Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2000
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 234
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at May 4, 2000, 5:00 AM CDT for 10 parishes in Louisiana; 46 counties in Texas. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 4, 2000, 5:00 AM CDT (10:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2000, 11:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 56 counties
Bienville Parish, LA, Bossier Parish, LA, Caddo Parish, LA, Claiborne Parish, LA, De Soto Parish, LA, Natchitoches Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Webster Parish, LA, Anderson County, TX, Angelina County, TX, Bell County, TX, Bosque County, TX, Cherokee County, TX, Comanche County, TX, Coryell County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Ellis County, TX, Erath County, TX, Falls County, TX, Freestone County, TX, Gregg County, TX, Hamilton County, TX, Harrison County, TX, Henderson County, TX, Hill County, TX, Hood County, TX, Houston County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Lampasas County, TX, Leon County, TX, Limestone County, TX, Madison County, TX, Marion County, TX, McLennan County, TX, Nacogdoches County, TX, Navarro County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Panola County, TX, Parker County, TX, Rains County, TX, Robertson County, TX, Rockwall County, TX, Rusk County, TX, Sabine County, TX, San Augustine County, TX, Shelby County, TX, Smith County, TX, Somervell County, TX, Tarrant County, TX, Trinity County, TX, Upshur County, TX, Van Zandt County, TX, Wood County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Warnings issued inside it
9 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 5:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Rusk, Smith | 65 min |
| May 4, 6:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Panola, Rusk, Smith | 4 hr |
| May 4, 6:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Henderson, Van Zandt | 3 hr |
| May 4, 6:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Panola | 59 min |
| May 4, 8:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque | 55 min |
| May 4, 9:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | McLennan | 54 min |
| May 4, 9:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Henderson | 3 hr |
| May 4, 9:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood | 44 min |
| May 4, 10:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Freestone | 3 hr |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Red River, Sabine, Webster | 5 hr |
| May 4, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu and 21 more | 5 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.