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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 175, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 9, 2015Hood County, Johnson County, Somervell County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 2015, 11:42 PM CDT for Hood County, Johnson County, Somervell County, Texas. It was in force for 63 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, 11:42 PM CDT (04:42 UTC)
Expired
May 10, 2015, 12:45 AM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
2.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hood County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Somervell County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 10:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 64 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2015-05-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2343 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2015-05-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 316 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2343 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1015 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
316 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
396 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
5.1
Supercell composite
26.9

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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, 11:00 PM CDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 11:00 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 9:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
935 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-101200-
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-
935 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY NORTH AND WEST OF A GOLDTHWAITE...TO
HILLSBORO...TO DALLAS...TO GAINESVILLE LINE OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A
CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE. HIGHEST RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 AND WEST OF
INTERSTATE 35 EAST. MAIN HAZARDS INCLUDE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS. THE TORNADO THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT
WHEN ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY AND MAY RESULT IN
CONTINUED FLASH FLOODING. THESE STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE NUMEROUS
LIGHTNING STRIKES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL TEXAS SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ON
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING ACROSS
SEVERAL PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS. SEVERE WEATHER WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY WITH A THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING. ISOLATED
SEVERE STORMS MAY OCCUR MONDAY AND TUESDAY BUT THE CHANCES FOR
SEVERE STORMS MAY INCREASE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS MOST LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20
AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 EAST...BUT LOW ELSEWHERE.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 9, 10:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 9, 10:42 PM CDT, 1 hour before
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Local storm report, May 9, 11:10 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1110 PM CDT SAT MAY 09 2015

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

1019 PM     TSTM WND GST     DENTON                  33.22N  97.15W
05/09/2015  M60 MPH          DENTON             TX   ASOS

            MEASURED WIND GUST BY KDTO ASOS. STRONG WINDS FROM ANVIL
            PRECIPITATION NOT REACHING THE GROUND.
Local storm report, May 9, 11:15 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1115 PM CDT SAT MAY 09 2015

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

1111 PM     HAIL             2 S TOLAR               32.37N  97.90W
05/09/2015  E1.75 INCH       HOOD               TX   AMATEUR RADIO
Special weather statement, May 9, 11:28 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1128 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

TXZ117-118-133-100515-
JOHNSON TX-PARKER TX-TARRANT TX-
1128 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN PARKER...
NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON AND SOUTHERN TARRANT COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM
CDT...

AT 1128 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR GODLEY...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF JOSHUA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...BURLESON...CLEBURNE...BENBROOK...WHITE
SETTLEMENT...CROWLEY...FOREST HILL...RIVER OAKS...KENNEDALE...
EVERMAN...JOSHUA...RENDON...EDGECLIFF VILLAGE...WESTWORTH VILLAGE...
GODLEY...CROSS TIMBER...EDGECLIFF...WESTOVER HILLS AND BRIAROAKS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3270 9713 3238 9742 3250 9762 3255 9762
      3256 9764 3280 9752
TIME...MOT...LOC 0428Z 219DEG 20KT 3252 9752

CAVANAUGH
Local storm report, May 9, 11:35 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1135 PM CDT SAT MAY 09 2015

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

1134 PM     HAIL             2 S GRANBURY            32.42N  97.80W
05/09/2015  E1.75 INCH       HOOD               TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL 2 MILES SOUTH OF GRANBURY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEastland40 min
May 9, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDErath, Hood, Palo Pinto63 min
May 9, 7:15 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedFWDErath30 min
May 9, 7:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDErath115 min
May 9, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDErath, Hood, Parker, Somervell60 min
May 9, 7:45 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDErath, Hood30 min
May 9, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEastland58 min
May 9, 8:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDErath56 min
May 9, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant65 min
May 9, 9:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEastland, Erath, Palo Pinto61 min
May 9, 9:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDErath, Hood, Somervell60 min
May 9, 9:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDErath2 hr
May 9, 9:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEastland, Stephens59 min
May 9, 10:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDErath, Palo Pinto48 min
May 9, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHood, Johnson, Somervell60 min
May 9, 10:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDenton, Grayson37 min
May 9, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDErath61 min
May 9, 10:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDStephens48 min
May 9, 10:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHood63 min
May 9, 11:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDTarrant47 min
May 9, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDErath61 min
May 9, 11:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDEastland, Erath, Hood5 hr
May 10, 12:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJohnson28 min
May 10, 12:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDGrayson41 min
May 10, 12:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEastland, Erath, Palo Pinto55 min
May 10, 12:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDJohnson3 hr
May 10, 3:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDComanche, Eastland66 min
May 10, 4:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDStephens61 min
May 10, 4:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDErath, Palo Pinto73 min
May 10, 4:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDComanche, Eastland23 min
May 10, 5:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDEastland, Erath, Hood4 hr
May 10, 5:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHood, Parker, Somervell62 min
May 10, 5:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTarrant48 min
May 10, 5:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDJohnson46 min
May 10, 6:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDParker, Tarrant3 hr
May 10, 6:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDWise48 min
May 10, 6:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDenton44 min
May 10, 6:41 AM CDTTornado WarningFWDDenton23 min
May 10, 6:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDenton40 min
May 10, 6:56 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDCooke, Denton3 hr
May 10, 6:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDallas48 min
May 10, 6:59 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDJohnson3 hr
May 10, 7:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCooke, Grayson43 min
May 10, 7:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin57 min
May 10, 7:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDBosque, Ellis, Hill, Johnson46 min
May 10, 7:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDCollin, Dallas, Ellis, Grayson, Rockwall3 hr
May 10, 7:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHill53 min
May 10, 7:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDallas, Ellis45 min
May 10, 7:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDFannin, Grayson42 min
May 10, 8:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson3 hr
May 10, 8:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDEllis, Kaufman51 min
May 10, 8:47 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas16 hr
May 10, 8:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall48 min
May 10, 9:02 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDErath, Hood3 hr
May 10, 9:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDJohnson2 hr
May 10, 9:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas56 days
May 10, 9:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDKaufman44 min
May 10, 10:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas27 hr
May 10, 10:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDNavarro4 days
May 10, 10:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHenderson, Navarro56 days
May 10, 10:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHunt38 min
May 10, 10:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDallas47 min
May 10, 10:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDDenton, Tarrant3 hr
May 10, 10:40 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins41 hr
May 10, 10:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDenton, Tarrant44 min
May 10, 10:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall41 min
May 10, 11:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Fannin, Grayson3 hr
May 10, 11:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDelta41 min
May 10, 11:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDWise114 min
May 10, 12:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDParker41 min
May 10, 12:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCooke, Denton, Wise43 min
May 10, 12:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDParker50 min
May 10, 12:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDWise5 hr
May 10, 12:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCooke46 min
May 10, 1:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDParker3 hr
May 10, 1:13 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDCooke, Denton10 hr
May 10, 1:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDenton41 min
May 10, 1:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDGrayson45 min
May 10, 1:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDenton, Parker, Tarrant, Wise63 min
May 10, 1:43 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDWise20 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.