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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 180, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 29, 2017Rains County, Van Zandt County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 29, 2017, 7:32 PM CDT for Rains County, Van Zandt County, Texas. It was in force for 58 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 29, 2017, 7:32 PM CDT (00:32 UTC)
Expired: Apr 29, 2017, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Rains County, TX, Van Zandt County, TX

The radar

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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
Apr 29, 5:10 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

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 29, 2:29 PM CDT, 5 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 2:29 PM CDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 3:26 PM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
326 PM CDT Sat Apr 29 2017

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-301145-
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-
326 PM CDT Sat Apr 29 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and continue to
move east tonight. The highest threat for severe weather will be east
of the Interstate 35 corridor. The main threats with the storms will
be large hail and damaging winds. A tornado or two cannot be ruled
out ahead of the cold front. Heavy rainfall may lead to localized
flash flooding. The storm threat will diminish from west to east
tonight into early Sunday morning with small hail possible with the
storms that develop behind the cold front.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

A few thunderstorms are possible Sunday morning along and east of a
line from Bonham to Terrell to Centerville. Small hail may occur
with these storms.

Thunderstorm chances will begin early Wednesday as another cold
front moves through the region. A threat for severe storms may exist
Wednesday afternoon and night, mainly along and east of Interstate
35.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is likely this afternoon and evening mainly east
of the Interstate 35 corridor.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 29, 5:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
620 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

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

0613 PM     TORNADO          5 S CANTON              32.48N  95.87W
04/29/2017                   VAN ZANDT          TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            S. VAN ZANDT FD REPORTS TORNADO CROSSING 1256 AND HWY 19
            MOVING NORTH. SOME TREE DEBRIS.

Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
625 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

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

0620 PM     HAIL             5 SE KAUFMAN            32.53N  96.26W
04/29/2017  E1.50 INCH       KAUFMAN            TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            1 TO 1.5 INCH HAIL ON 175 SE OF KAUFMAN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 29, 7:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Henderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt	56 min
Apr 29, 7:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Grayson	29 min
Apr 29, 7:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Van Zandt	57 min
Apr 29, 7:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Hopkins	55 min
Apr 29, 7:34 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Kaufman, Rains, Van Zandt	3 hr
Apr 29, 7:38 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Henderson, Navarro	3 hr
Apr 29, 7:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hopkins	31 min
Apr 29, 7:49 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Rains, Van Zandt	3 hr
Apr 29, 7:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Van Zandt	32 min
Apr 29, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Lamar	30 min
Apr 29, 8:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Henderson	64 min
Apr 29, 8:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Van Zandt	37 min
Apr 29, 8:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Collin	34 min
Apr 29, 9:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Fannin	54 min
Apr 29, 9:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Delta	42 min
Apr 29, 10:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Fannin	27 min
Apr 29, 10:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Henderson, Kaufman, Rains, Van Zandt	6 hr
Apr 29, 10:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hopkins	44 min
Apr 30, 3:53 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FWD	Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Dallas, Denton and 19 more	16 hr

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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.