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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 9, 2008Grayson County, Texas

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 9, 3:48 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC7 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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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 6:00 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 9, 5:45 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
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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 LAKE
Local 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 LAKE
Special 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 9684

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 8, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCoryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills57 min
Apr 8, 7:26 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDCoryell, Hamilton, Lampasas49 min
Apr 8, 8:11 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDCoryell64 min
Apr 8, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLampasas61 min
Apr 8, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDVan Zandt29 min
Apr 8, 8:41 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDLampasas64 min
Apr 8, 8:55 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDBell50 min
Apr 8, 8:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMcLennan62 min
Apr 8, 9:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCoryell16 min
Apr 8, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLampasas32 min
Apr 8, 10:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDTarrant31 min
Apr 8, 10:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDenton58 min
Apr 8, 10:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDTarrant37 min
Apr 8, 10:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTarrant53 min
Apr 8, 10:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDKaufman32 min
Apr 8, 10:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFannin27 min
Apr 8, 11:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCoryell26 min
Apr 8, 11:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin53 min
Apr 8, 11:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLamar30 min
Apr 8, 11:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDRains35 min
Apr 8, 11:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDVan Zandt22 min
Apr 8, 11:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas54 min
Apr 8, 11:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDPalo Pinto35 min
Apr 8, 11:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEastland64 min
Apr 8, 11:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCoryell30 min
Apr 8, 11:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDPalo Pinto59 min
Apr 8, 11:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFannin, Hunt33 min
Apr 8, 11:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin49 min
Apr 8, 11:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCoryell31 min
Apr 9, 12:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDTarrant23 min
Apr 9, 12:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDParker57 min
Apr 9, 12:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTarrant55 min
Apr 9, 12:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Dallas47 min
Apr 9, 12:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHunt33 min
Apr 9, 1:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDenton55 min
Apr 9, 1:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDParker46 min
Apr 9, 1:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHunt30 min
Apr 9, 1:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTarrant58 min
Apr 9, 1:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDParker7 min
Apr 9, 1:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJohnson65 min
Apr 9, 2:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDenton15 min
Apr 9, 2:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTarrant32 min
Apr 9, 3:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDEllis30 min
Apr 9, 4:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchFWDCollin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Eastland and 14 more28 hr
Apr 9, 4:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDallas23 min
Apr 9, 5:18 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins15 hr
Apr 9, 7:59 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas12 hr
Apr 9, 8:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt25 hr
Apr 9, 8:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt, Rockwall58 hr
Apr 9, 3:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCooke25 min
Apr 9, 4:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDStephens36 min
Apr 9, 4:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDStephens21 min
Apr 9, 4:47 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyFWDStephens43 min
Apr 9, 5:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDPalo Pinto32 min
Apr 9, 5:29 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDPalo Pinto, Stephens46 min
Apr 9, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDYoung30 min
Apr 9, 6:13 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDPalo Pinto47 min
Apr 9, 6:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack41 min
Apr 9, 6:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDGrayson33 min
Apr 9, 6:46 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDJack, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise29 min
Apr 9, 6:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLamar18 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.