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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 333, NWS Fort Worth, TX

August 24, 2015Collin County, Dallas County, Rockwall County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 24, 2015, 4:19 PM CDT for Collin County, Dallas County, Rockwall County, Texas. It was in force for 41 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: Aug 24, 2015, 4:19 PM CDT (21:19 UTC)
Expired: Aug 24, 2015, 5:00 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Collin County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Rockwall County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Aug 24, 2:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 24, 2:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 24, 2:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 24, 2:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 24, 4:05 PM CDT, 14 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
Aug 23, 7:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Montague	42 min
Aug 24, 2:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Ellis	33 min
Aug 24, 3:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall	44 min
Aug 24, 3:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall	59 min
Aug 24, 4:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	40 min
Aug 24, 4:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Delta, Hopkins	51 min
Aug 24, 4:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Collin, Dallas	57 min
Aug 24, 5:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Delta, Hopkins	57 min
Aug 24, 5:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Grayson	46 min
Aug 24, 6:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Grayson	29 min
Aug 24, 6:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Bosque	33 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.