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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 185, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 18, 2019Parker County, Tarrant County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2019, 7:07 PM CDT for Parker County, Tarrant County, Texas. It was in force for 53 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 18, 2019, 7:07 PM CDT (00:07 UTC)
Expired
May 18, 2019, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Parker County, TX, Tarrant County, TX

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NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 18, 6:57 PM CDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 18, 6:57 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 2:33 PM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
233 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-191215-
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-
233 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.
Thunderstorms will continue to push east across North and Central
Texas this evening. Lingering storms across Central Texas may be
capable of damaging winds, large hail, and a couple of tornadoes
through mid evening. Thunderstorms should exit to the east
thereafter.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.
After a break in thunderstorm chances on Sunday, additional storms
are possible on Monday and Tuesday across the region. Severe weather
will be possible during this time as well.

Low thunderstorm chances will also exist on Wednesday afternoon.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is likely across parts of North and Central Texas
through this evening.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 18, 4:54 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 18, 5:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 18, 5:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 18, 5:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 18, 6:33 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 18, 7:01 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 18, 7:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDTarrant44 min
May 18, 7:03 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDAnderson3 hr
May 18, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Tarrant19 min
May 18, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLeon51 min
May 18, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDallas, Tarrant43 min
May 18, 8:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDAnderson48 min
May 18, 8:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDallas38 min
May 18, 9:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDFreestone58 min
May 18, 9:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDAnderson26 min
May 18, 9:15 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDCollin35 hr
May 18, 9:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDAnderson27 min
May 18, 9:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLeon53 min
May 18, 9:39 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDPalo Pinto22 hr
May 18, 9:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDAnderson29 min
May 18, 10:01 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDAnderson, Freestone, Leon119 min
May 18, 10:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLeon37 min
May 18, 11:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDRains28 min
May 18, 11:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLeon33 min
May 18, 11:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLeon32 min
May 18, 11:44 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDAnderson, Freestone, Leon, Limestone9 hr
May 19, 8:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDEllis, Kaufman4 days
May 19, 2:47 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDLeon, Robertson21 days

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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.