Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cooke and Grayson Counties in Texas
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NOAA issued it on April 16, 2026, 4 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Cooke and Grayson Counties in north central Texas, with hazards including 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail until 9:00 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- North Central Texas
- Issued
- April 16, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Fort Worth TX
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in North Central Texas.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth, TX, has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the affected areas. This alert is effective from 8:04 PM CDT on April 15, 2026, until 9:00 PM CDT on the same day.
Affected Areas
The warning covers east central Cooke County and central Grayson County in north central Texas. Specific locations include Callisburg, Whitesboro, Lake Texoma, southwestern Lake Texoma, Pottsboro, Eisenhower State Park, and other areas such as Dixie, Preston, Gordonville, Carpenters Bluff, Sturgeon, Ambrose, Sadler, Dexter, Sandusky, and Locust.
What You Should Do
For your protection, get inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. Move indoors immediately due to continuous cloud-to-ground lightning associated with this storm.
Expected Conditions
Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail (1.00 inch). These conditions are radar-indicated and could cause hail damage to vehicles and wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The alert is effective from 8:04 PM CDT on April 15, 2026, and will expire at 9:00 PM CDT on April 15, 2026. The storm is moving northeast at 40 mph.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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