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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 285, NWS Fort Worth, TX

June 6, 2004Tarrant County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2004, 10:20 PM CDT for Tarrant County, Texas. It was in force for 85 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 6, 2004, 10:20 PM CDT (03:20 UTC)
Expired: Jun 6, 2004, 11:45 PM CDT
In force: 85 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Tarrant County, TX

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 5 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: 2109 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1320 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 91 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 145 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 4.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

963 
WUUS54 KFWD 070320
SVRFTW
TXC439-070445-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1019 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  TARRANT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT

* AT 1019 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED   
  A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM GRAPEVINE TO 10 MILES WEST OF  
  BENBROOK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...WHITE SETTLEMENT...RIVER       
  OAKS... NORTH RICHLAND HILLS AROUND 1030 PM CDT 
  WESTWORTH...HALTOM CITY... GRAPEVINE...COLLEYVILLE AROUND 1035     
  PM CDT
  RICHLAND HILLS...HURST...FORT WORTH AROUND 1050 PM CDT

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ARLINGTON...BEDFORD...BLUE
  MOUND...DALWORTHINGTON GARDENS...EDGECLIFF...EULESS...EVERMAN AND
  FOREST HILL

HAIL TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS STREETS...DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THEY
MAY BE WASHED OUT.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING AND
STAY INSIDE...AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3300 9707 3286 9752 3258 9753 3260 9706

$$

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 Jun 6, 9:20 PM CDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 9:20 PM CDT, 1 hour before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
920 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2004

.UPDATE...
WILL BE ISSUING AN UPDATE SHORTLY TO INCREASE AREA OF LIKELY POPS TO
ENCOMPASS MOST OF THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF THE CWA. SHORT TERM
MODELS SUGGEST THAT MAIN AREA OF PRECIP WILL REMAIN OVER THE
NORTHWEST BEFORE DISSIPATING LATER TONIGHT.

65/DD

.AVIATION...
600 PM CDT

STORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...BUT
SHOULD KEEP CLEAR OF THE METRO AIRPORTS. ST/SC IN THE MORNING
QUESTIONABLE...WILL GO WITH TEMPO SCT FOR METRO APTS...BKN AT ACT.
BREEZY MONDAY AS LEE TROUGH DEEPENS. 25

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
425 PM CDT

AFTER A WEEK OF NORTHWEST FLOW EVENTS...WE ARE NOW ENTERING A PERIOD
WHERE A WEAK SHEAR ZONE/TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER NORTH
TEXAS. THE END RESULT WILL BE SEVERAL DAYS OF UNSETTLED
WEATHER...MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE REGION.

BY WEEKS END...THE LONG WAVE TROUGH WILL SET UP OVER THE WESTERN
U.S. WHICH WILL LIKELY INITIATE AFTERNOON DRY LINE ACTIVITY.
CONFIDENCE IS LOW THAT THE WESTERN PORTIONS WILL BE AFFECTED SO WE
HAVE OPTED TO NOT MENTION IT AT THIS TIME. 42

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX   71  90  72  87 /  30  20   0  20
WACO, TX               72  91  72  87 /  30  20  20  30
PARIS, TX              70  89  70  85 /  50  30  20  30
DENTON, TX             70  90  70  88 /  50  20   0  20
MCKINNEY, TX           70  90  70  88 /  50  20   0  20
DALLAS, TX             72  90  72  88 /  30  20   0  20
TERRELL, TX            71  90  71  87 /  30  30  20  30
CORSICANA, TX          71  90  72  87 /  30  30  20  30
TEMPLE, TX             71  93  72  88 /  30  30  20  30

&&

.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.

&&

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JUNE 8 2004...THE AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIER FOR
THIS PRODUCT WILL CHANGE FROM AFDFTW TO AFDFWD. THE WMO HEADER WILL
REMAIN UNCHANGED. PLEASE ENSURE THAT ANY NEEDED CHANGES ARE
COMPLETED BY JUNE 8 2004.

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 4:00 PM CDT, 6 hours 20 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
400 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2004

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-071100-
ANDERSON-BELL-BOSQUE-COLLIN-COMANCHE-COOKE-CORYELL-DALLAS-DELTA-
DENTON-EASTLAND-ELLIS-ERATH-FALLS-FANNIN-FREESTONE-GRAYSON-HAMILTON-
HENDERSON-HILL-HOOD-HOPKINS-HUNT-JACK-JOHNSON-KAUFMAN-LAMAR-LAMPASAS-
LEON-LIMESTONE-MCLENNAN-MILAM-MILLS-MONTAGUE-NAVARRO-PALO PINTO-
PARKER-RAINS-ROBERTSON-ROCKWALL-SOMERVELL-STEPHENS-TARRANT-VAN ZANDT-
WISE-YOUNG-
400 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF I-35. THE MAIN
THREATS FROM THE STORMS WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...AND HEAVY RAIN. WHILE ORGANIZED SEVERE
WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND
WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR STRONGER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED MONDAY AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS OVER NORTH TEXAS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA TUESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS A BIT. THESE STORMS
MAY PRODUCE LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND GUSTY WINDS...BUT
WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. DRY WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO RETURN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
ISOLATED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF I-35.

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JUNE 8 2004...THE AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIER FOR
THIS PRODUCT WILL CHANGE FROM HWOFTW TO HWOFWD.  THE WMO HEADER WILL
REMAIN UNCHANGED.  PLEASE ENSURE THAT ANY NEEDED CHANGES ARE
COMPLETED BY JUNE 8 2004.

25

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 6, 9:22 PM CDT, 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
922 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2004

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST   ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0920 PM     FLOOD           CUNDIFF                  33.32N  98.00W
06/06/2004                  JACK                TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE CUNDIFF AREA

Local storm report, Jun 6, 9:26 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
926 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2004

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST   ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 PM     FLOOD           GRAHAM                   33.10N  98.58W
06/06/2004                  YOUNG               TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SECONDARY ROADS FLOODED IN THE GRAHAM AREA

Local storm report, Jun 6, 9:32 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
932 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2004

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST   ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0930 PM     FLOOD           SANGER                   33.36N  97.18W
06/06/2004                  DENTON              TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FLOODING IN SANGER

Local storm report, Jun 6, 9:34 PM CDT, 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
934 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2004

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST   ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0923 PM     FLOOD           4 N RHOME                33.11N  97.47W
06/06/2004                  WISE                TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING REPORTED NEAR HWY 287 AND 410

Special weather statement, Jun 6, 9:35 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
935 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2004

TXZ117-070330-
PARKER-
935 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2004

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE FOR PARKER COUNTY...

AT 935 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM ALONG A LINE EXTENDING ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF AZLE TO 6 MILES WEST OF WEATHERFORD...
MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

RENO...SPRINGTOWN...WEATHERFORD AND WILLOW PARK ARE IN THE PATH OF
THIS STORM.

VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.

07/BB

Local storm report, Jun 6, 10:01 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1001 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2004

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST   ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1001 PM     FLOOD           RENO                     32.94N  97.58W
06/06/2004                  PARKER              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING REPORTED IN THE RENO AREA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 6, 7:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Young	73 min
Jun 6, 7:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Cooke	96 min
Jun 6, 7:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	2 hr
Jun 6, 8:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Denton	40 min
Jun 6, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Wise	64 min
Jun 6, 8:38 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Denton, Wise	82 min
Jun 6, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Tarrant	83 min
Jun 6, 8:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Cooke	62 min
Jun 6, 9:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Parker	64 min
Jun 6, 9:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Denton	89 min
Jun 6, 9:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto	82 min
Jun 6, 10:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Tarrant	3 hr
Jun 6, 10:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Parker	76 min
Jun 6, 11:05 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Cooke	115 min
Jun 6, 11:49 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Denton, Grayson, Parker	2 hr
Jun 6, 11:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Wise	2 hr
Jun 7, 12:25 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Jack	4 hr
Jun 7, 12:50 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Parker, Tarrant	4 hr
Jun 7, 1:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Cooke, Denton, Grayson	4 hr
Jun 7, 1:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Wise	3 hr
Jun 7, 2:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack	74 min
Jun 7, 4:20 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Jack	3 hr
Jun 7, 4:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Fannin	41 min
Jun 7, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hopkins, Hunt	62 min
Jun 7, 4:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Fannin	13 min
Jun 7, 5:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell	56 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.