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Special Weather Statement, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 15, 2021Mills County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this special weather statement at Apr 15, 2021, 12:08 PM CDT for Mills County, Texas. It was in force for 37 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
Apr 15, 2021, 12:08 PM CDT (17:08 UTC)
Expired
Apr 15, 2021, 12:45 PM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX

County Mills County, TX

The radar

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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 Apr 15, 6:12 AM CDT, 5 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 6:12 AM CDT, 5 hours 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 2:43 AM CDT, 9 hours 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
243 AM CDT Thu Apr 15 2021

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-160745-
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-
243 AM CDT Thu Apr 15 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue across eastern
North Texas prior to daybreak, and mainly in areas along and west of
Interstate 35 this afternoon. While widespread severe weather is not
anticipated, a few thunderstorms may produce hail today and this
evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
Intermittent storm chances will continue through Friday evening
across all of North and Central Texas. The severe weather threat will
generally be low during this time, but a few strong to marginally
severe storms will be possible late Thursday into Friday. Hail is the
main hazard that may be encountered.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 15, 9:38 AM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
938 AM CDT Thu Apr 15 2021

TXZ115-129-151515-
Stephens TX-Eastland TX-
938 AM CDT Thu Apr 15 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL EASTLAND AND
SOUTHERN STEPHENS COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 AM CDT...

At 937 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Gunsight, or 8 miles south of Breckenridge, moving east at 35 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

 Locations impacted include...
Breckenridge, Ranger, Necessity and Gunsight.

LAT...LON 3276 9902 3275 9858 3268 9857 3267 9857
      3267 9858 3260 9857 3245 9858 3251 9905
TIME...MOT...LOC 1437Z 273DEG 31KT 3263 9891

Barnes
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 12:08 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1208 PM CDT Thu Apr 15 2021

TXZ142-151745-
Mills TX-
1208 PM CDT Thu Apr 15 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN MILLS COUNTY UNTIL
1245 PM CDT...

At 1208 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles south of Camp Bowie, or 13 miles south of Brownwood, moving
northeast at 45 mph.

Penny size hail will be possible with this storm.

 Locations impacted include...
Mullin.

LAT...LON 3149 9899 3161 9878 3169 9876 3172 9850
      3166 9844 3144 9887 3144 9889 3143 9890
      3143 9893 3146 9894 3144 9896 3146 9897
      3147 9900
TIME...MOT...LOC 1708Z 219DEG 41KT 3152 9892

Barnes

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 8:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMontague27 min
Apr 14, 9:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDGrayson35 min
Apr 15, 9:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDStephens37 min
Apr 15, 1:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDStephens67 min
Apr 15, 1:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDPalo Pinto27 min
Apr 15, 2:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLampasas, Mills15 min
Apr 15, 3:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDComanche28 min
Apr 15, 3:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHamilton34 min
Apr 15, 4:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDBell29 min
Apr 15, 4:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDFalls24 min
Apr 15, 4:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMilam37 min

Nearby

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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.