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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Fort Worth, TX

March 25, 2019Dallas County, Tarrant County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 25, 2019, 12:13 AM CDT for Dallas County, Tarrant County, Texas. It was in force for 62 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, 2019, 12:13 AM CDT (05:13 UTC)
Expired
Mar 25, 2019, 1:15 AM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Dallas County, TX, Tarrant County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:15 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
Mar 24, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 25 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2019-03-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 819 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2019-03-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 137 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
819 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1674 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
202 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
6.9

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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 24, 11:40 PM CDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 11:40 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 24, 3:32 PM CDT, 8 hours 41 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
332 PM CDT Sun Mar 24 2019

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-251100-
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-
332 PM CDT Sun Mar 24 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.
Thunderstorms are expected to develop late this afternoon and into
the evening hours ahead of an advancing cold front. Areas that are
both east of I-35 and north of I-20 are the most likely to be
impacted by the storms this evening. Some of the storms may be severe
with large hail and damaging winds the primary hazards. Although
there may initially be discrete supercells near the boundary, veered
surface flow and elevated cloud bases will limit the tornado
potential.

The thunderstorms will likely transition into a linear complex after
midnight, primarily impacting areas that are both east of I-35 and
south of I-20. Although the severe potential will diminish during the
early morning hours, the line may continue to pose a damaging wind
threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
A line of thunderstorms may continue to impact portions of Central
and East Texas during the Monday morning commute before exiting the
region. Strong gusty winds and heavy rain will be the primary
hazards with these storms.

Thunderstorm chances return Friday and Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will likely be requested this evening in areas
that are both east of I-35 and north of I-20.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 24, 10:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1051 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1047 PM     HAIL             MURPHY                  33.02N  96.62W
03/24/2019  E1.25 INCH       COLLIN             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE AT MURPHY PD.
Local storm report, Mar 24, 11:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1109 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1050 PM     HAIL             WYLIE                   33.02N  96.55W
03/24/2019  E1.00 INCH       COLLIN             TX   PUBLIC

            1" HAIL IN WYLIE
Special weather statement, Mar 24, 11:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1110 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2019

TXZ094-095-106-250500-
Lamar TX-Delta TX-Fannin TX-
1110 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAMAR...NORTHWESTERN
DELTA AND SOUTHEASTERN FANNIN COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT...

At 1109 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Wolfe City, or 14 miles southeast of Bonham, moving east at 35 mph.

Dime size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Paris, Honey Grove, Wolfe City, Bailey, Roxton, Ladonia, Pecan Gap,
Windom and Toco.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
north central Texas.

LAT...LON 3356 9553 3344 9557 3337 9614 3346 9623
      3375 9564
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 254DEG 32KT 3343 9601

Carlaw
Local storm report, Mar 24, 11:31 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 24, 11:36 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 24, 7:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall58 min
Mar 24, 7:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Fannin, Grayson66 min
Mar 24, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDenton27 min
Mar 24, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Tarrant23 min
Mar 24, 7:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFannin46 min
Mar 24, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Hunt59 min
Mar 24, 8:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDParker37 min
Mar 24, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHopkins, Hunt, Rains68 min
Mar 24, 9:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDTarrant47 min
Mar 24, 9:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTarrant43 min
Mar 24, 10:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Denton56 min
Mar 24, 10:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Hunt54 min
Mar 24, 11:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDFannin50 min
Mar 24, 11:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHunt64 min
Mar 24, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Denton, Rockwall33 min
Mar 24, 11:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHopkins24 min
Mar 25, 12:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHopkins60 min
Mar 25, 12:08 AM CDTTornado WarningFWDHopkins52 min
Mar 25, 12:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLamar36 min
Mar 25, 12:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Kaufman, Rockwall63 min
Mar 25, 1:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDEllis41 min
Mar 25, 1:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis, Kaufman55 min
Mar 25, 2:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHenderson, Van Zandt74 min
Mar 25, 3:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDAnderson54 min
Mar 25, 7:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt25 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.