Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Fort Worth, TX

Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
623 PM CST Sun Jan 15 2017

.AVIATION...
A warm frontal boundary continues to lift north and extended north
of an Athens to Hillsboro to Hamilton line as of 6 pm cst.
Numerous showers and thunderstorm are expected to affect the
Metroplex TAF sites through the evening with heavy rain and
cloud to ground lightning. Expect mostly IFR conditions through
09z with an improvement thereafter.

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.UPDATE...
A quick update was done to extend the Dense Fog Advisory until 8
PM for areas along and northwest of a line from Denton to
Lampasas, excluding the western-most counties where precipitation
has helped mix out the fog. Areas in the advisory will see
improvement early this evening as precipitation moves in from the
west and the warm front moves lifts northwestward through the
region. Otherwise, we still expect to see an uptick in convection
across the western third of the region over the next few hours. A
few storms may be capable of becoming severe, with large hail,
damaging winds and possibly a few tornadoes.

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.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 321 PM CST Sun Jan 15 2017/

Water vapor imagery shows the powerful upper low across far West
Texas this afternoon. This feature is spreading strong forcing for
ascent across most of Texas at this time and regional radar shows
an expansive area of showers and thunderstorms from the Panhandle
south into the Big Bend. Farther east...strong low level warm
advection has aided in the development of showers and a few
thunderstorms across parts of the Hill country northward into
Oklahoma.

At the surface...a warm front is slowly retreating northward but
will begin to accelerate as the upper low gets closer later this
evening. The boundary is currently located from south of
Sweetwater to near Waco then extends northeast to near Sulphur
Springs. South of the boundary...temperatures have warmed into the
low/mid 60s and visibilities have improved...while north of the
boundary temperatures are generally in the 50s with areas of dense
fog persisting. Visibilities will improve across the remainder of
the area this evening as the warm front continues north.

Through the remainder of the afternoon into the early evening we
will continue to watch the northward advancement of the front and
the expanding warm sector. Dewpoints have climbed into the
mid/upper 60s across our southeastern counties which is several
degrees higher than some of the guidance was indicating resulting
in a little more surface based instability. As we go through the
next 2-4 hours...low level wind fields will continue to strengthen
with the approach of the upper low. This should result in an
uptick in convective activity ahead of the main line from the Hill
Country northward into North Texas. We're already seeing some
indication of this on radar and the trend is expected to continue.
A few of the cells in the warm sector have shows some signs of
rotation and this will be the primary concern in the short term.
Any robust updrafts that can develop in the warm air will have the
potential to rotate and could produce a brief fast moving tornado.
This threat will be highest south of I-20 through early evening.

Later tonight...as stronger forcing spreads eastward...the line of
thunderstorms across West Texas will enter our area. Given the
strength of the wind fields associated with the upper
trough...there will be a threat for damaging winds with any bowing
segments. A surface low is expected to track across our northwest
counties closer to midnight on the northern end of the more
intense convection. This will effectively keep the low level flow
backed to the east of the main line. This will continue to result
in a favorable shear profile for embedded tornadoes within the
line. Any discrete activity ahead of the line will also have the
potential to rotate. North of the warm front...elevated convection
will be possible with lightning and small hail being the main
threats.  The main limiting factor to a more widespread severe
weather threat and tornado threat will be the limited surface
based instability. So while the potential is there...the overall
threat is lower than if we had more available instability. We will
continue to monitor for any mesoscale changes through the
evening.

Other than the severe threat...there will also be a threat for
locally heavy rainfall with storms moving quickly to the north and
the overall line moving east through the night. Widespread
rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches can be expected although there
could be some localized amounts in excess of 2 inches in a short
period of time.

The main line of storms should be entering our western areas
between 7-9 pm this evening and along the I-35 corridor by around
midnight. With the main upper trough pulling off to the
northeast...this will tend to take the best forcing with it. The
line may weaken some as it pushes east of the I-35 corridor with
the best rain chances across our eastern counties after midnight.

The line of convection will be east of the area Monday morning
with a Pacific front moving through and westerly winds in place
through much of the day. By evening...a shot of cooler continental
air will move into the region. This front will also stall out to
the south of the area with warm moist air streaming north over the
cooler surface air. This will result in continued cloudy
conditions and several chances for additional rainfall through mid
week...mainly south of Interstate 20. There is still some
disagreement among the models with the handling of a slow moving
upper trough during the mid/late week timeframe. This results in
low confidence with respect to PoPs both Wednesday and Thursday.

Another strong storm system may swing through the Southern Plains
next weekend but moisture appears to be much more limited with
this system.  We'll continue to monitor this potential.

Dunn

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Dallas-Ft. Worth    56  68  43  59  45 / 100  10   0   5  20
Waco                56  72  46  57  46 /  90  20  10  30  40
Paris               56  67  44  57  43 /  90  50  10   5  20
Denton              51  65  39  56  41 / 100   5   0   5  20
McKinney            56  66  41  57  42 / 100  20   0   5  20
Dallas              58  69  44  59  46 / 100  20   0   5  20
Terrell             59  68  45  59  45 / 100  30  10  10  20
Corsicana           60  70  48  61  47 / 100  40  10  20  40
Temple              57  71  47  56  46 /  90  20  20  50  50
Mineral Wells       47  66  38  56  41 / 100   5   0  10  20

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.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Dense Fog Advisory until 8 PM CST this evening for TXZ102-103-
117-118-130>133-141>144-156-157.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
448 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2017

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-161215-
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-
448 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2017

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR AREAS ALONG AND
NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM DENTON TO LAMPASAS BUT SOUTHEAST OF A LINE
FROM JACKSBORO TO CISCO. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO
LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. OUTSIDE OF THE ADVISORY...VISIBILITY
MAY STILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN SOME LOCATIONS. IMPROVING
CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD WESTWARD ACROSS THE REGION AS A WARM FRONT
PASSES.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING INTO
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS. THESE STORMS WILL
GENERALLY BE MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST. SOME OF THESE
STORMS COULD APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS WITH A THREAT FOR STRONG
WINDS...HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. INSTANCES OF FLOODING MAY OCCUR IF
STORMS PERSIST OVER AN AREA. AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE.

A LARGER COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE
REGION LATER THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THERE IS A
RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS WITH
THIS LINE...BUT THE BETTER POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS ALONG AND
WEST OF I-35 AND SOUTH OF I-20. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY
HAZARD...BUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN INSTANCES OF FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
ON MONDAY...THE BULK OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE EAST OF
THE I-35 CORRIDOR. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
A THREAT FOR STRONG WINDS AND HAIL.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...MAINLY
ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST TEXAS. AFTER A BREAK ON FRIDAY...
THUNDERSTORMS RETURN TO THE FORECAST ON SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS EVENING FOR THE
FIRST ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS. ADDITIONAL SPOTTER ACTIVATIONS MAY ALSO
BE REQUESTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT FOR THE LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION...IN PARTICULAR FOR AREAS
WEST OF I-35.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
630 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2017

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

0616 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLIFTON                 31.78N  97.58W
01/15/2017                   BOSQUE             TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE CITY OF CLIFTON ON SH219 AND
            SH6.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
634 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2017

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

0634 PM     TORNADO          LAGUNA PARK             31.85N  97.37W
01/15/2017                   BOSQUE             TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            CONFIRMED TORNADO SOUTH OF LAGUNA PARK.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
651 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2017

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

0649 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LAKE WHITNEY            31.90N  97.38W
01/15/2017                   HILL               TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAMAGE TO POWER LINES AND TRANSFORMERS NEAR LAKE
            WHITNEY. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
705 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2017

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

0647 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW WHITNEY            31.99N  97.35W
01/15/2017                   HILL               TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            4-5 HOUSES DAMAGED INCLUDING ONE THAT LOSS ITS ROOF IN
            THE 1713/933 AREA