NWS Dallas/Fort Worth Product Guide

Local Storm Reports

(LSR, WWUS30)

Definition

Local Storm Reports (LSR) relay observations about severe or other very significant events (tornadoes, hail, heavy rainfall, damaging wind, etc.) to the media, emergency management and adjacent NWS offices. LSR's provide documentation of severe weather events not otherwise documented in severe weather or flood/flash flood warnings, severe weather/flash flood statements, short term forecasts. They are also issued as close to real time as possible and include...

type of phenomena,
date/time of occurrence,
location of event, including state, county, direction and distance (in statute miles) from a well known site,
source of report,
damage, deaths, and/or injuries (if any), and
any other useful information

Example

WKUS30 KFTW 042029
LSRFTW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
325 PM CDT SUN JUN 4 2000

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ...COUNTY LOCATION....

0655 AM	   I-30 AT MILE MARKER 121  TX    FLOOD
06/04/00   HOPKINS                        WATER 100 YDS WIDE AND
                                          SEVERAL FEET DEEP AT
                                          I-30 NEAR MILE MARKER
                                          121.

0735 AM    CORSICANA                TX    FLOOD
06/04/00   NAVARRO                        WATER COVERING THE
                                          SERVICE ROAD AT I-45 AND
                                          U.S. 287.

0754 AM                             TX    FLOOD
06/04/00   JOHNSON                        FLOODING CONTINUES IN
                                          NUMEROUS LOCATIONS
                                          ACROSS THE COUNTY.

0825 AM    BLUM                     TX    FLOOD
06/04/00   HILL                           WATER ACROSS ROAD ON FM
                                          308 IN BLUM. NOLAN RIVER
                                          RISING RAPIDLY.

0855 AM    CLIFTON                  TX    FLOOD
06/04/00   BOSQUE                         NUMEROUS COUNTY AND AT
                                          LEAST ONE FM CLOSED.
                                          REPORT FROM S.O.

0905 AM    WAXAHACHIE              TX     FLOOD
06/04/00   ELLIS                          GAINER PARK IN THE CITY
                                          WAS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH
                                          WATER.

0929 AM                             TX    FLOOD
06/04/00   ELLIS                          WAXAHACHIE PD REPORTS
                                          SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED IN
                                          THE CITY.

1006 AM                             TX    FLOOD
06/04/00   JOHNSON                        SEVERAL BRIDGES WASHED
                                          OUT ON COUNTY ROADS AND
                                          SEVERAL FM S CLOSED.
                                          REPORT FROM S.O.