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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2008, 6:32 PM CDT for Grayson County, Texas. It was in force for 43 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
- Apr 9, 2008, 6:32 PM CDT (23:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2008, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Grayson County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 3:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
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 Apr 9, 6:13 PM CDT, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 6:13 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 9, 5:45 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Apr 9, 6:00 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 600 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 TXZ100-092330- YOUNG TX- 600 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHEASTERN YOUNG COUNTY AT 600 PM CDT...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SOUTH OF YOUNG COUNTY MAY AFFECT EXTREME SOUTHEAST YOUNG COUNTY THROUGH 620 PM. IF THE STORM...CURRENTLY OVER NORTHWEST PALO PINTO COUNTY AND MOVING NORTHEAST...MOVES ON A MORE NORTHERLY TRACK...A WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SOUTHEAST YOUNG COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS. LAT...LON 3313 9844 3296 9845 3295 9866 3304 9869 TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 221DEG 36KT 3296 9845
Local storm report, Apr 9, 6:06 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
606 PM CDT WED APR 09 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0604 PM HAIL 7 NE BRAD 32.82N 98.42W
04/09/2008 E1.75 INCH PALO PINTO TX AMATEUR RADIO
ON HIGHWAY 16 EAST PART OF POSSUM KINGDOM LAKELocal storm report, Apr 9, 6:12 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
612 PM CDT WED APR 09 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM TORNADO 1 E BRECKENRIDGE 32.76N 98.90W
04/09/2008 STEPHENS TX NWS EMPLOYEE
PARTIAL ROOF DAMAGE E. SIDE OF TOWN ALONG HWY 180.
DAMAGE FROM S OF TOWN TO HWY 67.Local storm report, Apr 9, 6:27 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
627 PM CDT WED APR 09 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0557 PM HAIL 5 W GRAFORD 32.94N 98.33W
04/09/2008 E1.75 INCH PALO PINTO TX EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLF BALL HAIL NEAR POSSUM KINGDOM LAKESpecial weather statement, Apr 9, 6:27 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
627 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
TXZ093-100000-
GRAYSON TX-
627 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
GRAYSON COUNTY
AT 627 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES SOUTH OF WHITESBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 45 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE DENISON...DORCHESTER...
GUNTER...KNOLLWOOD...POTTSBORO...SHERMAN AND EISENHOWER STATE PARK.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA-SIZED
HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.
IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3389 9661 3384 9657 3384 9654 3379 9648
3375 9640 3340 9678 3340 9683 3343 9684
3343 9694 3354 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 219DEG 39KT 3349 9684The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills | 57 min |
| Apr 8, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 8:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Coryell | 64 min |
| Apr 8, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lampasas | 61 min |
| Apr 8, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 29 min |
| Apr 8, 8:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Lampasas | 64 min |
| Apr 8, 8:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Bell | 50 min |
| Apr 8, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | McLennan | 62 min |
| Apr 8, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell | 16 min |
| Apr 8, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lampasas | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 10:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 58 min |
| Apr 8, 10:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 37 min |
| Apr 8, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 53 min |
| Apr 8, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin | 27 min |
| Apr 8, 11:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell | 26 min |
| Apr 8, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin | 53 min |
| Apr 8, 11:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Lamar | 30 min |
| Apr 8, 11:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Rains | 35 min |
| Apr 8, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 22 min |
| Apr 8, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 54 min |
| Apr 8, 11:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Palo Pinto | 35 min |
| Apr 8, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 64 min |
| Apr 8, 11:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell | 30 min |
| Apr 8, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto | 59 min |
| Apr 8, 11:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin, Hunt | 33 min |
| Apr 8, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 11:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell | 31 min |
| Apr 9, 12:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 23 min |
| Apr 9, 12:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 57 min |
| Apr 9, 12:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 55 min |
| Apr 9, 12:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 12:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hunt | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 1:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 55 min |
| Apr 9, 1:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 46 min |
| Apr 9, 1:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hunt | 30 min |
| Apr 9, 1:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 58 min |
| Apr 9, 1:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 7 min |
| Apr 9, 1:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson | 65 min |
| Apr 9, 2:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 15 min |
| Apr 9, 2:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 3:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Ellis | 30 min |
| Apr 9, 4:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | FWD | Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Eastland and 14 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas | 23 min |
| Apr 9, 5:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins | 15 hr |
| Apr 9, 7:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 12 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt | 25 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt, Rockwall | 58 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Cooke | 25 min |
| Apr 9, 4:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Stephens | 36 min |
| Apr 9, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Stephens | 21 min |
| Apr 9, 4:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Stephens | 43 min |
| Apr 9, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Palo Pinto | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 5:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto, Stephens | 46 min |
| Apr 9, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Young | 30 min |
| Apr 9, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 41 min |
| Apr 9, 6:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 6:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise | 29 min |
| Apr 9, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Lamar | 18 min |
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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.