Tornado Warning 21, NWS Fort Worth, TX

Issued

Apr 19, 1986, 9:55 AM CST (15:55 UTC)

Expired

Apr 19, 1986, 11:00 AM CST

In force

65 min

Issued by

NWS Fort Worth, TX

Area

Whole counties

County Stephens County, TX

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.

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TTAAOO KFTW 191555
TORFTW
TXC429-191700-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUSTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
955 AM CST SAT APR 19 1986
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
 
IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
          ..NORTHERN STEPHENS

AT 955 AM RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO BETWEEN BRECKENRIDGE IN
STEPHENS COUNTY AND GRAHAM IN YOUNG COUNTY. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
STEPHENS COUNTY IS THE MAIN AREA THREATENED BY THIS STORM. THE PARENT
THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO, THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT.  GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF S"TURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE, SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  USE BLANKETS, PILLOWS, OR
CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY.  AVOID WINDOWS.

Tornado Warnings in Texas, 1986Every tornado warning in 1986Tornadoes in 1986

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.