Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 258, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 12, 2001, 9:32 PM CDT for Ellis County, Texas. It was in force for 58 min. 5 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
- Oct 12, 2001, 9:32 PM CDT (02:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2001, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Ellis County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 9:35 PM CDT | Hail 1 | Waxahachie, TX | |
| Oct 12, 9:40 PM CDT | Hail 1 | Waxahachie, TX | |
| Oct 12, 9:42 PM CDT | Hail 1 | Palmer, TX | |
| Oct 12, 9:45 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 E | Midlothian, TX | Power lines were blown down by high winds. |
| Oct 12, 9:50 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 60 E | Palmer, TX | Power lines were blown down by high winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 3184 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 541 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.7
- Supercell composite
- 13.1
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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.
NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Oct 12, 5:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 5:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED TO ADD THE AVIATION DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 515 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2001 AVIATION DISCUSSION... THE DEVELOPING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED FROM WICHITA FALLS TO BROWNWOOD LINE AT 515 PM...WILL SWEEP EAST THIS EVENING AFFECTING THE METROPLEX AIRPORTS BETWEEN 1 AND 5Z...AND THE WACO AREA BETWEEN 3 AND 7Z. THE WINDS HAVE BEEN BACKING THIS AFTERNOON... AND SHOULD REMAIN SOUTHEAST UNTIL THE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT TO SEE CLOUDS/PRECIPITATION BEHIND THE FRONT SO EVEN THROUGH THERE MAY BE SOME VFR CEILINGS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE STORMS...MVFR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN. 58 POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING STILL LOOKS PRETTY GOOD AS COLD FRONT AND DRY LINE HAVE BEGUN ADVANCING TOWARD N TEXAS. AS MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...CONVECTIVE AND DYNAMIC PARAMETERS PRETTY FAVORABLE FOR A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK ACROSS OUR CWA THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. ONLY REAL QUESTION REMAINS HOW FAR NORTH WILL THE MOISTURE RETURN FOR SEVERE STORMS ALL THE WAY TO THE RED RIVER. DEW POINTS HAVE RETURNED TO THE LOWER 60S IN THE METROPLEX AND THESE WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO RISE ON SOUTHERLY FLOW AROUND 15KTS. LATEST AWIPS MSAS SHOWS GOOD MOISTURE FLUX CONVERGENCE (20 G/KG) AND STRONGEST LI (-6) FROM NEAR KABI TO KSJT. EXPECT THIS TO BE THE AREA OF CONVECTIVE INITIATION WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. STORMS WILL FORM AS SUPERCELLS GIVEN THE STRONG AMOUNT OF SHEAR AND TURNING THE LOWEST LEVELS...BUT THEN WE EXPECT STORMS TO BECOME MORE LINEAR LATER THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH. WILL GO WITH CATEGORICAL POPS ALL AREAS TONIGHT. SOME AREAS WILL ALSO SEE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. STRONGLY DIGGING LOW WILL SLOW THE END OF THE PRECIP...AT LEAST THE WRAP AROUND SHOWERS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. SO WILL GO WITH CHANCE POPS AGAIN TOMORROW...BEFORE PRECIP LEAVES TOMORROW NIGHT. MUCH COOLER TEMPS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS STRONG HIGH BUILDS INTO N TEXAS. IN THE EXTENDED...COOL HIGH PRESSURE LINGERS...KEEPING N TEXAS DRY THROUGH THE WEEK. FCSTID = 80 DFW 57 61 48 72 / 100 50 0 0 ACT 59 64 50 74 / 100 50 0 0 .FWD...NONE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 12, 5:30 PM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
530 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0525 PM 1 SE POSSUM KINGDOM LAKE TX 2.75 INCH HAIL
10/12/01 PALO PINTO REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.Local storm report, Oct 12, 5:38 PM CDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
538 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0534 PM SIDNEY TX 1 INCH HAIL
10/12/01 COMANCHE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Oct 12, 6:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
657 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0637 PM 5 NW GRAFORD TX .88 INCH HAIL
10/12/01 PALO PINTO REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.Local storm report, Oct 12, 7:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
707 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0655 PM PRIDDY TX .75 INCH HAIL
10/12/01 MILLS REPORTED BY FIRE AND
RESCUE.Local storm report, Oct 12, 9:25 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
925 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0648 PM 2 NW GRAFORD TX 60 MPH TSTM GUST
10/12/01 PALO PINTO REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.
0720 PM VINEYARD TX 70 MPH TSTM GUST
10/12/01 JACK HAM REPORTED
0748 PM HAMILTON TX .88 INCH HAIL
10/12/01 HAMILTON REPORTED BY HAMILTON
PD. .
0756 PM DECATUR TX TORNADO
10/12/01 WISE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WITH
HOMES DEMOLISHED AND A
MAJOR GAS LINE SEVERED
0800 PM DECATUR TX TORNADO
10/12/01 WISE REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR. EXTENSIVE
DAMAGE AROUND HOSPITAL
AND LIPSEY ADDITION IN
SOUTH DECATUR
0843 PM VALLEY VIEW TX 1.25 INCH HAIL
10/12/01 COOKE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
REPORTED NEAR HWY 922
AND FM 2848. ALSO
REPORTED 65 MPH WINDS.
GOLFBALL HAIL ALSO
REPORTED IN SAME AREA
AT 2046L.The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche, Hamilton | 43 min |
| Oct 12, 7:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Wise | 38 min |
| Oct 12, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, Somervell | 55 min |
| Oct 12, 7:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Wise | 34 min |
| Oct 12, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson | 50 min |
| Oct 12, 8:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Denton | 33 min |
| Oct 12, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 43 min |
| Oct 12, 8:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Collin | 38 min |
| Oct 12, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Ellis | 53 min |
| Oct 12, 8:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Bosque, McLennan | 25 min |
| Oct 12, 8:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Grayson | 51 min |
| Oct 12, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill | 50 min |
| Oct 12, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Denton | 61 min |
| Oct 12, 9:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Bosque, McLennan | 29 min |
| Oct 12, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Rockwall | 64 min |
| Oct 12, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin | 56 min |
| Oct 12, 9:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hill, McLennan | 50 min |
| Oct 12, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 48 min |
| Oct 12, 9:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hunt | 42 min |
| Oct 12, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Lamar | 60 min |
| Oct 12, 10:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hill, Navarro | 45 min |
| Oct 12, 10:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | McLennan | 43 min |
| Oct 12, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Rains | 47 min |
| Oct 12, 11:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Milam | 59 min |
| Oct 12, 11:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis, Hill, Navarro | 3 hr |
| Oct 12, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill, Navarro | 42 min |
| Oct 13, 12:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Robertson | 62 min |
| Oct 13, 12:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Henderson | 56 min |
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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.