Severe Thunderstorm Warning 204, NWS Fort Worth, TX

TXZ091>095-098>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-131100-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
624 PM CDT THU JUN 12 1997

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE EXTREME
NORTHERN SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT.  THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS
GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM JACKSBORO TO MCKINNEY TO
PARIS.

IN ADDITION...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE
REMAINDER OF NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT.

THE PRIMARY THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS.  A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING TORNADOES...PARTICULARLY NEAR AND ALONG THE RED RIVER.

A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND
EXTENDED NORTHWEST INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.  ELSEWHERE...IN WEST
TEXAS A DRYLINE STRETCHED FROM NORTH OF AMARILLO SOUTHWARD INTO THE
EDWARDS PLATEAU.  THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL TAKE PLACE ALONG AND
NEAR THESE BOUNDARIES AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHWESTERN AREAS OF NORTH
TEXAS LATER TONIGHT...PRODUCING STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
THE WAY.  THE ATMOSPHERE OVER NORTH TEXAS REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE...BUT
A CAPPING LAYER OF WARM AIR SOME 5000 TO 7000 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE
HAS AND CONTINUES TO INHIBIT THUNDERSTORM ACROSS THE AREA.

AS THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST TEXAS MOVE EASTWARD LATER TONIGHT...A
SPEED MAX WILL BE APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND MIDDLE LEVEL
COOLING BEGINS TO TAKE PLACE.  THIS WILL DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE
OVER NORTH TEXAS.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR
HAIL LARGER THAN GOLFBALL SIZE AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND OTHER STORM SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD
MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN YOUR AREA.  AREAS WEST OF A GAINESVILLE TO
GATESVILLE LINE MAY BE CALLED UPON FOR ACTIVATION BY 800 PM.

LISTEN FOR LATER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

TXZ091>095-098>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-131100-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
624 PM CDT THU JUN 12 1997

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE EXTREME
NORTHERN SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT.  THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS
GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM JACKSBORO TO MCKINNEY TO
PARIS.

IN ADDITION...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE
REMAINDER OF NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT.

THE PRIMARY THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS.  A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING TORNADOES...PARTICULARLY NEAR AND ALONG THE RED RIVER.

A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND
EXTENDED NORTHWEST INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.  ELSEWHERE...IN WEST
TEXAS A DRYLINE STRETCHED FROM NORTH OF AMARILLO SOUTHWARD INTO THE
EDWARDS PLATEAU.  THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL TAKE PLACE ALONG AND
NEAR THESE BOUNDARIES AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHWESTERN AREAS OF NORTH
TEXAS LATER TONIGHT...PRODUCING STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
THE WAY.  THE ATMOSPHERE OVER NORTH TEXAS REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE...BUT
A CAPPING LAYER OF WARM AIR SOME 5000 TO 7000 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE
HAS AND CONTINUES TO INHIBIT THUNDERSTORM ACROSS THE AREA.

AS THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST TEXAS MOVE EASTWARD LATER TONIGHT...A
SPEED MAX WILL BE APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND MIDDLE LEVEL
COOLING BEGINS TO TAKE PLACE.  THIS WILL DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE
OVER NORTH TEXAS.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR
HAIL LARGER THAN GOLFBALL SIZE AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND OTHER STORM SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD
MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN YOUR AREA.  AREAS WEST OF A GAINESVILLE TO
GATESVILLE LINE MAY BE CALLED UPON FOR ACTIVATION BY 800 PM.

LISTEN FOR LATER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.