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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 5, 2005, 5:00 PM CDT for Dallas 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 as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2005, 5:00 PM CDT (22:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2005, 5:17 PM CDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Dallas County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 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, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 35 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
- 479 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -425 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 626 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 285 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS54 KFWD 052200
SVRFWD
TXC113-052215-
/O.NEW.KFWD.SV.W.0049.050405T2200Z-050405T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
500 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
* UNTIL 515 PM CDT
* AT 500 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR COPPELL...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH. THIS STORM WAS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO A STURDY SHELTER 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 3292 9702 3284 9694 3299 9675 3299 9686
3299 9702
$$
252 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KFWD 052211
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
510 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005
TXC113-052215-
/O.CON.KFWD.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-050405T2215Z/
DALLAS TX-
510 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY...
AT 509 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CARROLLTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED ONE AND ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL IN THE
COPPELL AREA.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ADDISON.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3292 9702 3287 9693 3299 9675 3299 9686
3299 9702
$$000
WWUS54 KFWD 052217
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
516 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005
TXC113-052226-
/O.EXP.KFWD.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-050405T2215Z/
DALLAS TX-
516 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...
AT 516 PM CDT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING MOVED
OUT OF THE AREA INTO COLLIN COUNTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING FOR
NORTHWEST DALLAS COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3292 9702 3287 9693 3299 9675 3299 9686
3299 9702
$$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, 3:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 3:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
346 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005
.UPDATE...
CU FIELD BECOMING MORE ENHANCED FURTHER SW AND ALONG DRY LINE IN
METROPLEX. WILL ISSUE UPDATE TO INCREASE POPS A BIT FURTHER WEST AND
ESPECIALLY SW. REST LEFT ALONE. 80
&&
.DISCUSSION...
202 PM...
DRY LINE WAS APPROACHING THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE METROPLEX AT
MID AFTERNOON...WITH MESO ANALYSIS AND 18Z SOUNDING INDICATING NO
CAP AND CAPE OF 1500 J/KG ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR.
0-3KM STORM RELATIVE HELICITY NOT SUPER IMPRESSIVE BUT STILL QUITE
ENOUGH FOR ROTATING STORMS AND LARGE HAIL AFTER CONVECTION
INITIATION BY LATE AFTERNOON. STORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY
AS THEY MOVE EAST INTO RICHER AIRMASS. WILL KEEP HIGH POPS EAST
AND LOWER CHANCES ALONG I-35 THIS EVENING. STORMS MAY
LINGER INTO THE MORNING HOURS FAR EAST AS H5 LOW IS SLOW TO PULL
AWAY. OTHERWISE...DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO N TEXAS WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY WITH HIGHS ABOUT 10 DEGREES COOLER. WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE WILL LINGER FOR LATE IN THE WEEK AND THEN ANOTHER SLOW
MOVING H5 LOW WILL DIG SOUTH INTO N TEXAS AND KEEP THE REGION
UNSETTLED WITH A CHANCE OF STORMS MAINLY SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 54 72 52 71 / 10 10 0 0
WACO, TX 53 75 49 74 / 10 10 0 0
PARIS, TX 52 68 48 68 / 60 20 0 0
DENTON, TX 52 72 51 71 / 10 10 0 0
MCKINNEY, TX 53 71 50 70 / 20 10 0 0
DALLAS, TX 55 72 52 70 / 20 10 0 0
TERRELL, TX 53 72 51 70 / 50 20 0 0
CORSICANA, TX 54 73 52 73 / 50 10 0 0
TEMPLE, TX 53 76 49 75 / 10 10 0 0
&&
.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...COMANCHE...COOKE...DENTON...
EASTLAND...ERATH...HAMILTON...HOOD...JACK...MILLS...
MONTAGUE...PALO PINTO...PARKER...STEPHENS...TARRANT...
WISE...AND YOUNG.
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...ANDERSON...BELL...BOSQUE...COLLIN...
COMANCHE...COOKE...CORYELL...DALLAS...DELTA...DENTON...
EASTLAND...ELLIS...ERATH...FALLS...FANNIN...FREESTONE...
GRAYSON...HAMILTON...HENDERSON...HILL...HOOD...HOPKINS...
HUNT...JACK...JOHNSON...KAUFMAN...LAMAR...LAMPASAS...
LEON...LIMESTONE...MCLENNAN...MILAM...MILLS...MONTAGUE...
NAVARRO...PALO PINTO...PARKER...RAINS...ROBERTSON...
ROCKWALL...SOMERVELL...STEPHENS...TARRANT...VAN ZANDT...
WISE...AND YOUNG.
&&
80/Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 3:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 330 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-061100- ANDERSON-BELL-BOSQUE-COLLIN-COMANCHE-COOKE-CORYELL-DALLAS-DELTA- DENTON-EASTLAND-ELLIS-ERATH-FALLS-FANNIN-FREESTONE-GRAYSON-HAMILTON- HENDERSON-HILL-HOOD-HOPKINS-HUNT-JACK-JOHNSON-KAUFMAN-LAMAR-LAMPASAS- LEON-LIMESTONE-MCLENNAN-MILAM-MILLS-MONTAGUE-NAVARRO-PALO PINTO- PARKER-RAINS-ROBERTSON-ROCKWALL-SOMERVELL-STEPHENS-TARRANT-VAN ZANDT- WISE-YOUNG- 330 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH TEXAS...NORTH AND EAST OF A BONHAM... KAUFMAN...CANTON LINE. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF A GAINESVILLE...GRANBURY...TEMPLE LINE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT...BUT THE MORE INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOES. A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WAS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS...WITH AN ASSOCIATED DRY LINE EXTENDING SOUTHWARD INTO TEXAS. LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ALONG THE DRY LINE FROM NEAR GAINESVILLE...SOUTHWARD INTO THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX. DURING THE EVENING HOURS... THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AND EXTEND FURTHER SOUTHWARD...BECOMING MORE INTENSE AS IT MOVES TO THE EAST. THERE IS A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WILDFIRES WEST OF A GAINESVILLE... FORT WORTH...GOLDTHWAITE LINE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 700 PM. ALSO...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH 600 PM. SOUTH WINDS OF 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE DRYLINE...WHILE WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO THE WEST. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH AROUND SUNSET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE WESTERN COUNTIES...SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE REST OF NORTH TEXAS SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN LINGER OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT THE SYSTEM WILL NOT BE EXCESSIVELY STRONG AND THE RETURN OF MOISTURE WILL BE SOMEWHAT LIMITED...RESULTING IN A LESSENED CHANCE FOR ANY SEVERE WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR...WITH ACTIVATION PROGRESSING EASTWARD DURING THE EVENING HOURS AS THE STORMS DEVELOP AND SPREAD EAST. 42
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 5, 4:14 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 414 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005 TXZ093-052215- GRAYSON- 414 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE... AT 414 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLLINSVILLE...OR 7 MILES EAST OF WHITESBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE HENDRIX...BELLS...DENISON... GUNTER...HOWE...POTTSBORO...SHERMAN...TOM BEAN AND WHITEWRIGHT. PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED FOR GRAYSON COUNTY AS THIS STORM CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY.
Special weather statement, Apr 5, 4:19 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 419 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005 TXZ104-119-052215- COLLIN-DALLAS- 419 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE... AT 419 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING 3 MILES SOUTH OF IRVING...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ADDISON...ALLEN...ANNA... CARROLLTON...CELINA...COPPELL...DALLAS...FAIRVIEW...FARMERS BRANCH... FRISCO...GARLAND...HIGHLAND PARK...IRVING...LOWRY CROSSING...LUCAS... MCKINNEY...MURPHY...PARKER...PLANO...PRINCETON...PROSPER... RICHARDSON...ROWLETT...SACHSE...SUNNYVALE...UNIVERSITY PARK AND WYLIE. PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM. IF THIS STORM CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR PARTS OF DALLAS AND COLLIN COUNTIES.
Local storm report, Apr 5, 4:53 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
453 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2005
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0450 PM HAIL PLANO 33.05N 96.75W
04/05/2005 1.00 INCH COLLIN TX TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER HAIL REPORTED IN PLANOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Grayson | 65 min |
| Apr 5, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Denton | 72 min |
| Apr 5, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Fannin | 67 min |
| Apr 5, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 55 min |
| Apr 5, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis | 54 min |
| Apr 5, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Navarro | 52 min |
| Apr 5, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin, Hunt | 65 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
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.