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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 119, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 25, 2018Fannin County, Grayson County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2018, 12:03 PM CDT for Fannin County, Grayson County, Texas. It was in force for 42 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
May 25, 2018, 12:03 PM CDT (17:03 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2018, 12:45 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Fannin County, TX, Grayson County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:05 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 May 25, 10:12 AM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 10:12 AM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 25, 11:03 AM CDT, 1 hour before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1103 AM CDT FRI MAY 25 2018

TXZ092-093-251700-
Grayson TX-Cooke TX-
1103 AM CDT FRI MAY 25 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COOKE AND GRAYSON COUNTIES UNTIL
NOON CDT...

At 1102 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Woodville to Leon. Movement was south at
20 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.

LAT...LON 3396 9691 3387 9688 3382 9676 3384 9669
      3392 9667 3390 9659 3384 9662 3373 9638
      3340 9639 3343 9748 3392 9748 3383 9746
      3382 9738 3388 9733 3386 9733 3392 9721
      3372 9714 3396 9698
TIME...MOT...LOC 1602Z 347DEG 15KT 3394 9667 3387 9746

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Special weather statement, May 25, 11:46 AM CDT, 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1146 AM CDT FRI MAY 25 2018

TXZ092>094-251730-
Grayson TX-Cooke TX-Fannin TX-
1146 AM CDT FRI MAY 25 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN COOKE...GRAYSON AND
FANNIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM CDT...

At 1145 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Boswell to Kemp to Lindsay. Movement was
southeast at 20 mph.

Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Sherman, Denison, Gainesville, Bonham, Whitesboro, Van Alstyne, Howe,
Pottsboro, Leonard, Honey Grove, Collinsville, Whitewright, Gunter,
Bells, Tom Bean, Lindsay, Savoy, Ector, Dodd City and Callisburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3396 9691 3382 9676 3392 9667 3389 9660
      3384 9662 3378 9643 3369 9635 3377 9629
      3376 9619 3384 9615 3389 9594 3384 9585
      3341 9586 3334 9638 3340 9639 3343 9728
      3367 9736 3376 9719 3372 9711 3396 9698
TIME...MOT...LOC 1645Z 334DEG 17KT 3399 9589 3379 9637 3362 9725

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 11:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCooke, Grayson57 min
May 25, 11:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCooke, Fannin, Grayson44 min
May 25, 12:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCollin, Denton38 min
May 25, 12:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCollin42 min
May 25, 1:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDelta, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Rockwall39 min
May 25, 1:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDallas, Hopkins, Kaufman, Rains62 min
May 25, 2:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Ellis52 min
May 25, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDNavarro48 min
May 25, 3:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDPalo Pinto51 min
May 25, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDPalo Pinto32 min
May 25, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEastland, Erath, Palo Pinto47 min
May 25, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEastland, Erath, Palo Pinto46 min
May 25, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDComanche, Eastland, Erath66 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.