree limbs were reported down in Itasca. Power lines were also down.

Thunderstorm Wind in JOHNSON, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 18:59:00 to 21-SEP-09 18:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: BURLESON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Sixty mph winds were estimated in Burleson.

Thunderstorm Wind in JOHNSON, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 19:00:00 to 21-SEP-09 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: EGAN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A 60 mph wind gust was reported in Egan.

Thunderstorm Wind in JOHNSON, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 19:14:00 to 21-SEP-09 19:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: MANSFIELD
Magnitude: 58.00 MG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter measured a 67 mph wind gust 3 miles south-southeast of Mansfield.

Thunderstorm Wind in JOHNSON, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 19:15:00 to 21-SEP-09 19:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: KEENE
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A trained spotter reported a 64 mph wind gust in Keene.

Flash Flood in JOHNSON, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 19:56:00 to 21-SEP-09 23:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: CUBA
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Highway 67 in Keene had water over the road.

Flash Flood in ERATH, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 21:08:00 to 21-SEP-09 23:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: STEPHENVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

County Road 256, 2 miles southwest of Stephenville, was impassable.

Hail in PARKER, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 18:03:00 to 21-SEP-09 18:03:00 (CST-6)
Location: WEATHERFORD ARPT
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Penny size hail was reported in the community of Willow Park, 9 miles east of Weatherford.

Hail in HOOD, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 18:23:00 to 21-SEP-09 18:23:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAKE GRANBURY NORTH
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Quarter size hail was reported 2 miles north of Granbury.

Hail in PARKER, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 18:40:00 to 21-SEP-09 18:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: ALEDO
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Quarter size hail was reported 9 miles southwest of Benbrook.

Hail in ERATH, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 19:10:00 to 21-SEP-09 19:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: HARBIN
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Penny size hail fell 4 miles southwest of Stephenville.

Hail in ERATH, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 20:00:00 to 21-SEP-09 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: STEPHENVILLE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Nickel size hail fell 2 miles northwest of Stephenville.

Hail in PALO PINTO, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 16:27:00 to 21-SEP-09 16:27:00 (CST-6)
Location: GRAFORD
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Golfball size hail was reported in the community of Graford.

Thunderstorm Wind in JOHNSON, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 19:00:00 to 21-SEP-09 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: WEATHERFORD JCT
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.20K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

An 18-wheeler was blown over in a Walmart parking lot located one mile north-northwest of Cleburne.

Lightning in JOHNSON, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 19:10:00 to 21-SEP-09 19:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: GODLEY
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Lightning struck a fiberglass tank at a saltwater disposal site starting a blaze. Five tanks were lost in the blaze, and the site had to be monitored by local firefighters until the next morning.

Lightning in DALLAS, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 19:30:00 to 21-SEP-09 19:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: COPPELL
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Lightning struck a home on the 900 block of Condor Drive in Coppell. The brick chimney was damaged but no other information was available.

Flash Flood in PALO PINTO, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 19:37:00 to 21-SEP-09 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: GORDON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Flooding was reported at the intersection of FM 919 and FM 2692. In addition, persistent street flooding was reported in Gordon.

Hail in PALO PINTO, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 16:57:00 to 21-SEP-09 17:09:00 (CST-6)
Location: STRAWN
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Quarter to Golfball size hail fell for over 10 minutes in the town of Strawn.

Hail in PALO PINTO, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 17:25:00 to 21-SEP-09 17:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: GORDON
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A COOP Observer reported Pea to Golfball size hail 1 mile southwest of Gordon.

Hail in MONTAGUE, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 17:31:00 to 21-SEP-09 17:31:00 (CST-6)
Location: ST JO
Magnitude: 2.00 
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Hail up to 2 inches in diameter fell in the town of Saint Jo.

Thunderstorm Wind in JOHNSON, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 18:40:00 to 21-SEP-09 18:42:00 (CST-6)
Location: GODLEY
Magnitude: 83.00 EG
Property damage: 800.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A NWS Storm Survey determined that a downburst damaged a one square mile area in northwestern Johnson County located approximately 8 miles west of Burleson and 1.25 miles south of the Johnson/Tarrant county line. At least 10 homes were left uninhabitable and several trees were knocked down. The winds were estimated to be 90-100 mph.

Hail in ERATH, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 19:13:00 to 21-SEP-09 19:13:00 (CST-6)
Location: STEPHENVILLE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Nickel size hail fell 1 mile northwest of Stephenville.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOOD, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 18:20:00 to 21-SEP-09 18:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAKE GRANBURY NORTH
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Tree limbs and flag poles were down in Laguna Vista.

Thunderstorm Wind in JOHNSON, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 20:00:00 to 21-SEP-09 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: GRANDVIEW
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Many tree limbs were down, the bank's awning was torn and the scoreboard at Zebra Stadium was damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOOD, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 18:15:00 to 21-SEP-09 18:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAKE GRANBURY NORTH
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A 60 mph wind gust was reported 6 miles north of Granbury near the Hood/Parker County line.

Flash Flood in JOHNSON, TEXAS
From 21-SEP-09 20:15:00 to 21-SEP-09 23:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: WEATHERFORD JCT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Water was over the road between Joshua and Cleburne.