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Tornado Warning 56, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Oct 18, 1993, 10:23 PM CDT for Scurry County, Texas. It was in force for 27 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 18, 1993, 10:23 PM CDT (03:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 18, 1993, 10:50 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Scurry County, TX
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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
Local storm report, Oct 18, 4:39 PM CDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
445 PM CDT MON OCT 18 1993
...ADDITIONAL NORTH TEXAS STORM REPORTS FOR OCT. 17 AND OCT 18. 1993...
TIME OF
OCCURRENCE COUNTY EVENT
620 PM CDT HAMILTON DIME SIZE HAIL - OLIN
725 PM CDT ERATH NICKEL HAIL - DUBLIN
730 PM CDT ERATH DIME HAIL - MORGAN MILL
920 PM CDT GRAYSON DIME SIZE HAIL - TIOGA
940 PM CDT STEPHENS WINDS DOWNED POWER LINES - BRECKENRIDGE
950 PM CDT STEPHENS TREES UPROOTED - CRYSTAL FALLS
1030 PM CDT YOUNG TREES UPROOTED - SOUTH BEND
1120 PM CDT PARKER TORNADO ON GROUND...SIGHTED BY SEVERAL
EYEWITNESSES...ALOS GRAPEFRUIT SIZE HAIL
- HORSESHOE BEND (EXTREME SOUTHERN PARKER
COUNTY)
...OCTOBER 18...
1215 AM CDT TARRANT QUARTER SIZE HAIL - MANSFIELD
1220 PM CDT TARRANT 70 MPH WINDS...TREES UPROOTED AND BRICK
WALL TOPPLED OVER - SOUTH ARLINGTON
1230 AM CDT DALLAS MEASURED 78 MPH WINDS. ROOF RIPPED OFF
-1240 AM OF MOBILE HOME - BALCH SPRINGS. ALSO...
WINDS BLEW IN 14 HANGER DOORS AND DAMAGED
7 AIRPLANES - HUDSON AIRPORT (SE DALLAS
CO.)
120 AM CDT HUNT 60 MPH WINDS - WEST TAWAKONI
125 AM CDT ELLIS NICKEL SIZE HAIL - RED OAK
140 AM CDT RAINS TREE DAMAGE FROM 60 MPH WINDS -
CITY OF EAST TAWAKONI
145 AM HUNT QUARTER SIZE HAIL - CAMPBELL
145 AM CDT VAN ZANDT 60 MPH WINDS - NW PORTION OF THE
COUNTY AT LAKE TAWAKONI
205 AM CDT COMANCHE DIME SIZE HAIL - PROCTOR
215 AM CDT 8ERATH QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WINDS...
TREES UPROOTED - DUBLIN
...WHEW!...Special weather statement, Oct 18, 4:44 PM CDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-176-182300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 444 PM CDT MON OCT 18 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR MCLENNAN AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...FOR LEON IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...MILAM IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND MADISON IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... AT 433 PM CDT WACO RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. THIS AREA WAS 30 TO 40 MILES WIDE AND EXTENDED FROM 40 MILES WEST OF AUSTIN...TO WACO TO EAST OF DALLAS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE HEAVIER RAINFALL WERE BETWEEN FT HOOD AND MCGREGOR AND NEAR MT CALM. RESIDENTS IN NORTHEAST CORYELL...SOUTHERN MCLENNAN AND SOUTHEAST HILL COUNTIES SHOULD EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY RAIN... GUSTY WINDS...POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. < ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS INDICATED...RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOP. PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. 07
Local storm report, Oct 18, 4:45 PM CDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
445 PM CDT MON OCT 18 1993
...ADDITIONAL NORTH TEXAS STORM REPORTS FOR OCT. 17 AND OCT 18. 1993...
TIME OF
OCCURRENCE COUNTY EVENT
620 PM CDT HAMILTON DIME SIZE HAIL - OLIN
725 PM CDT ERATH NICKEL HAIL - DUBLIN
730 PM CDT ERATH DIME HAIL - MORGAN MILL
920 PM CDT GRAYSON DIME SIZE HAIL - TIOGA
940 PM CDT STEPHENS WINDS DOWNED POWER LINES - BRECKENRIDGE
950 PM CDT STEPHENS TREES UPROOTED - CRYSTAL FALLS
1030 PM CDT YOUNG TREES UPROOTED - SOUTH BEND
1120 PM CDT PARKER TORNADO ON GROUND...SIGHTED BY SEVERAL
EYEWITNESSES...ALOS GRAPEFRUIT SIZE HAIL
- HORSESHOE BEND (EXTREME SOUTHERN PARKER
COUNTY)
...OCTOBER 18...
1215 AM CDT TARRANT QUARTER SIZE HAIL - MANSFIELD
1220 PM CDT TARRANT 70 MPH WINDS...TREES UPROOTED AND BRICK
WALL TOPPLED OVER - SOUTH ARLINGTON
1230 AM CDT DALLAS MEASURED 78 MPH WINDS. ROOF RIPPED OFF
-1240 AM OF MOBILE HOME - BALCH SPRINGS. ALSO...
WINDS BLEW IN 14 HANGER DOORS AND DAMAGED
7 AIRPLANES - HUDSON AIRPORT (SE DALLAS
CO.)
120 AM CDT HUNT 60 MPH WINDS - WEST TAWAKONI
125 AM CDT ELLIS NICKEL SIZE HAIL - RED OAK
140 AM CDT RAINS TREE DAMAGE FROM 60 MPH WINDS -
CITY OF EAST TAWAKONI
145 AM HUNT QUARTER SIZE HAIL - CAMPBELL
145 AM CDT VAN ZANDT 60 MPH WINDS - NW PORTION OF THE
COUNTY AT LAKE TAWAKONI
205 AM CDT COMANCHE DIME SIZE HAIL - PROCTOR
215 AM CDT ERATH QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WINDS...
TREES UPROOTED - DUBLIN
...WHEW!...Special weather statement, Oct 18, 4:45 PM CDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-176-182300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 444 PM CDT MON OCT 18 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR MCLENNAN AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...FOR LEON IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...MILAM IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND MADISON IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... AT 433 PM CDT WACO RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. THIS AREA WAS 30 TO 40 MILES WIDE AND EXTENDED FROM 40 MILES WEST OF AUSTIN...TO WACO TO EAST OF DALLAS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE HEAVIER RAINFALL WERE BETWEEN FT HOOD AND MCGREGOR AND NEAR MT CALM. RESIDENTS IN NORTHEAST CORYELL...SOUTHERN MCLENNAN AND SOUTHEAST HILL COUNTIES SHOULD EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY RAIN... GUSTY WINDS...POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. < ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS INDICATED...RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF TtHE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOP. PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. 07
Special weather statement, Oct 18, 6:17 PM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Camp | 67 min |
| Oct 18, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Callahan | 31 min |
| Oct 18, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 58 min |
| Oct 18, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Titus | 68 min |
| Oct 18, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Rockwall | 62 min |
| Oct 18, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 60 min |
| Oct 18, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 63 min |
| Oct 18, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hopkins, Red River | 60 min |
| Oct 18, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 64 min |
| Oct 18, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jones | 60 min |
| Oct 18, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fisher, Jones | 60 min |
| Oct 19, 12:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Delta, Lamar, Red River | 4 hr |
| Oct 19, 12:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Denton | 67 min |
| Oct 19, 12:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens | 66 min |
| Oct 19, 1:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 66 min |
| Oct 19, 3:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 59 min |
| Oct 19, 3:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 59 min |
| Oct 19, 3:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Callahan | 37 min |
| Oct 19, 4:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Delta, Lamar, Red River | 4 hr |
| Oct 19, 4:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 60 min |
| Oct 19, 4:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto | 68 min |
| Oct 19, 4:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin | 55 min |
| Oct 19, 5:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Denton, Grayson | 3 hr |
| Oct 19, 5:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 56 min |
| Oct 19, 5:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin | 3 hr |
| Oct 19, 5:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Eastland | 3 hr |
| Oct 19, 6:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Fannin, Hunt | 3 hr |
| Oct 19, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Brown | 56 min |
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