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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Oct 2, 1998, 1:37 PM CDT for Hopkins County, Texas. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 2, 1998, 1:37 PM CDT (18:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 2, 1998, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Hopkins County, TX
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 170 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:37 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 116 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1310 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
542
WFUS1 KFTW 021842 RRA
TORFTW
TXC223-021900-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
137 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR
HOPKINS COUNTY IN TEXAS
* UNTIL 200 PM CDT
* AT 133 PM CDT WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A
TORNADO 8 MILES JUST NORTH OF SULPHUR SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT
40 MILES PER HOUR.
THE PUBLIC AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WIND DAMAGE
IN SULPHUR SPRINGS AROUND 1:30 PM. DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO
DETECT A STRONG CIRCULATION WITH THIS STORM. A TORNADO IS LIKELY
AND WILL BE EMBEDDED IN RAIN. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY AS
DARK...THREATENING CLOUDS APPROACH. STAY UNDER COVER UNTIL THIS
STORM IS COMPLETELY PAST YOUR LOCATION.
LAT...LON 3323 9555 3310 9560 3298 9531 3321 9531What 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, Oct 2, 11:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-022100- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1148 AM CDT FRI OCT 2 1998 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA INCLUDES THE CITIES OF STEPHENVILLE...SHERMAN...HILLSBORO...WACO... TEMPLE...PALESTINE AND THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS HAS LEFT AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THAT WILL BECOME A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT LATER TODAY. AT MIDDAY...THIS BOUNDARY IS SITUATED EAST TO WEST ACROSS NORTH TEXAS...FROM NEAR ABILENE..TO SOUTH OF THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX...AND THEN TO NEAR PARIS. NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY TEMPERATURES REMAIN COOL...WHILE TO THE SOUTH...TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING AND ADDING TO THE INSTABILITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE. IN ADDITION...THE DRY LINE...EXTENDING FROM NEAR AMARILLO TO LUBBOCK TO MIDLAND...IS PUSHING EAST WITH THE APPROACH OF THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM. AS AFTERNOON HEATING PROGRESSES...AN AREA OF INSTABILITY ALOFT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA...FURTHER DESTABILIZING THE ATMOSPHERE... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. THIS WILL RESULT IN THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BEGIN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF THE DRY LINE AND THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE EAST DURING THE EVENING. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS... STORM SPOTTER GROUPS...AND OTHER INTERESTED CONCERNS SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN YOUR AREA. ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED ACROSS THE SLIGHT RISK AREA AFTER 300 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIOTNS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR INTERNET WEB PAGE AT http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/
Special weather statement, Oct 2, 11:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-022100- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1148 AM CDT FRI OCT 2 1998 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA INCLUDES THE CITIES OF STEPHENVILLE...SHERMAN...HILLSBORO...WACO... TEMPLE...PALESTINE AND THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS HAS LEFT AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THAT WILL BECOME A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT LATER TODAY. AT MIDDAY...THIS BOUNDARY IS SITUATED EAST TO WEST ACROSS NORTH TEXAS...FROM NEAR ABILENE..TO SOUTH OF THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX...AND THEN TO NEAR PARIS. NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY TEMPERATURES REMAIN COOL...WHILE TO THE SOUTH...TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING AND ADDING TO THE INSTABILITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE. IN ADDITION...THE DRY LINE...EXTENDING FROM NEAR AMARILLO TO LUBBOCK TO MIDLAND...IS PUSHING EAST WITH THE APPROACH OF THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM. AS AFTERNOON HEATING PROGRESSES...AN AREA OF INSTABILITY ALOFT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA...FURTHER DESTABILIZING THE ATMOSPHERE... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. THIS WILL RESULT IN THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BEGIN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF THE DRY LINE AND THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE EAST DURING THE EVENING. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS... STORM SPOTTER GROUPS...AND OTHER INTERESTED CONCERNS SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN YOUR AREA. ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED ACROSS THE SLIGHT RISK AREA AFTER 300 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIOTNS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR INTERNET WEB PAGE AT http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 12:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hunt | 24 min |
| Oct 2, 12:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins | 47 min |
| Oct 2, 1:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 26 min |
| Oct 2, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Rains, Van Zandt | 60 min |
| Oct 2, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 39 min |
| Oct 2, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 43 min |
| Oct 2, 5:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Young | 28 min |
| Oct 2, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Jack | 48 min |
| Oct 2, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Denton | 54 min |
| Oct 2, 5:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Young | 17 min |
| Oct 2, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens | 55 min |
| Oct 2, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 59 min |
| Oct 2, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 61 min |
| Oct 2, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens | 43 min |
| Oct 2, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wise | 66 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.