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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 16, 2009, 9:25 PM CDT for Cooke County, Montague County, Texas. It was in force for 53 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 16, 2009, 9:25 PM CDT (02:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2009, 10:18 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cooke County, TX, Montague County, TX
The radar
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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 16, 7:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 7:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 605 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-171100- 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- 605 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING ACROSS MOST OF NORTH TEXAS WITH CHANCES INCREASING LATER TONIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING BEING THE MAIN THREATS. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. FARTHER SOUTH...SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF NORTH TEXAS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED TONIGHT. DUNN
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Special weather statement, Apr 16, 7:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Leon | 57 min |
| Apr 16, 7:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Navarro | 30 min |
| Apr 16, 8:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Navarro | 29 min |
| Apr 16, 8:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Ellis | 35 min |
| Apr 16, 8:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Cherokee | 33 min |
| Apr 16, 9:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Henderson | 28 min |
| Apr 16, 9:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Montague | 33 min |
| Apr 16, 9:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Denton | 25 min |
| Apr 16, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Kaufman | 32 min |
| Apr 16, 9:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 35 min |
| Apr 16, 10:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Van Zandt | 32 min |
| Apr 16, 10:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Rockwall | 28 min |
| Apr 16, 11:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Rains | 33 min |
| Apr 17, 6:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hamilton | 29 min |
| Apr 17, 7:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hamilton | 29 min |
| Apr 17, 7:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lampasas | 42 min |
| Apr 17, 7:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bosque | 30 min |
| Apr 17, 7:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland, Stephens, Young | 61 min |
| Apr 17, 8:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell, Coryell, Lampasas | 76 min |
| Apr 17, 8:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Johnson | 27 min |
| Apr 17, 8:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill | 47 min |
| Apr 17, 9:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis, Johnson | 56 min |
| Apr 17, 9:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell | 62 min |
| Apr 17, 9:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell, McLennan | 59 min |
| Apr 17, 9:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Bell, Coryell | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 10:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Falls, Milam | 35 min |
| Apr 17, 10:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | McLennan | 51 min |
| Apr 17, 10:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas, Ellis | 27 min |
| Apr 17, 10:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hill | 36 min |
| Apr 17, 10:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Palo Pinto, Parker, Tarrant, Wise | 28 min |
| Apr 17, 10:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Erath, Hamilton, Hood, Lampasas, Mills, Somervell | 26 min |
| Apr 17, 10:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Limestone | 31 min |
| Apr 17, 11:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Leon | 30 min |
| Apr 17, 11:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Freestone, Navarro | 28 min |
| Apr 17, 11:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Robertson | 24 min |
| Apr 17, 11:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Falls, Limestone, Milam, Robertson | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 11:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Dallas, Ellis, Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro, Rockwall | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 11:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Freestone, Henderson, Kaufman | 32 min |
| Apr 17, 11:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Freestone, Leon | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 12:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Grayson, Rockwall | 119 min |
| Apr 17, 12:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Cooke, Denton, Montague, Tarrant, Wise | 34 min |
| Apr 17, 12:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Ellis, Falls, Hill and 4 more | 32 min |
| Apr 17, 12:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Anderson | 26 min |
| Apr 17, 12:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Anderson, Henderson, Van Zandt | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 12:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Delta, Lamar | 63 min |
| Apr 17, 12:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Rains | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 1:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Kaufman, Limestone, Navarro | 67 min |
| Apr 17, 2:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Fannin, Hunt | 71 min |
| Apr 17, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Anderson, Henderson, Rains, Van Zandt | 79 min |
| Apr 17, 2:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell | 26 min |
| Apr 17, 3:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Lamar | 86 min |
| Apr 17, 3:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell | 26 min |
| Apr 17, 3:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Anderson, Henderson, Leon, Van Zandt | 58 min |
| Apr 17, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Milam | 30 min |
| Apr 17, 5:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | McLennan | 35 min |
| Apr 17, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bell | 31 min |
| Apr 17, 6:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Milam | 25 min |
| Apr 17, 6:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Robertson | 25 min |
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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.