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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 183, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2006, 4:58 AM CDT for Rains County, Texas. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 2006, 4:58 AM CDT (09:58 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2006, 5:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Rains County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:58 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 1348 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1489 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
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 May 5, 4:01 AM CDT, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 5, 4:01 AM CDT, 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 401 AM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006 ...ANOTHER ROUND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS (MCS) IS EXPECTED TONIGHT... .DISCUSSION... OVERNIGHT MCS WAS ON TIME BUT NOT AS FAR NORTH AS EXPECTED. THE MCS WILL WORK INTO THE EASTERN COUNTIES BY DAYBREAK AND THEN INTO EAST TEXAS LATER THIS MORNING. A LITTLE ACTIVITY COULD LINGER EAST OF I-35 UNTIL LATE MORNING. SINCE THE ATMOSPHERE IS PRETTY WORKED OVER...DO NOT EXPECT MUCH TO FIRE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING. HOWEVER OUR ATMOSPHERE WILL RECOVER BY THIS EVENING WITH ANOTHER MCS DEVELOPING OUT WEST BY THIS EVENING. A WEAK QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT WILL BE DRAPED WEST-EAST ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...NEAR THE I-20 CORRIDOR...AND WILL LIKELY BE THE FOCUS FOR MCS MOVEMENT AND HEAVY RAINFALL. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND FLASH FLOODING ARE A HIGH CONCERN FOR TONIGHT. WE TALKED ABOUT A FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT...BUT INCONSISTENCY IN MODEL RUNS AND RAIN AMOUNTS LEADS ME TO HOLD OFF AND ALLOW THE DAY TEAM TO RECONSIDER. THE MCS WILL EXIT INTO EAST TEXAS ON SATURDAY WITH SOME LINGERING ACTIVITY DURING THE DAY. ONCE AGAIN...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. A BEAUTIFUL DAY IS IN STORE FOR NORTH TEXAS SUNDAY. UPPER FLOW BECOMES MORE NORTHWESTERLY WITH TIME SUNDAY WITH A SHORTWAVE MOVING ACROSS REGION BY MONDAY. HAVE CONTINUED LOW CHANCE POPS FOR TSRA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ELEVATED...THUS SEVERE POTENTIAL SHOULD BE LIMITED TO HAIL. ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN RETURNS TO THE EAST AND SOUTH COUNTIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE NORTH HALF WILL BE COOLER TODAY...AND MOST OF NORTH TEXAS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS THE SURFACE SYSTEM MOVES EAST AND NORTHERLY SURFACE FLOW TAKES OVER. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN ANOTHER COOL FRONT ARRIVES WITH 5-8 DEGREE COOLER DOWN FOR THURSDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 78 63 74 58 / 30 80 50 20 WACO, TX 83 63 78 59 / 30 80 50 20 PARIS, TX 73 59 70 55 / 40 60 60 30 DENTON, TX 76 59 72 55 / 30 80 50 20 MCKINNEY, TX 76 59 72 55 / 30 80 60 20 DALLAS, TX 79 63 74 60 / 30 80 50 20 TERRELL, TX 79 61 74 57 / 30 80 60 20 CORSICANA, TX 81 64 76 59 / 30 80 60 20 TEMPLE, TX 84 64 80 61 / 40 80 50 20 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && /75
Hazardous weather outlook, May 5, 2:30 AM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 230 AM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-051100- 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- 230 AM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE... THERE REMAINS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS OVERNIGHT. LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS ARE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THESE STORMS WILL ALSO RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THERE IS A CHANCE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE BOTH DAYS. LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...WITH DAMAGING WINDS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTH. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING NORTH AND EAST OF A PALESTINE...STEPHENVILLE....JACKSBORO LINE. 58
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 5, 3:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, May 5, 4:16 AM CDT, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 416 AM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006 TXZ105-123-050945- HUNT-RAINS- 416 AM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE... AT 416 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTH OF GREENVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CADDO MILLS...EAST TAWAKONI...GREENVILLE...QUINLAN AND WEST TAWAKONI. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA-SIZED HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM. IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
Special weather statement, May 5, 4:32 AM CDT, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 432 AM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006 TXZ122-123-051000- RAINS-VAN ZANDT- 432 AM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE FOR RAIN AND VAN ZANDT COUNTIES... AT 432 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF WILLS POINT TO 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF GUN BARREL CITY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE CANTON...EDGEWOOD... EDOM...EMORY...FRUITVALE...GRAND SALINE...VAN...WILLS POINT AND LAKE TAWAKONI STATE PARK. VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA-SIZED HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS.
Special weather statement, May 5, 4:32 AM CDT, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 432 AM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006 TXZ122-123-051000- RAINS-VAN ZANDT- 432 AM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE FOR RAINS AND VAN ZANDT COUNTIES... AT 432 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF WILLS POINT TO 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF GUN BARREL CITY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE CANTON...EDGEWOOD... EDOM...EMORY...FRUITVALE...GRAND SALINE...VAN...WILLS POINT AND LAKE TAWAKONI STATE PARK. VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA-SIZED HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS.
Special weather statement, May 5, 4:44 AM CDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 444 AM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006 TXZ107-051030- HOPKINS- 444 AM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE FOR HOPKINS COUNTY... AT 444 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF SULPHUR SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE COMO...CUMBY AND SULPHUR SPRINGS. NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL... PEA-SIZED HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.
Special weather statement, May 5, 4:56 AM CDT, 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 456 AM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006 TXZ094-051030- FANNIN- 456 AM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE FOR FANNIN COUNTY... AT 456 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES WEST OF BONHAM...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BONHAM...ECTOR AND SAVOY. PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque | 67 min |
| May 4, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill | 64 min |
| May 4, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland, Stephens | 60 min |
| May 4, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 67 min |
| May 4, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens | 48 min |
| May 4, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 54 min |
| May 4, 11:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens | 33 min |
| May 5, 12:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto | 66 min |
| May 5, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 44 min |
| May 5, 12:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens | 56 min |
| May 5, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker, Wise | 67 min |
| May 5, 1:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Parker, Wise | 2 hr |
| May 5, 1:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto, Stephens | 56 min |
| May 5, 1:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Henderson | 53 min |
| May 5, 1:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 49 min |
| May 5, 2:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood, Somervell | 53 min |
| May 5, 2:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 35 min |
| May 5, 2:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 72 min |
| May 5, 2:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Denton | 78 min |
| May 5, 2:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson | 66 min |
| May 5, 2:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 57 min |
| May 5, 3:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 39 min |
| May 5, 4:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 51 min |
| May 5, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Rockwall | 34 min |
| May 5, 5:22 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Parker and 2 more | 77 min |
| May 5, 5:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Rains | 23 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006
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.