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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 6, 2006, 4:15 PM CDT for Tarrant County, Texas. It was in force for 51 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
- Apr 6, 2006, 4:15 PM CDT (21:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2006, 5:06 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Tarrant County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 6, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 7 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
- 149 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -619 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 812 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
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 Apr 6, 9:50 AM CDT, 6 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 9:50 AM CDT, 6 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 950 AM CDT THU APR 6 2006 .UPDATE... ELEVATED CONVECTION CONTINUES TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH TEXAS THIS MORNING. THIS CONVECTION IS FORMING IN RESPONSE TO INCREASED LARGE SCALE FORCING AND MID LEVEL INSTABILITY. WILL INCREASE MORNING POPS AND ALSO BUMP UP AFTERNOON POPS SLIGHTLY. THE DRY LINE REMAINS OVER WEST TEXAS AT THIS TIME BUT ITS ON THE MOVE AND SHOULD ENTER INTO THE WESTERN COUNTIES OF NORTH TEXAS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. BEST SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHEAST COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON. && .DISCUSSION... 311 AM A LOT GOING ON IN THE FORECAST THIS MORNING AS H5 LONGWAVE TROUGH CONTINUES TO APPROACH NORTH TEXAS FROM THE WEST. MODELS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH TODAYS WEATHER...AS WE CONTINUE TO EXPECT THE DRY LINE AND ADVANCING PACIFIC COLD FRONT TO QUICKLY SWEEP EAST ACROSS N TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL NOT BE A PROBLEM...AS HAS BEEN THE CASE OF LATE...BUT A RELATIVELY STRONG CAPPING INVERSION SHOULD LIMIT STORM DEVELOPMENT...EXCEPT FOR AREAS CLOSER TO THE RED RIVER AND EAST OF I-35...WHERE THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED CHANCE OF STORMS...POSSIBLY SEVERE...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HAVE ADJUSTED SEVERE STORM FORECAST CLOSER TO NEW DAY 1 FROM SPC. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND BREEZY WINDS ALOFT WILL ALSO COMBINE TO BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO MOST OF N TEXAS TODAY. CURRENT WIND ADVISORY LOOKS GOOD. WE ADJUSTED THE RED FLAG WARNING A BIT FURTHER EAST...AS NEW DATA SUGGESTS LOWER DEW POINTS WILL MAKE IT FURTHER EAST...AS WELL AS THE STRONGER WINDS. FRONT/DRY LINE SHOULD PUSH EAST OF N TEXAS LATE TONIGHT...ENDING CHANCES OF RAIN/STORMS. H5 LOW WILL SLOWLY WORK EAST...JUST N TEXAS N TEXAS FRIDAY...WITH SOME PVA AND COLD AIR ALOFT. FEEL STORM CHANCES SHOULD REMAIN JUST N OF RED RIVER SO WILL NOT ADD THEM ATTM. QUITE A PLEASANT WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK...BEFORE ANOTHER WEAKER H5 LOW AND WEAK COLD FRONT BRINGS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF STORMS ON TUESDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 79 56 78 50 / 20 20 0 0 WACO, TX 81 58 81 50 / 20 20 0 0 PARIS, TX 78 56 77 50 / 30 30 10 10 DENTON, TX 81 54 78 44 / 30 20 0 0 MCKINNEY, TX 79 54 78 50 / 30 20 0 10 DALLAS, TX 79 57 77 50 / 20 20 0 0 TERRELL, TX 80 56 77 50 / 20 30 10 0 CORSICANA, TX 82 58 77 48 / 20 30 0 0 TEMPLE, TX 83 56 80 48 / 20 20 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM THURSDAY FOR TXZ091- TXZ092-TXZ093-TXZ094-TXZ095-TXZ100-TXZ101-TXZ102-TXZ103-TXZ104- TXZ105-TXZ106-TXZ107-TXZ115-TXZ116-TXZ117-TXZ118-TXZ119-TXZ120- TXZ121-TXZ122-TXZ123-TXZ129-TXZ130-TXZ131-TXZ132-TXZ133-TXZ134- TXZ141-TXZ142-TXZ143-TXZ144-TXZ145. RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 7 PM THURSDAY FOR TXZ091- TXZ092-TXZ093-TXZ100-TXZ101-TXZ102-TXZ103-TXZ104-TXZ115-TXZ116- TXZ117-TXZ118-TXZ119-TXZ129-TXZ130-TXZ131-TXZ132-TXZ133-TXZ141- TXZ142-TXZ143-TXZ144-TXZ156-TXZ157. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 4:15 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 6, 11:03 AM CDT, 5 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1103 AM CDT THU APR 6 2006 TXZ134-061700- ELLIS- 1103 AM CDT THU APR 6 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE... AT 1103 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIDLOTHIAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. A SECOND STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST TIP OF ELLIS COUNTY...ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE GLENN HEIGHTS... MIDLOTHIAN...OAK LEAF...OVILLA AND RED OAK. PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.
Special weather statement, Apr 6, 11:19 AM CDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1119 AM CDT THU APR 6 2006 TXZ105-120-121-061700- HUNT-KAUFMAN-ROCKWALL- 1119 AM CDT THU APR 6 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE... AT 1119 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR ROWLETT...TO NEAR WILMER. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 45 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CRANDALL...FATE...FORNEY... HEATH...KAUFMAN...QUINLAN...ROCKWALL...ROYSE CITY...TERRELL AND WEST TAWAKONI. HAIL TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INSIDE IF THESE STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA.
Special weather statement, Apr 6, 12:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1237 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006 TXZ107-122-123-061800- HOPKINS-RAINS-VAN ZANDT- 1237 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE... AT 1236 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTH OF SULPHUR SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. A SECOND STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF CANTON IN VAN ZANDT COUNTY...ALSO MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE CANTON...COMO... EDGEWOOD...EMORY...FRUITVALE...GRAND SALINE...SULPHUR SPRINGS AND VAN. HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS.
Special weather statement, Apr 6, 3:34 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 334 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006 TXZ117-062100- PARKER- 334 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE... AT 334 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEATHERFORD... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS DEVELOPING STORM INCLUDE ALEDO...ANNETTA...HUDSON OAKS...WEATHERFORD AND WILLOW PARK. PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF PARKER COUNTY AS THIS THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPS. IF THIS STORM CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
Special weather statement, Apr 6, 3:46 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 346 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006 TXZ117-118-131-062115- HOOD-PARKER-TARRANT- 346 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE... AT 346 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRANBURY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE STORMS ARE INTENSIFYING AND FURTHER INTENSIFICATION IS LIKELY...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ALEDO...BENBROOK... CROWLEY...EDGECLIFF...GRANBURY...OAK TRAIL SHORES...RIVER OAKS... WESTWORTH AND WHITE SETTLEMENT.
Local storm report, Apr 6, 4:05 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 9:02 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FWD | Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Dallas, Delta and 27 more | 22 hr |
| Apr 6, 10:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 42 min |
| Apr 6, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood | 31 min |
| Apr 6, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson | 33 min |
| Apr 6, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 42 min |
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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.