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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 125, NWS Fort Worth, TX

March 25, 2000Freestone County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 25, 2000, 10:39 PM CST for Freestone County, Texas. It was in force for 66 min. 1 report 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: Mar 25, 2000, 10:39 PM CST (04:39 UTC)
Expired: Mar 25, 2000, 11:45 PM CST
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Freestone County, TX

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 25, 11:15 PM CST	Hail 0.75	Fairfield, 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 nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 165 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: 887 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1807 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 69 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.8

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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.

NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 25, 8:35 PM CST, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 8:35 PM CST, 2 hours 4 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
835 PM CST SAT MAR 25 2000

SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY
EAST ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. CONVECTION IS
ENHANCED BY OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM PREVIOUS CONVECTION. EXPECT
ADDITIONAL TRAINING OF STORMS THROUGH 06Z...AS SHORT WAVE
ACROSS WEST TEXAS APPROACHES.

.FTW...NONE.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 25, 5:25 PM CST, 5 hours 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...LATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
512 PM CST FRI MAR 17 2000

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

0413 PM    3 NW GUNSIGHT             TX   0.75 INCH HAIL 03/25/00
STEPHENS

0445 PM    TIN TOP                   TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
03/25/00   PARKER

0456 PM    GRAHAM                    TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
03/25/00   YOUNG                          REPORTED BY STATE
                                          TROOPER

0505 PM    TIN TOP                   TX   2.00 INCH HAIL
03/25/00   PARKER                         REPORTED BY HAM

0510 PM    GRAFORD                   TX   1.50 INCH HAIL
03/25/00   PALO_PINTO                     REPORTED BY HAM

Local storm report, Mar 25, 5:26 PM CST, 5 hours 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
526 PM CST SAT MAR 25 2000

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

0413 PM    3 NW GUNSIGHT             TX   0.75 INCH HAIL
03/25/00   STEPHENS

0445 PM    TIN TOP                   TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
03/25/00   PARKER

0456 PM    GRAHAM                    TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
03/25/00   YOUNG                          REPORTED BY STATE
                                          TROOPER

0505 PM    TIN TOP                   TX   2.00 INCH HAIL
03/25/00   PARKER                         REPORTED BY HAM

0510 PM    GRAFORD                   TX   1.50 INCH HAIL
03/25/00   PALO_PINTO                     REPORTED BY HAM

Local storm report, Mar 25, 6:08 PM CST, 4 hours 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
608 PM CST SAT MAR 25 2000

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

0B533 PM    ACTON                     TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
03/26/00   HOOD                           REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC

Local storm report, Mar 25, 7:40 PM CST, 2 hours 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
740 PM CST SAT MAR 25 2000

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

0610 PM    GORDON                    TX   1.50 INCH HAIL
03/26/00   PALO_PINTO                     REPORTED BY SPOTTER

0647 PM    GRANBURY                  TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
03/26/00   HOOD                           REPORTED BY HAM SPOTTER

0737 PM    3 SE BURLESON             TX   0.75 INCH HAIL
03/26/00   JOHNSON                        REPORTED BY HAM SPOTTER

0740 PM    CLEBURNE                  TX   0.75 INCH HAIL
03/26/00   JOHNSON                        REPORTEDe BY HAM SPOTTER

0743 PM    CLEBURNE                  TX   0.88 INCH HAIL
03/26/00   JOHNSON                        REPORTED BY HAM SPOTTER

Special weather statement, Mar 25, 8:02 PM CST, 2 hours 37 minutes before

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-260800-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
802 PM CST SAT MAR 25 2000

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH
TEXAS...THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. HEAVY RAINFALL IS THE
PRIMARY THREAT WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS...ALTHOUGH A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL.

A STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS NORTH TEXAS IS EXPECTED TO FOCUS
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
ACROSS WEST TEXAS WILL MOVE EAST OVERNIGHT...AND WILL FURTHER ENHANCE
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. VERTICAL WIND...TEMPERATURE...AND MOISTURE
PROFILES SUGGEST THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20.

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Local storm report, Mar 25, 9:10 PM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
910 PM CST SAT MAR 25 2000

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

0840 PM    TOLAR                     TX   60 MPH TSTM GUST
03/25/00   HOOD                           SPOTTER REPORTED
                                          HIGH WINDS

0855 PM    GLEN ROSE                 TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
03/25/00   SOMERVELL                      REPORTED BY SPOTTER

0857 PM    3 N GLEN ROSE             TX   0.88 INCH HAIL
03/25/00   SOMERVELL                      HAM SPOTTER REPORTED
                                          NICKEL HAIL COVERING
                                          THE GROUND

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 25, 6:32 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hood	58 min
Mar 25, 6:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Johnson	63 min
Mar 25, 7:20 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto	55 min
Mar 25, 7:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Erath	53 min
Mar 25, 7:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Johnson	48 min
Mar 25, 8:04 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Hood	3 hr
Mar 25, 8:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hood	65 min
Mar 25, 8:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis	61 min
Mar 25, 8:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Somervell	45 min
Mar 25, 8:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Johnson	47 min
Mar 25, 9:05 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Johnson	55 min
Mar 25, 9:11 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hill	64 min
Mar 25, 9:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Navarro	62 min
Mar 25, 10:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Young	45 min
Mar 25, 10:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack	56 min
Mar 25, 11:34 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto	56 min
Mar 26, 12:17 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Tarrant	43 min
Mar 26, 12:23 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Parker	67 min
Mar 26, 1:10 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Johnson, Tarrant	65 min
Mar 26, 2:00 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Henderson, Navarro	60 min
Mar 26, 2:14 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Hill, Johnson	61 min
Mar 26, 2:22 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hood	53 min
Mar 26, 2:56 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Somervell	49 min
Mar 26, 3:00 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Anderson, Freestone, Navarro	60 min
Mar 26, 3:14 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Limestone	46 min
Mar 26, 3:57 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Leon	48 min
Mar 26, 5:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell	47 min

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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.