Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1986
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 313, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 1986, 11:50 PM CDT for Clay County, Texas. It was in force for 60 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 16, 1986, 11:50 PM CDT (04:50 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 1986, 12:50 AM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Clay County, TX
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
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, May 16, 10:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1035 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 1986 A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STEPHENS AND PALO PINTO COUNTIES OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 230 AM TONIGHT. AT 1030 PM..WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER DENTON AND BETWEEN SHERMAN AND PARIS NEAR BONHAM. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. ALTHOUGH NO THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR THE TORNADO WATCH AREA WEST OF FORT WORTH..CONDITIONS DO REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. RESIDENTS OF STEPHENS AND PALO PINTO COUNTY ARE URGED TO KEEP INFORMED OF DEVELOPING WEATHER IN YOUR AREA AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER DEVELOPES.
Special weather statement, May 16, 11:41 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Foard, Hardeman | 60 min |
| May 16, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Foard, Hardeman | 60 min |
| May 16, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Foard, Hardeman, Wilbarger | 60 min |
| May 16, 9:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Foard, Wilbarger | 60 min |
| May 16, 9:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hardeman | 35 min |
| May 16, 10:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Wilbarger | 62 min |
| May 16, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wichita | 45 min |
| May 16, 11:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Wichita | 60 min |
| May 17, 12:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wichita | 30 min |
| May 17, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Baylor | 60 min |
| May 17, 6:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland, Stephens | 56 min |
| May 17, 6:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto, Stephens | 66 min |
| May 17, 9:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, Coryell | 2 hr |
| May 17, 9:15 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Brown | 60 min |
| May 17, 9:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hamilton | 38 min |
| May 17, 10:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bosque, Hill | 3 hr |
| May 17, 10:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Smith | 3 hr |
| May 17, 10:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Henderson | 3 hr |
| May 17, 11:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | McLennan | 55 min |
| May 17, 11:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell | 32 min |
| May 17, 11:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Falls | 35 min |
| May 17, 12:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Limestone, Robertson | 56 min |
| May 17, 1:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Brazos | 55 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.