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Special Weather Statement, NWS Fort Worth, TX

October 13, 2012Young County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this special weather statement at Oct 13, 2012, 3:57 PM CDT for Young County, Texas. It was in force for 33 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: Oct 13, 2012, 3:57 PM CDT (20:57 UTC)
Expired: Oct 13, 2012, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX

County Young County, TX

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The text

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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
Oct 13, 3:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Young	36 min
Oct 13, 4:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Young	38 min
Oct 13, 4:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Milam	34 min
Oct 13, 5:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	35 min
Oct 13, 5:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Montague	54 min
Oct 13, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Young	61 min
Oct 13, 6:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Montague	25 min
Oct 13, 6:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Freestone	35 min
Oct 13, 6:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Cooke	53 min
Oct 13, 6:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Young	27 min
Oct 13, 6:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Montague	38 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Texas, 2012 Every special weather statement in 2012

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.