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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Fort Worth, TX

March 3, 2008Parker County, Tarrant County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 3, 2008, 12:46 AM CST for Parker County, Tarrant County, Texas. It was in force for 29 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: Mar 3, 2008, 12:46 AM CST (06:46 UTC)
Expired: Mar 3, 2008, 1:15 AM CST
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Parker County, TX, Tarrant County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:49 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
Mar 2, 6:05 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 25 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1534 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 836 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 210 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 335 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.3
Supercell composite: 10.5

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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 Mar 2, 11:11 PM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 11:11 PM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 8:56 PM CST, 3 hours 50 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
856 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2008

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-031200-
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-
856 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF NORTH TEXAS
THROUGH 2 AM.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF
NORTH TEXAS FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON MONDAY.

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. DISCRETE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP
IN THE WARM MOIST AIRMASS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL HAVE THE
HIGHEST POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE TORNADOES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. LATER
TONIGHT...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
FLASH FLOODING. AREAS PRIMARILY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 AND EAST OF
INTERSTATE 35 WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RECEIVE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAINFALL. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL...HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ONGOING EARLY MONDAY MORNING
PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST AND NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT
BUT THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD PRODUCE SOME LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH THE MORNING.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM BRECKENRIDGE TO DECATUR TO
SULPHUR SPRINGS. ACCUMULATIONS...IF ANY...ARE EXPECTED TO BE
LIGHT. SNOW FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE AS FAR SOUTH AS INTERSTATE 20
MONDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING
ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS.

DUNN

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 2, 10:03 PM CST, 2 hours 43 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1003 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2008

TXZ118-030430-
TARRANT TX-
1003 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  TARRANT COUNTY

AT 1003 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTH OF RIVER OAKS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ARLINGTON...BEDFORD...
BENBROOK...BLUE MOUND...COLLEYVILLE...CROWLEY...DALWORTHINGTON
GARDENS...EDGECLIFF...EULESS...EVERMAN...FOREST HILL...FORT WORTH...
GRAPEVINE...HALTOM CITY...HURST...KENNEDALE...NORTH RICHLAND HILLS...
PANTEGO...RENDON...RICHLAND HILLS...RIVER OAKS...SANSOM PARK...
SOUTHLAKE...WATAUGA...WESTWORTH AND WHITE SETTLEMENT.

PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.

A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED IF STORM CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3266 9754 3275 9753 3300 9707 3298 9706
      3257 9703 3256 9755 3261 9756 3266 9755
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 241DEG 35KT 3275 9736

77/TLD

Special weather statement, Mar 2, 11:07 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1107 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2008

TXZ091-101-102-030530-
MONTAGUE TX-JACK TX-WISE TX-
1107 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  JACK COUNTY
  SOUTHERN MONTAGUE COUNTY
  WISE COUNTY

AT 1107 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF JACKSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ALVORD...AURORA...BOWIE...
BOYD...BRIDGEPORT...BRYSON...CHICO...DECATUR...JACKSBORO AND
FORESTBURG.

PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3347 9797 3363 9797 3362 9748 3342 9749
      3343 9739 3302 9740 3301 9842 3345 9841
TIME...MOT...LOC 0507Z 235DEG 34KT 3329 9807

77/TLD

Local storm report, Mar 2, 11:37 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 3, 12:09 AM CST, 37 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 3, 12:18 AM CST, 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 3, 12:41 AM CST, 5 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
Mar 2, 6:18 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Johnson	27 min
Mar 2, 6:26 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Collin	34 min
Mar 2, 6:48 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	27 min
Mar 2, 7:18 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	27 min
Mar 2, 7:52 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	23 min
Mar 2, 8:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Fannin	30 min
Mar 2, 8:11 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Denton	34 min
Mar 2, 8:36 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin	24 min
Mar 2, 9:06 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Eastland, Stephens, Young	24 min
Mar 2, 9:07 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Fannin	23 min
Mar 2, 9:45 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Young	30 min
Mar 2, 9:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Young	46 min
Mar 2, 10:03 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	27 min
Mar 2, 10:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Stephens	45 min
Mar 2, 10:55 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Stephens	50 min
Mar 2, 11:07 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack, Wise	23 min
Mar 2, 11:10 PM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto	35 min
Mar 2, 11:20 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Montague	55 min
Mar 2, 11:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Parker	61 min
Mar 3, 12:09 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Wise	36 min
Mar 3, 12:41 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	64 min
Mar 3, 12:50 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Collin, Denton, Grayson	55 min
Mar 3, 2:29 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Brown	61 min
Mar 3, 3:05 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Mills	55 min
Mar 3, 3:21 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Erath	24 min
Mar 3, 3:44 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hamilton	31 min
Mar 3, 3:48 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Coryell	27 min
Mar 3, 3:50 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Somervell	25 min
Mar 3, 4:30 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Collin	33 hr
Mar 3, 4:52 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	McLennan	23 min
Mar 3, 4:58 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell, Falls, Limestone, McLennan	62 min
Mar 3, 5:13 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Lamar	32 min
Mar 3, 5:16 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Navarro	29 min
Mar 3, 5:38 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Freestone, Navarro	67 min
Mar 3, 5:45 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Milam, Robertson	30 min
Mar 3, 5:59 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Anderson, Henderson	61 min
Mar 3, 6:01 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Van Zandt	29 min
Mar 3, 6:14 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Van Zandt	46 min
Mar 3, 6:21 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Leon, Robertson	24 min
Mar 3, 6:55 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Collin	25 hr
Mar 3, 8:18 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt	29 hr
Mar 3, 8:18 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt, Rockwall	25 hr
Mar 3, 10:12 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Bell, Falls, McLennan	33 min
Mar 3, 10:45 AM CST	Snow Advisory	FWD	Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton and 23 more	17 hr
Mar 3, 11:26 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Navarro	34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.