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Tornado Warning 67, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Jul 2, 1995, 7:29 PM CDT for Jones County, Nolan County, Texas. It was in force for 46 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 1995, 7:29 PM CDT (00:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 1995, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Jones County, TX, Nolan County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 758 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KABI 030031 TORABI TXC253-353-030115- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABILENE TX 729 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABILENE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S... IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...EAST CENTRAL JONES COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TEXAS ...SOUTHEASTERN NOLAN COUNTY AT 727 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND STORM SPOTTER REPORTS CONTINUE TO INDICATE TORNADIC STORMS...IN EAST CENTRAL JONES COUNTY MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH...AND IN SOUTHEAST NOLAN COUNTY MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED BASEBALL SIZED HAIL IN NOLAN AND JONES COUNTY. THE STORM IN JONES COUNTY HAS BLOWN DOWN A BARN...POWER LINES...AND THE ROOF OFF A RESIDENCE 2 MILES SOUTH OF ANSON. 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. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...TAKE COVER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. IF YOU SEE A TORNADO...ASK THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. &
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, Jul 2, 3:20 PM CDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
TXZ103>105-118>121-022120- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 320 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 1995 AT 320 PM CDT....NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE BETWEEN MESQUITE AND ROYSE CITY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO BETWEEN BEDFORD AND VAN ALSTYNE. THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN DECREASING IN INTENSITY. IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED NEAR THE RED RIVER FROM 15 MILES NORTH OF BONHAM TO 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF PARIS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ALSO EXTENDED FROM COOPER TO PITTSBURG. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR THE LATEST ON WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 3:26 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
TXZ103>105-118>121-022120- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 320 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 1995 AT 320 PM CDT....NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE BETWEEN MESQUITE AND ROYSE CITY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO BETWEEN BEDFORD AND VAN ALSTYNE. THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN DECREASING IN INTENSITY. IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED NEAR THE RED RIVER FROM 15 MILES NORTH OF BONHAM TO 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF PARIS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ALSO EXTENDED FROM COOPER TO PITTSBURG. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING, AND GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR THE LATEST ON WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
TXZ098>100-115-022315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 515 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 1995 AT 515 PM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS 10 MILES NORTH OF HASKELL...12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HASKELL AND JUST EAST OF HASKELL. MOVEMENT TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO THROCKMORTON COUNTY BY 530 PM CDT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS TO 45 MPH. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
TXZ098>100-115-022315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 515 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 1995 AT 515 PM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS 10 MILES NORTH OF HASKELL...12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HASKELL AND JUST EAST OF HASKELL. MOVEMENT TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO THROCKMORTON COUNTY BY 530 PM CDT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS TO 45 MPH. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 7:05 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
TXZ091>093-098>103-115>117-129>131-141-142-030245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 705 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS UNTIL MIDNIGHT... AT 700 CDT PM... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS... SOME PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN... FREQUENT LIGHTNING... AND POSSIBLE HAIL... IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE REGION. STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG THE NORTHERN BORDERS OF HASKELL AND THROCKMORTON COUNTIES. IN ADDITION... THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED TO THE WEST OF STEPHENS AND EASTLAND COUNTIES. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 7:10 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
TXZ091>093-098>103-115>117-129>131-141-142-030245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 705 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS UNTIL MIDNIGHT... AT 700 CDT PM... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS... SOME PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN... FREQUENT LIGHTNING... AND POSSIBLE HAIL... IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE REGION. STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG THE NORTHERN BORDERS OF HASKELL AND THROCKMORTON COUNTIES. IN ADDITION... THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED TO THE WEST OF STEPHENS AND EASTLAND COUNTIES. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Taylor | 43 min |
| Jul 2, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Nolan | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Shackelford | 57 min |
| Jul 2, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Taylor | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coleman | 55 min |
| Jul 2, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Callahan, Taylor | 65 min |
| Jul 2, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stonewall | 56 min |
| Jul 2, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coleman | 67 min |
| Jul 2, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Callahan | 57 min |
| Jul 2, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Brown | 67 min |
| Jul 2, 11:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Haskell, Throckmorton | 58 min |
| Jul 2, 11:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Shackelford | 55 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.