Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 240, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 10, 2001, 10:40 PM CDT for Denton County, Texas. It was in force for 50 min. 4 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
- Oct 10, 2001, 10:40 PM CDT (03:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 10, 2001, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Denton County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 11:03 PM CDT | Hail 1.25 | Krum, TX | |
| Oct 10, 11:05 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Denton, TX | |
| Oct 10, 11:26 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Aubrey, TX | |
| Oct 10, 11:40 PM CDT | Hail 1 | Aubrey, 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 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 Oct 10, 9:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 9:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 929 PM CDT WED OCT 10 2001 THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO FORM ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT AHEAD OF A NEARLY STATIONARY COLD FRONT. AS OF 9 PM...THE COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM NEAR ARDMORE TO MIDLAND. A STRONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY EXTENDED OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT FROM PARIS TO HILLSBORO TO JUST NORTH OF SAN ANGELO. THE APPROACHING SHORT WAVE WAS STILL OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND IS FORECAST TO EJECT EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVERNIGHT. THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF STORMS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHWEST THIRD OF NORTH TEXAS. ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE REGION...EXPECT SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT AS ISENTROPIC LIFT INCREASES. HAVE DECIDED NOT TO ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH OVERNIGHT DUE TO THE SLOWER MOVEMENT OF THE SHORT WAVE AND THE CURRENT POSITION OF THE FRONT. SOME ISOLATED ONE TO THREE INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. WILL MAKE SOME MODIFICATION TO THE CURRENT ZONES TO LOWER POP SLIGHTLY IN THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT. DONT EXPECT FRONTAL PASSAGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS UNTIL MID TO LATE MORNING THURSDAY. WILL HAVE TO INCREASE POPS IN THE SECOND PERIOD...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH. WILL ALSO MODIFY CLOUD AND WIND FORECAST TO REFLECT LATER FRONTAL PASSAGE TIME. .FWD...NONE. 79
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 10, 6:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
642 PM CDT WED OCT 10 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0640 PM TRENTON TX 1 INCH HAIL
10/10/01 FANNIN QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN
TRENTON. REPORTED BY
TRENTON FIRE DEPT.Local storm report, Oct 10, 7:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
709 PM CDT WED OCT 10 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0708 PM 2 S WEATHERFORD TX 1 INCH HAIL
10/10/01 PARKER QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.Local storm report, Oct 10, 8:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
801 PM CDT WED OCT 10 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0757 PM NORTH RICHLAND HILLS TX .88 INCH HAIL
10/10/01 TARRANT NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
REPORTED BY NORTH
RICHLAND HILLS FIRE
DEPARTMENT.Local storm report, Oct 10, 9:46 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
946 PM CDT WED OCT 10 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0945 PM BARTONS CHAPEL TX 1.5 INCH HAIL
10/10/01 JACK REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Oct 10, 10:15 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1015 PM CDT WED OCT 10 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1012 PM BOONSVILLE TX 1 INCH HAIL
10/10/01 WISE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Oct 10, 10:37 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1037 PM CDT WED OCT 10 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1020 PM BRIDGEPORT TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
10/10/01 WISE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 63 min |
| Oct 10, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lamar | 61 min |
| Oct 10, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens | 39 min |
| Oct 10, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 44 min |
| Oct 10, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 63 min |
| Oct 10, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wise | 36 min |
| Oct 10, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens | 44 min |
| Oct 10, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wise | 32 min |
| Oct 10, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Denton, Grayson | 60 min |
| Oct 11, 2:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 42 min |
| Oct 11, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 47 min |
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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.