Tornado Warning 10, NWS Fort Worth, TX

Issued

Apr 29, 1992, 1:48 AM CDT (06:48 UTC)

Expired

Apr 29, 1992, 2:30 AM CDT

In force

42 min

Issued by

NWS Fort Worth, TX

Area

Whole counties

County Ellis County, TX

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TTAA00 KFTW 290648
TORFTW
TXC139-290730-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
148 AM CDT WED APR 29 1992
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  230 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
 
   ...ELLIS COUNTY
 
AT 145 AM A TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON THE GROUND JUST NORTHWEST OF
WAXAHACHIE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE PALMER AND BOYCE AREAS
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!!!
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT.  GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY 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.
 
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO.  CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS.  IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF
A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING.  IF NO
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT.

In the hours before

TXZ031-032-037-290400-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
951 PM CDT TUE APR 28 1992

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL
3 AM CDT.

AT 945 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM SOUTH OF FORT WORTH AREA.
OTHER SHOWERS WERE LOCATED FROM MESQUITE TO WEATHERFORD AND FROM COMANCHE
TO BROWNWOOD. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR.

THIS STORM MAY EFFECT HILL COUNTY BY 1015 PM.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WAS MOVING THROUGH NORTH TEXAS...A SURFACE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WAS BRINGING SOUTHERLY WINDS AND A INCREASINGLY
UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES ACROSS THE AREA. <

TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

STAY YUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS.

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