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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 3, 1986Archer County, Wichita County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 1986, 11:50 AM CST for Archer County, Wichita County, Texas. It was in force for 60 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 1986, 11:50 AM CST (17:50 UTC)
Expired
Apr 3, 1986, 12:50 PM CST
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Whole counties

Counties Archer County, TX, Wichita County, TX

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 3, 12:00 PM CSTHail 0.75Wichita, TX

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 7:43 AM CST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 6:27 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDStephens63 min
Apr 2, 6:35 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDShackelford60 min
Apr 2, 7:15 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDGrayson4 hr
Apr 2, 7:20 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack60 min
Apr 2, 7:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDWise63 min
Apr 2, 8:04 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDStephens56 min
Apr 2, 8:12 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack33 min
Apr 2, 8:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDPalo Pinto59 min
Apr 2, 9:03 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDPalo Pinto, Stephens42 min
Apr 3, 8:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBaylor55 min
Apr 3, 8:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDWilbarger60 min
Apr 3, 8:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDArcher, Wichita60 min
Apr 3, 9:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDYoung30 min
Apr 3, 9:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDArcher, Wichita60 min
Apr 3, 10:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDArcher, Wichita60 min
Apr 3, 1:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack60 min
Apr 3, 1:54 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDPalo Pinto36 min
Apr 3, 2:02 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDPalo Pinto28 min
Apr 3, 5:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTarrant59 min
Apr 3, 5:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDGrayson63 min
Apr 3, 5:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDKaufman64 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 1986Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1986

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.