Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Fort Worth, TX

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
240 AM CST FRI JAN 29 1999

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

0900 PM    10 NW PALESTINE           TX   FLOODING
01/28/99   ANDERSON                       20 FT GAP WASHED OUT OF
                                          LAKE CREEK BRIDGE ON U.S.
                                          287 ACCORDING TO SHERIFF

0945 PM    WEATHERFORD               TX   1.5 INCH HAIL
01/28/99   PARKER                         REPORTED BY MEDIA

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
553 AM CST FRI JAN 29 1999

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY FOR SOUTHERN
SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. THE RISK AREA IS ALONG AN SOUTH OF A LINE
FROM COMANCHE TO HILLSBORO TO ATHENS. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE FROM
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

WARM AND VERY MOIST AIR CONTINUES TO PUSH INTO SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF
NORTH TEXAS THIS MORNING. AT THE SAME TIME...AN APPROACHING UPPER
LEVEL LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN AND ENHANCE
VERTICAL MOTIONS TODAY ACROSS THE RISK AREA. INSTABILITY IN THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL BE SOMEWHAT LIMITED...BUT VERTICAL WIND SHEARS
MAY SUPPORT THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME TODAY...BUT IT APPEARS
THE MAIN THREAT SHOULD BE MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. VERY HEAVY RAINS
AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE AN EVEN GREATER THREAT TODAY AND A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTH TEXAS.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WILL CLOSELY MONITOR THE
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND AN UPDATED OUTLOOK
WILL BE ISSUED AROUND NOON.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICES AND STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...TELEVISION OR CABLE TELEVISION FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION ON TODAYS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.