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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 362, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2008, 8:27 PM CDT for Hill County, Texas. It was in force for 33 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
- Jul 13, 2008, 8:27 PM CDT (01:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2008, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Hill County, TX
The radar
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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 Jul 13, 6:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 6:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 650 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008 .640 PM AVIATION UPDATE... THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING IN SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS...BUT MOST LIKELY WILL WEAKEN QUICKLY AS THE SUN LOWERS AND SETS. A FEW OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...AND WEAKEN MONDAY AFTERNOON. #26 && .UPDATE... COLD FRONT CURRENTLY LIES ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR QUITMAN...TO RICE...TO HILLSBORO...TO HICO. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. SOME STORMS ARE STRONG PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND A ISOLATED STORM COULD BRIEFLY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WINDS TO 60 MPH. QUICK UPDATE TO THE GRIDS FOR CURRENT TRENDS AND TO INCREASE POPS IN THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. NEW ZONES WILL BE OUT SHORTLY. 82/JLD && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 345 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008/ A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDED SOUTHEAST OF A CLARKSVILLE...TO HILLSBORO TO LAMPASAS LINE AS OF 20Z....WILL BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS OVERNIGHT. WE WILL SEE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...AND FEW STORMS THROUGH SUNSET MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. WE WILL SEE LOW CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY AND THEN STARTS TO LIFT BACK TO THE NORTH ON TUESDAY. IT WILL BE RAIN FREE WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS BACK ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. #58 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 76 97 77 96 75 / 20 30 20 20 10 WACO, TX 74 96 75 96 72 / 40 30 20 20 10 PARIS, TX 69 90 69 94 69 / 20 20 10 10 10 DENTON, TX 72 94 73 95 71 / 20 20 20 20 10 MCKINNEY, TX 71 94 72 94 70 / 20 20 20 20 10 DALLAS, TX 76 96 77 95 75 / 20 20 20 20 10 TERRELL, TX 73 94 73 95 71 / 20 20 20 20 10 CORSICANA, TX 74 96 73 95 72 / 50 30 20 20 10 TEMPLE, TX 73 97 72 96 71 / 40 30 20 20 10 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 26/82
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 7:35 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 735 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-140300- 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- 735 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE... THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND EARLY NIGHT... GENERALLY SOUTH OF A ATHENS...CORSICANA...HILLSBORO LINE. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE SOUTH OF I-20...AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY. MOREOVER...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO TUESDAY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED TODAY...PARTICULARLY SOUTH OF THE I-20 CORRIDOR. 25
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 5:48 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
548 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008
TXZ121-122-135-132315-
VAN ZANDT TX-KAUFMAN TX-HENDERSON TX-
548 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN KAUFMAN COUNTY
NORTHWESTERN HENDERSON COUNTY
SOUTHWESTERN VAN ZANDT COUNTY
AT 548 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF CANTON TO 11 MILES WEST OF GUN BARREL CITY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
5 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE GUN BARREL CITY...KEMP...
MABANK...SEVEN POINTS...TOOL AND PURTIS CREEK STATE PARK.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND 1/2 INCH HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE
STORMS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO
ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS.
LAT...LON 3225 9624 3225 9626 3228 9629 3229 9629
3231 9630 3230 9631 3231 9633 3240 9644
3251 9607 3240 9581
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 302DEG 4KT 3245 9605 3236 9632Special weather statement, Jul 13, 6:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 638 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008 TXZ145-146-140015- NAVARRO TX-HILL TX- 638 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHEASTERN HILL COUNTY WESTERN NAVARRO COUNTY AT 638 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 18 MILES EAST OF HILLSBORO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 13 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE DAWSON AND HUBBARD. VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3201 9643 3180 9684 3200 9697 3219 9654 TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 314DEG 11KT 3199 9679 82/JLD
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 6:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
658 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008
TXZ145-140030-
HILL TX-
658 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN HILL COUNTY
AT 658 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HILLSBORO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 11 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BYNUM...HILLSBORO AND
HUBBARD.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND 1/2 INCH HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3185 9702 3186 9704 3186 9705 3184 9709
3184 9710 3199 9722 3207 9708 3184 9678
3172 9694
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 318DEG 9KT 3199 9711Special weather statement, Jul 13, 7:42 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
742 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008
TXZ159-140115-
MCLENNAN TX-
742 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHEASTERN MCLENNAN COUNTY
AT 742 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF LACY-LAKEVIEW...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 17 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BELLMEAD...HALLSBURG...
LACY-LAKEVIEW...MART...NORTHCREST AND RIESEL.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND 1/2 INCH HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3167 9721 3179 9705 3161 9685 3160 9685
3154 9681 3147 9691 3147 9693 3144 9698
3143 9701
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 328DEG 15KT 3166 9706Local storm report, Jul 13, 8:13 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill | 26 min |
| Jul 13, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | McLennan | 33 min |
| Jul 13, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | McLennan | 42 min |
| Jul 13, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill | 51 min |
| Jul 13, 8:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Navarro | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 12:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bosque | 36 min |
| Jul 14, 12:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hill | 27 min |
| Jul 14, 1:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hill | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 2:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Milam | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Anderson | 34 min |
| Jul 14, 2:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bell | 29 min |
| Jul 14, 3:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Henderson | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 3:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Milam | 31 min |
| Jul 14, 3:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Anderson, Henderson | 114 min |
| Jul 14, 3:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Milam | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Navarro | 118 min |
| Jul 14, 3:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Parker | 35 min |
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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.