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Ice Storm Warning 1, NWS Fort Worth, TX

February 21, 20188 counties in Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this ice storm warning at Feb 21, 2018, 7:50 AM CST for 8 counties in Texas. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 21, 2018, 7:50 AM CST (13:50 UTC)
Expired
Feb 21, 2018, 3:28 PM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX

Counties Eastland County, TX, Jack County, TX, Montague County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Parker County, TX, Stephens County, TX, Wise County, TX, Young County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:50 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 ice storm 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 ice storm warning went out at Feb 21, 6:10 AM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 6:10 AM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 21, 3:00 AM CST, 4 hours 50 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
300 AM CST Wed Feb 21 2018

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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-
300 AM CST Wed Feb 21 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect through midnight tonight
along and northwest of a Comanche to Glen Rose to Denton to
Bonham line. Areas in the advisory could receive ice accumulations
up to a two-tenths of an inch, which will cause hazardous driving
conditions. There is a chance of thunderstorms across all of North
and Central Texas through tonight. Cloud to ground lightning and
heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding will be the main threats.
A Flood Watch is in effect along and east of a Killeen to Mineral
Wells to Gainesville line through midnight tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.
Light freezing rain is possible Thursday morning along and northwest
of a line from Goldthwaite to Glen Rose to Sherman. Additional ice
accumulations of a trace to two-tenths of an inch are possible.

Thunderstorm chances will return Thursday afternoon and continue
through Saturday. Severe weather is not expected at this time, but
additional heavy rainfall could cause additional instances of
flooding.

Scattered thunderstorms are possible again Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time but reports of
flooding and freezing rain are appreciated.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 20, 6:00 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDComanche30 min
Feb 20, 6:01 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDComanche, Erath, Hood, Parker, Somervell4 hr
Feb 20, 6:27 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDTarrant15 hr
Feb 20, 6:36 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas24 hr
Feb 20, 6:59 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDFannin, Hunt, Rockwall9 hr
Feb 20, 7:09 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDEllis, Johnson6 hr
Feb 20, 7:53 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas26 hr
Feb 20, 10:30 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDHill3 hr
Feb 20, 10:33 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas5 days
Feb 20, 10:42 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDCollin4 days
Feb 20, 10:42 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDHenderson, Navarro17 days
Feb 20, 11:09 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas16 hr
Feb 21, 12:15 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDLimestone3 hr
Feb 21, 1:42 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDCollin, Dallas3 hr
Feb 21, 2:29 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDBosque, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas3 hr
Feb 21, 2:56 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins40 days
Feb 21, 3:59 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDCollin23 hr
Feb 21, 4:49 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDCollin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant116 min
Feb 21, 6:54 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDCollin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant111 min
Feb 21, 2:03 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDEllis, Kaufman5 days
Feb 21, 4:56 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDDenton3 days

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.