Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1986
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 9, 1986, 11:56 PM CST for Grayson County, Texas. It was in force for 64 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
- Mar 9, 1986, 11:56 PM CST (05:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 1986, 1:00 AM CST
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Grayson 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 12:20 AM CST | Hail 0.75 | Grayson, 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
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KFTW 100556 SVRFTW TXC181-100700- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1156 PM CST SUN MAR 9 1986 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...GRAYSON AT 1155 PM CST RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER WHITESBORO. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS PART OF A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN GRAYSON COUNTY. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST TO 25 MPH AND THE THUNDERSTROMS NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. MOVE TO A REINFORCED SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH..LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA SO REMEMBER THESE STORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE A TORNADO WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.
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, Mar 9, 10:16 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1010 PM CST SUN MAR 9 1986 AT 1010 PM CST A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING TOWARDS WISE AND COOKE COUNTIES. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE THUNDERSTORM LINE WAS ALONG A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONTAGUE TO JACKSBORO. THE LINE WAS ABOUT 15 MILES WIDE AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORM CELLS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS..HAIL..BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. CAMPERS AND BOATERS IN THE LAKE TEXOMA AREA SHOULD TAKE SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS. LISTEN TO COMMERCIAL RADIO..TV..OR WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 10:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Clay, Montague | 35 min |
| Mar 9, 10:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Clay, Montague | 23 min |
| Mar 9, 10:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Montague | 45 min |
| Mar 9, 10:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke, Wise | 55 min |
| Mar 9, 11:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 59 min |
| Mar 10, 12:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Fannin | 61 min |
| Mar 10, 12:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 61 min |
| Mar 10, 12:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lamar | 65 min |
| Mar 10, 1:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Red River | 60 min |
| Mar 10, 1:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 62 min |
| Mar 10, 1:52 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Rockwall | 58 min |
| Mar 10, 2:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hunt, Rains | 57 min |
Nearby
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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.