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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 332, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2008, 2:26 PM CDT for Freestone County, Texas. It was in force for 34 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
- Jun 17, 2008, 2:26 PM CDT (19:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2008, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Freestone County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 242 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
- 1234 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 847 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 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 Jun 17, 12:26 PM CDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 12:26 PM CDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1226 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008 .UPDATE... ANOTHER UPDATE TO INCLUDE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE SOUTHEAST COUNTIES. LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS WELL ESTABLISHED COLD POOL WHICH CONTINUES TO SURGE SOUTHWARD. NUMEROUS 50+ KT GUSTS REPORTED WITH THIS LINE. WILL LOWER POPS BEHIND THE LINE AND WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT WESTWARD ALONG WELL DEFINED OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. 91/DUNN && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1132 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008/ UPDATE...QUICK UPDATE TO POP/TEMP FORECAST INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE METROPLEX NOW. 88D DATA AND TERMINAL DOPPLER VELOCITY DATA SHOWS LARGE SWATH OF 50-60KT PLUS WINDS JUST OFF THE SURFACE...MUCH OF WHICH IS MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE. WILL ALSO LOWER HIGH TEMPS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 72 90 75 93 76 / 60 20 10 10 10 WACO, TX 74 90 70 94 74 / 50 20 10 10 10 PARIS, TX 67 89 69 89 70 / 60 20 10 10 30 DENTON, TX 71 90 71 92 73 / 70 20 10 10 20 MCKINNEY, TX 70 90 70 91 71 / 70 20 10 10 20 DALLAS, TX 72 90 74 91 75 / 60 20 10 10 10 TERRELL, TX 71 90 70 92 73 / 60 20 10 10 10 CORSICANA, TX 73 90 72 93 72 / 50 20 10 10 10 TEMPLE, TX 75 93 70 94 73 / 50 20 10 10 10 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 17, 12:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1231 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1227 PM TSTM WND GST 3 S WAXAHACHIE 32.36N 96.85W
06/17/2008 E60 MPH ELLIS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
RELAYED BY SHERIFFS OFFICESpecial weather statement, Jun 17, 12:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1231 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008
TXZ144>146-171800-
NAVARRO TX-HILL TX-BOSQUE TX-
1231 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHERN BOSQUE COUNTY
HILL COUNTY
NAVARRO COUNTY
AT 1231 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
THE LEADING EDGE OF GUSTY THUNDERSTORM WINDS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ENNIS TO 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALVARADO TO
10 MILES WEST OF CLEBURNE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 38 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE GUSTY WINDS INCLUDE BARRY...BLOOMING
GROVE...BLUM...BYNUM...CARLS CORNER...COVINGTON...
HILLSBORO...HUBBARD...ITASCA...WHITNEY AND LAKE WHITNEY STATE PARK.
WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH MAY MOVE INTO THE ADVISORY AREA AFTER
1245 PM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3221 9615 3196 9681 3183 9672 3172 9693
3186 9704 3176 9728 3179 9732 3184 9728
3188 9738 3198 9739 3197 9753 3200 9765
3210 9785 3221 9763 3214 9751 3219 9746
3227 9709 3207 9693 3233 9639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1731Z 307DEG 33KT 3240 9654 3229 9703
3228 9755Local storm report, Jun 17, 12:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1237 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1214 PM TSTM WND DMG DALLAS 32.79N 96.77W
06/17/2008 DALLAS TX AMATEUR RADIO
SIGNS BLOWN DOWN IN FAIR PARK AREALocal storm report, Jun 17, 12:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1259 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1239 PM TSTM WND DMG PALMER 32.43N 96.67W
06/17/2008 ELLIS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN...TIME ESTIMATEDLocal storm report, Jun 17, 1:47 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
147 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0122 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S VAN 32.51N 95.64W
06/17/2008 VAN ZANDT TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BETWEEN VAN AND EDOMLocal storm report, Jun 17, 1:58 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 7:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Lamar | 26 min |
| Jun 16, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 50 min |
| Jun 16, 7:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Hopkins | 94 min |
| Jun 16, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 8:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 115 min |
| Jun 16, 9:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 1:09 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 9:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Cooke, Montague | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 10:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 10:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Cooke, Montague | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 10:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Fannin | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 10:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Denton | 25 min |
| Jun 17, 11:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Collin | 25 min |
| Jun 17, 11:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Denton | 62 min |
| Jun 17, 11:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 11:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Parker | 35 min |
| Jun 17, 11:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 60 min |
| Jun 17, 11:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, Rockwall | 26 min |
| Jun 17, 11:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Ellis, Johnson | 28 min |
| Jun 17, 11:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall | 54 min |
| Jun 17, 11:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis, Johnson | 64 min |
| Jun 17, 11:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Collin | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 12:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Delta, Hopkins | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 12:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Rains, Van Zandt | 69 min |
| Jun 17, 12:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hill | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 12:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 66 min |
| Jun 17, 12:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro | 76 min |
| Jun 17, 1:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 114 min |
| Jun 17, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Anderson, Henderson | 67 min |
| Jun 17, 2:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Anderson, Leon | 69 min |
| Jun 17, 2:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 3 hr |
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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.