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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 161, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 30, 1997Jack County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 1997, 2:55 PM CDT for Jack County, Texas. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 30, 1997, 2:55 PM CDT (19:55 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 1997, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Whole counties

County Jack County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 30, 1:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Sill, OK (KFSI), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 159 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 87 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -241 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 656 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 171 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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

Local storm report, May 30, 10:00 AM CDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1000 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 1997

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0800 AM    WEATHERFORD               TX   FLOODING
05/30/97   PARKER                         FROM 8AM TO 10AM 5 INCHES
                                          OF RAIN 5 TO 10 MILE WEST
                                          OF WEATHERFORD. CARS SWEPT
                                          OFF ROADWAYS BUT NO INJURIES.

0812 AM    FORT WORTH                TX   FLOODING
05/30/97   TARRANT                        HEAVY STREET FLOODING NEAR
                                          CAMP BOWIE AND RIDGELY.

0817 AM    SPRINGTOWN                TX   FLOODING
05/30/97   PARKER                         3 INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS
                                          THAN 1 HOUR.  CAR WASHED
                                          IN CREEK 4 MI WEST OF
                                          WEATHERFORD ON 180.
                                          PERSON RESCUED.

0840 AM    WEATHERFORD               TX   .75 INCH HAIL
05/30/97   PARKER

0910 AM    FORT WORTH                TX   WIND DAMAGE
05/30/97   TARRANT                        TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN
                                          MAPSCO 74.

Local storm report, May 30, 10:14 AM CDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1000 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 1997

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0800 AM    WEATHERFORD               TX   FLOODING
05/30/97   PARKER                         FROM 8AM TO 10AM 5 INCHES
                                          OF RAIN 5 TO 10 MILE WEST
                                          OF WEATHERFORD. CARS SWEPT
                                          OFF ROADWAYS BUT NO INJURIES.

0812 AM    FORT WORTH                TX   FLOODING
05/30/97   TARRANT                        HEAVY STREET FLOODING NEAR
                                          CAMP BOWIE AND RIDGELY.

0817 AM    SPRINGTOWN                TX   FLOODING
05/30/97   PARKER                         3 INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS
                                          THAN 1 HOUR.  CAR WASHED
                                          IN CREEK 4 MI WEST OF
                                          WEATHERFORD ON 180.
                                          PERSON RESCUED.

0840 AM    WEATHERFORD               TX   .75 INCH HAIL
05/30/97   PARKER

0910 AM    FORT WORTH           R     TX   WIND DAMAGE
05/30/97   TARRANT                        TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN
                                          MAPSCO 74.

Special weather statement, May 30, 10:49 AM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before

TXZ091>095-098>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-301630-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1050 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 1997

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS CLEARED THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH NORTH OF A BRECKENRIDGE TO DALLAS TO CANTON LINE
SINCE THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED.  THIS INCLUDES THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

COLLIN    COOKE    DALLAS      DENTON
FANNIN    GRAYSON  HUNT        JACK
KAUFMAN   MONTAGUE PALO PINTO  PARKER
ROCKWALL  STEPHENS TARRANT     YOUNG
DELTA     HOPKINS  RAINS       VAN ZANDT

Special weather statement, May 30, 10:50 AM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before

TXZ091>095-098>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-301630-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1050 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 1997

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS CLEARED THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH NORTH OF A BRECKENRIDGE TO DALLAS TO CANTON LINE
SINCE THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED.  THIS INCLUDES THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

COLLIN    COOKE    DALLAS      DENTON
FANNIN    GRAYSON  HUNT        JACK
KAUFMAN   MONTAGUE PALO PINTO  PARKER
ROCKWALL  STEPHENS TARRANT     YOUNG
DELTA     HOPKINS  RAINS       VAN ZANDT

Special weather statement, May 30, 11:50 AM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before

TXZ091>095-098>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-310000-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1150 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 1997

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH
TEXAS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND FOR MAINLY SOUTHEAST PARTS THIS EVENING.
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.

THE AIRMASS OVER NORTH TEXAS REMAINS MOIST AND UNSTABLE.  A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE RISK AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH FURTHER
DESTABILIZATION LIKELY DUE TO DAYTIME HEATING.  RE-DEVELOPMENT OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING FROM
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS.  HOWEVER...GIVEN THE AMOUNT
OF SHEAR IN THE LOWEST PORTION OF THE ATMOSPHERE ISOLATED TORNADOES
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL SHIFT INTO THE
SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS THIS EVENING.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES NORTH OF A COMANCHE...TO CANTON LINE
MAY NEED TO BE ACTIVATED AFTER 1230 PM. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE
NECESSARY SOUTH OF THIS LINE AFTER 300 PM.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER
FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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Special weather statement, May 30, 11:51 AM CDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before

TXZ091>095-098>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-310000-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1150 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 1997

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH
TEXAS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND FOR MAINLY SOUTHEAST PARTS THIS EVENING.
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.

THE AIRMASS OVER NORTH TEXAS REMAINS MOIST AND UNSTABLE.  A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE RISK AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH FURTHER
DESTABILIZATION LIKELY DUE TO DAYTIME HEATING.  RE-DEVELOPMENT OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING FROM
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS.  HOWEVER...GIVEN THE AMOUNT
OF SHEAR IN THE LOWEST PORTION OF THE ATMOSPHERE ISOLATED TORNADOES
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL SHIFT INTO THE
SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS THIS EVENING.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES NORTH OF A COMANCHE...TO CANTON LINE
MAY NEED TO BE ACTIVATED AFTER 1230 PM. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE
NECESSARY SOUTH OF THIS LINE AFTER 300 PM.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER
FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 30, 5:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack	2 hr
May 30, 5:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Montague	60 min
May 30, 5:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Wise	2 hr
May 30, 6:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Parker	62 min
May 30, 7:15 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Parker	30 min
May 30, 7:18 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Parker	27 min
May 30, 7:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Tarrant	69 min
May 30, 7:56 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Parker, Tarrant, Wise	2 hr
May 30, 8:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Parker	60 min
May 30, 8:30 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Parker	15 min
May 30, 8:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hood, Johnson, Tarrant	63 min
May 30, 8:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Parker	32 min
May 30, 9:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Parker, Tarrant	2 hr
May 30, 10:52 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Parker, Tarrant	68 min
May 30, 1:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Cooke	51 min
May 30, 2:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton	67 min
May 30, 4:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bosque	65 min
May 30, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto	61 min
May 30, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Coryell, McLennan	70 min
May 30, 5:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	McLennan	40 min
May 30, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell, Falls	60 min
May 30, 5:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Coryell	43 min
May 30, 5:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Bell	48 min
May 30, 6:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hunt	43 min
May 30, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Rains, Van Zandt	55 min
May 30, 6:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell	64 min
May 30, 6:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Kaufman, Rockwall	68 min
May 30, 6:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Bell	34 min

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.