Special Weather Statement — Tarrant + 3 more areasSpecial Weather Statement — Tarrant + 3 more areas
Completed official-source record with preserved facts and meaningful-change history. The final record does not infer impacts the source did not report.
What the preserved official data shows
This Special Weather Statement left the National Weather Service active-alert feed after being preserved by Texas Hazard Watch. The official record named Tarrant; Dallas; Johnson; Ellis. Completion confirms the alert is no longer in the active feed; it does not by itself establish damage or other impacts.
- First collected
- Sep 20, 2026 · 5:15 PM CDT
- Record completed
- Sep 20, 2026 · 6:05 PM CDT
- Monitored duration
- 49 minutes
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Named areas
- Tarrant; Dallas; Johnson; Ellis
- Official expiration
- Sep 20, 2026 · 6:00 PM CDT
- Final monitor status
- Left the active NWS alert feed
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Record facts
- Event
- Special Weather Statement
- Affected Texas areas
- Tarrant; Dallas; Johnson; Ellis
- Effective
- 2026-09-20T17:13:00-05:00
- Expires
- 2026-09-20T18:00:00-05:00
- Issuing authority
- NWS Fort Worth TX
Completed
Official record ended or left the source’s active window.
Instructions preserved with the record
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
Latest official-source information
At 513 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Grand Prairie, moving east at 20 mph. Additional storms may develop
southwest of Grand Prairie toward Duncanville, Mansfield, and
Midlothian over the next 30 to 45 minutes.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Irving, Grand Prairie, Mansfield,
Desoto, Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Lancaster, Midlothian, Forest Hill,
Glenn Heights, Red Oak, Kennedale, Hutchins, Cockrell Hill, Rendon,
Wilmer, and Ovilla.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35E between mile markers 409 and 425.
Interstate 20 between mile markers 442 and 471.
Interstate 30 between mile markers 27 and 43.
Meaningful official changes
The complete source history remains preserved. Routine monitoring snapshots and small gauge fluctuations are condensed here for readability.
- Record completedOfficial record ended or left the source’s active window.
- First recordedNew official record added to the monitor.
Original source
This record is derived from an official public source. Texas Hazard Watch preserves and organizes it but does not replace the issuing authority.
