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Special Weather Statement, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this special weather statement at May 27, 2008, 7:21 AM CDT for Montague County, Texas. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2008, 7:21 AM CDT (12:21 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2008, 7:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
County Montague County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 1167 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -136 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 626 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 27, 6:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 27, 6:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 600 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .UPDATE... THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX HAS TURNED A LITTLE MORE RIGHT AND SHOULD AFFECT THE RED RIVER COUNTIES BETWEEN 7 AND 8 AM. THE STORMS SHOULD DISSIPATE BEFORE REACHING THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. WILL ISSUE A QUICK UPDATE TO RAISE MORNING POPS IN THE NORTH. .79... && .AVIATION... EXPECT MVFR CEILINGS TO BECOME THE PREVAILING CONDITION IN THE NEXT HOUR BASED ON CURRENT 11-3.9 SATELLITE IMAGE. MUCH LIKE THE PAST FEW DAYS THE LOW CEILINGS SHOULD SCATTER OUT BEFORE MIDDAY. HOWEVER...CIRRUS SHIELD ASSOCIATED WITH APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX MAY LINGER FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THE MORNING. MY CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THE STORMS WILL DISSIPATE BEFORE REACHING THE METROPLEX TAF SITES BUT IT WILL BE CLOSE. EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH A SOUTH WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS. NEXT CHANCE OF STORMS WILL ARRIVE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT. WILL CARRY PROB GROUPS BETWEEN 05 AND 12Z FOR NOW. .79... && .DISCUSSION... 252 AM A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST ACROSS OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING AND SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF THE RED RIVER. HOWEVER...A FEW SHOWERS/STORMS FEEDING INTO THE MAIN COMPLEX MAY AFFECT SOME LOCATIONS JUST SOUTH OF THE RED RIVER THROUGH SUNRISE. THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL BECOME WEAKLY DIFFLUENT ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES INTO SOUTHWEST TEXAS. THE COMBINATION OF INCREASING LARGE SCALE LIFT AND INSTABILITY WILL BRING WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO PORTION OF NORTH TEXAS TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE BEST CHANCE OF STORMS TONIGHT WILL BE GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE DUE TO STRONG MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES. HAIL AND DOWNBURST WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL LINGER ON WEDNESDAY AS THE THE COLD FRONT STALL ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF NORTH TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT SHOULD WEAKEN AND LIFT OUT OF THE REGION BY THURSDAY. THE ABSENCE OF SURFACE BOUNDARIES AND RIDGING ALOFT SHOULD KEEP THE THE REST OF THIS WEEK THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK RAIN-FREE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...INCREASING CLOUDS AND SLIGHT DRIER AIR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A BIT COOLER. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 95 72 91 71 93 / 20 40 30 10 5 WACO, TX 93 72 93 69 93 / 20 40 30 10 10 PARIS, TX 90 70 86 69 89 / 20 50 40 20 5 DENTON, TX 94 71 88 67 93 / 20 50 30 10 5 MCKINNEY, TX 91 71 88 66 93 / 20 40 30 10 5 DALLAS, TX 94 74 90 72 94 / 20 40 30 10 5 TERRELL, TX 91 71 91 68 93 / 20 40 40 20 5 CORSICANA, TX 91 71 91 70 92 / 20 40 30 20 10 TEMPLE, TX 92 70 92 68 92 / 20 30 30 10 5 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 99/79
Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 3:30 AM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 27, 7:21 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
721 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008
TXZ091-092-271245-
MONTAGUE TX-COOKE TX-
721 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHWESTERN COOKE COUNTY
NORTHERN MONTAGUE COUNTY
AT 721 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 30 MILES NORTH OF
GAINESVILLE TO 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF NOCONA TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF
NOCONA...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE NOCONA.
PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE
STORMS.
IF THESE STORMS INTENSIFY A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
LAT...LON 3397 9759 3391 9757 3392 9752 3391 9747
3384 9745 3383 9742 3383 9737 3389 9731
3389 9728 3375 9720 3367 9786 3389 9799
3386 9786 3399 9769 3399 9764
TIME...MOT...LOC 1221Z 345DEG 10KT 3405 9723 3393 9762
3390 9794The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 8:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Montague | 3 hr |
| May 27, 8:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Montague | 37 min |
| May 27, 8:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Cooke, Grayson, Montague | 30 min |
| May 27, 8:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke | 66 min |
| May 27, 9:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Cooke | 2 hr |
| May 27, 9:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 31 min |
| May 27, 9:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Montague | 27 min |
| May 27, 9:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Grayson | 3 hr |
| May 27, 9:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Denton | 64 min |
| May 27, 9:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Fannin, Grayson | 32 min |
| May 27, 10:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Denton | 37 min |
| May 27, 10:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Collin, Denton | 3 hr |
| May 27, 11:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hopkins, Hunt, Rains | 28 min |
| May 27, 11:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Collin, Denton, Rockwall, Wise | 37 min |
| May 27, 11:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Wise | 2 hr |
| May 27, 11:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Kaufman, Van Zandt | 34 min |
| May 27, 11:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Hopkins, Hunt, Rains | 2 hr |
| May 27, 12:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Denton | 113 min |
| May 27, 1:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 117 min |
| May 27, 1:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro | 2 hr |
| May 27, 1:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 32 min |
| May 27, 1:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Navarro | 23 min |
| May 27, 1:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Denton | 2 hr |
| May 27, 2:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Navarro | 116 min |
| May 27, 2:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Anderson, Freestone | 2 hr |
| May 27, 2:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Parker | 34 min |
| May 27, 2:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hood | 31 min |
| May 27, 3:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hill | 29 min |
| May 27, 3:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hill | 26 min |
| May 27, 3:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Hood, Parker | 113 min |
| May 27, 3:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Hill, Limestone, McLennan | 2 hr |
| May 27, 3:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | McLennan | 29 min |
| May 27, 3:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hood | 78 min |
| May 27, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bosque | 26 min |
| May 27, 3:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | McLennan | 114 min |
| May 27, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque | 25 min |
| May 27, 3:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Navarro | 2 hr |
| May 27, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell | 28 min |
| May 27, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bell, Coryell, Milam | 31 min |
| May 27, 6:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Denton | 14 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.