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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Fort Worth, TX

October 2, 1998Young County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Oct 2, 1998, 5:43 PM CDT for Young County, Texas. It was in force for 17 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, 5:43 PM CDT (22:43 UTC)
Expired: Oct 2, 1998, 6:00 PM CDT
In force: 17 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Young County, TX

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 2, 2:45 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 121 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

029 
WFUS1 KFTW 022244 RRA
TORFTW
TXC503-022300-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
543 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS EXTENDED THE

   * TORNADO WARNING FOR
     YOUNG COUNTY IN TEXAS
     INCLUDING GRAHAM

   * UNTIL 600 PM CDT

   * AT 541 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A
     TORNADO 5 MILES EAST OF GRAHAM...MOVING EAST AT 25
     MILES PER HOUR.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3321 9859 3304 9858 3303 9845 3326 9842

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, Oct 2, 2:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-030000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
237 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 1998

...SEVERE WEATHER OVER NORTH TEXAS THIS FRIDAY EVENING...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BRINGING THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS...HAIL AND EVEN
TORNADOES. WITH MANY NORTH TEXAS RESIDENTS PLANNING ACTIVITIES
OUTDOORS OR AWAY FROM HOME TONIGHT...INCREASED AWARENESS OF RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER IS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY MATTER.

EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...A FEW DAMAGING TORNADOES WERE REPORTED BETWEEN
GREENVILLE AND SULPHUR SPRINGS. WHILE THIS WEATHER HAS MOVED EAST
OUT OF THE AREA...MORE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE
UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE OVER NORTH TEXAS...PROMPTING A TORNADO WATCH FOR
MUCH OF THE REGION UNTIL 900 PM CDT.

RESIDENTS OF NORTH TEXAS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THIS RAPIDLY
CHANGING SEVERE WEATHER THREAT THIS EVENING.  THIS IS ESPECIALLY
TRUE IF THEY ARE PLANNING ON OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...SUCH AS SPORTING
EVENTS...WHERE ACCESS TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IS LIMITED.

WHILE THE GREATEST THREAT FROM SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM HAIL AND
HIGH WINDS...THERE IS A REAL THREAT OF TORNADOES. RESIDENTS OF NORTH
TEXAS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO...TV
OR CABLE STATION TO REMAIN INFORMED OF ANY AND ALL WEATHER
WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR INTERNET WEB PAGE AT
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/

Special weather statement, Oct 2, 2:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-030000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
237 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 1998

...SEVERE WEATHER OVER NORTH TEXAS THIS FRIDAY EVENING...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BRINGING THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS...HAIL AND EVEN
TORNADOES. WITH MANY NORTH TEXAS RESIDENTS PLANNING ACTIVITIES
OUTDOORS OR AWAY FROM HOME TONIGHT...INCREASED AWARENESS OF RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER IS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY MATTER.

EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...A FEW DAMAGING TORNADOES WERE REPORTED BETWEEN
GREENVILLE AND SULPHUR SPRINGS. WHILE THIS WEATHER HAS MOVED EAST
OUT OF THE AREA...MORE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE
UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE OVER NORTH TEXAS...PROMPTING A TORNADO WATCH FOR
MUCH OF THE REGION UNTIL 900 PM CDT.

RESIDENTS OF NORTH TEXAS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THIS RAPIDLY
CHANGING SEVERE WEATHER THREAT THIS EVENING.  THIS IS ESPECIALLY
TRUE IF THEY ARE PLANNING ON OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...SUCH AS SPORTING
EVENTS...WHERE ACCESS TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IS LIMITED.

WHILE THE GREATEST THREAT FROM SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM HAIL AND
HIGH WINDS...THERE IS A REAL THREAT OF TORNADOES. RESIDENTS OF NORTH
TEXAS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO...TV
OR CABLE STATION TO REMAIN INFORMED OF ANY AND ALL WEATHER
WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR INTERNET WEB PAGE AT
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/

Special weather statement, Oct 2, 5:30 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-030200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
530 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 1998

...SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED OVER NORTH TEXAS THIS EVENING...
...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR MOST OF NORTH TEXAS
ALONG AND NORTH OF A BROWNWOOD TO WACO TO LUFKIN LINE...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF A
EASTLAND TO CANTON TO ATLANTA LINE...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTH TEXAS THROUGH THIS EVENING
...BRINGING THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS...HAIL AND TORNADOES. WITH MANY
NORTH TEXAS RESIDENTS PLANNING ACTIVITIES OUTDOORS OR AWAY FROM HOME
TONIGHT...INCREASED AWARENESS OF RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER IS A VERY
IMPORTANT SAFETY MATTER.

LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY EXTENDED FROM ABILENE TO
JUST SOUTH OF DALLAS TO MOUNT PLEASANT. HEAVY...POTENTIALLY
FLOODING...RAINS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF THIS BOUNDARY WHERE
SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN FROM ACTIVITY EARLIER
TODAY.

RESIDENTS OF NORTH TEXAS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THIS RAPIDLY
CHANGING SEVERE WEATHER THREAT THIS EVENING.  THIS IS ESPECIALLY
TRUE IF THEY ARE PLANNING ON OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...SUCH AS SPORTING
EVENTS...WHERE ACCESS TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IS LIMITED.

WHILE THE GREATEST THREAT FROM SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM HAIL AND
HIGH WINDS...THERE IS A REAL THREAT OF TORNADOES.  RESIDENTS OF NORTH
TEXAS SHOULD STAY TUNExD TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO...TV
OR CABLE STATION TO REMAIN INFORMED OF ANY AND ALL WEATHER WATCHES
AND WARNINGS.

THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR INTERNET WEB PAGE AT
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd

Special weather statement, Oct 2, 5:30 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-030200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
530 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 1998

...SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED OVER NORTH TEXAS THIS EVENING...
...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR MOST OF NORTH TEXAS
ALONG AND NORTH OF A BROWNWOOD TO WACO TO LUFKIN LINE...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF A
EASTLAND TO CANTON TO ATLANTA LINE...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTH TEXAS THROUGH THIS EVENING
...BRINGING THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS...HAIL AND TORNADOES. WITH MANY
NORTH TEXAS RESIDENTS PLANNING ACTIVITIES OUTDOORS OR AWAY FROM HOME
TONIGHT...INCREASED AWARENESS OF RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER IS A VERY
IMPORTANT SAFETY MATTER.

LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY EXTENDED FROM ABILENE TO
JUST SOUTH OF DALLAS TO MOUNT PLEASANT. HEAVY...POTENTIALLY
FLOODING...RAINS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF THIS BOUNDARY WHERE
SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN FROM ACTIVITY EARLIER
TODAY.

RESIDENTS OF NORTH TEXAS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THIS RAPIDLY
CHANGING SEVERE WEATHER THREAT THIS EVENING.  THIS IS ESPECIALLY
TRUE IF THEY ARE PLANNING ON OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...SUCH AS SPORTING
EVENTS...WHERE ACCESS TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IS LIMITED.

WHILE THE GREATEST THREAT FROM SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM HAIL AND
HIGH WINDS...THERE IS A REAL THREAT OF TORNADOES.  RESIDENTS OF NORTH
TEXAS SHOULD STAY TUNExD TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO...TV
OR CABLE STATION TO REMAIN INFORMED OF ANY AND ALL WEATHER WATCHES
AND WARNINGS.

THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR INTERNET WEB PAGE AT
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd

Local storm report, Oct 2, 5:36 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
536 PM CDT FRI OCT 02 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0516 PM    6 W GRAHAM                TX   TORNADO
10/02/98   YOUNG                          TORNADO REPORTED BY COUNTY
                                          SPOTTER. POWER LINES ARE
                                          DOWN

0525 PM    5 N GRAHAM                TX   TORNADO
10/02/98   YOUNG                          SPOTTERS CONTINUE TO
                                          REPORT A TORNADO ON THE
                                          GROUND.

Local storm report, Oct 2, 5:43 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
543 PM CDT FRI OCT 02 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0530 PM    1 N GRAHAM                TX   TORNADO
10/02/98   YOUNG                          TORNADO ON THE GROUND HAS
                                          OVERTURNED CARS

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, 1:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Hopkins	23 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, 5:50 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.