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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 388, NWS Fort Worth, TX

November 23, 2004Montague County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 23, 2004, 7:51 AM CST for Montague County, Texas. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 23, 2004, 7:51 AM CST (13:51 UTC)
Expired
Nov 23, 2004, 8:45 AM CST
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Montague County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:53 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 102 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2004-11-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 130 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2004-11-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 163 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
130 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-241 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
496 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
163 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
226 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
6.6

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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 Nov 23, 6:20 AM CST, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 23, 6:20 AM CST, 1 hour 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
620 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

.AVIATION...
620 AM CST

PATCHY DENSE FOG AND DRIZZLE EARLY THIS MORNING. VSBY SHOULD
GRADUALLY IMPROVE THIS MORNING. SHRA/TSRA DEVELOPING TO THE NORTH OF
DFW...STORMS ALSO APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. TEMPO GROUPS FOR TSRA
TO SUFFICE WITH INTERMITTENT ACTIVITY BULK OF THE DAY. TSRA NEAR AND
APPROACHING WACO NOW...MORE THROUGHOUT DAY.

WINDS BCMG SE IN RESPONSE TO DEEPENING SFC LOW IN WEST TEXAS. NW
WINDS TOWARD END OF TAF PERIOD. CIGS IMPROVING DURING THE DAY...BUT
VARIABLE IN AND NEAR TSRA. 25

&&

.DISCUSSION...
449 AM CST

UPPER LOW TO MOVE EASTWARD DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...BRINGING YET
ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTION TO NORTH TEXAS. DRY SLOT VISIBLE ON
WATER VAPOR LOOP PUSHING INTO THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA WHICH
WILL PRECLUDE WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IN THAT AREA THIS MORNING.
HENCE WE HAVE CANCELLED THE FLOOD WATCH.  STILL...SOME HEAVY RAIN IS
POSSIBLE TODAY AS THE PRECIP MOVES EAST INTO THE REGION...BUT IT
SHOULD PRIMARILY BE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SOUTH.

SOME WRAP AROUND PRECIP POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS UPPER LOW GRAZES THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE REGION...THEN WE ARE IN FOR A FEW DAYS OF
PLEASANT BUT COOL WEATHER.  THANKSGIVING SHOULD BE NICE FOR ALL OF
THE REGION...ALLOWING US TO START TO DRY OUT.

HOWEVER...BY THE WEEKEND WE WILL ONCE AGAIN SEE ANOTHER CHANCE AT
RAIN AS A LOW PUSHES INTO THE REGION. ATTM...IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO
BE AS BIG A RAIN MAKER AS THE LAST TWO. 42

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX  67  46  55  34 /  80  60   0   0
WACO, TX              70  48  59  33 /  80  40   0   0
PARIS, TX             64  48  53  33 /  80  80  30   0
DENTON, TX            65  45  53  33 /  80  80   0   0
MCKINNEY, TX          65  47  52  32 /  80  80   0   0
DALLAS, TX            67  47  56  35 /  80  80   0   0
TERRELL, TX           65  48  54  33 /  80  80   0   0
CORSICANA, TX         69  49  56  34 /  80  60   0   0
TEMPLE, TX            72  50  60  34 /  80  40   0   0

&&

.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 900 AM CST TUESDAY FOR ZONES
TXC093...TXC133...TXC143...TXC221...TXC237...TXC363...TXC367...
TXC429...TXC497...TXC503.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 23, 5:30 AM CST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
530 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-241200-
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-
530 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTH TEXAS THIS MORNING...
WITH FURTHER THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AREAWIDE THIS AFTERNOON.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AREAWIDE THROUGH THIS
EVENING AS A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE
WEST. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREATS. ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS A WARM FRONT IS FORCED NORTHWARD INTO
NORTH TEXAS...AND A DRYLINE ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.

THE GROUND REMAINS VERY SATURATED FROM RECENT PERSISTENT RAINS.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE...AND COULD RESULT IN ISOLATED FLOODING
ISSUES THROUGH TONIGHT. BE AWARE OF AREAS THAT TEND TO FLOOD
READILY...AND NEVER DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL LINGER IN THE RED RIVER COUNTIES AND IN
NORTHEAST TEXAS WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE IMPINGING DRY AIR BRINGS
AN END TO THE PRECIPITATION CHANCES. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
ANTICIPATED.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY AND BRING
CLEARING SKIES AND MUCH DRIER AIR. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE FIRST
FREEZE OF THE SEASON FOR ALL BUT THE SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF NORTH
TEXAS THANKSGIVING MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED...MAINLY WEST OF I-35 THIS
MORNING...AND ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. SPOTTER
ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE LIMITED TO AREAS NORTH OF I-20 AND EAST OF
I-35 THIS EVENING.

25

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 23, 6:17 AM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
617 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

TXZ160-231315-

FALLS-
617 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE...

AT 617 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTH OF LOTT...OR 9 MILES WEST OF
MARLIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

MARLIN IS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM.

PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 23, 6:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFalls50 min
Nov 23, 7:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLimestone, Navarro55 min
Nov 23, 7:56 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFreestone49 min
Nov 23, 8:26 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBell, Coryell49 min
Nov 23, 8:46 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDAnderson, Freestone, Henderson, Navarro44 min
Nov 23, 8:56 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDGrayson49 min
Nov 23, 9:16 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCoryell, McLennan44 min
Nov 23, 9:33 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Hill42 min
Nov 23, 9:53 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDVan Zandt52 min
Nov 23, 10:00 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLimestone, McLennan30 min
Nov 23, 10:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMilam53 min
Nov 23, 10:37 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLamar23 min
Nov 23, 10:49 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFannin, Navarro41 min
Nov 23, 11:04 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDBosque, Coryell, McLennan3 hr
Nov 23, 11:13 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMilam47 min
Nov 23, 11:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHenderson, Navarro50 min
Nov 23, 11:46 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDRobertson59 min
Nov 23, 11:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLamar28 min
Nov 23, 11:53 AM CSTTornado WarningFWDMilam, Robertson52 min
Nov 23, 12:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis64 min
Nov 23, 12:13 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDelta47 min
Nov 23, 12:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLeon, Robertson65 min
Nov 23, 12:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLeon, Robertson63 min
Nov 23, 12:51 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Tarrant39 min
Nov 23, 1:10 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Denton65 min
Nov 23, 4:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDComanche63 min
Nov 23, 4:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEastland64 min
Nov 23, 4:58 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBell47 min
Nov 23, 5:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDErath57 min
Nov 23, 5:33 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHamilton42 min
Nov 23, 5:51 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCoryell, McLennan39 min
Nov 23, 5:54 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque51 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.