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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1154 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

TXC085-147-181-231-260515-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-240526T0515Z/
Hunt TX-Collin TX-Grayson TX-Fannin TX-
1154 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN HUNT...NORTHEASTERN COLLIN...SOUTHEASTERN GRAYSON AND
SOUTHWESTERN FANNIN COUNTIES...

At 1154 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles northwest of Merit, or 15 miles east of McKinney,
moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is
         likely.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Merit around 1200 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Westminster, Altoga, Kellogg, Weston, Frognot, Blue Ridge, Floyd,
Kingston, Bailey, and Nobility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter now!  Get to an
interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building and avoid
windows.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3326 9666 3342 9664 3346 9600 3310 9618
TIME...MOT...LOC 0454Z 287DEG 48KT 3328 9640

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

$$

Prater