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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 205, NWS Fort Worth, TX

July 12, 2021Tarrant County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2021, 4:56 PM CDT for Tarrant County, Texas. It was in force for 34 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: Jul 12, 2021, 4:56 PM CDT (21:56 UTC)
Expired: Jul 12, 2021, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Tarrant 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 Jul 12, 2:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 2:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 12, 2:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 12, 1:19 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
119 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

TXZ119-121900-
Dallas TX-
119 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY UNTIL 200
PM CDT...

At 118 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lancaster, moving southeast at 5 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

 Locations impacted include...
Desoto, Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Lancaster, Glenn Heights, Hutchins,
Wilmer, Ovilla and Ferris.

LAT...LON 3255 9653 3255 9692 3268 9693 3268 9667
TIME...MOT...LOC 1818Z 327DEG 6KT 3260 9676

Bonnette

Special weather statement, Jul 12, 1:41 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
141 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

TXZ105-121>123-121915-
Kaufman TX-Van Zandt TX-Hunt TX-Rains TX-
141 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HUNT...NORTHEASTERN
KAUFMAN...NORTHWESTERN VAN ZANDT AND SOUTHWESTERN RAINS COUNTIES
UNTIL 215 PM CDT...

At 140 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lake Tawakoni State
Park to 6 miles east of Kaufman. Movement was east at 20 mph.

Heavy rainfall and wind gusts up to 45 mph will be possible with
these storms.

 Locations impacted include...
Terrell, Kaufman, Canton, Wills Point, West Tawakoni, Edgewood,
Emory, East Tawakoni, Hawk Cove, Fruitvale, Lake Tawakoni State Park,
Point, Oak Grove, Post Oak Bend City and Oak Ridge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
lead to minor flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

If on or near Lake Tawakoni, get out of the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough
to be struck by lightning. Do not be caught on the water in a
thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 3251 9593 3254 9638 3287 9618 3291 9599
      3292 9588 3287 9573
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 267DEG 17KT 3278 9603 3258 9620

Bain

Special weather statement, Jul 12, 2:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
200 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

TXZ119-121-134-121945-
Ellis TX-Kaufman TX-Dallas TX-
200 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL KAUFMAN...NORTHERN ELLIS
AND SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT...

At 159 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Kaufman to Wilmer to near Cedar Hill. Movement
was southeast at 10 mph.

Heavy rainfall and winds of up to 45 mph will be possible with these
storms.

 Locations impacted include...
Dallas, Grand Prairie, Mesquite, Desoto, Cedar Hill, Duncanville,
Lancaster, Waxahachie, Balch Springs, Ennis, Midlothian, Terrell,
Seagoville, Forney, Glenn Heights, Red Oak, Kaufman, Hutchins, Wilmer
and Ovilla.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
lead to minor flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3252 9608 3242 9644 3240 9695 3255 9705
      3261 9704 3264 9675 3275 9658 3267 9608
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 307DEG 7KT 3259 9630 3257 9667 3256 9698

Bain

Local storm report, Jul 12, 2:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 12, 4:24 PM CDT, 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 12, 4:28 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 11, 10:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Comanche, Hamilton, Mills	3 hr
Jul 11, 11:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Henderson	3 hr
Jul 12, 2:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Anderson, Henderson	3 hr
Jul 12, 7:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Leon, Robertson	119 min
Jul 12, 9:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills	81 min
Jul 12, 10:19 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Falls, Leon, Limestone, Robertson	4 hr
Jul 12, 11:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Bell, Coryell, Falls, Hamilton, Lampasas, McLennan and 1 more	3 hr
Jul 12, 12:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Milam, Robertson	2 hr
Jul 12, 1:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	41 min
Jul 12, 1:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Kaufman, Rains	34 min
Jul 12, 1:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hunt, Rains, Van Zandt	55 min
Jul 12, 2:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Kaufman	45 min
Jul 12, 2:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Dallas	3 hr
Jul 12, 2:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Ellis, Kaufman	3 hr
Jul 12, 3:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland	30 min
Jul 12, 4:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Tarrant	94 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.