1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 26, 2:25 PM CST, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 325 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2001 DIV-Q SHOWS PRETTY STRONG LIFT TO MOVE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT. THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE H5 SHORTWAVE MOVING SOUTH. PRECIP H2O WAS PRETTY HIGH THIS MORNING AT KFWD (NEARLY 2 INCHES) AND WITH MULTIPLE BOUNDARIES (BOTH OUTFLOW AND FRONTAL) LINGERING... THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. SHOULD SEE AN INCREASE IN THE COVERAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT...WHEN MAIN UPPER LEVEL LIFT ARRIVES. WILL MENTION LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ALL AREAS WITH STRONG PW. MODELS CONITNUE TO KEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IN PLACE THROUGH TUESDAY AND THERE WILL BE SOME LIFT AROUND AS H2 JET ENERGY LINGERS ACROSS THE AREA. THUS...WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES INTO THE MID WEEK. IN THE EXTENDED...MRF A LITTLE SLOWER IN BRINGING THE MUCH ANTICIPATED POLAR COLD FRONT INTO N TEXAS...FROPA NOT BEING ADVERTISED UNTIL SUNDAY INSTEAD OF SATURDAY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUY INTO THIS SOLUTION...AS WE ARE GETTING CLOSER TO TURNING THE CORNER TO AN END OF THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER. FCSTID = 80 DFW 73 91 72 92 / 70 50 30 30 ACT 74 93 72 93 / 50 50 30 30 .FWD... TX...NONE.
TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-270900- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 328 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2001 SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH TEXAS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE...BUT LIGHTNING WILL PRESENT A HAZARD. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA SIZED HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE STORMS TONIGHT. 80
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High thunderstorm winds caused damage to a barn, trees, and power lines. Damage was also done to a church and a home near F.M. 2184 and FM 380.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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