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Special Weather Statement, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 16, 2021Fannin County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this special weather statement at May 16, 2021, 8:23 PM CDT for Fannin County, Texas. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 16, 2021, 8:23 PM CDT (01:23 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2021, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX

County Fannin County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 130 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.

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

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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: 496 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -83 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 815 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.8

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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 May 16, 8:00 PM CDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 8:00 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 2:25 PM CDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
225 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-171145-
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-
225 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.
Thunderstorms will be possible across North and Central Texas through
tonight. Lightning and heavy rainfall will be the main threats,
although the strongest storms could produce small hail, gusty winds
and brief tornadoes through the evening hours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
Thunderstorms are expected across most of North and Central Texas on
Monday. Locally heavy rainfall and lightning will be the main
threats, although the strongest storms could produce some hail and
gusty winds.

Widespread thunderstorms are expected on Tuesday, some of which could
be strong or severe. Flash flooding will also be a concern with very
heavy rainfall possible.

Chances for thunderstorms will continue through the remainder of the
week. Additional rounds of heavy rainfall may culminate in additional
flash flooding or significant rises on area rivers and streams. Also,
a few strong or severe thunderstorms are possible throughout the
second half of the week.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 16, 3:38 PM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
338 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2021

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

0224 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 WNW BUCKINGHAM        32.95N 96.77W
05/16/2021                   DALLAS             TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED WATER RESCUES
            NEAR BELT LINE AND COTTONWOOD DRIVE.

0254 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 NW RICHARDSON         32.98N 96.72W
05/16/2021                   DALLAS             TX   PUBLIC

            EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED WATER RESCUE
            NEAR FALL CREEK DRIVE AND PRAIRIE CREEK
            DRIVE.

0254 PM     FLASH FLOOD      RICHARDSON              32.97N 96.71W
05/16/2021                   DALLAS             TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED WATER RESCUES
            NEAR GLENVILLE DRIVE BETWEEN E. COLLINS BLVD
            AND COMMERCE DRIVE.

0303 PM     FLOOD            2 N RICHARDSON          33.00N 96.71W
05/16/2021                   COLLIN             TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            AMATEUR RADIO REPORTED MULTIPLE REPORTS OF
            FLOODING AND SOME ROADS IMPASSIBLE DUE TO
            FLOODING NEAR TX-190 AND US-75.

0315 PM     FLOOD            2 N RICHARDSON          33.00N 96.71W
05/16/2021                   COLLIN             TX   PUBLIC

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT RAMP FROM PGB TURNPIKE
            TO NB 75 ARE BLOCKED DUE TO FLOODING AT
            BOTTOM OF RAMPS, AND FLOODING IN SERVICE
            ROADS.

&&

Local storm report, May 16, 4:02 PM CDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
402 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2021

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

0211 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNE UNIVERSITY PARK   32.90N 96.78W
05/16/2021                   DALLAS             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            DAMAGE TO HOME IN N. DALLAS. LOCATION IS ON
            NORTHAVEN ROAD, RIGHT IN FRONT OF NORTH
            HAVEN GARDENS.

&&

PRATER

Local storm report, May 16, 4:13 PM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
413 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2021

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

0350 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 NE UNIVERSITY PARK    32.88N 96.75W
05/16/2021                   DALLAS             TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            DALLAS FIRE RESCUE RESPONDING TO SWIFT WATER
            RESCUE AT 7500 BLOCK OF MERRIMAN PKWY.

&&

MSS

Local storm report, May 16, 4:22 PM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
422 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2021

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

0202 PM     TSTM WND DMG     UNIVERSITY PARK         32.85N 96.80W
05/16/2021                   DALLAS             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE IN GOAR PARK. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

MSS

Special weather statement, May 16, 5:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
557 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

TXZ091-092-162330-
Cooke TX-Montague TX-
557 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN MONTAGUE AND
NORTHWESTERN COOKE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

At 556 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Grady to near Terral. Movement was east at
25 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

 Locations impacted include...
Nocona.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These storms may intensify, so closely monitor for additional
information or possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3395 9759 3390 9758 3392 9751 3391 9746
      3384 9746 3382 9743 3382 9737 3388 9733
      3386 9733 3389 9731 3386 9726 3390 9725
      3391 9721 3382 9722 3376 9798 3389 9798
      3385 9787 3386 9783 3392 9778 3399 9768
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 286DEG 21KT 3400 9762 3394 9799

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Special weather statement, May 16, 8:23 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
823 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

TXZ094-170215-
Fannin TX-
823 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN FANNIN COUNTY UNTIL
915 PM CDT...

At 823 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Savoy, or 10 miles west of Bonham, moving east at 30 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm.

 Locations impacted include...
Bonham, Whitewright, Savoy, Ector, Dodd City, Bailey, Ravenna, Bonham
State Park and Trenton.

LAT...LON 3369 9636 3369 9632 3371 9631 3367 9602
      3339 9602 3344 9639 3372 9638 3372 9637
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 285DEG 26KT 3360 9636

Dunn

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 7:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Montague	59 min
May 16, 7:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Grayson	56 min
May 16, 7:54 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	5 hr
May 16, 7:56 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins	61 hr
May 16, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack	62 min
May 16, 10:11 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Delta, Lamar	11 hr
May 16, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack	62 min
May 16, 11:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Parker, Wise	66 min
May 17, 12:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Parker, Tarrant	32 min
May 17, 12:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Parker	35 min
May 17, 12:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	28 min
May 17, 1:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	25 min
May 17, 2:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Wise	32 min
May 17, 2:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	28 min
May 17, 2:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Collin	24 hr
May 17, 10:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Mills	48 min
May 17, 10:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Lampasas	37 min
May 17, 10:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Lampasas	61 min
May 17, 11:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Lampasas	32 min
May 17, 12:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Bell	30 min
May 17, 3:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Ellis, Navarro	3 days
May 17, 3:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Ellis, Kaufman	65 hr
May 17, 3:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Denton	47 hr

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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.