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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 156, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 3, 2009Mills County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2009, 3:00 AM CDT for Mills County, Texas. It was in force for 37 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: May 3, 2009, 3:00 AM CDT (08:00 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2009, 3:37 AM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Mills County, TX

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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 May 3, 12:24 AM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 12:24 AM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 1:19 AM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 3, 12:53 AM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 1:05 AM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 2:13 AM CDT, 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 2:40 AM CDT, 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
240 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009

TXZ121-122-030815-
VAN ZANDT TX-KAUFMAN TX-
240 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  EASTERN KAUFMAN COUNTY
  NORTHWESTERN VAN ZANDT COUNTY

AT 240 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES EAST OF KAUFMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE EDGEWOOD...KAUFMAN...WILLS
POINT AND LAKE TAWAKONI STATE PARK.

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

LAT...LON 3261 9578 3245 9630 3265 9640 3285 9599
      3285 9598
TIME...MOT...LOC 0740Z 247DEG 36KT 3260 9625

Special weather statement, May 3, 2:44 AM CDT, 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
244 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009

TXZ143-144-030815-
BOSQUE TX-HAMILTON TX-
244 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTHERN BOSQUE COUNTY
  NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY

AT 244 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTH OF HAMILTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE HICO...IREDELL...MERIDIAN
AND MERIDIAN STATE PARK.

WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AND HAIL TO 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER CAN BE
EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.

IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.

LAT...LON 3222 9761 3221 9760 3220 9758 3218 9760
      3219 9757 3190 9742 3173 9802 3194 9814
TIME...MOT...LOC 0744Z 247DEG 34KT 3186 9804

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 2, 7:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Hunt, Rains, Van Zandt	66 min
May 2, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton	62 min
May 2, 7:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Denton	3 hr
May 2, 7:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Hopkins, Rains, Van Zandt	3 hr
May 2, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton, Parker, Tarrant, Wise	63 min
May 2, 8:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Tarrant	107 min
May 2, 8:49 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt	37 hr
May 2, 8:49 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt, Rockwall	43 hr
May 2, 8:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Hill	46 min
May 2, 9:20 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Collin	37 hr
May 2, 9:20 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	39 hr
May 2, 9:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Grayson	83 min
May 2, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Van Zandt	46 min
May 2, 9:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Collin, Denton, Rockwall	24 min
May 2, 9:39 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	2 hr
May 2, 9:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Ellis	94 min
May 2, 9:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Ellis	48 min
May 2, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Fannin, Grayson, Rockwall	32 min
May 2, 10:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Kaufman, Rockwall	66 min
May 2, 10:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Fannin, Hunt	61 min
May 2, 10:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Denton	4 hr
May 2, 10:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Hopkins, Rains, Van Zandt	3 hr
May 2, 10:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Lamar, Rains	76 min
May 2, 10:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Delta, Fannin, Lamar	3 hr
May 2, 10:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Collin, Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall	2 hr
May 2, 10:57 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Denton	11 hr
May 2, 11:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Van Zandt	38 min
May 2, 11:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	9 hr
May 2, 11:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	3 hr
May 2, 11:43 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	9 hr
May 2, 11:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Van Zandt	25 min
May 3, 12:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hopkins	22 min
May 3, 1:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hunt	25 min
May 3, 1:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Hopkins, Rains, Van Zandt	3 hr
May 3, 1:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins	21 hr
May 3, 2:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Comanche	32 min
May 3, 2:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	4 hr
May 3, 2:36 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Collin	19 hr
May 3, 2:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant	49 min
May 3, 2:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Kaufman	35 min
May 3, 2:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Bosque	31 min
May 3, 3:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Collin	25 min
May 3, 3:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Bosque	23 min
May 3, 3:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	30 min
May 3, 3:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Lampasas	32 min
May 3, 3:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Hill, Navarro	67 min
May 3, 3:56 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Rockwall	2 hr
May 3, 4:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Bell, McLennan	29 min
May 3, 4:20 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt, Kaufman	3 hr
May 3, 4:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Kaufman, Rains, Van Zandt	34 min
May 3, 4:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Falls, Freestone, Limestone, Milam, Robertson	28 min
May 3, 5:03 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Rains, Van Zandt	3 hr
May 3, 5:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Henderson, Van Zandt	51 min
May 3, 5:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Anderson, Falls, Freestone, Leon, Limestone, Milam and 2 more	92 min
May 3, 6:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Henderson	41 min
May 3, 7:19 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt	4 hr
May 3, 7:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Rains, Van Zandt	4 hr
May 3, 9:52 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Henderson, Navarro	5 days

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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.