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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Fort Worth, TX

March 25, 2018Cooke County, Montague County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 25, 2018, 7:56 PM CDT for Cooke County, Montague County, Texas. It was in force for 44 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 25, 2018, 7:56 PM CDT (00:56 UTC)
Expired
Mar 25, 2018, 8:40 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
2.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cooke County, TX, Montague County, TX

The radar

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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 Mar 25, 7:13 PM CDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 7:13 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 25, 3:36 PM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
336 PM CDT Sun Mar 25 2018

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-261200-
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-
336 PM CDT Sun Mar 25 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.
There is a low chance for thunderstorms across North and Central
Texas through tonight. A few severe storms will be possible late this
afternoon into this evening north of a line from Sherman to Denton to
Bowie. Large hail and damaging winds will be the primary threats but
an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
There will be increasing thunderstorm chances Monday through
Wednesday. Some strong to severe storms will be possible Monday
afternoon and evening northwest of a Goldthwaite to Dallas to Paris
line. Some strong to severe storms will also be possible Tuesday
afternoon and evening southeast of a Cisco to Sherman line. Large
hail and damaging winds will be the primary hazards both days.

The threat for heavy rainfall and flooding will increase across all
of North and Central Texas Monday night and this threat will linger
through Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Limited Spotter activation may be requested between 4 pm and 9 pm
north of a line from Bowie to Denton the Sherman.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 25, 7:25 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 25, 7:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMontague58 min
Mar 26, 12:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMontague30 min
Mar 26, 12:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMontague37 min
Mar 26, 2:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchFWDAnderson, Bell, Bosque, Collin, Cooke, Coryell and 30 more48 hr
Mar 26, 5:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDYoung56 min
Mar 26, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack, Young46 min
Mar 26, 6:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDJack, Montague64 min
Mar 26, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack, Montague, Wise46 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2018Every 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.