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NWS Update: Severe Storm and Flood Threat Today
From: National Weather Service, Fort Worth
Date: Thursday, 19 March 2020 8:55 CDT
Thunderstorms this morning should dissipate by midday. Scattered thunderstorms will redevelop during the afternoon hours as a surface trough moves in from the northwest. A few strong to severe storms with damaging winds and large hail will be possible, mainly east of the I-35 corridor. Localized flash flooding will also be a concern across especially the northern counties where a Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through 7 pm CDT and where soils are oversaturated from recent rainfall. Widespread 4 to 7 inch totals have already occurred over the past week within the Flash Flood Watch area.
NWS Spotter Radio Desk Staffing with COVID-19
The National Weather Service, and our spotter radio desk team, are weighing risks versus benefit of staffing the NWS Spotter radio desk with the current COVID-19 pandemic. It is possible we may not place radio desk volunteers at the NWS. If that occurs, our radio volunteers will make efforts to monitor affected areas with home radio stations, and via linked radio systems, to relay spotter reports to the NWS. In the event spotters are unable to reach NWS radio desk operators, please use other means to relay your spotter reports to the NWS as outlined in spotter training. These include the following methods: