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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 362, NWS Fort Worth, TX

June 4, 1986Stonewall County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 1986, 9:02 PM CDT for Stonewall County, Texas. It was in force for 58 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 4, 1986, 9:02 PM CDT (02:02 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 1986, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Whole counties

County Stonewall 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, Jun 4, 5:22 PM CDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
525 PM CDT   WED JUN 4 1986

AT 515 PM..NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED HEAVY
THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF WISE
COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LARGE HAIL..DAMAGING WINDS..AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

PERSONS IN ALVORD..BRIDGEPORT..AND IN THE NORTH PORTION OF WISE
COUNTY SHOULD KEEP ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO..TV..OR WEATHER RADIO FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS OR FUTURE STATEMENTS IF NEEDED.
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 6:01 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
600 PM CDT  WED JUN 4 1986

AT 555 PM..NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED CLUSTERS OF
HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF NORTH
TEXAS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONCENTRATED IN THE STEPHENS..
PALO PINTO..WISE AND COOKE COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 20
MILES AN HOUR.

LOCALIZED FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN BRIDGEPORT AT WISE COUNTY AT
555 PM.

THESE HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LARGE HAIL..DAMAGING WINDS..AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THESE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE SHOWING A TENDENCY TO DEVELOP SOUTHEAST. IF THIS TREND CONTINUES
THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE IN OR NEAR THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH
METROPLEX AROUND 8 TO 10 PM TONIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO..TV..OR WEATHER RADIO FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS..OR STATEMENTS IF NEEDED.
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 6:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
 635 PM CDT WED JUN 4 1986

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTH
TEXAS INCLUDING THE WACO AREA...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS EXIST FOR POSSIBLE HEAVY
RAINS IN THE WATCH AREA. ALL PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN ALERT
AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED
OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.

AT 630 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST 20 MPH
ACROSS THE BRYAN COLLEGE STATION AREA.
HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO NOTED IN HAMILTON COUNTY SOUTHWEST OF
HICO MOVING NORTHEAST.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO..TV OR RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS.

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Special weather statement, Jun 4, 6:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
640 PM CDT  WED JUN 4 1986

AT 635 PM..WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND
SHOWERS..SOME HEAVY..ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT
20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED IN DECATUR
AT WISE COUNTY..JUST WEST OF  VALLEY VIEW AT COOKE COUNTY..AND IN
NORTHWEST PARKER COUNTY. AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED IN
NORTH CENTRAL STEPHENS COUNTY JUST NORTH OF BRECKENRIDGE AND CADDO.
INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO INDICATED NEAR GAINESVILLE AT COOKE
COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS GENERALLY NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LARGE HAIL..DAMAGING WINDS..AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THESE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE SHOWING A TENDENCY TO DEVELOP SOUTHEAST. IF THIS TREND CONTINUES
THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE IN OR NEAR THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH
METROPLEX AROUND 8 TO 10 PM TONIGHT.

AT 559 PM..50 MILE AN HOUR WIND WERE REPORTED IN MINERAL WELLS AT
AT PALO PINTO COUNTY. AT 625 PM..1.04 INCH OF RAIN FELL IN A
15 MINUTE PERIOD AT BRIDGEPORT IN WISE COUNTY. HEAVY RAIN WAS
REPORTED IN SHERMAN AT GRAYSON COUNTY.

STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO..TV..OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
LATER STATEMENTS..AND IF NEEDED..WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 7:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
735 PM CDT  WED JUN 4 1986

AT 730 PM..WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND
SHOWERS..SOME HEAVY..ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. MOVEMENT WAS GENERALLY
NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED
BETWEEN VALLEY VIEW AND TIOGA IN COOKE COUNTY..IN NORTHEAST PARKER
COUNTY AND TARRANT COUNTY..IN CENTRAL PALO PINTO COUNTY..AND IN
NORTH HAMILTON COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LARGE HAIL..DAMAGING WINDS..AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THESE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE SHOWING A TENDENCY TO DEVELOP SOUTHEAST. IF THIS TREND CONTINUES..
THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE IN OR NEAR THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH
METROPLEX AROUND 8 TO 10 PM TONIGHT.

AT 715 PM..A HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED 30 TO 40 MILE AN HOUR WINDS
USING AN ANEMOMETER AT VALLEY VIEW.

STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO..TV..OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
LATER STATEMENTS..AND IF NEEDED..WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 8:29 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
830 PM CDT WED JUN 4 1986

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTH
TEXAS INCLUDING THE WACO AREA...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS EXIST FOR POSSIBLE HEAVY
RAINS IN THE WATCH AREA. ALL PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN ALERT
AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED
OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.

AT 825 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN AND
AROUND THE BRYAN COLLEGE STATION AREA MOVING NORTHEAST 15 MPH.
VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS MOST ALL OF NORTH TEXAS
MOVING NORTHEAST 20 MPH.
NO PRECIPITATION WAS INDICATED IN OR NEAR THE WACO AREA.

S0TAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO..TV OR RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 8:57 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDFannin33 min
Jun 4, 9:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTarrant91 min
Jun 4, 10:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDEastland109 min
Jun 5, 12:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDJones, Taylor3 hr
Jun 5, 2:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDComanche, Eastland, Erath3 hr
Jun 5, 4:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDYoung4 hr
Jun 5, 4:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDHill4 hr
Jun 5, 5:13 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDComanche, Eastland4 hr
Jun 5, 8:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDBosque4 hr
Jun 5, 8:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDEllis, Johnson4 hr
Jun 5, 9:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDComanche4 hr
Jun 5, 9:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDBrown4 hr
Jun 5, 9:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDTaylor4 hr
Jun 5, 10:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDHamilton3 hr
Jun 5, 12:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDEllis, Johnson114 min
Jun 5, 1:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDBrown4 hr

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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.