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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 202, NWS Fort Worth, TX

November 30, 20184 counties in Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 30, 2018, 7:21 PM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 54 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
Nov 30, 2018, 7:21 PM CST (01:21 UTC)
Expired
Nov 30, 2018, 8:15 PM CST
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Jack County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Parker County, TX, Wise County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 30, 5:23 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC8 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 Nov 30, 5:47 PM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 5:47 PM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 5:21 PM CST, 2 hours before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
521 PM CST Fri Nov 30 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-
521 PM CST Fri Nov 30 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.
There is a threat for severe thunderstorms mainly northeast of a line
from Jacksboro to Granbury to Waco to Hearne. Hazards include
damaging winds, large hail, as well as isolated tornadoes. The risk
for tornadoes will be highest to the north and east of the DFW
Metroplex where wind shear and instability are greatest.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
An elevated fire weather threat is expected on Saturday generally
west of the I-35 corridor.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is likely this afternoon and evening across parts
of north and central Texas.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 30, 5:39 PM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 30, 6:08 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDStephens, Young52 min
Nov 30, 6:15 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDComanche, Erath45 min
Nov 30, 6:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Young62 min
Nov 30, 6:31 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDEastland44 min
Nov 30, 6:48 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDComanche27 min
Nov 30, 8:04 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDenton, Parker, Tarrant, Wise56 min
Nov 30, 8:25 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDGrayson65 min
Nov 30, 8:55 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCollin, Denton65 min
Nov 30, 9:20 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Denton, Grayson42 min
Nov 30, 9:32 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDallas43 min
Nov 30, 9:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Tarrant61 min
Nov 30, 9:55 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDFannin50 min
Nov 30, 10:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Rockwall45 min
Nov 30, 10:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall and 1 more80 min
Nov 30, 10:34 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDHunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall, Van Zandt41 min
Nov 30, 11:00 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDKaufman, Navarro, Van Zandt60 min
Nov 30, 11:12 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDKaufman, Rains, Van Zandt63 min
Nov 30, 11:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHopkins, Hunt, Rains, Van Zandt62 min
Dec 1, 12:30 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLeon, Robertson45 min
Dec 1, 1:15 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLeon45 min
Dec 1, 6:18 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt, Rockwall24 hr

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.