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Special Weather Statement, NWS Fort Worth, TX

March 25, 2021Milam County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this special weather statement at Mar 25, 2021, 5:07 AM CDT for Milam County, Texas. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 25, 2021, 5:07 AM CDT (10:07 UTC)
Expired: Mar 25, 2021, 5:45 AM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX

County Milam County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 339 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 281 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1372 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 112 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.9

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Mar 25, 3:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 3:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 25, 3:53 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 25, 1:04 AM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
104 AM CDT THU MAR 25 2021

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

0852 PM     HAIL             3 N SAGINAW             32.91N 97.36W
03/24/2021  M2.00 INCH       TARRANT            TX   PUBLIC

            DELAYED REPORT...2 INCH HAIL STONES MEASURED
            A FEW MILES NORTH OF SAGINAW.

&&

BAIN

Special weather statement, Mar 25, 1:44 AM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
144 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

TXZ134-145-250715-
Ellis TX-Hill TX-
144 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL HILL AND ELLIS
COUNTIES UNTIL 215 AM CDT...

At 144 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Italy, moving northeast at 40 mph.

Nickel size hail will be possible with this storm.

 Locations impacted include...
Lancaster, Waxahachie, Ennis, Midlothian, Glenn Heights, Red Oak,
Ovilla, Palmer, Italy, Oak Leaf, Maypearl, Bardwell, Carl's Corner,
Garrett, Milford and Pecan Hill.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for central and
north central Texas.

LAT...LON 3236 9652 3199 9701 3220 9714 3255 9688
      3255 9672
TIME...MOT...LOC 0644Z 225DEG 37KT 3219 9697

Bonnette

Special weather statement, Mar 25, 3:02 AM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
302 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

TXZ105-121>123-250830-
Kaufman TX-Van Zandt TX-Hunt TX-Rains TX-
302 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN HUNT...NORTHEASTERN
KAUFMAN...NORTHWESTERN VAN ZANDT AND NORTHWESTERN RAINS COUNTIES
UNTIL 330 AM CDT...

At 302 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Terrell, moving northeast at 35 mph.

Penny size hail will be possible with this storm.

 Locations impacted include...
Greenville, Terrell, West Tawakoni, Quinlan, East Tawakoni, Hawk
Cove, Lake Tawakoni State Park and Lone Oak.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for north central
Texas.

LAT...LON 3262 9611 3273 9634 3309 9616 3296 9588
TIME...MOT...LOC 0802Z 208DEG 29KT 3273 9622

Bonnette

Special weather statement, Mar 25, 3:12 AM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
312 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

TXZ121-122-135-250900-
Kaufman TX-Van Zandt TX-Henderson TX-
312 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN KAUFMAN...VAN ZANDT
AND NORTH CENTRAL HENDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 400 AM CDT...

At 312 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
near Eustace, moving northeast at 45 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible
with this storm.

 Locations impacted include...
Gun Barrel City, Canton, Grand Saline, Mabank, Van, Malakoff, Seven
Points, Edgewood, Eustace, Fruitvale, Edom, Enchanted Oaks, Caney
City, Purtis Creek State Park, Payne Springs, Log Cabin and
Murchison.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for central and
north central Texas.

LAT...LON 3217 9600 3234 9620 3277 9584 3277 9577
      3275 9576 3276 9574 3275 9573 3274 9570
      3271 9566 3272 9565 3271 9563 3268 9559
      3248 9560 3242 9552
TIME...MOT...LOC 0812Z 228DEG 39KT 3235 9596

Bonnette

Special weather statement, Mar 25, 3:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
329 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

TXZ158>160-250900-
Falls TX-McLennan TX-Bell TX-
329 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MCLENNAN...EASTERN
BELL AND SOUTHWESTERN FALLS COUNTIES UNTIL 400 AM CDT...

At 327 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Belton, moving northeast at 55 mph.

Penny size hail will be possible with this storm.

 Locations impacted include...
Waco, Temple, Belton, Hewitt, Robinson, McGregor, Morgan's Point
Resort, Salado, Little River-Academy, Lorena, Troy, Bruceville-Eddy,
Moody, Rogers, Holland, Lott and Golinda.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for central Texas.

LAT...LON 3098 9762 3130 9745 3132 9742 3134 9743
      3150 9735 3134 9691 3084 9730
TIME...MOT...LOC 0827Z 216DEG 46KT 3101 9741

Bonnette

Special weather statement, Mar 25, 5:07 AM CDT, 0 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
Mar 24, 7:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	FWD	Bosque, Hamilton	52 min
Mar 24, 7:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hopkins	40 min
Mar 24, 7:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche	57 min
Mar 24, 7:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bosque, Hill	58 min
Mar 24, 7:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Bosque, Hill	50 min
Mar 24, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	40 min
Mar 24, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Hill, Johnson	66 min
Mar 24, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton, Parker, Tarrant, Wise	65 min
Mar 24, 8:43 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt	36 hr
Mar 24, 8:44 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall	37 hr
Mar 24, 8:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Wise	42 min
Mar 24, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Cooke, Montague	51 min
Mar 24, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton	61 min
Mar 24, 9:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Denton	32 min
Mar 24, 9:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis	65 min
Mar 24, 10:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Denton, Grayson	52 min
Mar 24, 10:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Kaufman	59 min
Mar 24, 11:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills	39 min
Mar 24, 11:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Kaufman, Van Zandt	61 min
Mar 24, 11:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bosque	53 min
Mar 25, 12:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Montague	48 min
Mar 25, 12:35 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Bosque, Hill	3 hr
Mar 25, 12:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Rains	48 min
Mar 25, 12:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Delta	39 min
Mar 25, 1:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Ellis	31 min
Mar 25, 3:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Rockwall	28 min
Mar 25, 3:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Van Zandt	48 min
Mar 25, 3:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Bell	31 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.