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Special Weather Statement, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 3, 2011Stephens County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this special weather statement at Apr 3, 2011, 10:28 PM CDT for Stephens County, Texas. It was in force for 32 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
Apr 3, 2011, 10:28 PM CDT (03:28 UTC)
Expired
Apr 3, 2011, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX

County Stephens County, TX

The radar

The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 Apr 3, 9:35 PM CDT, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 9:35 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 10:11 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1011 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-050315-
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-
1011 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS BEGINNING
AT 4 AM TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS. WIND
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY ACROSS
NORTH TEXAS. THE BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS WILL BE EAST OF
INTERSTATE 35. A FEW STORMS TONIGHT PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY...MAINLY EAST OF
INTERSTATE 35. A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL QUICKLY END FROM WEST TO
EAST MONDAY MORNING.

ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS ON MONDAY AND A RED FLAG WARNING
IS NOW IS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING INTO THE EVENING
HOURS.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 PM CDT MONDAY. NORTH
WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL BE SUSTAINED NEAR 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.

THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY ACROSS
EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF
NORTH TEXAS.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 10:28 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 1:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDComanche33 min
Apr 4, 2:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDComanche, Erath27 min
Apr 4, 2:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHamilton35 min
Apr 4, 2:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDSomervell32 min
Apr 4, 2:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDBosque31 min
Apr 4, 3:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDJohnson31 min
Apr 4, 3:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDPalo Pinto28 min
Apr 4, 3:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDTarrant33 min
Apr 4, 3:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant57 min
Apr 4, 4:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDJohnson27 min
Apr 4, 4:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Denton, Kaufman, Rockwall, Tarrant61 min
Apr 4, 4:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHood, Somervell29 min
Apr 4, 4:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDJohnson25 min
Apr 4, 5:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJohnson, Parker, Tarrant41 min
Apr 4, 5:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDErath25 min
Apr 4, 5:18 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDCollin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant3 hr
Apr 4, 5:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Ellis, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Rockwall and 1 more62 min
Apr 4, 5:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDFannin31 min
Apr 4, 5:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCollin33 min
Apr 4, 6:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHunt50 min
Apr 4, 6:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDBosque, Hill23 min
Apr 4, 6:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDNavarro22 min
Apr 4, 6:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHunt, Kaufman, Rains, Van Zandt65 min
Apr 4, 6:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHill38 min
Apr 4, 6:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHopkins53 min
Apr 4, 6:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Coryell, Hill, McLennan46 min
Apr 4, 7:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHenderson31 min
Apr 4, 7:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDRains, Van Zandt56 min
Apr 4, 7:43 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas3 hr
Apr 4, 7:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHenderson28 min
Apr 4, 7:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDAnderson, Henderson52 min
Apr 4, 7:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMilam47 min
Apr 4, 8:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDAnderson, Freestone, Leon, Limestone59 min
Apr 4, 8:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLeon, Robertson37 min
Apr 4, 8:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLeon, Robertson64 min
Apr 4, 8:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDRobertson43 min
Apr 4, 9:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDAnderson26 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.