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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 19, 1986Palo Pinto County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 1986, 11:37 AM CST for Palo Pinto County, Texas. It was in force for 68 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 19, 1986, 11:37 AM CST (17:37 UTC)
Expired
Apr 19, 1986, 12:45 PM CST
In force
68 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Whole counties

County Palo Pinto County, TX

The radar

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 19, 11:38 AM CSTTornado F0Palo Pinto, TX

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.

The nearest sounding before it

Stephenville/Cla, TX (KSEP), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 63 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Stephenville/Cla, TX at 12:00Z on 1986-04-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1071 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Stephenville/Cla, TX at 12:00Z on 1986-04-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1071 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
595 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
2.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAAOO KFTW 191737
TORFTW
TXC363-191845-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUSTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1137 AM CST SAT APR 19 1986
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1245 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
 
IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
          ..PALO PINTO

AT 1136 AM CST SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND 3 MILES WEST
OF BRAD IN WESTERN PALO PINTO COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE
EAST AT 25 MPH.
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION.  ACT QUICKLY.  IF YOU ARE IN
THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF
AVAILABLE.  OTHERWISE, GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR POSSIBLE.  AVOID WINDOWS.  ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES
FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 6:09 AM CST, 5 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
605 AM CST SAT APR 19 1986

AT 605 AM CST A VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED
5 MILES WEST OF MUNSTER IN COOKE COUNTY. MOVEMEMT WAS TO THE
NORTHEAST A 35 MPH.  THIS THUNDERSTORM IS WILL THREATEN THE NORTHERN
HALF OF COOKE COUNTY FOR THE NEXT HOUR.

IF YOU ARE IN THE THE PATH OF THIS THUNDERSTORM BE PREPARED FOR
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..BRIEF HEAVY RAIN..AND POSSIBLY HAIL AND STRONDG
WINDS.

LISTEN TO COMMERCIAL RADIO OF TV OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER
STATEMENTS AND IF NEEDED WARNINGS ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Apr 19, 9:16 AM CST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
915 AM CST SAT APR 19 1986

   ...SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TODAY...

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS
OF NORTH TEXAS THIS MORNING. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF
LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLY EVEN A TORNADO OR TWO..AS YET UNCONFIRMED.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THE WEST LATE THIS
MORNING NEAR A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SITUATED JUST WEST OF
ABILENE. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING EASTWARD OUT OF NEW
MEXICO IS ALSO SUPPORTING THE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IN A HIGHLY
UNSTABLE AND MOIST AIRMASS.

THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EASTWARD TODAY
INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT
OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST TEXAS TODAY..
INCLUDING THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX.

RESIDENTS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST TEXAS WILL WANT TO STAY
ALERT TO THE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL
BE ISSUED AS THIS SITUATION CONTINUES TO DEVELOP.
Special weather statement, Apr 19, 11:31 AM CST, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
1125 AM CST SAT APR 19 1986

...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM FOR MUCH OF NORTH
TEXAS INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF BOSQUE..HILL..AND MCLENNAN...

AT 11:20 PM CST..RADAR SHOWED INCREASING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF BOSQUE AND HILL COUNTIES. OTHER
LIGHT SHOWERS WERE BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS WITHIN A 60 MILE WIDE
RADIUS OF WACO.

FURTHER NORTH AND WEST..RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS
FROM NORTH OF THE MINERAL WELLS AREA SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH OF ABILENE.
THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

PERSONS IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR LOCAL TV/RADIO STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS
                           (PAGE 02 AVAIL. DELETE THIS)
SHOULD THEY BE NEEDED.
Special weather statement, Apr 19, 11:32 AM CST, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
1125 AM CST SAT APR 19 1986

...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM FOR MUCH OF NORTH
TEXAS INCLUDING THE COUNTIES O
Special weather statement, Apr 19, 11:34 AM CST, 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
1125 AM CST SAT APR 19 1986

...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM FOR MUCH OF NORTH
TEXAS INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF BOSQUE..HILL..AND MCLENNAN...

AT 11:20 AM CST..RADAR SHOWED INCREASING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF BOSQUE AND HILL COUNTIES. OTHER
LIGHT SHOWERS WERE BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS WITHIN A 60 MILE WIDE
RADIUS OF WACO.

FURTHER NORTH AND WEST..RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS
FROM NORTH OF THE MINERAL WELLS AREA SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH OF ABILENE.
THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

PERSONS IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR LOCAL TV/RADIO STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS
SHOULD THEY BE NEEDED.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 18, 6:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDComanche61 min
Apr 18, 6:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMontague63 min
Apr 18, 6:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Denton60 min
Apr 18, 7:10 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCooke50 min
Apr 18, 7:27 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDErath63 min
Apr 18, 8:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDComanche55 min
Apr 18, 9:05 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMontague65 min
Apr 19, 7:00 AM CSTTornado WarningFWDThrockmorton60 min
Apr 19, 7:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDArcher45 min
Apr 19, 7:20 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFisher, Jones, Nolan60 min
Apr 19, 7:37 AM CSTTornado WarningFWDNolan53 min
Apr 19, 7:40 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDThrockmorton60 min
Apr 19, 7:50 AM CSTTornado WarningFWDFisher, Jones85 min
Apr 19, 8:00 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDArcher, Young45 min
Apr 19, 8:45 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDArcher, Young45 min
Apr 19, 9:05 AM CSTTornado WarningFWDJones55 min
Apr 19, 9:42 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDThrockmorton48 min
Apr 19, 9:55 AM CSTTornado WarningFWDStephens65 min
Apr 19, 10:13 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDShackelford47 min
Apr 19, 10:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDYoung45 min
Apr 19, 10:28 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDPalo Pinto, Stephens62 min
Apr 19, 10:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack55 min
Apr 19, 10:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTaylor80 min
Apr 19, 11:56 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDWise49 min
Apr 19, 12:12 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTaylor18 min
Apr 19, 12:12 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCallahan78 min
Apr 19, 12:32 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDenton58 min
Apr 19, 12:45 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDJohnson, Tarrant45 min
Apr 19, 12:50 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDCallahan55 min
Apr 19, 12:54 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDSmith, Van Zandt56 min
Apr 19, 12:58 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Grayson62 min
Apr 19, 1:01 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDEastland59 min
Apr 19, 1:10 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDBrown60 min
Apr 19, 1:14 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDSmith, Van Zandt61 min
Apr 19, 1:20 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDComanche55 min
Apr 19, 1:31 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDFannin, Grayson59 min
Apr 19, 1:36 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDWood59 min
Apr 19, 1:48 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDErath57 min
Apr 19, 1:49 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHopkins56 min
Apr 19, 1:50 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDCallahan55 min
Apr 19, 2:12 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCamp, Upshur63 min
Apr 19, 2:12 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDComanche63 min
Apr 19, 2:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFranklin, Titus66 min
Apr 19, 2:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMorris66 min
Apr 19, 2:30 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDelta, Lamar60 min
Apr 19, 2:35 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDCamp, Morris, Upshur55 min
Apr 19, 2:37 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDEllis53 min
Apr 19, 2:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDComanche, Hamilton61 min
Apr 19, 3:00 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDHamilton60 min
Apr 19, 3:04 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDRed River56 min
Apr 19, 3:06 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDEllis3 hr
Apr 19, 3:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDKaufman56 min
Apr 19, 3:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCamp, Franklin, Wood66 min
Apr 19, 3:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTitus66 min
Apr 19, 3:35 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDMcLennan35 min
Apr 19, 3:35 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDHill55 min
Apr 19, 3:50 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDLimestone40 min
Apr 19, 4:01 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Coryell59 min
Apr 19, 4:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFalls25 min
Apr 19, 4:33 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHill, Limestone57 min
Apr 19, 5:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMcLennan64 min
Apr 19, 5:35 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBell60 min

Nearby

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Sources

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.