Severe Thunderstorm Warning 114, NWS Fort Worth, TX

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
305 PM CDT MON APR 9 1990

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FOR THE WESTERN 1/3 OF NORTH TEXAS...GENERALLY WEST OF A
SHERMAN...FORT WORTH...GLEN ROSE...SAN SABA LINE. THERE IS A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF
NORTH TEXAS...GENERALLY WEST OF A CARTHAGE...CROCKETT LINE. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY
A TORNADO.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE FROM CENTRAL COLORADO SOUTHWARD INTO NEW
MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON WAS MOVING EASTWARD TOWARD TEXAS. AT THE
SURFACE...A DRYLINE EXTENDED FROM EAST OF AMARILLO TO JUST EAST OF
MIDLAND. WITH CLEAR SKIES TO THE WEST OF THE DRYLINE...TEMPERATURES
HAD CLIMBED INTO THE MIDDLE 80S IN THE PERMIAN BASIN. THE WARM AIR
HAS HELPED DESTABILIZE THE AIRMASS ALONG THE DRYLINE WITH THE LIFTED
INDEX IN THE MINUS 6 TO MINUS 8 RANGE.

TO THE EAST OF THE DRYLINE...RICH...GULF MOISTURE CONTINUED TO STREAM
NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO AND WILL PROVIDE THE NEEDED FUEL
FOR THUNDERSTORMS.

ALTHOUGH THE TIMING IS A LITTLE UNCERTAIN...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE DRYLINE IN THE WESTERN PART OF NORTH
TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. AS THEY MOVE INTO NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
TONIGHT...THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SOLIDIFY INTO A SQUALL
LINE...MOVING INTO NORTHEAST TEXAS LATE TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE MAIN
THREAT WILL BE STRONG STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD BE IN AN
INCREASED STATE OF READINESS...ESPECIALLY IN THE WESTERN h1/3 OF NORTH
TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE REST OF NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
450 PM CST APR 09 1990

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF NORTH
TEXAS UNTIL 1000 PM

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF
A LINE FROM 35 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF ABILENE TEXAS TO 35 MILES
NORTH NORTHWEST OF FORT SILL OKLAHOMA. THE CITIES OF WICHITA FALLS...
ABILENE...SWEETWATER...ARCHER CITY AND THROCKMORTON ARE INCLUDED IN
THE WATCH AREA. THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX IS NOT INCLUDED IN
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA.

LATEST SATELLITE PICTURES INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR.
IN TEXAS...SHOWER ACTIVITY HAD BEGAN TO FORM IN THE VICINITY OF
THROCKMORTON AND SEYMOUR.
ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE CONTINUES TO BE CARRIED NORTHWARD BY THE
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS EVENING. A DRY LINE WAS LOCATED FROM
CHILDRESS TO BIG SPRING MOVING EAST WHICH SHOULD BE THE FOCUS OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. THE LINE IS
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE RICH GULF MOISTURE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS
IN THE VICINITY OF ABILENE. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM
INTO A SQUALL LINE AND MOVE INTO NORTHEAST TEXAS BY LATE TONIGHT.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WAS MOVING FROM NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHERN
COLORADO TO NORTH TEXAS WHICH SHOULD HELP TO DESTABILIZE THE
ATMOSPHERE EVEN FURTHER.

REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES
AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.. PERSONS IN
THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON
THIS AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
540 PM CST APR 09 1990

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF NORTH
TEXAS UNTIL 1000 PM

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF
A LINE FROM 35 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF ABILENE TEXAS TO 35 MILES
NORTH NORTHWEST OF FORT SILL OKLAHOMA. THE CITIES OF WICHITA FALLS...
ABILENE...SWEETWATER...ARCHER CITY AND THROCKMORTON ARE INCLUDED IN
THE WATCH AREA. THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX IS NOT INCLUDED IN
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA.

AT 530 PM... WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF WIDELY SCATTERED
SHOWERS WERE LOCATED NEAR BRECKENRIDGE...GRAHAM AND ARCHER CITY
MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. NO ORGANIZED
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN NORTH TEXAS AT THIS TIME.

ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE CONTINUES TO BE CARRIED NORTHWARD BY THE
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS EVENING. A DRY LINE WAS LOCATED FROM
CHILDRESS TO BIG SPRING MOVING EAST WHICH SHOULD BE THE FOCUS OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. THE LINE IS
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE RICH GULF MOISTURE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS
IN THE VICINITY OF ABILENE. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM
INTO A SQUALL LINE AND MOVE ACROSS NORTHCENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WAS MOVING FROM NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHERN
COLORADO TO NORTH TEXAS WHICH SHOULD HELP TO DESTABILIZE THE
ATMOSPHERE EVEN FURTHER.

REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES
AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.. PERSONS IN
THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS ANND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON
THIS AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER.