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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 28, 2017Montague County, Wise County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2017, 2:41 AM CDT for Montague County, Wise County, Texas. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 28, 2017, 2:41 AM CDT (07:41 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2017, 3:30 AM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Montague County, TX, Wise County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 28, 2:45 AM CDT	HAIL 0.88	Sunset, TX	NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN SUNSET.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 28, 12:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 72 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: 3824 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -209 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1401 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 134 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 151 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 12.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

508 
WUUS54 KFWD 280741
SVRFWD
TXC337-497-280830-
/O.NEW.KFWD.SV.W.0252.170528T0741Z-170528T0830Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
241 AM CDT SUN MAY 28 2017

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Montague County in north central Texas...
  Wise County in north central Texas...

* Until 330 AM CDT.

* At 241 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Alvord, or 8
  miles north of Bridgeport, moving southeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is possible. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Decatur, Bridgeport, Alvord, New Fairview, Boyd, St. Jo, Chico,
  Paradise, Sunset, Cottondale, Forestburg and Lake Bridgeport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection get inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3366 9749 3344 9749 3343 9743 3318 9741
      3300 9765 3329 9791 3352 9785 3372 9753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0741Z 299DEG 29KT 3333 9772 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Carlaw

2 follow-up statements

025 
WWUS54 KFWD 280810
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
310 AM CDT SUN MAY 28 2017

TXC337-497-280830-
/O.CON.KFWD.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-170528T0830Z/
Montague TX-Wise TX-
310 AM CDT SUN MAY 28 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONTAGUE AND NORTHERN WISE COUNTIES...

At 310 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast of
Decatur, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is possible. 

Locations impacted include...
Decatur, Bridgeport, Alvord, Chico, Paradise, Forestburg and Lake
Bridgeport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection stay inside a sturdy structure and keep away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3344 9749 3343 9743 3318 9741 3310 9774
      3329 9791 3337 9789 3361 9749
TIME...MOT...LOC 0810Z 275DEG 29KT 3334 9751 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Carlaw

905 
WWUS54 KFWD 280830
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
330 AM CDT SUN MAY 28 2017

TXC337-497-280840-
/O.EXP.KFWD.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-170528T0830Z/
Montague TX-Wise TX-
330 AM CDT SUN MAY 28 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONTAGUE AND
NORTHERN WISE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe 
limits. Therefore the warning has been allowed to expire. However, 
some small hail will remain possible. 

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for
north central Texas.

LAT...LON 3344 9749 3343 9743 3318 9741 3310 9774
      3329 9791 3337 9789 3361 9749
TIME...MOT...LOC 0830Z 299DEG 29KT 3326 9734 

$$

Carlaw

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 28, 12:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Montague	57 min
May 28, 12:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Cooke	66 min
May 28, 1:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Montague	28 min
May 28, 1:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Cooke, Grayson, Montague	60 min
May 28, 2:22 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Cooke, Montague	3 hr
May 28, 2:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Cooke, Grayson	43 min
May 28, 3:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack	38 min
May 28, 3:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Cooke	32 min
May 28, 3:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Denton, Wise	41 min
May 28, 6:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hopkins, Rains, Van Zandt	58 min
May 28, 8:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Cherokee	31 min
May 28, 9:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Rains	25 min
May 28, 2:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Rockwall	55 min
May 28, 2:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Rockwall	47 min
May 28, 2:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	38 min
May 28, 3:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Van Zandt	57 min
May 28, 3:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Kaufman	37 min
May 28, 3:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Kaufman, Van Zandt	36 min
May 28, 4:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Anderson	66 min
May 28, 4:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Van Zandt	37 min
May 28, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Anderson	49 min
May 28, 4:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Anderson	3 hr
May 28, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Van Zandt	17 min
May 28, 4:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Freestone	37 min
May 28, 4:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Henderson	33 min
May 28, 5:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Falls	22 min
May 28, 5:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Falls	3 hr
May 28, 5:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Falls, Robertson	59 min
May 28, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Falls, Milam	41 min
May 28, 6:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Milam, Robertson	82 min
May 28, 6:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Cherokee	16 min
May 28, 6:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Coryell, Lampasas	30 min
May 28, 6:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Lampasas	57 min
May 28, 6:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Milam, Robertson	3 hr
May 28, 6:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Milam	35 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.