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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 26, 2025Jack County, Palo Pinto County, Parker County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2025, 12:22 PM CDT for Jack County, Palo Pinto County, Parker County, Texas. It was in force for 21 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
May 26, 2025, 12:22 PM CDT (17:22 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2025, 12:43 PM CDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Jack County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Parker County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 78 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 2025-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2025-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -360 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-682 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1124 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-360 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-307 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

400 
WUUS54 KFWD 261722
SVRFWD
TXC237-363-367-261800-
/O.NEW.KFWD.SV.W.0310.250526T1722Z-250526T1800Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1222 PM CDT Mon May 26 2025

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Jack County in north central Texas...
  Northwestern Parker County in north central Texas...
  Northeastern Palo Pinto County in north central Texas...

* Until 100 PM CDT.

* At 1221 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Graford, or
  10 miles northwest of Mineral Wells, moving northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southeastern Jack, northwestern Parker and northeastern Palo Pinto
  Counties, including the following locations... Gibtown, Joplin,
  Perrin, Whitt, Advance, Oran, Salesville, and Peadenville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection get inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3315 9808 3315 9792 3292 9792 3283 9826
      3291 9834
TIME...MOT...LOC 1721Z 235DEG 16KT 3292 9822 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Stalley
2 follow-up statements
592 
WWUS54 KFWD 261739
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1239 PM CDT Mon May 26 2025

TXC237-363-367-261800-
/O.CON.KFWD.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-250526T1800Z/
Jack TX-Parker TX-Palo Pinto TX-
1239 PM CDT Mon May 26 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN JACK...NORTHWESTERN PARKER AND NORTHEASTERN PALO
PINTO COUNTIES...

At 1239 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Graford, or 10
miles north of Mineral Wells, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Gibtown, Joplin, Perrin, Whitt, Oran, and Salesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection stay inside a sturdy structure and keep away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3315 9808 3315 9792 3296 9792 3290 9818
      3296 9823 3308 9816
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 235DEG 16KT 3297 9814 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Stalley
780 
WWUS54 KFWD 261743
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1243 PM CDT Mon May 26 2025

TXC237-363-367-261752-
/O.CAN.KFWD.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-250526T1800Z/
Jack TX-Parker TX-Palo Pinto TX-
1243 PM CDT Mon May 26 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JACK...
NORTHWESTERN PARKER AND NORTHEASTERN PALO PINTO COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits. Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

&&

LAT...LON 3315 9808 3315 9792 3296 9792 3290 9818
      3296 9823 3308 9816
TIME...MOT...LOC 1740Z 235DEG 16KT 3298 9812 

$$

Stalley

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 8:04 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas24 hr
May 25, 8:04 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDenton3 days
May 25, 8:04 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas49 hr
May 25, 11:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMontague28 min
May 25, 11:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDStephens25 min
May 25, 11:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDEastland, Stephens35 min
May 26, 12:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMontague26 min
May 26, 12:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDStephens30 min
May 26, 12:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDCooke, Montague3 hr
May 26, 12:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDYoung35 min
May 26, 12:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDenton35 min
May 26, 1:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant, Wise58 min
May 26, 1:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDPalo Pinto, Stephens, Young48 min
May 26, 1:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Rockwall33 min
May 26, 2:01 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDDenton, Wise3 hr
May 26, 2:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Johnson and 5 more67 min
May 26, 2:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Tarrant3 hr
May 26, 3:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Parker, Somervell and 1 more67 min
May 26, 3:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Ellis, Henderson, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro and 1 more27 min
May 26, 4:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Hill, Johnson, Somervell64 min
May 26, 5:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Hill, Limestone, McLennan57 min
May 26, 5:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHenderson, Van Zandt46 min
May 26, 6:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas9 hr
May 26, 6:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDCollin9 hr
May 26, 7:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt52 hr
May 26, 7:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt, Rockwall51 hr
May 26, 8:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHenderson, Navarro21 days
May 26, 11:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDPalo Pinto47 min
May 26, 1:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDEastland26 min
May 26, 1:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEastland, Stephens37 min
May 26, 1:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDParker36 min
May 26, 1:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDPalo Pinto, Parker52 min
May 26, 2:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDYoung37 min
May 26, 3:41 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDDallas, Parker, Tarrant3 hr
May 26, 3:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDJack, Young33 min
May 26, 4:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack, Young20 min
May 26, 4:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDJack24 min
May 26, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDJohnson34 min
May 26, 5:14 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDParker, Tarrant2 hr
May 26, 5:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDJack, Wise3 hr
May 26, 5:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDTarrant27 min
May 26, 5:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Johnson, Tarrant40 min
May 26, 6:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDJack, Wise2 hr
May 26, 6:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDDallas, Ellis, Johnson, Tarrant2 hr
May 26, 6:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHill34 min
May 26, 6:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHamilton33 min
May 26, 6:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDWise31 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.