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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

Fort Worth CWSU

Center Weather Service Unit

ZFW Controller Training

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One of the services provided by the Fort Worth Center Weather Center Service (CWSU) is to provide twice-per-year refresher training on both warm season convective (thunderstorm) hazards and winter weather hazards. Links to the training presentations provided by the Fort Worth CWSU can be found below both in a recorded video format and as slides in PDF format.

 

 

Training Series

 

 

Video

 

Slides

 

  Thunder storm symbol in outline icon style. Lightning, cloud, weather ...  Warm Season (Updated Feb 2024):

  • Thunderstorms, gust fronts, density altitude, etc.

 

MP4 File (24.6 MB)

 

PDF File (3.6 MB)

 

   Snowflake Black And White Sign, Logo, Accent, Vinylready PNG and Vector ...   Cold Season (Updated Sep 2025): 

  • Icing, turbulence, winter weather, low ceilings/visibility, etc.

 

MP4 File (24.4 MB)

 

PDF File (3.0 MB)