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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 20, 2023Delta County, Fannin County, Lamar County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 20, 2023, 3:08 PM CDT for Delta County, Fannin County, Lamar County, Texas. It was in force for 67 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
Apr 20, 2023, 3:08 PM CDT (20:08 UTC)
Expired
Apr 20, 2023, 4:15 PM CDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Delta County, TX, Fannin County, TX, Lamar County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 178 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 20, 1:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

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 Apr 20, 1:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 1:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 20, 1:08 PM CDT, 2 hours before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
108 PM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-211130-
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-
108 PM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will pose a threat for large
hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain across much of North and Central
Texas. The tornado threat is low, but not zero. Flash flooding is
possible across parts of Central Texas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
Low thunderstorm chances return Sunday and continue for much of next
week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon across much of North
and Central Texas.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 20, 2:40 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 20, 2:45 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 20, 2:54 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 19, 9:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDYoung30 min
Apr 20, 2:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFannin67 min
Apr 20, 2:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Hunt, Rockwall64 min
Apr 20, 2:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCoryell, Hamilton61 min
Apr 20, 2:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis, Hill, Johnson56 min
Apr 20, 3:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Kaufman57 min
Apr 20, 3:16 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDFannin3 hr
Apr 20, 3:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Coryell, Hamilton, McLennan67 min
Apr 20, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis, Hill62 min
Apr 20, 3:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDKaufman66 min
Apr 20, 4:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHopkins, Hunt, Rains, Van Zandt28 min
Apr 20, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDelta, Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar67 min
Apr 20, 4:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFWDCoryell, McLennan57 min
Apr 20, 4:32 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDBell, Falls, McLennan28 min
Apr 20, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLampasas63 min
Apr 20, 4:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDBell, Coryell, McLennan3 hr
Apr 20, 4:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDKaufman2 hr
Apr 20, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFWDBell, Coryell, Lampasas53 min
Apr 20, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFWDKaufman, Van Zandt65 min
Apr 20, 4:55 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDBell, Falls50 min
Apr 20, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins, Lamar40 min
Apr 20, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFWDBell, Falls, McLennan64 min
Apr 20, 5:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDBell, Coryell, Falls, McLennan3 hr
Apr 20, 5:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHunt24 min
Apr 20, 5:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBell, Coryell, Milam38 min
Apr 20, 5:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHill32 min
Apr 20, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis, Hill, Navarro25 min
Apr 20, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHenderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt68 min
Apr 20, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFalls, Limestone, Milam, Robertson63 min
Apr 20, 6:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDFranklin26 min
Apr 20, 6:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBell, Milam, Robertson56 min
Apr 20, 6:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDFalls, Milam100 min
Apr 20, 6:47 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDMilam, Robertson43 min
Apr 20, 6:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDVan Zandt38 min
Apr 20, 6:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDLimestone118 min
Apr 20, 6:59 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDVan Zandt34 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.