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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 3, 2008Fannin County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT for Fannin County, Texas. It was in force for 45 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: Apr 3, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 2008, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Fannin County, TX

The radar

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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
Apr 3, 5:54 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	3 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 Apr 3, 5:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 5:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 3:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 3, 5:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 5:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
534 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

TXZ101-032300-
JACK TX-
534 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN JACK COUNTY

AT 534 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF OLNEY...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL IN YOUNG
COUNTY. IF THE STORM CONTINUES ON ITS PATH...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR JACK COUNTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3347 9842 3347 9821 3317 9819 3316 9841
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 265DEG 39KT 3327 9872

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 5:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 5:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
550 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

TXZ093-032315-
GRAYSON TX-
550 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTHERN GRAYSON COUNTY

AT 550 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTH OF WHITESBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
48 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE DENISON...POTTSBORO...
HENDRIX AND EISENHOWER STATE PARK.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA-SIZED
HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3387 9682 3383 9670 3391 9666 3389 9658
      3385 9662 3381 9650 3378 9649 3378 9642
      3374 9636 3366 9693 3384 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 247DEG 42KT 3378 9682

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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 6:39 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 6:56 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
656 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

TXZ094-040030-
FANNIN TX-
656 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTHERN FANNIN COUNTY

AT 656 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DURANT...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 38 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA-SIZED
HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN NORTHERN FANNIN
COUNTY FROM THIS STORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3370 9632 3377 9628 3375 9620 3377 9617
      3383 9617 3385 9602 3389 9593 3385 9585
      3379 9586 3360 9637 3372 9637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 246DEG 33KT 3384 9622

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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
Apr 3, 7:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Lamar	52 min
Apr 3, 7:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Fannin, Grayson	54 min
Apr 3, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Fannin, Lamar	63 min
Apr 3, 9:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Lamar	45 min
Apr 3, 11:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Montague	33 min
Apr 3, 11:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Young	25 min
Apr 3, 11:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Cooke, Montague	22 min
Apr 3, 11:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Young	63 min
Apr 3, 11:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Grayson	32 min
Apr 3, 11:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Fannin	29 min
Apr 3, 11:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Cooke	24 min
Apr 3, 11:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack	66 min
Apr 4, 12:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Young	31 min
Apr 4, 12:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Wise	49 min
Apr 4, 12:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Montague	26 min
Apr 4, 12:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Young	32 min
Apr 4, 1:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton	53 min
Apr 4, 1:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Cooke	31 min
Apr 4, 1:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack	37 min
Apr 4, 1:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin	64 min
Apr 4, 1:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Grayson	25 min
Apr 4, 2:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Fannin	27 min
Apr 4, 2:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	26 min
Apr 4, 2:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Wise	35 min
Apr 4, 2:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	26 min
Apr 4, 2:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hunt	35 min
Apr 4, 2:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Delta, Fannin, Lamar	29 min
Apr 4, 2:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hopkins	25 min
Apr 4, 2:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Denton	23 min
Apr 4, 2:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Delta, Lamar	32 min
Apr 4, 3:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton, Tarrant	37 min
Apr 4, 3:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hopkins	31 min
Apr 4, 3:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Collin	33 min
Apr 4, 3:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin	31 min
Apr 4, 3:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Coryell	26 min
Apr 4, 3:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Lampasas, Mills	24 min
Apr 4, 3:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Van Zandt	35 min
Apr 4, 4:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hunt	31 min
Apr 4, 4:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Coryell, Hamilton, Mills	25 min
Apr 4, 4:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins	38 min
Apr 4, 4:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Coryell	43 min
Apr 4, 4:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hill	32 min
Apr 4, 5:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Hill, Johnson	39 min
Apr 4, 6:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Milam	56 min
Apr 4, 7:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Milam	25 min
Apr 4, 8:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Robertson	24 min
Apr 4, 8:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Robertson	26 min
Apr 4, 8:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Milam	25 min
Apr 4, 9:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	McLennan	43 min
Apr 4, 9:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Robertson	24 min
Apr 4, 9:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Bell	35 min
Apr 4, 9:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell, Falls	30 min
Apr 4, 9:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Limestone	31 min
Apr 4, 9:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Leon	35 min
Apr 4, 1:30 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins	7 hr
Apr 4, 4:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt	13 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.