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Special Weather Statement, NWS Fort Worth, TX

August 4, 2025Tarrant County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2025, 5:06 AM CDT for Tarrant County, Texas. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 4, 2025, 5:06 AM CDT (10:06 UTC)
Expired: Aug 4, 2025, 5:30 AM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Hail: 0.50 in
Wind: 40

County Tarrant County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:06 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 28 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-p

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

Hodograph

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: 748 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1592 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.5

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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 Aug 4, 1:31 AM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 1:31 AM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 4, 3:02 AM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 4, 3:40 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 4, 3:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 4, 4:17 AM CDT, 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 4, 4:38 AM CDT, 28 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
438 AM CDT Mon Aug 4 2025

TXZ101-102-117-118-041015-
Parker TX-Tarrant TX-Wise TX-Jack TX-
438 AM CDT Mon Aug 4 2025

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Wise,
southeastern Jack, northeastern Parker and northwestern Tarrant
Counties through 515 AM CDT...

At 438 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Poolville, or 13 miles west of Briar, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Springtown around 445 AM CDT.
  Weatherford, Willow Park, and Lake Weatherford around 505 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Peaster, Advance,
Cottondale, Keeter, Gibtown, Joplin, Balsora, Agnes, Boonsville, and
Highland Addition.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 408 and 415.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3306 9805 3320 9783 3313 9758 3293 9744
      3268 9774
TIME...MOT...LOC 0938Z 325DEG 26KT 3300 9778

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Aug 4, 5:06 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
506 AM CDT Mon Aug 4 2025

TXZ118-133-041030-
Tarrant TX-Johnson TX-
506 AM CDT Mon Aug 4 2025

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Johnson and
southwestern Tarrant Counties through 530 AM CDT...

At 506 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Benbrook, moving south at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Fort Worth and Crowley around 510 AM CDT.
  Burleson around 515 AM CDT.
  Joshua around 520 AM CDT.
  Cross Timber around 525 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Lillian, Benbrook
Lake, Lake Arlington, Briaroaks, Westover Hills, and Egan.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 35W between mile markers 31 and 52.
 Interstate 20 between mile markers 423 and 444.
 Interstate 30 between mile markers 2 and 20.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3278 9723 3250 9712 3239 9756 3253 9757
      3255 9757 3256 9755 3273 9755
TIME...MOT...LOC 1006Z 341DEG 28KT 3264 9745

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 4, 1:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Cooke, Montague	50 min
Aug 4, 2:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Cooke	32 min
Aug 4, 3:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Montague	59 min
Aug 4, 3:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton	24 min
Aug 4, 3:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Wise	35 min
Aug 4, 3:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Wise	61 min
Aug 4, 3:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Denton	32 min
Aug 4, 4:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Collin, Dallas	28 min
Aug 4, 4:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Parker	37 min
Aug 4, 5:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	15 min
Aug 4, 5:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Ellis, Hill, Johnson, Tarrant	65 min
Aug 4, 5:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Kaufman	32 min
Aug 4, 6:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hill, Limestone, McLennan, Navarro	60 min
Aug 4, 6:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Freestone, Limestone, Navarro	54 min
Aug 4, 6:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Falls, Freestone, Hill, Limestone, McLennan, Navarro	30 min
Aug 4, 7:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Freestone	30 min
Aug 4, 7:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	McLennan	25 min
Aug 4, 7:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Freestone, Leon, Limestone, Robertson	44 min
Aug 4, 7:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Falls, Milam, Robertson	47 min
Aug 4, 7:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Anderson	29 min
Aug 4, 7:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hood, Somervell	23 min
Aug 4, 8:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Leon	45 min
Aug 4, 8:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Milam, Robertson	46 min
Aug 4, 8:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Somervell	27 min
Aug 4, 8:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hood	38 min
Aug 4, 9:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	35 min
Aug 4, 9:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Erath	46 min
Aug 4, 11:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Erath	37 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.