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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 9, 2015Young County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 2015, 4:41 PM CDT for Young County, Texas. It was in force for 64 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
May 9, 2015, 4:41 PM CDT (21:41 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2015, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
3.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Young County, TX

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 9, 1:21 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

What forecasters said that day

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 May 9, 4:00 PM CDT, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 4:00 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 3:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 9, 1:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 9, 2:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 9, 3:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 9, 4:25 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 9, 4:37 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
437 PM CDT SAT MAY 09 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0433 PM     TORNADO          7 SSW CISCO             32.29N  99.02W
05/09/2015                   EASTLAND           TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL SPOTTERS HAVE SENT PHOTO CONFIRMING A TORNADO
            SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CISCO.
Local storm report, May 9, 4:39 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
439 PM CDT SAT MAY 09 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0431 PM     HAIL             CISCO                   32.38N  98.97W
05/09/2015  E1.50 INCH       EASTLAND           TX   PUBLIC

            PING PONG SIZED HAIL IN CISCO.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 7:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDFannin, Lamar3 hr
May 8, 7:05 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDYoung43 min
May 8, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack39 min
May 8, 7:10 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDMontague50 min
May 8, 7:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDStephens, Young58 min
May 8, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMontague60 min
May 8, 7:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDAnderson, Freestone, Henderson, Navarro3 hr
May 8, 7:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDYoung3 hr
May 8, 7:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Young57 min
May 8, 7:54 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDMontague15 min
May 8, 8:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMontague47 min
May 8, 8:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCooke55 min
May 8, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Young59 min
May 8, 8:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDStephens3 hr
May 8, 9:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDCooke3 hr
May 8, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDPalo Pinto, Stephens, Young62 min
May 8, 9:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDWise48 min
May 8, 10:07 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDMontague3 hr
May 8, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack, Palo Pinto, Young26 min
May 8, 10:32 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDCooke3 hr
May 8, 10:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDGrayson42 min
May 8, 10:36 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDYoung3 hr
May 8, 10:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDStephens62 min
May 8, 11:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDStephens47 min
May 8, 11:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLamar43 min
May 8, 11:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDStephens3 hr
May 9, 12:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDPalo Pinto39 min
May 9, 3:08 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDStephens6 hr
May 9, 5:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDYoung44 min
May 9, 6:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDYoung35 min
May 9, 6:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDJack47 min
May 9, 6:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack50 min
May 9, 7:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMontague38 min
May 9, 8:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMontague51 min
May 9, 8:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDMontague3 hr
May 9, 8:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt44 hr
May 9, 9:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDWise23 min
May 9, 9:14 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDWise2 hr
May 9, 9:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDYoung28 hr
May 9, 9:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas27 hr
May 9, 9:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDCollin3 days
May 9, 9:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHenderson, Navarro5 days
May 9, 9:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDenton41 min
May 9, 10:06 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDCooke, Denton114 min
May 9, 10:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCollin, Denton, Grayson67 min
May 9, 10:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDCollin, Cooke, Denton, Grayson6 hr
May 9, 10:31 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDWise119 min
May 9, 11:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDFannin61 min
May 9, 12:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDFannin3 hr
May 9, 12:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDFannin, Lamar41 min
May 9, 12:25 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDWise3 hr
May 9, 12:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFannin, Lamar45 min
May 9, 1:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDGrayson26 min
May 9, 1:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDGrayson34 min
May 9, 1:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFannin, Lamar56 min
May 9, 2:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDGrayson39 min
May 9, 2:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDLamar115 min
May 9, 3:14 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDFannin3 hr
May 9, 3:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDWise117 min
May 9, 3:22 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDCollin51 hr
May 9, 3:22 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDenton17 hr
May 9, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEastland, Stephens61 min
May 9, 4:26 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDLamar3 hr
May 9, 4:28 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDEastland47 min
May 9, 4:34 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDCollin, Denton3 hr
May 9, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEastland64 min
May 9, 4:46 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedFWDEastland29 min
May 9, 4:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCooke43 min
May 9, 4:55 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedFWDCooke35 min
May 9, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCooke, Grayson55 min
May 9, 5:28 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins, Lamar20 min
May 9, 5:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDEastland6 hr
May 9, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDYoung63 min
May 9, 5:42 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDEastland33 min
May 9, 5:42 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDCooke22 min
May 9, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEastland61 min
May 9, 5:58 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDYoung32 min
May 9, 5:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDYoung2 hr
May 9, 6:06 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDGrayson24 min
May 9, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEastland, Erath, Palo Pinto66 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.