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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 15, 2026Stephens County, Young County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 15, 2026, 4:37 PM CDT for Stephens County, Young County, Texas. It was in force for 53 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 15, 2026, 4:37 PM CDT (21:37 UTC)
Expired: Apr 15, 2026, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Stephens County, TX, Young County, TX

The radar

The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 281 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: 1732 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 554 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 354 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 400 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.7
Supercell composite: 14.7

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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 Apr 15, 1:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 1:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 15, 1:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 2:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 3:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
314 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026

TXZ100-101-152100-
Young TX-Jack TX-
314 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Young
and northwestern Jack Counties through 400 PM CDT...

At 313 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles north of Bryson, or 16 miles northwest of Jacksboro, moving
northeast 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 storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Young
and northwestern Jack Counties, including the following locations...
Antelope, Jermyn, Loving, and Postoak.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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 3340 9850 3340 9842 3347 9842 3347 9805
      3321 9845 3329 9857
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 226DEG 29KT 3336 9839

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
Apr 15, 1:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Young	28 min
Apr 15, 1:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	19 min
Apr 15, 2:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack	30 min
Apr 15, 3:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack	46 min
Apr 15, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	65 min
Apr 15, 5:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Stephens	30 min
Apr 15, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Stephens, Young	40 min
Apr 15, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Stephens	49 min
Apr 15, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FWD	Jack, Palo Pinto, Young	65 min
Apr 15, 6:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Young	53 min
Apr 15, 6:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Montague	42 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.