Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1999
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 201, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 1999, 2:39 PM CDT for Palo Pinto County, Texas. It was in force for 36 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 17, 1999, 2:39 PM CDT (19:39 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 1999, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Palo Pinto County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2:42 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Palo Pinto, TX | |
| May 17, 2:57 PM CDT | Hail 1.75 | Mineral Wells, TX |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
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 17, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
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 17, 11:37 AM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Local storm report, May 17, 12:04 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Special weather statement, May 17, 12:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Special weather statement, May 17, 12:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-172215- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1230 PM CDT MON MAY 17 1999 THERE CONTINUES TO BE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS. THIS INCLUDES THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX...WACO...TEMPLE...KILLEEN... SHERMAN...DENISON...AND PARIS. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS FROM THE SHERMAN AREA THROUGH THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE METROPLEX TO 15 MILES NORTH OF GRANBURY. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDED FROM JUST WEST OF WICHITA FALLS TO 30 MILES NORTH OF ABILENE AT MIDDAY WILL PUSH SOUTHEASTWARD TO NEAR A BONHAM TO LAMPASAS LINE AROUND SUNSET. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THIS FRONT. THIS ACTIVITY WILL FORM INTO A LINE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. THE MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE AIR AHEAD OF THE FRONT IS A CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS. A FEW OF THE STORMS WILL BECOME SUPERCELLS STORMS THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO. HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO PRODUCE A THREAT OF FLOODING. STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL CABLE PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
Local storm report, May 17, 1:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
101 PM CDT MON MAY 17 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1140 AM BENBROOK TX 1 INCH HAIL
05/17/99 TARRANT SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER
HAIL
1148 AM FORT WORTH TX .75 INCH HAIL
05/17/99 TARRANT SPOTTER REPORTED DIME HAIL
DOWNTOWN.
1208 PM NORTH RICHLAND HILLS TX 1 INCH HAIL
05/17/99 TARRANT SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER
HAIL
1211 PM HALTOM CITY TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/17/99 TARRANT GOLFBALL HAIL REPORTED AT
BIRDVILLE H.S.
1219 PM SHERMAN TX .88 INCH HAIL
05/17/99 GRAYSON SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED
NICKEL HAIL IN DOWNTOWN
SHERMAN
1220 PM ARGYLE TX .75 INCH HAIL
05/17/99 DENTON DIME HAIL REPORTED BY
SHERIFFS OFFICE
1239 PM EULESS TX 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/17/99 TARRANT WALNUT SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY SPOTTERLocal storm report, May 17, 1:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
101 PM CDT MON MAY 17 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1140 AM BENBROOK TX 1 INCH HAIL
05/17/99 TARRANT SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER
HAIL
1148 AM FORT WORTH TX .75 INCH HAIL
05/17/99 TARRANT SPOTTER REPORTED DIME HAIL
DOWNTOWN.
1208 PM NORTH RICHLAND HILLS TX 1 INCH HAIL
05/17/99 TARRANT SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER
HAIL
1211 PM HALTOM CITY TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/17/99 TARRANT GOLFBALL HAIL REPORTED AT
BIRDVILLE H.S.
1219 PM SHERMAN TX .88 INCH HAIL
05/17/99 GRAYSON SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED
NICKEL HAIL IN DOWNTOWN
SHERMAN
1220 PM ARGYLE TX .75 INCH HAIL
05/17/99 DENTON DIME HAIL REPORTED BY
SHERIFFS OFFICE
1239 PM EULESS TX 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/17/99 TARRANT WALNUT SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY SPOTTERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 11:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 43 min |
| May 17, 11:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 41 min |
| May 17, 11:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton, Wise | 81 min |
| May 17, 11:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 48 min |
| May 17, 12:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Grayson | 42 min |
| May 17, 12:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 47 min |
| May 17, 12:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque | 43 min |
| May 17, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin | 33 min |
| May 17, 1:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque | 33 min |
| May 17, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hunt | 34 min |
| May 17, 2:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 36 min |
| May 17, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 26 min |
| May 17, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 59 min |
| May 17, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall | 65 min |
| May 17, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wise | 54 min |
| May 17, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 52 min |
| May 17, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 64 min |
| May 17, 3:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin, Hunt, Rockwall | 3 hr |
| May 17, 3:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 3 hr |
| May 17, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 61 min |
| May 17, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin | 64 min |
| May 17, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 62 min |
| May 17, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 56 min |
| May 17, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 67 min |
| May 17, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche | 62 min |
| May 17, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson | 61 min |
| May 17, 4:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Denton, Parker, Tarrant, Wise | 3 hr |
| May 17, 5:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 2 hr |
| May 17, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque | 64 min |
| May 17, 5:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 2 hr |
| May 17, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hunt, Rockwall | 66 min |
| May 17, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 64 min |
| May 17, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis | 58 min |
| May 17, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche | 61 min |
| May 17, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro, Van Zandt | 71 min |
| May 17, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Rains | 71 min |
| May 17, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill, McLennan | 68 min |
| May 17, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Mills | 63 min |
| May 17, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque | 52 min |
| May 17, 6:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Rains, Van Zandt | 3 hr |
| May 17, 6:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bosque, Hill | 3 hr |
| May 17, 6:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis, Kaufman | 3 hr |
| May 17, 6:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Rockwall | 3 hr |
| May 17, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Navarro | 71 min |
| May 17, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Limestone | 71 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 1999Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1999
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.