Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 17, 1996, 11:56 PM CST for Van Zandt County, Texas. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 17, 1996, 11:56 PM CST (05:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 1996, 12:45 AM CST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Van Zandt County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 320 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1337 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 428 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 374 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KFTW 180558 RRA SVRFTW TXC467-180645- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1156 PM CST WED JAN 17 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1245 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHEAST TEXAS ...VAN ZANDT COUNTY AT 1154 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM FRUITDALE TO CANTON TO PHALBA...MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. RESIDENTS OF VAN ZANDT COUNTY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR EXTRMELY HIGH WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.
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, Jan 17, 9:38 PM CST, 2 hours 18 minutes before
TXZ091>094-098>105-113>121-127>134-181200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 938 PM CST WED JAN 17 1996 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. THE WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ABILENE TO WAXAHACHIE TO BONHAM. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF SHERMAN...GAINESVILLE...DENTON...BRECKENRIDGE...WEATHERFORD...GRAHAM ...AND THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX. THIS WATCH IS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. AN EXTREMELY STRONG WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS EVENING. ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS MOVING RAPIDLY SOUTH ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA. THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS ARCTIC AIR SHOULD EXTEND FROM A GRAHAM TO ABILENE LINE SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...REACHING A PARIS...DALLAS...LAMPASAS LINE BY 200 AM...AND A CLARKSVILLE....TYLER...CAMERON LINE BY 400 AM. OVER THE WATCH AREA...WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWESTERLY AND INCREASE TO SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA. ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SHARPLY BEHIND THE FRONT. SEVERAL STATIONS IN OKLAHOMA HAVE SEEN TEMPERATURES FALL AS MUCH AS 30 DEGREES IN 30 MINUTES. MEANWHILE...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS FOR TONIGHT WITH SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. FORECASTERS CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENTS OF THIS SITUATION AND A HIGH WIND WARNING MAY BE ISSUED LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING SHOULD CONDITIONS WARRANT. RESIDENTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS EARLY THIS EVENING TO PROTECT PROPERTY FROM THE HIGH WINDS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WATCH AREA AND BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. DRIVERS OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS AND TRUCKS SHOULD BE EXTREMELY ALERT TO THE DANGERS OF THESE WINDS....ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADS. BOATERS SHOULD AVOID THE OPEN AREAS ON LAKES AS WATERS WILL BE VERY CHOPPY AND HAZARDOUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES. 70
Local storm report, Jan 17, 11:55 PM CST, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1155 PM CST WED JAN 17 1996
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
900 PM W GOLDTHWAITE TX WIND DAMAGE
01/17/96 MILLS SEVERAL TREES BLOWN
DOWN ON HWY 218
905 PM PRIDDY TX 0.75 INCH HAIL
01/17/96 MILLS
0915 PM 2 W STEPHENVILLE TX WIND GUST
01/17/96 ERATH 60 MPH WIND REPORTED
931 PM 10 S HAMILTON TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
01/17/96 HAMILTON
0945 PM CRESSON TX WIND DAMAGE
01/17/96 HOOD TIN KNOCKED OF BARN
0950 PM S FORT WORTH TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
01/17/96 TARRANT
0950 PM ALEDO TX 0.75 INCH HAIL
01/17/96 PARKER
0953 PM CROWLEY TX WIND DAMAGE
01/17/96 TARRANT ROOF BLOWN OFF BARN
0955 PM BURLESON TX WIND DAMAGE
01/17/96 JOHNSON APARTMENTS AT THOMAS
APARTMENT COMPLEX LOST
ROOF AND MOBILE HOME
DAMAGE
0955 PM TX WIND DAMAGE
01/17/96 FANNIN *** 5 INJ ***
SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES
DAMAGED
1010 PM DALWORTHINGTON GARDENS TX 1.50 INCH HAIL
01/17/96 TARRANT
1010 PM MANSFIELD TX WIND DAMAGE
01/17/96 TARRANT TREE DOWN OVER ROAD
1013 PM LAKE WHITNEY TX WIND GUST
01/17/96 HILL MEASURED WIND GUST 60
MPH
1020 PM ARLINGTON TX WIND DAMAGE
01/17/96 TARRANT 70 MPH WIND BLEW TREE
ONTO HOUSE
1024 PM WACO TX WIND GUST
01/17/96 MCLENNAN 70 MPH GUST AT MCLENNAN
AIRPORT
1025 PM GRAND PRAIRIE TX WIND DAMAGE
01/17/96 TARRANT ROOF BLOWN OFF BUSINESS
AT TX 360 AND AVENUE K
1025 PM TX WIND DAMAGE
01/17/96 MCLENNAN POWER LINES DOWN
1033 PM DE SOTO TX TORNADO
01/17/96 DALLAS SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER
OVERTURNED AT I-35 AND
PLEASANT RUN.
1050 PM WACO TX WIND DAMAGE
01/17/96 MCLENNAN BEST FOR LESS HOTEL
OFFICE ROOF BLOWN OFF
1050 PM SEAGOVILLE TX TORNADO
01/17/96 DALLAS WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES
1055 PM HUBBARD TX WIND DAMAGE
01/17/96 HILL POWER LINES DOWN
1100 PM CRANDALL TX WIND DAMAGE
01/17/96 KAUFMAN POWER LINES DOWN
1114 PM TERRELL TX WIND DAMAGE
01/17/96 KAUFMAN POWER POLE DOWNED
1120 PM S CORISCANA TX WIND DAMAGE
01/17/96 NAVARRO MOBILE HOME DAMAGE AND
OUTBUILDING OVER.
HORSE TRAILER MOVED 20
FEETThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 8:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 69 min |
| Jan 17, 8:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Mills | 62 min |
| Jan 17, 9:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 35 min |
| Jan 17, 9:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hamilton | 28 min |
| Jan 17, 9:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood, Somervell | 38 min |
| Jan 17, 9:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker, Tarrant | 62 min |
| Jan 17, 9:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell | 34 min |
| Jan 17, 9:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson | 54 min |
| Jan 17, 10:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 58 min |
| Jan 17, 10:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | McLennan | 45 min |
| Jan 17, 10:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill | 68 min |
| Jan 17, 10:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 69 min |
| Jan 17, 10:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Navarro | 52 min |
| Jan 17, 11:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hopkins, Hunt, Rains | 63 min |
| Jan 17, 11:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Henderson | 26 min |
| Jan 17, 11:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Henderson | 39 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.