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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 404, NWS Fort Worth, TX

June 15, 2023Cooke County, Montague County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2023, 6:26 PM CDT for Cooke County, Montague County, Texas. It was in force for 64 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
Jun 15, 2023, 6:26 PM CDT (23:26 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2023, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
65.0 mph

Counties Cooke County, TX, Montague County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:26 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
Jun 15, 3:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 93 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2023-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3565 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2023-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
3565 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
796 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.5
Supercell composite
5.9

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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 Jun 15, 3:07 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 3:07 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 3:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
315 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-161130-
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-
315 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.
Severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. Large
hail and damaging winds are the main threats, but a tornado or two
can't be ruled out.

Heat index values greater than 105 are ongoing across portions of
North and Central Texas and may lead to heat related illnesses if
precautions are not taken.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
Additional storms will be possible Saturday evening and overnight.
There is a threat for a few severe storms mainly across North Texas.

The Heat Advisory will continue into the weekend, signifying the
continued threat for heat related illnesses if precautions are not
taken. Make sure to drink plenty of water, wear light colored
clothing and take frequent breaks if working outside.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation may be requested later this afternoon and evening.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHenderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt26 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2023Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2023

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.