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SPSFWD



Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Fort Worth TX

240 AM CDT Sat Apr 18 2026

 

TXZ100-101-115-116-180830-

Palo Pinto TX-Stephens TX-Young TX-Jack TX-

240 AM CDT Sat Apr 18 2026



...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Young, Jack, Stephens

and northern Palo Pinto Counties through 330 AM CDT...



At 239 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along 

a line extending from 9 miles northeast of Lake Graham to near 

Hubbard Creek Reservoir. Movement was southeast at 40 mph.



HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny 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.



Strong thunderstorms will be near...

  Graham, Breckenridge, Bryson, Crystal Falls, Lake Graham, and 

  Hubbard Creek Reservoir around 245 AM CDT.

  Possum Kingdom Lake around 255 AM CDT.

  Possum Kingdom State Park around 300 AM CDT.

  Necessity and Caddo around 305 AM CDT.

  Graford around 315 AM CDT.



Other locations impacted by these storms include Jermyn, Lost Creek

Reservoir, Cundiff, Newcastle, Jean, Murray, Loving, Harpersville,

Joplin, and Eliasville.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 3290 9909 3296 9904 3296 9895 3305 9895

      3340 9860 3340 9842 3344 9842 3336 9792

      3312 9792 3280 9828 3251 9868 3252 9910

TIME...MOT...LOC 0739Z 297DEG 33KT 3325 9851 3281 9907 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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