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Special Weather Statement, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 3, 2012Young County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this special weather statement at Apr 3, 2012, 7:28 AM CDT for Young 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, 2012, 7:28 AM CDT (12:28 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 2012, 8:00 AM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX

County Young County, TX

The radar

The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:29 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 2, 6:17 PM CDT, 13 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 6:17 PM CDT, 13 hours 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 4:36 PM CDT, 14 hours 52 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 2, 10:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Young	59 min
Apr 3, 7:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Stephens, Young	30 min
Apr 3, 7:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	58 min
Apr 3, 8:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland	49 min
Apr 3, 8:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	46 min
Apr 3, 8:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Montague	25 min
Apr 3, 8:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland	47 min
Apr 3, 9:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	29 min
Apr 3, 9:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Palo Pinto, Young	49 min
Apr 3, 9:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	33 min
Apr 3, 9:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Comanche	34 min
Apr 3, 9:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto	41 min
Apr 3, 10:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Erath	30 min
Apr 3, 10:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche, Eastland, Erath	56 min
Apr 3, 10:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Palo Pinto	51 min
Apr 3, 10:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	35 min
Apr 3, 10:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Erath, Hood, Palo Pinto, Parker	39 min
Apr 3, 11:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack	49 min
Apr 3, 11:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Parker	28 min
Apr 3, 11:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Montague	40 min
Apr 3, 11:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Erath, Palo Pinto	48 min
Apr 3, 11:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Erath, Hood	25 min
Apr 3, 11:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hood, Parker	61 min
Apr 3, 12:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack	55 min
Apr 3, 12:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Montague	67 min
Apr 3, 12:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Johnson	57 min
Apr 3, 12:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Johnson, Tarrant	46 min
Apr 3, 12:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant	54 min
Apr 3, 12:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Emergency	FWD	Dallas, Ellis	50 min
Apr 3, 1:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Parker, Tarrant	44 min
Apr 3, 1:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Montague	39 min
Apr 3, 1:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Emergency	FWD	Dallas, Tarrant	50 min
Apr 3, 1:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Emergency	FWD	Dallas	49 min
Apr 3, 1:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bosque	47 min
Apr 3, 1:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hood, Johnson, Somervell, Tarrant	41 min
Apr 3, 1:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Johnson	45 min
Apr 3, 1:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Tarrant	60 min
Apr 3, 1:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton, Wise	40 min
Apr 3, 2:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Denton	42 min
Apr 3, 2:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Hunt	63 min
Apr 3, 2:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Rockwall	62 min
Apr 3, 2:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant	47 min
Apr 3, 2:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bosque, Hill	60 min
Apr 3, 2:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Tarrant	26 min
Apr 3, 2:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Ellis	56 min
Apr 3, 2:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hopkins, Rains	68 min
Apr 3, 2:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant	63 min
Apr 3, 2:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Hunt	48 min
Apr 3, 2:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Dallas, Tarrant	17 min
Apr 3, 2:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Hill, Johnson	65 min
Apr 3, 3:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bosque, McLennan	42 min
Apr 3, 3:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall	45 min
Apr 3, 3:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell, Coryell	40 min
Apr 3, 3:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins	50 min
Apr 3, 3:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Hunt	62 min
Apr 3, 3:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Ellis	41 min
Apr 3, 3:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hill, McLennan	46 min
Apr 3, 3:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Collin, Hunt, Rockwall	40 min
Apr 3, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Kaufman	58 min
Apr 3, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Lamar	28 min
Apr 3, 4:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Lamar	33 min
Apr 3, 4:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Falls, Hill, Limestone, McLennan, Navarro	43 min
Apr 3, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis	51 min
Apr 3, 4:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Emergency	FWD	Hunt	48 min
Apr 3, 4:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hopkins, Rains	44 min
Apr 3, 4:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Fannin, Hunt	53 min
Apr 3, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Kaufman, Van Zandt	64 min
Apr 3, 4:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Delta, Hunt, Lamar	20 min
Apr 3, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Falls, Freestone, Henderson, Hill, Limestone and 3 more	63 min
Apr 3, 5:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Lamar, Rains	60 min
Apr 3, 5:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Hopkins	49 min
Apr 3, 5:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Hopkins	24 min
Apr 3, 5:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Rains, Van Zandt	54 min
Apr 3, 5:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell, Falls, Limestone, Milam	66 min
Apr 3, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Freestone, Henderson, Navarro	62 min
Apr 3, 6:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Anderson	36 min
Apr 3, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Anderson	65 min
Apr 3, 6:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Anderson, Freestone	38 min
Apr 3, 6:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Milam, Robertson	46 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.