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Tornado Warning 89, NWS Fort Worth, TX

November 4, 1994Smith County, Van Zandt County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Nov 4, 1994, 6:42 PM CST for Smith County, Van Zandt County, Texas. It was in force for 63 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 4, 1994, 6:42 PM CST (00:42 UTC)
Expired
Nov 4, 1994, 7:45 PM CST
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Whole counties

Counties Smith County, TX, Van Zandt County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Longview/Gregg, TX (KGGG), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 90 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 1994-11-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 381 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 1994-11-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 278 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
381 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1095 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
278 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
317 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
5.1

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KFTW 050044
TORFTW
TXC423-467-050145-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
642 PM CST FRI NOV 4 1994
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  745 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTHEAST TEXAS
 
   ...SMITH COUNTY...VAN ZANDT COUNTY
 
AT 640 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 3 MILES
NORTHWEST OF CHANDLER IN THE EXTREME NORTHEAST CORNER OF HENDERSON
COUNTY. THIS STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL PASS NEAR
REDLAND BY 655 PM CST...AND NEAR THE TOWN OF NEW HARMONY IN SMITH COUNTY
BY 615 PM CST.

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, Nov 4, 3:10 PM CST, 3 hours 32 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-175-042215-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
309 PM CST FRI NOV 4 1994

AT 305 PM WACO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS
5 MILES EAST OF WACO.  ELSEWHERE ELSEWHERE MAINLY LIGHT RAIN WITH A
FEW EMBEDDED HEAVIER SHOWERS WAS OCCURRING GENERALLY NORTH OF A
KILLEEN TO MARLIN TO MEXIA LINE MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES
AN HOUR.

THE STRONGER STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING.

PERSONS IN CENTRAL TEXAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT.  A COLD FRONT WILL
SWEEP ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT.  THIS BOUNDARY WILL INTERACT WITH A
VERY WARM AND UNSZTABLE AIRMASS TO PRODUCE THE CHANCE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS.
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STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Nov 4, 3:13 PM CST, 3 hours 29 minutes before
TXZ091>096-100>111-115>125-129>137-141-143-146>149-042200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
310 PM CST FRI NOV 4 1994

...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
TEXAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 310 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS SHOWED
THAT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...CONTINUED OVER EXTREME NORTH TEXAS
NORTHEAST OF A SEYMOUR...WICHITA FALLS LINE.

LARGE AREAS OF RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...WERE ALSO OVER
NORTH TEXAS...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A COLEMAN...DENTON
...SHERMAN LINE.  THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM JUST
SOUTH OF PITTSBURG TO ARP TO JUST NORTH OF ATHENS.  SOME OF THE
STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE SOME GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MILES AN
HOUR AND SMALL HAIL AS WELL AS VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

THE TORNADO WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THAT PART OF NORTH TEXAS
ALONG AND NORTH OF A MINERAL WELLS...TO PARIS LINE HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.  ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA...THE LIKELIHOOD OF TORNADOES HAS DECREASED FOR NOW.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TV OR R^ADIO
STATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Nov 4, 4:36 PM CST, 2 hours 6 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-175-042345-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
436 PM CST FRI NOV 4 1994

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HILL...BOSQUE...MCLENNAN...FALLS
LIMESTONE...AND LEON COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT...

AT 430 PM WACO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS
FROM WALNUT SPRINGS TO MERIDIAN...5 MILES EAST OF GROESBECK...5 MILES
EAST OF MOODY...AND FROM JONESBORO TO GATESVILLE.  THESE STORMS WERE
EMBEDDED WITHIN A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WHICH COVERED ALL OF CENTRAL TEXAS.
MOVEMENT OF THE PRECIPITATION WAS NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.

THE STRONGER STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING.

PERSONS IN CENTRAL TEXAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER ESPECIALLY LATER TONIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Nov 4, 4:38 PM CST, 2 hours 4 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-175-042345-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
436 PM CST FRI NOV 4 1994

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HILL...BOSQUE...MCLENNAN...FALLS
LIMESTONE...AND LEON COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT...

AT 430 PM WACO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS
FROM WALNUT SPRINGS TO MERIDIAN...5 MILES EAST OF GROESBECK...5 MILES
EAST OF MOODY...AND FROM JONESBORO TO GATESVILLE.  THESE STORMS WERE
EMBEDDED WITHIN A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WHICH COVERED ALL OF CENTRAL TEXAS.
MOVEMENT OF THE PRECIPITATION WAS NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.

THE STRONGER STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING.

PERSONS IN CENTRAL TEXAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER ESPECIALLY LATER TONIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Nov 4, 6:05 PM CST, 37 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-175-050100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
605 PM CST FRI NOV 4 1994

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT TIL 11 PM FOR HILL...BOSQUE...CORYELL
MCLENNAN...LIMESTONE...BELL...FALLS...ROBERTSON...AND LEON COUNTIES.

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HILL...BOSQUE...MCLENNAN...FALLS
LIMESTONE...AND LEON COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT...

AT 546 PM CST...WACO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS
FROM NAVARRO MILLS LAKE TO MOUNT CALM TO WACO TO MCGREGOR.

MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...DAMAGIMG WINDS...
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES...HAIL...AND TORNADOES.

RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Nov 4, 6:06 PM CST, 36 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-175-050100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
605 PM CST FRI NOV 4 1994

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT TIL 11 PM FOR HILL...BOSQUE...CORYELL
MCLENNAN...LIMESTONE...BELL...FALLS...ROBERTSON...AND LEON COUNTIES.

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HILL...BOSQUE...MCLENNAN...FALLS
LIMESTONE...AND LEON COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT...

AT 546 PM CST...WACO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS
FROM NAVARRO MILLS LAKE TO MOUNT CALM TO WACO TO MCGREGOR.

MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...DAMAGIMG WINDS...
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES...HAIL...AND TORNADOES.

RESIDENTS SHOULD TAK\E SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 4, 6:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDWood60 min
Nov 4, 6:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCallahan, Coleman, Shackelford65 min
Nov 4, 7:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCamp, Morris, Titus66 min
Nov 4, 7:27 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBrown63 min
Nov 4, 7:41 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDVan Zandt64 min
Nov 4, 8:00 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDBrown30 min
Nov 4, 8:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDErath32 min
Nov 4, 8:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHamilton40 min
Nov 4, 8:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Hill63 min
Nov 4, 8:58 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHood, Somervell47 min
Nov 4, 9:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJohnson36 min
Nov 4, 9:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCoryell, McLennan58 min
Nov 4, 9:33 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis27 min
Nov 4, 9:51 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBell69 min
Nov 4, 9:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas53 min
Nov 4, 9:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Hill65 min
Nov 4, 9:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDWood49 min
Nov 4, 10:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCamp, Franklin, Titus43 min
Nov 4, 10:23 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Kaufman, Rockwall52 min
Nov 4, 10:31 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDHenderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt4 hr
Nov 4, 10:31 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDNavarro4 hr
Nov 4, 10:31 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDCamp, Franklin, Rains, Wood4 hr
Nov 4, 10:31 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDTitus4 hr
Nov 4, 10:37 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHunt53 min
Nov 4, 11:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins61 min
Nov 4, 11:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDRains, Van Zandt, Wood61 min
Nov 5, 12:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFranklin, Hopkins, Van Zandt, Wood58 min
Nov 5, 12:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDelta58 min
Nov 5, 12:49 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTitus56 min
Nov 5, 2:27 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDCamp, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Titus, Wood4 hr
Nov 5, 2:27 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDRains, Van Zandt4 hr
Nov 5, 2:27 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDHenderson, Kaufman4 hr

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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.