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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 174, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2007, 6:08 PM CDT for Tarrant County, Texas. It was in force for 67 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
- May 3, 2007, 6:08 PM CDT (23:08 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2007, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Tarrant County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 7 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -279 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1018 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
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 May 3, 5:32 PM CDT, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 3, 5:32 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 4:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 425 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-041000- 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- 425 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF A GAINESVILLE...TO DALLAS FORT WORTH...TO WACO LINE CAN EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. AREAS OF PATCHY OF FOG ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TOWARD DAYBREAK OVER MOST OF NORTH TEXAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH TEXAS NEXT SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SCHULTZ
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 3, 1:31 PM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
131 PM CDT THU MAY 03 2007
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM FLASH FLOOD FRISCO 33.14N 96.81W
05/02/2007 COLLIN TX PUBLIC
FOLLOW UP FROM MAY 2ND STORMS...NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS
FLOODEDLocal storm report, May 3, 1:33 PM CDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
133 PM CDT THU MAY 03 2007
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0731 PM TSTM WND DMG GARLAND 32.91N 96.63W
05/02/2007 DALLAS TX PUBLIC
FOLLOW UP FROM MAY 2ND STORMS...LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN 1
MILE NORTH OF DOWNTOWNSpecial weather statement, May 3, 1:33 PM CDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
133 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007
TXZ148-031900-
ANDERSON TX-
133 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
ANDERSON COUNTY
AT 133 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BOTH 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PALESTINE
AND 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF PALESTINE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ELKHART...FRANKSTON AND
PALESTINE.
VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS
TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH EITHER ONE OF THESE STORMS.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS
SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS
FLOODED ROADS AS THEY MAY BE WASHED OUT.
LAT...LON 3200 9605 3171 9584 3156 9561 3159 9525
3185 9544 3207 9548
05/Local storm report, May 3, 4:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
423 PM CDT THU MAY 03 2007
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NE GUSTINE 31.90N 98.34W
05/02/2007 COMANCHE TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
*** 1 FATAL *** A CAR WAS SWEPT INTO A CREEK NEAR CR 370
OFF OF FM 1702 NEAR THE HAZELDELL COMMUNITY. THE 82 YEAR
OLD MALE WAS RESCUED BUT AN 80 YEAR OLD FEMALE DROWNED.Special weather statement, May 3, 5:38 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 538 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007 TXZ104-118-119-032315- COLLIN TX-TARRANT TX-DALLAS TX- 538 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHWESTERN COLLIN COUNTY NORTHERN DALLAS COUNTY EASTERN TARRANT COUNTY AT 538 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTH OF ARLINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. ANOTHER STORM WAS NEAR CARROLLTON AND ALSO MOVING EAST. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. PEA-SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED IN COPPELL AT 536 PM. LAT...LON 3287 9738 3263 9728 3282 9653 3316 9664 07
Special weather statement, May 3, 5:40 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 540 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007 TXZ092-093-032315- GRAYSON TX-COOKE TX- 540 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... NORTHEASTERN COOKE COUNTY NORTHWESTERN GRAYSON COUNTY AT 540 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 17 MILES NORTH OF GAINESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE STORM IS LOCATED IN OKLAHOMA SOUTH OF MARIETTA MOVING EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. IT IS LIKELY TO CROSS THE FINGER OF COOKE/GRAYSON COUNTIES TO THE NORTH OF THE DEXTER/RED BRANCH AREA. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA-SIZED HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM. IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. LAT...LON 3401 9720 3379 9730 3374 9667 3401 9663
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 7:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | McLennan | 4 hr |
| May 2, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin | 69 min |
| May 2, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 41 min |
| May 2, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Hunt, Rains, Van Zandt | 91 min |
| May 2, 7:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin, Denton | 4 hr |
| May 2, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Ellis, Navarro | 50 min |
| May 2, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Anderson | 74 min |
| May 2, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin, Lamar | 89 min |
| May 2, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell, Coryell, Lampasas | 57 min |
| May 2, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Kaufman, Rockwall | 50 min |
| May 2, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Henderson | 63 min |
| May 2, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Grayson | 39 min |
| May 2, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Milam | 53 min |
| May 2, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Hunt, Rains, Van Zandt | 63 min |
| May 2, 8:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Falls, McLennan | 25 min |
| May 2, 9:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Limestone, Robertson | 34 min |
| May 2, 10:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Robertson | 3 hr |
| May 2, 10:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Leon | 3 hr |
| May 3, 7:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hill, Navarro | 25 min |
| May 3, 8:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Kaufman | 33 min |
| May 3, 8:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Robertson | 27 min |
| May 3, 8:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hill, Navarro | 40 min |
| May 3, 9:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Rains, Van Zandt | 26 min |
| May 3, 9:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis, Hill, Navarro | 55 min |
| May 3, 9:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Henderson | 30 min |
| May 3, 9:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Kaufman | 28 min |
| May 3, 10:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Henderson | 28 min |
| May 3, 11:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Navarro | 26 min |
| May 3, 11:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hill, Navarro | 3 hr |
| May 3, 12:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Navarro | 67 min |
| May 3, 12:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Henderson, Kaufman | 3 hr |
| May 3, 1:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Anderson | 30 min |
| May 3, 1:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Anderson | 27 min |
| May 3, 2:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 3 hr |
| May 3, 2:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Navarro | 118 min |
| May 3, 5:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 37 min |
| May 3, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke | 55 min |
| May 3, 6:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Johnson | 33 min |
| May 3, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 56 min |
| May 3, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill | 63 min |
| May 3, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Collin | 57 min |
| May 3, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke | 64 min |
| May 3, 6:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hill | 46 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.