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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 541, NWS Fort Worth, TX

November 4, 1994Johnson County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 4, 1994, 9:09 PM CST for Johnson County, Texas. It was in force for 36 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 4, 1994, 9:09 PM CST (03:09 UTC)
Expired
Nov 4, 1994, 9:45 PM CST
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Whole counties

County Johnson County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, Nov 4, 6:06 PM CST, 3 hours 3 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-175-050100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
605 PM CST FRI NOV 4 1994

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT TIL 11 PM FOR HILL...BOSQUE...CORYELL
MCLENNAN...LIMESTONE...BELL...FALLS...ROBERTSON...AND LEON COUNTIES.

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HILL...BOSQUE...MCLENNAN...FALLS
LIMESTONE...AND LEON COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT...

AT 546 PM CST...WACO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS
FROM NAVARRO MILLS LAKE TO MOUNT CALM TO WACO TO MCGREGOR.

MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...DAMAGIMG WINDS...
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES...HAIL...AND TORNADOES.

RESIDENTS SHOULD TAK\E SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Nov 4, 6:50 PM CST, 2 hours 19 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-175-050100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
650 PM CST FRI NOV 4 1994

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HILL...BOSQUE...MCLENNAN...FALLS
LIMESTONE...AND LEON COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT...

AT 645 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN WACO WAS DETECTING
VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN IN AN AREA 25 MILES WIDE FROM
10 MILES EAST OF THE CITY OF WEST TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WACO.
ELSEWHERE...A SMALL AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED 15 MILES
SOUTH OF GROESBECK.

MOVEMENT OF ALL THE PRECIPIITATION WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...DAMAGIMG WINDS...
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES...HAIL...AND TORNADOES.

RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

ALSO THE TORNADO WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR UNTIL 11 PM CST FOR
BOSQUE...CORYELL...MCLENNAN...LIMESTONE...BELL...FALLS...
ROBERTSON AND LEON COUNTIES WAS CANCELLED AT 645 PM CST.

KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

RRR
Special weather statement, Nov 4, 6:52 PM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-175-050100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
650 PM CST FRI NOV 4 1994

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HILL...BOSQUE...MCLENNAN...FALLS
LIMESTONE...AND LEON COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT...

AT 645 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN WACO WAS DETECTING
VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN IN AN AREA 25 MILES WIDE FROM
10 MILES EAST OF THE CITY OF WEST TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WACO.
ELSEWHERE...A SMALL AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED 15 MILES
SOUTH OF GROESBECK.

MOVEMENT OF ALL THE PRECIPIITATION WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...DAMAGIMG WINDS...
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES...HAIL...AND TORNADOES.

RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

ALSO THE TORNADO WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR UNTIL 11 PM CST FOR
BOSQUE...CORYELL...MCLENNAN...LIMESTONE...BELL...FALLS...
ROBERTSON AND LEON COUNTIES WAS CANCELLED AT 645 PM CST.

KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

RRR
Special weather statement, Nov 4, 6:53 PM CST, 2 hours 16 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-175-050100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
650 PM CST FRI NOV 4 1994

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HILL...BOSQUE...MCLENNAN...FALLS
LIMESTONE...AND LEON COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT...

AT 645 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN WACO WAS DETECTING
VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN IN AN AREA 25 MILES WIDE FROM
10 MILES EAST OF THE CITY OF WEST TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WACO.
ELSEWHERE...A SMALL AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED 15 MILES
SOUTH OF GROESBECK.

MOVEMENT OF ALL THE PRECIPIITATION WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...DAMAGIMG WINDS...
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES...HAIL...AND TORNADOES.

RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

ALSO THE TORNADO WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT TIL 11 PM CST FOR
BOSQUE...CORYELL...MCLENNAN...LIMESTONE...BELL...FALLS...
ROBERTSON AND LEON COUNTIES WAS CANCELLED AT 645 PM CST.

KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

RRR
Special weather statement, Nov 4, 7:55 PM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-175-050100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...CORRECTED TO INCLUDE TORNADO WATCH...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
755 PM CST FRI NOV 4 1994

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HILL...BOSQUE...MCLENNAN...FALLS
LIMESTONE...AND LEON COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT...
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT TIL 1100 PM CST FOR...HILL...BOSQUE...FALLS...
CORYELL...MCLENNAN...LIMESTONE...BELL...ROBERTSON AND LEON COUNTIES.

AT 750 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN WACO WAS DETECTING
VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF
FAIRFIELD TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARLIN.
ELSEWHERE..LIGHT RAIN WAS LOCATED IN AN AREA 20 MILES WIDE FROM 15
MILES EAST OF HILLSBORO TO EAST OF WACO AND TO TEMPLE.

MOVEMENT OF ALL THE PRECIPITATION WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...DAMAGIMG WINDS...
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES...HAIL...AND TORNADOES.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOU...TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

RRR
Special weather statement, Nov 4, 8:01 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 4, 6:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDWood60 min
Nov 4, 6:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCallahan, Coleman, Shackelford65 min
Nov 4, 6:42 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDSmith, Van Zandt63 min
Nov 4, 7:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCamp, Morris, Titus66 min
Nov 4, 7:27 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBrown63 min
Nov 4, 7:41 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDVan Zandt64 min
Nov 4, 8:00 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDBrown30 min
Nov 4, 8:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDErath32 min
Nov 4, 8:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHamilton40 min
Nov 4, 8:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Hill63 min
Nov 4, 8:58 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHood, Somervell47 min
Nov 4, 9:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCoryell, McLennan58 min
Nov 4, 9:33 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis27 min
Nov 4, 9:51 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBell69 min
Nov 4, 9:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas53 min
Nov 4, 9:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Hill65 min
Nov 4, 9:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDWood49 min
Nov 4, 10:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCamp, Franklin, Titus43 min
Nov 4, 10:23 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Kaufman, Rockwall52 min
Nov 4, 10:31 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDHenderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt4 hr
Nov 4, 10:31 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDNavarro4 hr
Nov 4, 10:31 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDCamp, Franklin, Rains, Wood4 hr
Nov 4, 10:31 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDTitus4 hr
Nov 4, 10:37 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHunt53 min
Nov 4, 11:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins61 min
Nov 4, 11:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDRains, Van Zandt, Wood61 min
Nov 5, 12:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFranklin, Hopkins, Van Zandt, Wood58 min
Nov 5, 12:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDelta58 min
Nov 5, 12:49 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTitus56 min
Nov 5, 2:27 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDCamp, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Titus, Wood4 hr
Nov 5, 2:27 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDRains, Van Zandt4 hr
Nov 5, 2:27 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDHenderson, Kaufman4 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.