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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Fort Worth, TX

March 17, 2018Bell County, Coryell County, McLennan County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 17, 2018, 4:56 PM CDT for Bell County, Coryell County, McLennan County, Texas. It was in force for 64 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: Mar 17, 2018, 4:56 PM CDT (21:56 UTC)
Expired: Mar 17, 2018, 6:00 PM CDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 2.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Bell County, TX, Coryell County, TX, McLennan 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
Mar 17, 2:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 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 Mar 17, 3:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 3:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 17, 3:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 17, 2:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 17, 3:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 17, 3:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 17, 4:09 PM CDT, 47 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
409 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2018

TXZ130>132-172215-
Hood TX-Erath TX-Somervell TX-
409 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN SOMERVELL...NORTHEASTERN
ERATH AND HOOD COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT...

At 408 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles southeast of Morgan Mill, or 13 miles northeast of
Stephenville, moving northeast at 25 mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Granbury, Pecan Plantation, Glen Rose, Lipan, Dinosaur Valley State
Park, Oak Trail Shores and Tolar.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

If on or near Lake Granbury or Squaw Creek Reservoir, get out of the
water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. If you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Do not be caught on
the water in a thunderstorm.

&&

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
North Texas.

LAT...LON 3251 9808 3251 9807 3256 9806 3255 9762
      3228 9762 3216 9802 3231 9815
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 227DEG 21KT 3231 9801

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Special weather statement, Mar 17, 4:28 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 17, 2:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Mills	39 min
Mar 17, 2:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche, Eastland	40 min
Mar 17, 3:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Stephens	25 min
Mar 17, 3:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas	54 min
Mar 17, 4:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hood	66 min
Mar 17, 4:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Coryell	67 min
Mar 17, 4:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Johnson	32 min
Mar 17, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Ellis	48 min
Mar 17, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell, Falls, McLennan	62 min
Mar 17, 6:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Lampasas, Mills	56 min
Mar 17, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Lampasas	59 min
Mar 17, 6:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Falls	36 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2018 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018

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.