Texas Severe Weather Thread 2011

[somethingfunny]

Keep your eyes peeled for puffy white cumulus clouds that suddenly erupt into severe thunderstorm warnings as soon as they get east of your house tonight.

[Rgv20]

Not wishing the severe weather but as you can see by the Drought Monitor the entire state of Texas needs the Rain.

[somethingfunny]

Wow, I was under the impression the drought was alot worse than D1/D2 across the Metroplex, and I thought they'd had more rain east of here since all the recent storm events haven't really popped until reaching the tier of counties east of here. Is it still leftover soil moisture from our Hermine rain dump?

[somethingfunny]

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1219 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

.AVIATION...
CONCERNS...STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE PERIOD. MVFR CEILINGS
OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. A CHANCE FOR RAIN AHEAD
AND ALONG THE FRONT.

MVFR CLOUDS ARE ERODING FROM WEST TO EAST AT THIS TIME AND ALL TAF
SITES WILL SEE FEW-SCT CLOUDS BY 19Z. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WITH
SUSTAINED SPEEDS BETWEEN 20-25 KTS AND GUSTS GENERALLY UP TO 30-35
KTS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF
WEAKENING OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND DECREASE IN THE WIND SPEEDS
AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES LATE TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE
IN THE METROPLEX AROUND 12Z AND KACT AROUND 14Z. STRONG NORTHWEST
AND THEN NORTH WINDS WILL OCCUR ON MONDAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
GUSTS UP TO 35 KTS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. CROSSWIND
PROBLEMS ON DIAGONAL RUNWAYS WILL AGAIN BE AN ISSUE ON MONDAY.

MVFR CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AGAIN TONIGHT ARRIVING AT THE
AIRPORTS BETWEEN 06-08Z. IT IS POSSIBLE THE MVFR CIGS COULD ARRIVE
BETWEEN 04-06Z DUE TO A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET OF UP TO 60 KTS.
THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS FOR A FEW HOURS AHEAD OF
AND THEN ALONG THE FRONT. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE
BUT THE CHANCE IS PRETTY LOW TO MENTION IN THE TAFS AT THIS TIME
AND WILL MAINTAIN VCSH. MVFR CIGS WILL SHIFT EAST WITH THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE AND CEILINGS WILL IMPROVE TO VFR WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO
AFTER PASSAGE.

82/JLD

&&



.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 309 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/
A STRONG SURFACE LOW WILL DEEPEN ACROSS THE PLAINS TODAY AND
RESULT IN A VERY WINDY AND WARM DAY ACROSS THE REGION. KFWS VAD
CONTINUES TO INDICATE 50+ KNOTS IN THE LOWEST FEW THOUSAND FEET
EARLY THIS MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF MOMENTUM TRANSFER THROUGH
BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING AND A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL YIELD
SOUTHERLY WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE TODAY WITH GUSTS AROUND
40 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS
WITH ONLY A SLIGHT DECREASE IN SPEED OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...WE
WILL ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL ZONES FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LATER SHIFTS MAY NEED TO EXTEND THE
ADVISORY THROUGH THE NIGHT OF EVEN INTO MONDAY. IT DOES APPEAR
THAT THE DRY LINE WILL REACH THE EXTREME WESTERN ZONES OF NORTH
TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...WE WILL ISSUE A RED FLAG
WARNING TO HIGHLIGHT THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

THE SURFACE LOW WILL LIFT INTO THE MIDWEST OVERNIGHT AND ALLOW A
COLD FRONT TO SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE FRONT WITH THE BEST STORM CHANCES NORTH
OF THE REGION IN THE VICINITY OF THE BEST DYNAMICS FROM A PASSING MID
LEVEL TROUGH. A LIMITING FACTOR FOR STORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS NORTH
TEXAS WILL BE A STRONG CAP. IT DOES APPEAR THAT THE BEST CHANCE
FOR STORMS ACROSS NORTH TEXAS WILL BE EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 MONDAY
MORNING WITH THE BEST SEVERE POTENTIAL NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20
WHERE THE CAP IS MOST LIKELY TO BREAK. DOWNBURST WINDS AND SOME
HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. IF STORMS DO DEVELOP...RAINFALL
WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO PUT A DENT IN THE RAINFALL DEFICIT.
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL END FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST MONDAY
MORNING AS MUCH DRIER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT AND DRIER
AIR WILL ELEVATE THE GRASS FIRE DANGER MONDAY. THEREFORE...WE WILL
ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL ZONES. WIND SPEEDS WILL
DECREASE MONDAY NIGHT AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE
REGION.

THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WILL SEE INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
IN RESPONSE TO ANOTHER DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE WEST.
THE ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN/THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE IN THE EAST
ON THURSDAY WHEN A SHORT WAVE ROTATES ACROSS THE REGION. THE GFS
AND THE ECMWF BOTH INDICATE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
NEXT SUNDAY.

TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEK WILL BE WARM WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN
THE 80S...EXCEPT FOR SOME 60S AND 70S ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
LOWS WILL BE GENERALLY IN THE 60S...EXCEPT FOR UPPER 30S TO
MIDDLE 40S TUESDAY MORNING AND MAINLY 50S WEDNESDAY MORNING.

Ugh.

[cycloneye]

Texas gets into the warnings.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
TXC059-253-417-441-040330-
/O.NEW.KSJT.SV.W.0007.110404T0251Z-110404T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
951 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN SHACKELFORD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN CALLAHAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 948 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF DYESS AFB...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ABILENE...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
ABILENE AND IMPACT BY 1000 PM CDT...
HAMBY BY 1010 PM CDT...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 276 AND 307.

LAT...LON 3277 9960 3242 9930 3227 9982 3240 9995
TIME...MOT...LOC 0251Z 231DEG 38KT 3240 9980

$$


JOHNSON
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[cycloneye]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
955 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

TXC059-253-417-441-040330-
/O.CON.KSJT.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110404T0330Z/
SHACKELFORD TX-JONES TX-TAYLOR TX-CALLAHAN TX-
955 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CALLAHAN...NORTHEASTERN TAYLOR...SOUTHEASTERN JONES
AND SOUTHWESTERN SHACKELFORD COUNTIES...

AT 954 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR ABILENE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
IMPACT BY 1000 PM CDT...
HAMBY BY 1010 PM CDT...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 279 AND 307.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SOUTHERN
ABILENE. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION
TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

LAT...LON 3231 9976 3242 9988 3277 9960 3242 9930
TIME...MOT...LOC 0255Z 231DEG 38KT 3242 9976

$$


JOHNSON
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[cycloneye]

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
TXC113-139-231-251-257-397-439-041145-
/O.NEW.KFWD.SV.W.0019.110404T1043Z-110404T1145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
543 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
DALLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
ELLIS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
SOUTHERN HUNT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
JOHNSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
KAUFMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
ROCKWALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN TARRANT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 645 AM CDT

* AT 542 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF RICHARDSON TO
BURLESON...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GRAND
PRAIRIE...DALLAS...TERRELL...ROCKWALL...WAXAHACHIE AND MANSFIELD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING AND
STAY INSIDE...AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

&&

LAT...LON 3301 9586 3298 9594 3287 9597 3285 9608
3236 9609 3236 9644 3236 9645 3234 9640
3224 9706 3227 9710 3217 9751 3228 9761
3256 9761 3256 9755 3261 9754 3299 9704
TIME...MOT...LOC 1042Z 278DEG 29KT 3308 9666 3252 9728

$$


85/NH
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[cycloneye]

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
TXC223-041245-
/O.NEW.KFWD.SV.W.0022.110404T1152Z-110404T1245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
652 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 745 AM CDT

* AT 652 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 15
MILES SOUTHWEST OF SULPHUR SPRINGS...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
SULPHUR SPRINGS AND COOPER LAKE PARK SOUTH SULPHUR AROUND 705 AM
COMO AROUND 710 AM

THIS WILL IMPACT I-30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 111 AND 142.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING AND
STAY INSIDE...AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

&&

LAT...LON 3297 9566 3299 9567 3299 9585 3310 9586
3321 9577 3331 9571 3331 9565 3336 9559
3335 9549 3336 9544 3337 9530 3297 9530
TIME...MOT...LOC 1152Z 253DEG 43KT 3301 9575

$$
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[cycloneye]

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
TXC037-063-159-343-387-449-499-041300-
/O.NEW.KSHV.SV.W.0034.110404T1201Z-110404T1300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
701 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN BOWIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SIMMS...NEW BOSTON...
NORTHWESTERN CAMP COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAGANSPORT...
NORTHERN MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
SOUTHERN RED RIVER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...CLARKSVILLE...BOXELDER...
TITUS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MOUNT PLEASANT...
NORTHEASTERN WOOD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 800 AM CDT

* AT 656 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF HAGANSPORT...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BOGATA BY 705 AM CDT...
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOXELDER AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLARKSVILLE
BY 720 AM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3349 9531 3375 9488 3340 9427 3330 9444
3325 9459 3327 9465 3328 9465 3320 9466
3318 9468 3289 9525 3306 9532
TIME...MOT...LOC 1159Z 240DEG 55KT 3338 9529

$$

VII
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[cycloneye]

2 New Severe Thunderstorm Warnings

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
TXC379-467-041315-
/O.NEW.KFWD.SV.W.0024.110404T1219Z-110404T1315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
719 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN RAINS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
VAN ZANDT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 815 AM CDT

* AT 719 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES
NORTHEAST OF CANTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
GRAND SALINE...VAN AND EDOM AROUND 725 AM
EMORY AROUND 730 AM

THIS WILL IMPACT I-20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 521 AND 542.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING AND
STAY INSIDE...AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

&&

LAT...LON 3236 9546 3236 9607 3298 9575 3298 9567
3296 9565 3272 9562 3269 9558 3248 9558
3241 9550
TIME...MOT...LOC 1219Z 246DEG 44KT 3260 9579

$$
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
TXC063-159-343-423-449-459-499-041315-
/O.NEW.KSHV.SV.W.0035.110404T1218Z-110404T1315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
718 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CAMP COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PITTSBURG...LEESBURG...
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
CENTRAL MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
SMITH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TYLER...
SOUTHERN TITUS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
UPSHUR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GILMER...
EASTERN WOOD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINNSBORO...

* UNTIL 815 AM CDT

* AT 711 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PLEASANT GROVE TO 10 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF TYLER...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF WINNSBORO TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TYLER...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WINNSBORO BY 740 AM CDT...
HAWKINS BY 740 AM CDT...
TYLER BY 745 AM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3292 9543 3298 9534 3297 9531 3300 9531
3320 9468 3270 9482 3256 9492 3253 9499
3245 9499 3229 9509 3214 9540 3214 9547
3224 9549 3228 9546 3236 9546 3243 9553
TIME...MOT...LOC 1215Z 210DEG 54KT 3296 9537 3230 9541

$$

VII
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[cycloneye]

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
TXC423-499-041300-
/O.NEW.KSHV.SV.W.0036.110404T1224Z-110404T1300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
724 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN SMITH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
WESTERN WOOD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MINEOLA...

* UNTIL 800 AM CDT

* AT 720 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8
MILES NORTHWEST OF QUITMAN...OR 14 MILES NORTH OF MINEOLA...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PLEASANT GROVE...

LAT...LON 3297 9566 3297 9536 3243 9554 3248 9560
3269 9560 3273 9564 3297 9567
TIME...MOT...LOC 1224Z 243DEG 49KT 3289 9550

$$

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[somethingfunny]

Five stars!!!!!

More please!

[South Texas Storms]

We desperately need some rain here in south and central Texas!! This drought is getting awful.

[Rgv20]

Drought intensifying.

[vbhoutex]

We most definitely need rain!!! The birds and squirrels are using our slowly leaking sprinkler as a water fountain. I figure since I can't turn it completely off I will provide them with water and move it around the yard so it waters the lawn some too. this drought really sucks on top of the winter cold that managed to kill off at least some of my recovering grass. I was going to add some crepe myrtles and other plants to the yard this spring, but without rain, it isn't going to happen. We are starting to move into the exceptional drought area here where I live.

[DonWrk]

Severe weather thread sure isn't like the winter weather thread, maybe it picks up more in the coming months? I'd like to learn as much about tracking severe storms in the spring and summer as much as I learned about tracking winter storms!

[somethingfunny]

Severe weather thread sure isn't like the winter weather thread, maybe it picks up more in the coming months? I'd like to learn as much about tracking severe storms in the spring and summer as much as I learned about tracking winter storms!

This year has been so abysmal for storms so far....

When you think about it though, if we only get two or three marginally severe storm events this entire spring, that would make them as rare and treasured as our snow events were! We need to be obsessively anticipating each 30% chance of storms a week in advance!

So tonight's situation....well, it's much the same as the previous few 30% frontal passages. Better instability and a thicker moisture profile east of I-35, so that's where they'll probably fire up. Whether they fire while over DFW or not until just east of here....that's a line as fine as the rain/snow/ice/dry line in a winter storm!

My gut is we will see some rain tonight, probably erupting over Cooke/Denton/Tarrant/Johnson counties. It could even begin further west.....

[chrisdanger76]

Oh severe weather season, why do you give me the run-around and tease me so?? D/FW and the state could use some serious soaking rains. I say bring on the wind, hail and lighting, it'll make things more interesting

[Ntxw]

Nice solid line developing in north Texas just west of the metroplex. Could be a rough evening for those planning to head out.

[somethingfunny]

My gut is we will see some rain tonight, probably erupting over Cooke/Denton/Tarrant/Johnson counties. It could even begin further west.....

Nice solid line developing in north Texas just west of the metroplex. Could be a rough evening for those planning to head out.

They ended up firing two extra sets of counties west of my guess - Montague, Jack, Palo Pinto and Eastland counties got in on the action. They appear to be elevated in nature, and the line as a whole is moving very slowly to the southeast. It should drop some healthy amounts of rain, but I'm worried they'll shear away and die off before reaching my corner of the Metroplex. Hoping against that - whatever remains of them ought to reach eastern Dallas County by midnight or so.