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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2020, 2:28 PM CDT for Milam County, Robertson County, Texas. It was in force for 26 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 27, 2020, 2:28 PM CDT (19:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2020, 2:54 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 65.0 mph
Counties Milam County, TX, Robertson County, TX
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 220 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -227 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1794 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 May 27, 1:30 PM CDT, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 27, 1:30 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 312 AM CDT Wed May 27 2020 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-280815- 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- 312 AM CDT Wed May 27 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon across Central Texas. Large hail and damaging winds will be the primary threats. Across North Texas, no severe weather is expected, but lightning from any storm will be a hazard. Additionally, heavy precipitation may lead to a minor flooding threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Storm chances will linger in to Thursday, some of which could be strong. Lightning will be the main hazard. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Limited spotter activation may be requested this afternoon and evening, mainly across Central Texas.
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 8:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Henderson, Navarro | 4 days |
| May 27, 10:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Somervell | 45 min |
| May 27, 11:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bosque, Hood, Somervell | 66 min |
| May 27, 11:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, Hill, McLennan | 56 min |
| May 27, 12:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, Falls, Hill, Limestone, McLennan | 66 min |
| May 27, 1:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell | 50 min |
| May 27, 1:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Falls, Limestone, McLennan, Milam, Robertson | 58 min |
| May 27, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell, Coryell, Falls, McLennan | 55 min |
| May 27, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Milam, Robertson | 58 min |
| May 27, 2:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Lamar | 46 min |
| May 27, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Delta | 47 min |
| May 27, 4:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 49 min |
| May 27, 4:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Mills | 41 min |
| May 27, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Comanche | 47 min |
| May 27, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche, Erath, Hamilton | 54 min |
| May 27, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Erath | 48 min |
| May 27, 5:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Lampasas | 39 min |
| May 27, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Comanche | 43 min |
| May 27, 6:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Comanche, Erath | 113 min |
| May 27, 6:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bell | 49 min |
| May 27, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell, Milam | 55 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.