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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Fort Worth, TX

August 12, 1988Fannin County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Aug 12, 1988, 1:49 PM CDT for Fannin County, Texas. It was in force for 41 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
Aug 12, 1988, 1:49 PM CDT (18:49 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 1988, 2:30 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Whole counties

County Fannin 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
Aug 12, 1:50 PM CDTTornado F1Fannin, 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.

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Texas, 1988Every tornado warning in 1988Tornadoes in 1988

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.