Tornado Warning 2, NWS Fort Worth, TX

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1200 PM CST SAT MAR 26 1994

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT FOR NORTHEAST TEXAS EAST OF A BONHAM TO LONGVIEW LINE. THERE
IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REMAINDER OF
NORTH TEXAS.

THE MODERATE RISK AREA INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CLARKSVILLE...MOUNT
PLEASANT...PARIS...AND SULPHUR SPRINGS.

AT NOON...TWO BOUNDARIES APPEAR LIKELY TO BE THE FOCUS FOR STRONG
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM TULSA TO CHILDRESS TO
NEAR CLOVIS NEW MEXICO. IN ADDITION...A DRY LINE EXTENDED SOUTHWARD
FROM A SURFACE LOW NORTHWEST OF ABILENE TO MIDLAND TO THE BIG BEND
REGION OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS.

IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...MOIST AND UNSTABLE GULF AIR
WAS ADVECTING INTO THE REGION ON HEELS OF A 40 TO 50 KNOT JET. DRIER
AND COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING STRONG UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST TEXAS WILL AID RAPID DESTABILIZATION
OF THE ATMOSPHERE LATER TODAY AS THE RIGHT REAR ENTRANCE REGION OF
AN UPPER LEVEL JET MOVES INTO NORTH TEXAS.

AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES SLOWLY NORTHEAST THE REMAINDER OF TODAY AND
INCREASED INSOLATION OCCURS OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS...
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS
OF NORTH TEXAS IN THE VICINITY OF ABILENE BY MID AFTERNOON. AS THE
DRY LINE MOVES EASTWARD...THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT WILL OCCUR ACROSS CENTRAL SECTIONS FROM WACO TO THE
DALLAS-FORT WORTH METROPLEX TO SHERMAN BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY
EVENING. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN EAST TEXAS WILL
BY MAINLY THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

THE VERTICAL WIND PROFILE ON LOCAL WSR-88D DOPPLER RADARS INDICATE
FAVORABLE SHEAR JUST OFF THE SURFACE WITH SPEEDS INCREASING WITH
HEIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED
TORNADOES CONFINED TO MAINLY NORTHEAST TEXAS LATER TODAY.

EMERGENCY MANANGEMENT AGENCIES AND STORM SPOTTERS WEST OF A GAINESVILLE
TO MINERAL WELLS TO BROWNWOOD LINE SHOULD BE READY FOR POSSIBLE
ACTIVATION BY MID-AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SPOTTERS NETWORKS WEST OF A
PARIS TO WACO LINE INCLUDING THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH METROPLEX COULD BE
ACTIVATED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SPOTTER ACTI~VATION
OVER EAST TEXAS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR THIS EVENING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1240 PM CST SAT MAR 26 1994

...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY IN THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH
TEXAS...

AT 1240 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS
WERE DEVELOPING IN THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS TO THE
NORTHEAST OF ABILENE.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
STEPHENS COUNTY AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS YOUNG COUNTY. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A GRAHAM...ELIASVILLE LINE AND EXTENDED TO
NORTH OF THE HUBBARD CREEK RESERVOIR. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 35 TO
40 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
DANGEROUS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
STATIONS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR HEADER INFORMATION...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1245 PM CST SAT MAR 26 1994

...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY IN THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH
TEXAS...

AT 1240 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS
WERE DEVELOPING IN THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS TO THE
NORTHEAST OF ABILENE.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
STEPHENS COUNTY AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS YOUNG COUNTY. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A GRAHAM...ELIASVILLE LINE AND EXTENDED TO
NORTH OF THE HUBBARD CREEK RESERVOIR. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 35 TO
40 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
DANGEROUS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
STATIONS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS.