Severe Thunderstorm Warning 154, NWS Fort Worth, TX

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
4 PM CDT SUN APR 15 1990

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT FOR THAT PART OF NORTH TEXAS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM
TEXARKANA TO STEPHENVILLE TO NEAR SAN ANGELO.

A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SOUTHWARD INTO OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST TEXAS. AN
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM STORMS IN OKLAHOMA EXTENDS ACROSS SOUTHERN
OKLAHOMA. THE AIRMASS OVER NORTH TEXAS IS MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTH OF
THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AND FRONT. SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO FEED MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO THE BOUNDARY. BY LATE AFTERNOON HEATING
IS EXPECTED TO REMOVE A TEMPERATURE INVERSION WHICH HAS ACTED AS A
LID PREVENTING THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.  ONCE THIS LID IS REMOVED...
CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FORM SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.
WIND SPEEDS ARE DECREASING WITH HEIGHT AND THERE IS NO IMPORTANT
TURNING OF THE WIND DIRECTION IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE.
THUS TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AS LIKELY AS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED
AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION OF SPOTTER NETS LATERU THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT.

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
6 PM CDT SUN APR 15 1990

A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN THIRD OF NORTH
CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 1000 PM CDT. THE COUNTIES OF DENTON...COOKE...GRAYSON
...WISE...LAMAR AND RED RIVER ARE INCLUDED IN THIS WATCH.

AT 550 PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH AND
SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT STRETCHED FROM SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA INTO WEST TEXAS. ANOTHER AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE
DEVELOPING AHEAD OF A DRY LINE ACROSS WEST TEXAS. THE LEADING EDGE OF
THESE STORMS WERE NEAR THE ABILENE AREA AND WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THESE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THE WARM HUMID AIR
ACROSS TEXAS AND WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO THE NORTH TEXAS AREA LATER THIS
EVENING.

PERSONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE TORNADO WATCH AREA SHOULD STAY TUNED TO
NOAA RADIO...LOCAL RADIO...OR TELEVISION FO8R LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX...CORRECTED HEADING...
6 PM CDT SUN APR 15 1990

A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN THIRD OF NORTH
CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 1000 PM CDT. THE COUNTIES OF DENTON...COOKE...GRAYSON
...WISE...LAMAR AND RED RIVER ARE INCLUDED IN THIS WATCH.

AT 550 PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH AND
SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT STRETCHED FROM SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA INTO WEST TEXAS. ANOTHER AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE
DEVELOPING AHEAD OF A DRY LINE ACROSS WEST TEXAS. THE LEADING EDGE OF
THESE STORMS WERE NEAR THE ABILENE AREA AND WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THESE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THE WARM HUMID AIR
ACROSS TEXAS AND WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO THE NORTH TEXAS AREA LATER THIS
EVENING.

PERSONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE TORNADO WATCH AREA SHOULD STAY TUNED TO
NOAA RADIO...LOCAL RADIO...OR: TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.