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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 23, 2015Bell County, Coryell County, Lampasas County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 2015, 4:54 PM CDT for Bell County, Coryell County, Lampasas 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 23, 2015, 4:54 PM CDT (21:54 UTC)
Expired: Apr 23, 2015, 5:27 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bell County, TX, Coryell County, TX, Lampasas County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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 Apr 23, 3:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 3:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 3:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 23, 4:19 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 23, 4:44 PM CDT, 10 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
Apr 22, 7:28 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	McLennan	62 min
Apr 22, 7:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Falls, McLennan	45 min
Apr 22, 9:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Freestone, Limestone	113 min
Apr 22, 11:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Young	66 min
Apr 23, 12:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Stephens	55 min
Apr 23, 12:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Stephens	61 min
Apr 23, 1:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Erath	53 min
Apr 23, 1:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Eastland	52 min
Apr 23, 2:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hood	46 min
Apr 23, 7:48 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt	32 hr
Apr 23, 7:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Collin	18 hr
Apr 23, 4:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Lampasas	26 min
Apr 23, 4:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Coryell	46 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.