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Special Weather Statement, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 20, 2011Lamar County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this special weather statement at May 20, 2011, 10:54 AM CDT for Lamar County, Texas. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
May 20, 2011, 10:54 AM CDT (15:54 UTC)
Expired
May 20, 2011, 11:30 AM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX

County Lamar County, TX

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The text

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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 May 20, 10:23 AM CDT, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 10:23 AM CDT, 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 3:12 AM CDT, 7 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
312 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-210815-
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-
312 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS
TODAY AND TONIGHT. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SOME
OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER
THREATS ARE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. HEAVY RAINFALL AND
LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE WHEREVER THUNDERSTORMS MOVE
OVER THE SAME LOCATION MULTIPLE TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
LOW THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE FROM SATURDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY ACROSS VARIOUS PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS EACH DAY.
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 20, 8:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 20, 9:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 20, 10:20 AM CDT, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1020 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

TXZ092-103-201545-
DENTON TX-COOKE TX-
1020 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  EASTERN COOKE COUNTY
  NORTHWESTERN DENTON COUNTY

AT 1019 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES WEST OF SANGER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE GAINESVILLE...LINDSAY...
SANGER AND RAY ROBERTS PARK JOHNSON BRANCH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL...PENNY SIZE
HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3384 9716 3382 9720 3376 9718 3373 9716
      3372 9711 3375 9709 3379 9711 3381 9709
      3342 9694 3324 9732 3324 9739 3343 9739
      3388 9718
TIME...MOT...LOC 1519Z 220DEG 40KT 3338 9734

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Special weather statement, May 20, 10:23 AM CDT, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1023 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

TXZ092-201600-
COOKE TX-
1023 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN COOKE COUNTY

AT 1023 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF GAINESVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE MUENSTER.

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

LAT...LON 3390 9717 3385 9716 3385 9705 3383 9706
      3384 9714 3382 9706 3377 9709 3385 9716
      3382 9720 3376 9718 3371 9712 3353 9749
      3392 9748 3389 9744 3383 9744 3383 9737
      3389 9733 3387 9726 3392 9722
TIME...MOT...LOC 1523Z 233DEG 44KT 3377 9732

42/MM
Special weather statement, May 20, 10:54 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1054 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

TXZ094-095-201630-
FANNIN TX-LAMAR TX-
1054 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN FANNIN COUNTY
  LAMAR COUNTY

AT 1054 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 17 MILES EAST OF BONHAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE HONEY GROVE AND PARIS.

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

LAT...LON 3365 9542 3346 9591 3361 9604 3385 9586
      3384 9583 3387 9581 3385 9577 3388 9577
      3390 9575 3389 9569 3391 9568 3391 9558
TIME...MOT...LOC 1554Z 234DEG 34KT 3359 9588

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 20, 8:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDJack23 min
May 20, 9:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDErath33 min
May 20, 10:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCooke25 min
May 20, 12:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMills23 min
May 20, 12:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMills28 min
May 20, 12:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDWise24 min
May 20, 12:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDParker, Wise59 min
May 20, 1:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHamilton, Mills45 min
May 20, 1:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCooke, Denton27 min
May 20, 2:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCooke, Denton41 min
May 20, 2:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDallas36 min
May 20, 2:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Dallas47 min
May 20, 2:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDParker, Tarrant44 min
May 20, 2:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCoryell, Hamilton, Lampasas52 min
May 20, 2:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDGrayson35 min
May 20, 2:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDCooke, Grayson119 min
May 20, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHood32 min
May 20, 3:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDFannin37 min
May 20, 3:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDTarrant35 min
May 20, 3:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Tarrant30 min
May 20, 3:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDAnderson, Freestone, Leon58 min
May 20, 3:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHunt, Rockwall31 min
May 20, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Denton27 min
May 20, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Tarrant48 min
May 20, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Fannin, Hunt62 min
May 20, 4:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDCollin, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt3 hr
May 20, 4:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDDallas, Tarrant3 hr
May 20, 4:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCoryell23 min
May 20, 5:13 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDLeon3 hr
May 20, 5:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDFreestone, Limestone27 min
May 20, 5:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDFannin3 hr
May 20, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHunt, Rains, Van Zandt66 min
May 20, 5:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMcLennan34 min
May 20, 5:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDLeon6 hr
May 20, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFreestone, Limestone60 min
May 20, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLeon66 min
May 20, 5:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMcLennan34 min
May 20, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDelta, Fannin, Hopkins, Lamar33 min
May 20, 6:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDKaufman58 min
May 20, 6:08 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDAnderson, Freestone, Limestone3 hr
May 20, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis, Navarro52 min
May 20, 6:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDDelta, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Rains3 hr
May 20, 6:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDFalls25 min
May 20, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHenderson, Kaufman57 min

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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.