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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 17, 2008, 10:26 PM CDT for Young County, Texas. It was in force for 64 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 17, 2008, 10:26 PM CDT (03:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2008, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Young County, TX
The radar
The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 6:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 1768 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1028 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.4
- Supercell composite
- 7.7
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 17, 9:33 PM CDT, 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 9:33 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 322 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-181200- 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- 322 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF NORTH TEXAS FOR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE MODERATE RISK IS ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A GRAHAM TO FORT WORTH TO WACO TO TEMPLE LINE. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REST OF NORTH TEXAS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING ALONG A DRYLINE OVER WEST CENTRAL TEXAS AND EXPAND EASTWARD TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL...GREATER THAN 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE GREATEST TORNADO THREAT IS ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR...WHERE AN ISOLATED STRONG TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER...HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY OVERNIGHT. THERE IS FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ONGOING TUESDAY MORNING WITH A FEW SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE...MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE THREATS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM COMANCHE TO FORT WORTH TO GAINESVILLE LINE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. DUNN
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 17, 7:18 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
718 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE COMMERCE 33.26N 95.88W
03/17/2008 HUNT TX AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN ON HWY. 24 NORTHEAST OF COMMERCE. POSSIBLE
TORNADIC DAMAGE.Special weather statement, Mar 17, 7:22 PM CDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
722 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2008
TXZ093-180045-
GRAYSON TX-
722 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHEASTERN GRAYSON COUNTY
AT 722 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHERMAN...MOVING NORTH AT 35
MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE DENISON...KNOLLWOOD...
POTTSBORO...SHERMAN...HENDRIX AND EISENHOWER STATE PARK.
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 200 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3391 9666 3387 9659 3384 9657 3383 9651
3379 9648 3380 9644 3375 9637 3356 9650
3363 9670
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 201DEG 32KT 3368 9656Special weather statement, Mar 17, 7:24 PM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
724 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2008
TXZ094-180100-
FANNIN TX-
724 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN FANNIN COUNTY
AT 724 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF COMMERCE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE HONEY GROVE.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA-SIZED
HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.
IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
200 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3373 9595 3362 9585 3344 9586 3340 9592
3340 9601 3339 9602 3337 9616 3336 9619
3337 9620
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 212DEG 29KT 3336 9607Special weather statement, Mar 17, 7:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 23 min |
| Mar 17, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Fannin | 36 min |
| Mar 17, 7:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Lamar | 35 min |
| Mar 17, 7:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hunt | 35 min |
| Mar 17, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin, Lamar | 61 min |
| Mar 17, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Young | 37 min |
| Mar 17, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 39 min |
| Mar 17, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens | 54 min |
| Mar 17, 11:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Jack | 25 min |
| Mar 17, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 27 min |
| Mar 18, 5:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Mills | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 6:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Comanche | 29 min |
| Mar 18, 6:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 27 min |
| Mar 18, 6:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 6:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Comanche | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 7:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Jack | 35 min |
| Mar 18, 8:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 24 min |
| Mar 18, 8:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt | 51 hr |
| Mar 18, 8:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt, Rockwall | 51 hr |
| Mar 18, 9:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Denton | 36 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hill | 30 min |
| Mar 18, 10:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | McLennan | 37 min |
| Mar 18, 10:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Wise | 54 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bosque | 25 min |
| Mar 18, 10:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Ellis | 37 min |
| Mar 18, 11:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 11:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bosque | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 11:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin, Denton | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 11:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas | 30 min |
| Mar 18, 11:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 12:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Lamar | 37 min |
| Mar 18, 12:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 12:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 12 hr |
| Mar 18, 12:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 12:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hill | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 1:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Limestone | 36 min |
| Mar 18, 1:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Collin | 44 hr |
| Mar 18, 1:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 64 hr |
| Mar 18, 1:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bell | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 1:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Navarro | 37 min |
| Mar 18, 1:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Erath | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 1:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Navarro | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 1:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | McLennan | 29 min |
| Mar 18, 1:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Lamar | 25 min |
| Mar 18, 1:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 16 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, Hill, McLennan | 35 min |
| Mar 18, 2:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Rockwall | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Palo Pinto | 29 min |
| Mar 18, 2:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bell, Coryell | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Anderson | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 2:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Collin | 31 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Anderson, Henderson | 44 min |
| Mar 18, 3:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 3:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hill | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Fannin, Hunt | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Comanche | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Comanche | 10 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Lamar | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin, Kaufman, Rockwall | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis, Johnson | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Leon | 34 min |
| Mar 18, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Collin | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 5:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 15 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Leon | 24 min |
| Mar 18, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Leon | 30 min |
| Mar 18, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Anderson | 34 min |
| Mar 18, 6:53 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FWD | Anderson, Bell, Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke and 40 more | 9 hr |
Nearby
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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.