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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 347, NWS Fort Worth, TX

November 5, 2015Cooke County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 5, 2015, 3:23 PM CST for Cooke County, Texas. It was in force for 31 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: Nov 5, 2015, 3:23 PM CST (21:23 UTC)
Expired: Nov 5, 2015, 3:54 PM CST
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Cooke County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 5, 12:06 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 90 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 227 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 598 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 335 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 374 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 10.2

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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 Nov 5, 12:12 PM CST, 3 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 5, 12:12 PM CST, 3 hours 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 5, 3:43 AM CST, 11 hours 40 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
343 AM CST THU NOV 5 2015

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-060945-
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-
343 AM CST THU NOV 5 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS COULD BE
STRONG TO SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING....WITH QUARTER SIZED
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREATS.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE
FROM COMANCHE TO SHERMAN THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL LINGER FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT...MAINLY SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR.

A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN LATE TUESDAY AND
CONTINUE WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED MAINLY WEST OF A
SHERMAN-DALLAS-LAMPASAS LINE THIS AFTERNOON...AND EAST OF A
SHERMAN-DALLAS-LAMPASAS LINE THIS EVENING.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 5, 1:07 PM CST, 2 hours 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 5, 1:21 PM CST, 2 hours 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
121 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

TXZ100-052000-
YOUNG TX-
121 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR YOUNG COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM CST...

AT 121 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES NORTHEAST OF WOODSON...OR 17 MILES EAST OF THROCKMORTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GRAHAM AND NEWCASTLE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR NORTH CENTRAL
TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3318 9895 3340 9861 3340 9842 3315 9842
      3297 9891 3303 9895
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 235DEG 40KT 3310 9890

CAVANAUGH

Special weather statement, Nov 5, 1:36 PM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
136 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

TXZ100-101-052015-
JACK TX-YOUNG TX-
136 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN YOUNG AND NORTHERN JACK
COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM CST...

AT 136 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
GRAHAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GRAHAM...JACKSBORO...BRYSON...NEWPORT AND NEWCASTLE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR NORTH CENTRAL
TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3319 9882 3340 9853 3340 9842 3347 9841
      3347 9798 3344 9798 3343 9792 3332 9792
      3296 9871
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 230DEG 47KT 3316 9860

CAVANAUGH

Special weather statement, Nov 5, 2:32 PM CST, 51 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
232 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

TXZ102-052115-
WISE TX-
232 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN WISE COUNTY UNTIL
315 PM CST...

AT 232 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
DECATUR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT AND PARADISE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR NORTH CENTRAL
TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3343 9739 3324 9739 3310 9765 3324 9778
      3343 9757
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 232DEG 40KT 3322 9764

CAVANAUGH

Special weather statement, Nov 5, 3:08 PM CST, 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
308 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

TXZ092-103-052200-
COOKE TX-DENTON TX-
308 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN DENTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN COOKE COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CST...

AT 308 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES WEST OF SANGER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GAINESVILLE...SANGER...CALLISBURG...LAKE KIOWA...RAY ROBERTS PARK
JOHNSON BRANCH...RAY ROBERTS PARK ISLE DU BOIS AND VALLEY VIEW.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
 INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 476 AND 496.
 INTERSTATE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 476 AND 496.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR NORTH CENTRAL
TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3376 9695 3342 9695 3336 9702 3331 9739
      3347 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 235DEG 41KT 3340 9732

CAVANAUGH

Special weather statement, Nov 5, 3:10 PM CST, 13 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
310 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

TXZ091-092-052200-
MONTAGUE TX-COOKE TX-
310 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONTAGUE AND CENTRAL
COOKE COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CST...

AT 310 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
ST. JO...OR 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NOCONA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GAINESVILLE...MUENSTER...ST. JO...LINDSAY AND FORESTBURG.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
 INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 499 AND 503.
 INTERSTATE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 499 AND 503.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR NORTH CENTRAL
TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3375 9694 3346 9757 3350 9767 3392 9750
      3383 9746 3382 9743 3382 9737 3389 9731
      3386 9728 3389 9718 3380 9721 3374 9717
      3372 9711 3382 9705 3385 9709 3384 9703
      3389 9698 3394 9698 3395 9695 3395 9694
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 230DEG 44KT 3363 9750

CAVANAUGH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 5, 10:18 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	45 hr
Nov 5, 10:18 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Navarro	3 days
Nov 5, 11:58 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Young	47 min
Nov 5, 12:23 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Stephens	52 min
Nov 5, 1:07 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	53 min
Nov 5, 1:21 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Young	39 min
Nov 5, 1:24 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto	34 min
Nov 5, 1:36 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack, Young	39 min
Nov 5, 1:55 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Parker, Wise	36 min
Nov 5, 2:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Montague	54 min
Nov 5, 2:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack	26 min
Nov 5, 2:32 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Wise	43 min
Nov 5, 3:08 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Cooke	52 min
Nov 5, 3:10 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Cooke	50 min
Nov 5, 3:58 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Grayson	47 min
Nov 5, 4:17 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	FWD	Tarrant	28 min
Nov 5, 4:33 PM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Cooke, Denton, Wise	27 min
Nov 5, 4:37 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Palo Pinto, Parker	38 min
Nov 5, 4:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Wise	46 min
Nov 5, 4:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Freestone, Limestone	46 min
Nov 5, 4:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Cooke, Denton, Grayson	61 min
Nov 5, 5:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Parker, Wise	39 min
Nov 5, 5:08 PM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Cooke, Grayson	37 min
Nov 5, 5:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton, Wise	48 min
Nov 5, 5:21 PM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Denton	24 min
Nov 5, 5:28 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Cooke, Grayson	2 hr
Nov 5, 5:37 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton, Wise	53 min
Nov 5, 5:40 PM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Grayson	23 min
Nov 5, 5:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton	32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.