Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 1995
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 1995, 3:26 PM CDT for Kaufman County, Rockwall County, Texas. It was in force for 64 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 19, 1995, 3:26 PM CDT (20:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 1995, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Kaufman County, TX, Rockwall County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 3:31 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Crandall, TX | A brief tornado touchdown was reported. |
| Apr 19, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado F1 | Post Oak, TX | Seven homes and a barn were destroyed, and two barns were damaged by a tornado. |
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
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2167 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 290 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KFTW 192028 TORFTW TXC257-397-192130- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 326 PM CDT WED APR 19 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...KAUFMAN COUNTY...ROCKWALL COUNTY AT 326 PM...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST DALLAS COUNTY NEAR SEAGOVILLE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. SPOTTERS REPORT A TORNADO NEAR SEAGOVILLE. IF YOU LIVE IN CRANDALL...FORNEY...TERRELL...AND ROCKWALL...TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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, Apr 19, 11:30 AM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
TXZ094-191730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1125 AM CDT WED APR 19 1995 AT 1125 AM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TWO INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS...ONE 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BONHAM AND THE SECOND 10 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF BONHAM. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 25 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND POSSIBLY PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Apr 19, 11:56 AM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
TXZ091>167-200200- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1200 PM CDT WED APR 19 1995 THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BROWNWOOD...WEATHERFORD...DENTON...PARIS... SHERMAN/DENISON... TEXARKANA...DALLAS/FT WORTH...LUFKIN...TYLER/LONGVIEW... WACO...TEMPLE...AND KILLEEN. AT NOONTIME...THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM WAS LOCATED OVER WESTERN NEW MEXICO AND MOVING EASTWARD. RICH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OVER SOUTH TEXAS CONTINUES TO ADVANCE NORTH AND WAS POSITIONED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SAN ANGELO TO HILLSBORO TO LONGVIEW. A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING EASTWARD ACROSS TEXAS TO SHREVEPORT AND A DRYLINE EXTENDING FROM HOBBS NEW MEXICO SOUTH INTO OLD MEXICO. AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS ALONG WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND SURFACE BOUNDARIES WILL RESULT IN SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WESTERN PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH...THE MAIN THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM LARGE HAIL AND HIGH WINDS...THE VEERING OF WINDS WITH HEIGHTS WILL FAVOR SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT AND THE FORMATION OF A FEW TORNADOES. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL SHIFT TO EAST TEXAS BY LATE EVENING. EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND IN THE EAST TONIGHT.
Special weather statement, Apr 19, 12:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
TXZ091>096-100>111-115>125-129>136-141>149-156>162-191830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1240 PM CDT WED APR 19 1995 AT 1235 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS LOCATED IN A LINE FROM GAINSVILLE TO BRECKENRIDGE... FROM MERIDIAN TO SOUTH OF KILLEEN AND BETWEEN ALVARADO AND WAXAHACHIE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 40 MILES PER HOUR. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL AS WELL AS FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. STAYED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Apr 19, 1:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
TXZ091>096-100>111-115>125-129>136-141>149-156>162-191930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 135 PM CDT WED APR 19 1995 AT 135 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS LOCATED IN AN AREA FROM DENTON TO WACO TO GRANBURY TO FORT WORTH TO DENTON. ANOTHER AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED BETWEEN JACKSBORO AND DECATUR. MOVEMENT OF WAS TO THE NORTH AT 40 MPH. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL AS WELL AS FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. STAYED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS SDEVERE WEATHER SITUATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill | 61 min |
| Apr 19, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis | 56 min |
| Apr 19, 2:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hill | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | McLennan | 57 min |
| Apr 19, 2:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Ellis | 68 min |
| Apr 19, 3:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Dallas | 56 min |
| Apr 19, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Navarro | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 3:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Navarro | 59 min |
| Apr 19, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stonewall | 68 min |
| Apr 19, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis, Henderson | 66 min |
| Apr 19, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hunt | 62 min |
| Apr 19, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hunt, Rains, Van Zandt | 55 min |
| Apr 19, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jones | 39 min |
| Apr 19, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Haskell | 67 min |
| Apr 19, 4:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 64 min |
| Apr 19, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 61 min |
| Apr 19, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 69 min |
| Apr 19, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Stonewall | 63 min |
| Apr 19, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 63 min |
| Apr 19, 5:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Franklin, Titus | 64 min |
| Apr 19, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Smith, Wood | 59 min |
| Apr 19, 5:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Red River | 62 min |
| Apr 19, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Camp, Morris, Upshur | 61 min |
| Apr 19, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Throckmorton | 68 min |
| Apr 19, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche | 68 min |
| Apr 19, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 58 min |
| Apr 19, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens, Young | 56 min |
| Apr 19, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland, Palo Pinto | 68 min |
| Apr 19, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Morris | 47 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.