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Tornado Warning 90, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Nov 4, 1994, 8:00 PM CST for Brown County, Texas. It was in force for 30 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 4, 1994, 8:00 PM CST (02:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 4, 1994, 8:30 PM CST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Brown County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1728 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KABI 050203 TORABI TXC049-050230- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX 800 PM CST FRI NOV 4 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABILENE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 830 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...BROWN COUNTY RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO IN SOUTHERN BROWN COUNTY MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH TOWARD THE COMMUNITIES OF EARLY AND BLJANKET. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...GO TO A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING.
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, 6:05 PM CST, 1 hour 55 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, 1 hour 54 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.
Special weather statement, Nov 4, 6:50 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-175-050100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 650 PM CST FRI NOV 4 1994 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HILL...BOSQUE...MCLENNAN...FALLS LIMESTONE...AND LEON COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT... AT 645 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN WACO WAS DETECTING VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN IN AN AREA 25 MILES WIDE FROM 10 MILES EAST OF THE CITY OF WEST TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WACO. ELSEWHERE...A SMALL AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTH OF GROESBECK. MOVEMENT OF ALL THE PRECIPIITATION 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. ALSO THE TORNADO WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR UNTIL 11 PM CST FOR BOSQUE...CORYELL...MCLENNAN...LIMESTONE...BELL...FALLS... ROBERTSON AND LEON COUNTIES WAS CANCELLED AT 645 PM CST. KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS. RRR
Special weather statement, Nov 4, 6:52 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-175-050100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 650 PM CST FRI NOV 4 1994 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HILL...BOSQUE...MCLENNAN...FALLS LIMESTONE...AND LEON COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT... AT 645 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN WACO WAS DETECTING VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN IN AN AREA 25 MILES WIDE FROM 10 MILES EAST OF THE CITY OF WEST TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WACO. ELSEWHERE...A SMALL AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTH OF GROESBECK. MOVEMENT OF ALL THE PRECIPIITATION 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. ALSO THE TORNADO WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR UNTIL 11 PM CST FOR BOSQUE...CORYELL...MCLENNAN...LIMESTONE...BELL...FALLS... ROBERTSON AND LEON COUNTIES WAS CANCELLED AT 645 PM CST. KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS. RRR
Special weather statement, Nov 4, 6:53 PM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-175-050100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 650 PM CST FRI NOV 4 1994 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HILL...BOSQUE...MCLENNAN...FALLS LIMESTONE...AND LEON COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT... AT 645 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN WACO WAS DETECTING VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN IN AN AREA 25 MILES WIDE FROM 10 MILES EAST OF THE CITY OF WEST TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WACO. ELSEWHERE...A SMALL AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTH OF GROESBECK. MOVEMENT OF ALL THE PRECIPIITATION 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. ALSO THE TORNADO WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT TIL 11 PM CST FOR BOSQUE...CORYELL...MCLENNAN...LIMESTONE...BELL...FALLS... ROBERTSON AND LEON COUNTIES WAS CANCELLED AT 645 PM CST. KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS. RRR
Special weather statement, Nov 4, 7:55 PM CST, 5 minutes before
TXZ144-145-157>162-175-050100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...CORRECTED TO INCLUDE TORNADO WATCH... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 755 PM CST FRI NOV 4 1994 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HILL...BOSQUE...MCLENNAN...FALLS LIMESTONE...AND LEON COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT TIL 1100 PM CST FOR...HILL...BOSQUE...FALLS... CORYELL...MCLENNAN...LIMESTONE...BELL...ROBERTSON AND LEON COUNTIES. AT 750 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN WACO WAS DETECTING VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF FAIRFIELD TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARLIN. ELSEWHERE..LIGHT RAIN WAS LOCATED IN AN AREA 20 MILES WIDE FROM 15 MILES EAST OF HILLSBORO TO EAST OF WACO AND TO TEMPLE. MOVEMENT OF ALL THE PRECIPITATION WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...DAMAGIMG WINDS... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES...HAIL...AND TORNADOES. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOU...TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS. RRR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 6:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wood | 60 min |
| Nov 4, 6:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Callahan, Coleman, Shackelford | 65 min |
| Nov 4, 6:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Smith, Van Zandt | 63 min |
| Nov 4, 7:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Camp, Morris, Titus | 66 min |
| Nov 4, 7:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Brown | 63 min |
| Nov 4, 7:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 64 min |
| Nov 4, 8:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 32 min |
| Nov 4, 8:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hamilton | 40 min |
| Nov 4, 8:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, Hill | 63 min |
| Nov 4, 8:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood, Somervell | 47 min |
| Nov 4, 9:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson | 36 min |
| Nov 4, 9:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell, McLennan | 58 min |
| Nov 4, 9:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis | 27 min |
| Nov 4, 9:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell | 69 min |
| Nov 4, 9:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 53 min |
| Nov 4, 9:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, Hill | 65 min |
| Nov 4, 9:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wood | 49 min |
| Nov 4, 10:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Camp, Franklin, Titus | 43 min |
| Nov 4, 10:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Kaufman, Rockwall | 52 min |
| Nov 4, 10:31 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Henderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt | 4 hr |
| Nov 4, 10:31 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Navarro | 4 hr |
| Nov 4, 10:31 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Camp, Franklin, Rains, Wood | 4 hr |
| Nov 4, 10:31 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Titus | 4 hr |
| Nov 4, 10:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hunt | 53 min |
| Nov 4, 11:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins | 61 min |
| Nov 4, 11:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Rains, Van Zandt, Wood | 61 min |
| Nov 5, 12:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Franklin, Hopkins, Van Zandt, Wood | 58 min |
| Nov 5, 12:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Delta | 58 min |
| Nov 5, 12:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Titus | 56 min |
| Nov 5, 2:27 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Camp, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Titus, Wood | 4 hr |
| Nov 5, 2:27 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Rains, Van Zandt | 4 hr |
| Nov 5, 2:27 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Henderson, Kaufman | 4 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.