Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 1994, 8:27 PM CDT for Dallas County, Tarrant County, Texas. It was in force for 63 min. 2 reports 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 25, 1994, 8:27 PM CDT (01:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 1994, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Dallas County, TX, Tarrant County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 8:50 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Cedar Hill, TX | A brief tornado touchdown was reported at Joe Pool Lake at the Cedar Hill State Park. There were numerous reports of trees and power lines being blown down. |
| Apr 25, 9:30 PM CDT | Tornado F4 | Lancaster To, TX | The Lancaster tornado was on the ground for approximately 6 miles and was 1/2 mile wide, producing upper F3 to lower F4 damage. Two hundred twenty-three homes were destroyed, 227 damaged, 58 businesses destroyed. Severe damage was done to one elementary and |
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 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 117 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2249 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1401 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 14.1
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 severe thunderstorm 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 25, 3:37 PM CDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-175-252200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 337 PM CDT MON APR 25 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR HILL... BOSQUE...MCLENNAN AND CORYELL COUNTIES OF CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 330 PM CDT WACO WEATHER RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS FROM WEST THROUGH NORTHWEST OF MINERAL WELLS. OTHER SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING ALON THE RED RIVER NORTH OF DALLAS/FORT WORTH. ONLY LIGHT SHOWERS WERE NOTED IN PARTS OF CENTRAL TEXAS. ALL THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH. PERSONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPEMENT. THE STRONG TO INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WIND...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.06
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 3:49 PM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-175-252200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR STORM MOVEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 337 PM CDT MON APR 25 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR HILL... BOSQUE...MCLENNAN AND CORYELL COUNTIES OF CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 330 PM CDT WACO WEATHER RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS FROM WEST THROUGH NORTHWEST OF MINERAL WELLS. OTHER SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING ALON THE RED RIVER NORTH OF DALLAS/FORT WORTH. ONLY LIGHT SHOWERS WERE NOTED IN PARTS OF CENTRAL TEXAS. ALL THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PERSONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPEMENT. THE STRONG TO INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WIND...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.06
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 4:53 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-175-252300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 453 PM CDT MON APR 25 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS...BOSQUE...HILL...CORYELL...MCLENNAN...LIMESTONE AND FALLS... AT 428 PM CDT WACO RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM GAINSVILLE...TO MINERAL WELLS TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRANBURY. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS CURRENTLY IN THE CENTRAL TEXAS AREA RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. THE AIR IS VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE DRY LINE AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL TEXAS AREA LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THUNDERTORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR.< STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. 07
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 5:54 PM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-175-260015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 553 PM CDT MON APR 25 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS...BOSQUE...HILL...CORYELL...MCLENNAN...LIMESTONE AND FALLS... AT 549 PM CDT WACO RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM PILOT POINT...TO 6 MILES WEST OF FT WORTH TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRANBURY. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS CURRENTLY IN THE CENTRAL TEXAS AREA RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. THE AIR IS VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE DRY LINE AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL TEXAS AREA LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THUNDERTORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR.< STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. 07
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 6:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-175-260120- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 658 PM CDT MON APR 25 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS...BOSQUE...HILL...CORYELL...MCLENNAN...LIMESTONE AND FALLS... AT 652 PM CDT WACO RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF GRANBURY TO JUST NORTH OF MESQUITE. NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS CURRENTLY IN THE CENTRAL TEXAS AREA...HOWEVER... RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. THE AIR IS VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD REDEVELOP ALONG THE DRY LINE AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL TEXAS AREA LATERB TONIGHT. THUNDERTORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. < STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. 07
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 8:09 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-175-260220- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 809 PM CDT MON APR 25 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS...BOSQUE...HILL...CORYELL...MCLENNAN...LIMESTONE AND FALLS... AT 803 PM CDT WACO RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF GRANBURY...TO BURLESON TO 10 MILES EAST OF KAUFMAN NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS CURRENTLY IN THE CENTRAL TEXAS AREA...HOWEVER... RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS MOIST AND UNSTABLE AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE DRY LINE AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL TEXAS AREA LATER TONIGHT. THE THUNDERTORMS TO THE DISTANT NORTH CONTINUED TO MOVE EAST ABOUT 20 MPH.< STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Delta, Fannin, Hunt | 65 min |
| Apr 25, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 65 min |
| Apr 25, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 40 min |
| Apr 25, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 60 min |
| Apr 25, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Rockwall | 63 min |
| Apr 25, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lamar | 63 min |
| Apr 25, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hunt | 63 min |
| Apr 25, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Red River | 63 min |
| Apr 25, 8:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 55 min |
| Apr 25, 8:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Dallas | 63 min |
| Apr 25, 9:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 35 min |
| Apr 25, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Red River | 62 min |
| Apr 25, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hunt, Rains | 62 min |
| Apr 25, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Ellis, Johnson | 67 min |
| Apr 25, 9:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 98 min |
| Apr 25, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 57 min |
| Apr 25, 10:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Ellis | 30 min |
| Apr 25, 11:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Ellis | 29 min |
| Apr 25, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis | 60 min |
| Apr 26, 12:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Henderson | 68 min |
| Apr 26, 12:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis | 65 min |
| Apr 26, 1:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 54 min |
| Apr 26, 1:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Henderson | 62 min |
| Apr 26, 1:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Henderson | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 7:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Taylor | 67 min |
| Apr 26, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Throckmorton | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Montague | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Montague | 63 min |
| Apr 26, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wise | 52 min |
| Apr 26, 2:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Wise | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 2:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Montague | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 2:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Cooke | 62 min |
| Apr 26, 3:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Montague | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Cooke | 39 min |
| Apr 26, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland, Erath | 69 min |
| Apr 26, 4:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Grayson | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto | 56 min |
| Apr 26, 4:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Cooke | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 4:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Comanche | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Grayson | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 4:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Cooke | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Erath | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke, Denton, Grayson | 68 min |
| Apr 26, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Comanche, Erath | 64 min |
| Apr 26, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hamilton | 58 min |
| Apr 26, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke, Grayson | 68 min |
| Apr 26, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin | 68 min |
| Apr 26, 6:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Erath | 66 min |
| Apr 26, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche, Hamilton | 63 min |
| Apr 26, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Bosque | 63 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.