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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 4, 2020, 8:41 AM CST for Milam County, Robertson 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 4, 2020, 8:41 AM CST (14:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2020, 9:25 AM CST
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Milam County, TX, Robertson County, TX
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 7:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 333 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 804 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 290 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
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 4, 8:37 AM CST, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 8:37 AM CST, 4 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 322 AM CST Wed Mar 4 2020 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-050930- 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- 322 AM CST Wed Mar 4 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Scattered thunderstorms will continue this morning across the entire region. Some storms may become severe across Central Texas with the primary hazard being large hail. There is a conditional risk for damaging winds and a tornado or two. Locally heavy rainfall may also produce isolated flooding through this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Isolated thunderstorms are possible across the eastern portions of North Texas on Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is possible through the morning hours today across Central Texas.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 4, 5:44 AM CST, 2 hours 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
544 AM CST Wed Mar 4 2020
TXZ159-160-041215-
Falls TX-McLennan TX-
544 AM CST Wed Mar 4 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN MCLENNAN AND NORTHWESTERN
FALLS COUNTIES UNTIL 615 AM CST...
At 542 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Golinda, or near Robinson, moving northeast at 35 mph.
Penny size hail will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Hewitt, Robinson, Bellmead, Lacy-Lakeview, West, Beverly Hills,
Lorena, Bruceville-Eddy, Riesel, Golinda, Hallsburg, Northcrest,
Leroy and Ross.
LAT...LON 3132 9724 3184 9709 3186 9704 3158 9684
3132 9704
TIME...MOT...LOC 1142Z 204DEG 31KT 3138 9707
BonnetteSpecial weather statement, Mar 4, 6:33 AM CST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 633 AM CST Wed Mar 4 2020 TXZ145-146-161-041300- Limestone TX-Hill TX-Navarro TX- 633 AM CST Wed Mar 4 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HILL...NORTHWESTERN LIMESTONE AND SOUTHWESTERN NAVARRO COUNTIES UNTIL 700 AM CST... At 633 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Coolidge, or 16 miles west of Mexia, moving northeast at 30 mph. Penny size hail will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Hubbard, Coolidge, Dawson, Mount Calm and Richland. LAT...LON 3165 9671 3176 9688 3208 9667 3192 9641 TIME...MOT...LOC 1233Z 216DEG 24KT 3177 9675 79
Special weather statement, Mar 4, 6:49 AM CST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
649 AM CST Wed Mar 4 2020
TXZ121-134-041315-
Ellis TX-Kaufman TX-
649 AM CST Wed Mar 4 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN KAUFMAN AND
NORTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTIES UNTIL 715 AM CST...
At 648 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Alma, or near Ennis, moving northeast at 30 mph.
Penny size hail will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Ennis, Grays Prairie, Alma, Cottonwood and Rosser.
LAT...LON 3246 9627 3236 9640 3236 9645 3235 9645
3233 9643 3226 9652 3225 9653 3232 9666
3255 9650
TIME...MOT...LOC 1248Z 213DEG 25KT 3232 9656
79Special weather statement, Mar 4, 6:51 AM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
651 AM CST Wed Mar 4 2020
TXZ121-134-041315-
Ellis TX-Kaufman TX-
651 AM CST Wed Mar 4 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN KAUFMAN AND
NORTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTIES UNTIL 715 AM CST...
At 648 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Alma, or near Ennis, moving northeast at 30 mph.
Penny size hail will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Ennis, Grays Prairie, Alma, Cottonwood and Rosser.
LAT...LON 3246 9627 3236 9640 3236 9645 3235 9645
3233 9643 3226 9652 3225 9653 3232 9666
3255 9650
TIME...MOT...LOC 1248Z 213DEG 25KT 3232 9656
79Special weather statement, Mar 4, 7:24 AM CST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 5:44 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | McLennan | 31 min |
| Mar 4, 6:33 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Navarro | 27 min |
| Mar 4, 6:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Limestone, Navarro | 33 min |
| Mar 4, 6:49 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Kaufman | 26 min |
| Mar 4, 6:51 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Kaufman | 24 min |
| Mar 4, 7:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Falls | 36 min |
| Mar 4, 7:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Milam | 58 min |
| Mar 4, 7:55 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Falls | 35 min |
| Mar 4, 8:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Falls, Limestone, Robertson | 54 min |
| Mar 4, 9:15 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Leon | 30 min |
| Mar 4, 9:46 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Leon | 29 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.