Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 1998
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Feb 26, 1998, 12:02 AM CST for Anderson County, Texas. It was in force for 43 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
- Feb 26, 1998, 12:02 AM CST (06:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 1998, 12:45 AM CST
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Anderson County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 177 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 12:25 AM CST | Thunderstorm Wind | Palestine, TX | Trees were blown down by strong winds. |
| Feb 26, 12:37 AM CST | Thunderstorm Wind | Palestine, TX | Trees and power lines were blown down across the county. |
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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 9:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 1012 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1199 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 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 KFTW 260601 RRA TORFTW TXC001-260645- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1202 AM CST THU FEB 26 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1245 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHEAST TEXAS ...ANDERSON COUNTY AT 1202 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN ELKHART AND TUCKER. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST- NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. PERSONS IN PALESTINE...DEAN WRIGHT...KOSSUTH... ALDER BRANCH...AND NECHES ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.
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
Local storm report, Feb 25, 9:56 PM CST, 2 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
956 PM CST WED FEB 25 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0630 PM ROANOKE TX .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 DENTON DIME HAIL AT ALLIANCE
AIRPORT.
0718 PM GLEN ROSE TX .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 SOMERVELL JUST WEST OF GLEN ROSE
0727 PM GLEN ROSE TX .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 SOMERVELL WEST END OF GLEN ROSE.
0739 PM ANNA TX .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 COLLIN
0742 PM VAN ALSTYNE TX 60 MPH TSTM GUST
02/25/98 GRAYSON 60 MPH WINDS DOWNED TREES
DAMAGED WINDOWS
0742 PM VAN ALSTYNE TX 1.25 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 GRAYSON 1.25 INCH HAIL COVERING
THE GROUND.
0753 PM FORT WORTH TX .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 TARRANT SPOTTERS REPORT
0810 PM LEWISVILLE TX .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 DENTON REPORT IN FLOWER MOUND
0815 PM SAVOY TX .88 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 FANNIN NICKLE HAIL COVERING THE
GROUND IN SAVOY
0930 PM COPPERAS COVE TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 CORYELL MOBLE HOMES TURNED OVER
0940 PM KILLEEN TX .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 BELL DIME SIZE HAIL IN KILLEEN.Local storm report, Feb 25, 9:56 PM CST, 2 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
956 PM CST WED FEB 25 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0630 PM ROANOKE TX .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 DENTON DIME HAIL AT ALLIANCE
AIRPORT.
0718 PM GLEN ROSE TX .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 SOMERVELL JUST WEST OF GLEN ROSE
0727 PM GLEN ROSE TX .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 SOMERVELL WEST END OF GLEN ROSE.
0739 PM ANNA TX .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 COLLIN
0742 PM VAN ALSTYNE TX 60 MPH TSTM GUST
02/25/98 GRAYSON 60 MPH WINDS DOWNED TREES
DAMAGED WINDOWS
0742 PM VAN ALSTYNE TX 1.25 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 GRAYSON 1.25 INCH HAIL COVERING
THE GROUND.
0753 PM FORT WORTH TX .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 TARRANT SPOTTERS REPORT
0810 PM LEWISVILLE TX .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 DENTON REPORT IN FLOWER MOUND
0815 PM SAVOY TX .88 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 FANNIN NICKLE HAIL COVERING THE
GROUND IN SAVOY
0930 PM COPPERAS COVE TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 CORYELL MOBLE HOMES TURNED OVER
0940 PM KILLEEN TX .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 BELL DIME SIZE HAIL IN KILLEEN.Local storm report, Feb 25, 10:45 PM CST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1045 PM CST WED FEB 25 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0955 PM GLEN ROSE TX FLOODING
02/25/98 SOMERVELL LOW-WATER AND STREETS
FLOODED
1000 PM KILLEEN TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 BELL POWER LINES DOWN AND MINOR
DAMAGE TO AUTOMOBILES FROM
FLYING DEBRIS
1005 PM OGLESBY TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 CORYELL TRAILER DAMAGED BY HIGH
WINDS
1005 PM MC GREGOR TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 MCLENNAN 60 MPH WINDS REPORTED BY
SPOTTER
1030 PM WACO TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 MCLENNAN 60 MPH WINDS REPORTED
DOWNTOWN BY SPOTTER
1032 PM 2 W MC GREGOR TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 MCLENNAN BARNS DAMAGED BY HIGH
WINDSLocal storm report, Feb 25, 10:45 PM CST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1045 PM CST WED FEB 25 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0955 PM GLEN ROSE TX FLOODING
02/25/98 SOMERVELL LOW-WATER AND STREETS
FLOODED
1000 PM KILLEEN TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 BELL POWER LINES DOWN AND MINOR
DAMAGE TO AUTOMOBILES FROM
FLYING DEBRIS
1005 PM OGLESBY TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 CORYELL TRAILER DAMAGED BY HIGH
WINDS
1005 PM MC GREGOR TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 MCLENNAN 60 MPH WINDS REPORTED BY
SPOTTER
1030 PM WACO TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 MCLENNAN 60 MPH WINDS REPORTED
DOWNTOWN BY SPOTTER
1032 PM 2 W MC GREGOR TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 MCLENNAN BARNS DAMAGED BY HIGH
WINDSLocal storm report, Feb 25, 10:45 PM CST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1045 PM CST WED FEB 25 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0955 PM GLEN ROSE TX FLOODING
02/25/98 SOMERVELL LOW-WATER AND STREETS
FLOODED
1000 PM KILLEEN TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 BELL POWER LINES DOWN AND MINOR
DAMAGE TO AUTOMOBILES FROM
FLYING DEBRIS
1005 PM OGLESBY TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 CORYELL TRAILER DAMAGED BY HIGH
WINDS
1005 PM MC GREGOR TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 MCLENNAN 60 MPH WINDS REPORTED BY
SPOTTER
1030 PM WACO TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 MCLENNAN 60 MPH WINDS REPORTED
DOWNTOWN BY SPOTTER
1032 PM 2 W MC GREGOR TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 MCLENNAN BARNS DAMAGED BY HIGH
WINDSLocal storm report, Feb 25, 11:13 PM CST, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1113 PM CST WED FEB 25 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1044 PM MART TX 60 MPH TSTM GUST
02/25/98 MCLENNAN ESTIMATED IN DOWNTOWN
1047 PM CAMERON TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 MILAM POWERLINES BLOWN DOWN IN
TOWNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 6:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker, Tarrant | 63 min |
| Feb 25, 6:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 63 min |
| Feb 25, 6:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche | 58 min |
| Feb 25, 7:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Somervell | 60 min |
| Feb 25, 7:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 69 min |
| Feb 25, 7:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Grayson | 66 min |
| Feb 25, 7:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson | 63 min |
| Feb 25, 8:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 60 min |
| Feb 25, 8:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin | 67 min |
| Feb 25, 8:33 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Somervell | 3 hr |
| Feb 25, 9:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell, McLennan | 69 min |
| Feb 25, 9:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell | 35 min |
| Feb 25, 9:43 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 2 hr |
| Feb 25, 10:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Falls | 67 min |
| Feb 25, 10:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Milam | 58 min |
| Feb 25, 10:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Limestone, Robertson | 67 min |
| Feb 25, 11:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Freestone, Leon | 62 min |
| Feb 25, 11:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Anderson | 62 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.