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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 396, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 10, 2008, 4:46 PM CST for Erath County, Palo Pinto County, Texas. It was in force for 44 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
- Nov 10, 2008, 4:46 PM CST (22:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 10, 2008, 5:30 PM CST
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Erath County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 12:25 PM CST | 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 Nov 10, 3:27 PM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 10, 3:27 PM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 225 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-111200- MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN- HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS- ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL- JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO- FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE- LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON- 225 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SOUTHWEST OF A BOWIE...TO FORT WORTH...TO PALESTINE LINE THROUGH MID-EVENING. STRONG UPPER LEVEL ENERGY AND A SLOW...NORTH- MOVING WARM FRONT WILL BE THE MAIN COMPONENTS FOR THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT ACROSS THIS AREA... WITH STORM ROTATION AND LOCALIZED TORNADIC POTENTIAL THE GREATEST IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE WARM FRONT. NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT CLOSER TO THE RED RIVER VALLEY...LARGE HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS...AS THE LOW-LEVEL AIRMASS REMAINS COOL AND STABLE. A STORM COMPLEX WILL LIKELY EVOLVE BY MID-EVENING ACROSS NORTH TEXAS... WITH A LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN AND FLOOD THREAT...NAMELY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HALF OF NORTH TEXAS OVERNIGHT...AS THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE THUNDERSTORMS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY...WITH A LOCALIZED SEVERE WEATHER THREAT REMAINING ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS WHERE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL REMAIN. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM STORMS ON TUESDAY WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS... THOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANT BE RULED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS SOUTHEAST OF A TEMPLE TO ATHENS LINE. OTHERWISE...AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS EASTERN SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 05/
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 10, 2:09 PM CST, 2 hours 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
209 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008
TXZ130-102045-
ERATH TX-
209 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHWESTERN ERATH COUNTY
AT 209 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF STEPHENVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST MONDAY EVENING FOR
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3252 9838 3252 9807 3250 9805 3246 9804
3229 9847 3246 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 235DEG 27KT 3241 9837Special weather statement, Nov 10, 2:21 PM CST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
242 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008
TXZ116-102115-
PALO PINTO TX-
242 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHERN PALO PINTO COUNTY
AT 242 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR STRAWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
A SECOND STRONG THUNDERSTOM WAS LOCATED NEAR SANTO...ALSO MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE GORDON AND MINERAL WELLS.
VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
IF THESE STORMS INTENSIFY...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST MONDAY EVENING FOR
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3265 9857 3285 9824 3284 9806 3252 9806
3252 9857
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 232DEG 32KT 3254 9850Special weather statement, Nov 10, 4:18 PM CST, 28 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
419 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008
TXZ129-102245-
EASTLAND TX-
419 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
EASTERN EASTLAND COUNTY
AT 419 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES EAST OF RANGER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH. SEVERAL OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS THE EASTERN
PARTS OF THE COUNTY...ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE GORMAN AND RISING STAR.
PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST MONDAY EVENING FOR
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3208 9910 3252 9862 3252 9847 3230 9847
3208 9892
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 232DEG 25KT 3246 9855
82/JLDSpecial weather statement, Nov 10, 4:37 PM CST, 9 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 12:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 31 min |
| Nov 10, 12:47 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Comanche | 28 min |
| Nov 10, 1:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 25 min |
| Nov 10, 2:09 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Erath | 36 min |
| Nov 10, 2:21 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 24 min |
| Nov 10, 2:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Palo Pinto | 33 min |
| Nov 10, 3:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hood, Palo Pinto, Parker | 41 min |
| Nov 10, 3:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 55 min |
| Nov 10, 3:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Erath, Hood | 28 min |
| Nov 10, 4:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 38 min |
| Nov 10, 4:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Parker | 27 min |
| Nov 10, 4:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 26 min |
| Nov 10, 4:37 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Erath | 23 min |
| Nov 10, 4:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Denton | 26 min |
| Nov 10, 4:53 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 37 min |
| Nov 10, 5:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 26 min |
| Nov 10, 5:10 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Erath, Palo Pinto | 2 hr |
| Nov 10, 5:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Denton | 31 min |
| Nov 10, 5:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Erath | 31 min |
| Nov 10, 5:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood, Palo Pinto, Parker | 59 min |
| Nov 10, 5:43 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Denton | 2 hr |
| Nov 10, 5:48 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hood, Parker | 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.