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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Fort Worth, TX

February 25, 1993Smith County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Feb 25, 1993, 5:47 AM CST for Smith County, Texas. It was in force for 43 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 25, 1993, 5:47 AM CST (11:47 UTC)
Expired
Feb 25, 1993, 6:30 AM CST
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Whole counties

County Smith County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Longview/Gregg, TX (KGGG), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 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, Longview/Gregg, TX at 00:00Z on 1993-02-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Longview/Gregg, TX at 00:00Z on 1993-02-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 461 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1135 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
461 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
615 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KFTW 251148
TORFTW
TXC423-251230-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
547 AM CST THU FEB 25 1993
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  630 AM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN NORTHEAST TEXAS
 
   ...SMITH COUNTY
 
AT 545 AM...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION FORMING IN THE THUNDERSTORM NEAR OR
JUST NORTH OF TYLER. THIS THUNDERSTORM MAY PRODUCE A TORNADO. THE
THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.
 
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING.  AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH
OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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, Feb 25, 3:11 AM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes before
TXZ019>033-250930-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
300 AM CST THU FEB 25 1993

            ...SMALL HAIL OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS...

AT 250 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF
RAIN
WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY NORTH OF A
COMANCHE...WAXAHACHIE...
MT PLEASANT LINE. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY WAS NOTED FROM SOUTH OF
STEPHENVILLE TO CRESSON...OVER NORTHERN TARRANT AND SOUTHERN DENTON
COUNTIES...NEAR MESQUITE...AND FROM NEAR GREENVILLE TO PARIS.

PEA SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT STEPHENVILLE...IN ERATH COUNTY...AT 230
AM CST...AND AT AZLE...IN TARRANT COUNTY...AT 244 AM CST.

MOVEMENT OF ALL ACTIVITY WAS EAST AT 35 MILES PER HOUR.

RESIDENTS IN NORTH TEXAS SHOULD PREPARE FOR PERIODS OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY
RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Feb 25, 3:17 AM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
TXZ031-251030-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
316 AM CST THU FEB 25 1993

      ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN IN BOSQUE COUNTY...

AT 305 AM CST AN AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS GENERALLY NORTH OF A
LINE FROM BROWNWOOD...TO WALNUT SPRINGS TO LAKE TAWAKONI. THUNDERSTORMS
WITH HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE FROM JUST WEST OF HICO...TO WALNUT
SPRINGS TO WEST OF CLEBURNE. SMALL HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED DURING THE
PAST HOUR AS THESE STORMS PASSED THROUGH THE STEPHENVILLE AREA.

RESIDENTS IN NORTHERN BOSQUE COUTNY SHOULD EXPECT HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY
WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DO NOT USE ANY UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AT LOW WATER CROSSINGS DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL.

THIS AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT
10 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR...WHILE THE STRONGER STORMS WERE TRACKING TO THE<
NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR.
RESIDENTS IN NORTHERN HILL COUNTY CAN EXPECT THESE STORMS MOVING THROUGH
THE AREA IN THE NEXT 30 TO 45 MINUTES.

CENTRAL TEXAS RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS IF SEVERE WEATHER
OCCURS OR A WARNING ISSUED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

07
Special weather statement, Feb 25, 4:09 AM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
TXZ019>033-251100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
405 AM CST THU FEB 25 1993

    ...THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST TEXAS...

AT 400 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF
RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM JUST
SOUTH OF COMANCHE...TO ENNIS...TO PITTSBURG. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY
WAS NOTED ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR HAMILTON...TO WAXAHACHIE...TO DALLAS.

WIND GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.
AT 330 AM CST...CLEBURNE REPORTED WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

MOVEMENT OF ALL ACTIVITY WAS EAST AND SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES PER HOUR.

RESIDENTS IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST TEXAS SHOULD PREPARE FOR
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLE
SMALL HAIL.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Feb 25, 4:38 AM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
TXZ031-251145-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
437 AM CST THU FEB 25 1993

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO CENTRAL TEXAS...

AT 429 AM CST AN AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS GENERALLY NORTH OF A
LINE FROM EVANT...TO CLIFTON...TO CORSICANA. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY TO
VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE IN A 5 TO 10 MILE WIDE BAND FROM HAMILTON...TO
MERIDIAN...TO NEAR HILLSBORO TO BLOOMING GROVE.

RESIDENTS IN BOSQUE AND HILL COUNTIES SHOULD EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...
WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MILES AN HOUR...POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THIS AREA OF THUNDERSRORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO
THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CORYELL AND MCLENNAN COUNTIES IN THE NEXT 30 TO
45 MINUTES.

BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING SITUATIONS AND BE READY TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD
SEVERE WEATHER OCCUR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS WHEN LIGHTNING IS OBSERVED.<

THIS AREA OF RAIN IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.X..WHILE THE
STRONGER STORMS TRACK TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT AT LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND KNOWN FLOOD PRONE
AREAS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

07
Special weather statement, Feb 25, 5:40 AM CST, 7 minutes before
TXZ031-032-251300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
540 AM CST THU FEB 25 1993

    ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN IN CENTRAL TEXAS...

AT 551 AM CST AN AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS GENERALLY NORTH OF A
LINE FROM ADAMSVILLE...TO JUST SOUTH OF WACO...TO GROESBECK TO FAIRFIELD.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE IN A 5 MILE WIDE
BAND FROM EVANT...TO VALLEY MILLS...TO WEST TO LAKE NAVARRO MILLS.

RESIDENTS IN NORTHERN CORYELL...NORTH CENTRAL MCLENNAN AND SOUTHEASTERN
HILL COUNTIES SHOULD EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS...POSSIBLE
SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

DO NOT USE UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
EARLY MORNING MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT AT LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND KNOWN
FLOOD PRONE AREAS. GET AN EARLY START THIS MORNING AND BE PREPARED FOR
REDUCED VISIBILITIES NEAR THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND WET ROADWAYS.<

THIS AREA OF RAIN IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR...WHILE THE
STRONGER STORMS TRACK TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

07
Special weather statement, Feb 25, 5:45 AM CST, 2 minutes before
TXZ031-032-251300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED TIME IN BODY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
540 AM CST THU FEB 25 1993

    ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN IN CENTRAL TEXAS...

AT 531 AM CST AN AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS GENERALLY NORTH OF A
LINE FROM ADAMSVILLE...TO JUST SOUTH OF WACO...TO GROESBECK TO FAIRFIELD.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE IN A 5 MILE WIDE
BAND FROM EVANT...TO VALLEY MILLS...TO WEST TO LAKE NAVARRO MILLS.

RESIDENTS IN NORTHERN CORYELL...NORTH CENTRAL MCLENNAN AND SOUTHEASTERN
HILL COUNTIES SHOULD EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS...POSSIBLE
SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

DO NOT USE UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
EARLY MORNING MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT AT LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND KNOWN
FLOOD PRONE AREAS. GET AN EARLY START THIS MORNING AND BE PREPARED FOR
REDUCED VISIBILITIES NEAR THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND WET ROADWAYS.<

THIS AREA OF RAIN IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR...WHILE THE
STRONGER STORMS TRACK TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 25, 4:38 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHenderson67 min
Feb 25, 5:27 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDSmith48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.