Severe Thunderstorm Warning 183, NWS Fort Worth, TX

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1215 PM CDT WED MAY 11 1994

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS.

THE AREA AT RISK IS GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WICHITA FALLS...TO
DENTON...TO TYLER...AND WEST OF A LINE FROM TYLER TO CENTERVILLE.

ABILENE...GRAHAM...BROWNWOOD...WACO...CORSICANA...STEPHENVILLE...
FAIRFIELD...BELTON...AND THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX ARE SOME
OF THE CITIES IN THE SLIGHT RISK AREA.

EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THE AIRMASS OVER NORTH TEXAS WAS UNSTABLE
AND RICH WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE.  AN EAST-WEST STATIONARY FRONT
WAS NEAR A MIDLAND...WACO...LUFKIN LINE.
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STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL BE FORCED ABOVE THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...CAUSING
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP.  AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM EARLY MORNING
THUNDERSTORMS WAS FROM ABILENE...TO MINERAL WELLS...TO HENRIETTA.
THIS WILL BE ANOTHER AREA OF PREFERRED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.

IN THE UPPER LEVELS...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS OVER SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA...CAUSING A DIFFLUENT WIND PATTERN OVER NORTHWEST TEXAS.
THIS TOO...WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.

THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LARGE
HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.  DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...AND
THERE WILL BE ENOUGH TURNING THROUGH THE VERTICAL WIND PROFILE TO
SUPPORT ISOLATED TORNADOES.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND STORM SPOTTERS ACROSS THE
SLIGHT RISK AREA SHOULD BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION.

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SPECIAL WEATHER AND FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
155 PM CDT WED MAY 11 1994

A TORNADO WATCH IS  IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR THE NORTHWEST PART OF NORTH
TEXAS.   THE AREA INCLUDED IN THE WATCH IS NEAR AND  INSIDE OF A WICHITA
FALLS...DECATUR...COMANCHE...ABILENE LINE.

A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING  TORNADOES ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL...STRONG WIND...HEAVY RAIN
AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. RESIDENTS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH
AREA SHOULD STAY AWARE OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AROUND THEM.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR MOST OF  THE
CENTRAL AND  SOUTH PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS. THE  WATCH AREA IS MAINLY ALONG
AND  SOUTH  OF  A  HASKELL...JACKSBORO...DALLAS...TYLER...CARTHAGE LINE.

A FLASH FLOOD  WATCH  MEANS CONDITIONS EXIST THAT PRODUCE STORMS CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING EXTREMELY  HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS CAUSING FLOOD PRONE AREAS
TO BECOME WATER COVERED AND STREAMS AND  RIVERS  TO  RISE RAPIDLY OUT OF
BANKS.

RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE AGAIN REMINDED TO STAY ALERT TO  THE WEATHER
AROUND THEM AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE SAFETY ACTIONS.  ALSO...DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS ROADWAYS AND AREAS COVERED BY WATER.

STAY TUNED  TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR LATER
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

TXZ091>167-112300-

SPECIAL WEATHER AND FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
155 PM CDT WED MAY 11 1994

A TORNADO WATCH IS  IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR THE NORTHWEST PART OF NORTH
TEXAS.   THE AREA INCLUDED IN THE WATCH IS NEAR AND  INSIDE OF A WICHITA
FALLS...DECATUR...COMANCHE...ABILENE LINE.

A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING  TORNADOES ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL...STRONG WIND...HEAVY RAIN
AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. RESIDENTS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH
AREA SHOULD STAY AWARE OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AROUND THEM.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR MOST OF  THE
CENTRAL AND  SOUTH PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS. THE  WATCH AREA IS MAINLY ALONG
AND  SOUTH  OF  A  HASKELL...JACKSBORO...DALLAS...TYLER...CARTHAGE LINE.

A FLASH FLOOD  WATCH  MEANS CONDITIONS EXIST THAT PRODUCE STORMS CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING EXTREMELY  HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS CAUSING FLOOD PRONE AREAS
TO BECOME WATER COVERED AND STREAMS AND  RIVERS  TO  RISE RAPIDLY OUT OF
BANKS.

RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE AGAIN REMINDED TO STAY ALERT TO  THE WEATHER
AROUND THEM AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE SAFETY ACTIONS.  ALSO...DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS ROADWAYS AND AREAS COVERED BY WATER.

STAY TUNED  TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR LATER
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.