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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 403, NWS Fort Worth, TX

November 11, 2008McLennan County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 11, 2008, 6:44 AM CST for McLennan County, Texas. It was in force for 61 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 11, 2008, 6:44 AM CST (12:44 UTC)
Expired: Nov 11, 2008, 7:45 AM CST
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

County McLennan 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 Nov 11, 6:08 AM CST, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 6:08 AM CST, 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 11, 4:40 AM CST, 2 hours 4 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 11, 3:56 AM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 11, 4:20 AM CST, 2 hours 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 11, 4:44 AM CST, 2 hours before

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Special weather statement, Nov 11, 5:02 AM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 11, 5:09 AM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 11, 5:37 AM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 10, 6:32 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hood, Tarrant	58 min
Nov 10, 6:44 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Tarrant	2 hr
Nov 10, 6:49 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Comanche, Erath	116 min
Nov 10, 7:09 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Erath	36 min
Nov 10, 7:10 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	35 min
Nov 10, 7:11 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Collin	34 min
Nov 10, 7:29 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Collin, Denton, Tarrant	3 hr
Nov 10, 7:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Erath	45 min
Nov 10, 7:37 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	23 min
Nov 10, 7:38 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Comanche, Erath	3 hr
Nov 10, 8:08 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	67 min
Nov 10, 8:23 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hood	37 min
Nov 10, 8:41 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Hood, Parker	2 hr
Nov 10, 8:57 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	33 min
Nov 10, 8:59 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Tarrant	3 hr
Nov 10, 9:10 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Collin	35 min
Nov 10, 9:28 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hunt	32 min
Nov 10, 10:25 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	11 hr
Nov 10, 11:04 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Kaufman, Rockwall	26 min
Nov 10, 11:59 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas, Tarrant	3 hr
Nov 11, 2:05 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	25 min
Nov 11, 2:28 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Parker	32 min
Nov 11, 3:03 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	3 hr
Nov 11, 3:10 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	35 min
Nov 11, 3:18 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland	57 min
Nov 11, 3:35 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	25 min
Nov 11, 3:40 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Collin	35 min
Nov 11, 3:48 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Erath	27 min
Nov 11, 3:56 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	34 min
Nov 11, 4:06 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Erath	39 min
Nov 11, 4:44 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hood, Somervell	31 min
Nov 11, 5:02 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hunt	28 min
Nov 11, 5:09 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Johnson	36 min
Nov 11, 5:37 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Coryell, Lampasas	23 min
Nov 11, 6:01 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Coryell	59 min
Nov 11, 7:32 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Falls	28 min
Nov 11, 9:29 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	25 hr
Nov 11, 5:45 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Milam	30 min
Nov 11, 5:55 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Milam	35 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.