Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 5, 2003, 11:27 PM CST for Hopkins County, Texas. It was in force for 63 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2003, 11:27 PM CST (05:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2003, 12:30 AM CST
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Hopkins County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 169 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:29 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 9:35 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 640 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 896 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 353 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS54 KFWD 060527 SVRFTW TXC223-060630- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1127 PM CST SAT APR 5 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS * UNTIL 1230 AM CST * AT 1127 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SULPHUR SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... SULPHUR SPRINGS AROUND 1140 PM CST HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS IS LIKELY. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNING AREA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. LAT...LON 3316 9584 3299 9579 3300 9531 3336 9533 $$
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 Apr 5, 10:06 PM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 10:06 PM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1005 SAT APR 5 2003 PUBLIC DISCUSSION... ZONES UPDATED FOR TORNADO WATCH. ALSO INCREASED WINDS AND ADJUSTED POPS SOME FOR SUNDAY. 59 .FWD...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 3:40 PM CST, 7 hours 47 minutes before
TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-061200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED SPOTTER ACTIVATION INFO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 340 PM CST SAT APR 5 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT FOR AREAS NORTH OF I-20 AND WEST OF I-35. THIS INCLUDES EASTLAND...BOWIE... SHERMAN...PARIS...GREENVILLE...AND THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX. THE REMAINDER OF NORTH TEXAS IS UNDER A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. HOWEVER...THE CURRENT LOW-LEVEL VERTICAL WIND PROFILES CONTINUE TO SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR SUPERCELLS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH TEXAS SUNDAY...PRIMARILY EAST OF I-35. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY WEST OF A NOCONA...WEATHERFORD... CISCO LINE AFTER 5 PM. ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED WEST OF A SHERMAN...DALLAS...KILLEEN LINE AFTER 8 PM. SPOTTERS EAST OF I-35 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION AFTER MIDNIGHT. ROBBINS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 5, 10:44 PM CST, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1044 PM CST SAT APR 05 2003
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1005 PM ROYSE CITY TX 1 INCH HAIL
04/05/03 ROCKWALL REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
1014 PM PLANO TX 2 INCH HAIL
04/05/03 COLLIN 2.00 INCH HAIL REPORTED
SPRING CREEK PARKWAY
AND THE TOLLWAY IN FAR
SW PART OF THE COUNTY.
. REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.
1032 PM PLANO TX 3 INCH HAIL
04/05/03 COLLINLocal storm report, Apr 5, 10:54 PM CST, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1054 PM CST SAT APR 05 2003
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1035 PM CADDO MILLS TX 1 INCH HAIL
04/05/03 HUNT REPORTED BY FIRE AND
RESCUE.Local storm report, Apr 5, 11:08 PM CST, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1108 PM CST SAT APR 05 2003
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1050 PM CUMBY TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/05/03 HOPKINS REPORTED BY FIRE AND
RESCUE.Local storm report, Apr 5, 11:15 PM CST, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1115 PM CST SAT APR 5 2003
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0510 PM WOODSON TX 2.75 INCH HAIL
04/05/03 YOUNG REPORTED BY TV
METEOROLOGIST VAL CASTOR
(KWTV).Local storm report, Apr 5, 11:16 PM CST, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1116 PM CST SAT APR 05 2003
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1113 PM GREENVILLE TX 2 INCH HAIL
04/05/03 HUNT EGG SIZED HAIL REPORT
BY SPOTTER JUST SOUTH
OF THE CITY OF
GREENVILLE.Local storm report, Apr 5, 11:25 PM CST, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1125 PM CST SAT APR 05 2003
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1122 PM GAINESVILLE TX 2.5 INCH HAIL
04/05/03 COOKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
1122 PM GAINESVILLE TX 60 MPH TSTM GUST
04/05/03 COOKE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 6:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto, Parker | 61 min |
| Apr 5, 6:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Young | 56 min |
| Apr 5, 6:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Parker, Tarrant | 53 min |
| Apr 5, 7:20 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 4 hr |
| Apr 5, 7:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 50 min |
| Apr 5, 7:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Parker, Tarrant | 61 min |
| Apr 5, 8:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 51 min |
| Apr 5, 8:16 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 4 hr |
| Apr 5, 8:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker, Wise | 55 min |
| Apr 5, 8:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin | 59 min |
| Apr 5, 8:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Rockwall | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 9:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton, Tarrant, Wise | 54 min |
| Apr 5, 9:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Montague | 65 min |
| Apr 5, 9:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hunt | 58 min |
| Apr 5, 9:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Rockwall | 63 min |
| Apr 5, 9:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 10:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke, Montague | 93 min |
| Apr 5, 10:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hunt | 62 min |
| Apr 5, 10:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 55 min |
| Apr 5, 10:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin | 64 min |
| Apr 5, 11:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Grayson | 65 min |
| Apr 5, 11:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hunt | 60 min |
| Apr 6, 12:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin, Grayson | 60 min |
| Apr 6, 12:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 56 min |
| Apr 6, 1:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin | 46 min |
| Apr 6, 1:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lamar | 59 min |
| Apr 6, 9:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Montague | 62 min |
| Apr 6, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin | 64 min |
| Apr 6, 1:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Grayson | 47 min |
| Apr 6, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lamar | 39 min |
| Apr 6, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hopkins, Rains | 57 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.