Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 30, 2007, 10:50 AM CDT for Eastland County, Texas. It was in force for 40 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 30, 2007, 10:50 AM CDT (15:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2007, 11:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Eastland County, TX
The radar
The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 11:20 AM CDT | TORNADO | 2 S Carbon, TX | BRIEF TORNADO REPORTED |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 9:51 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 905 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 565 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KFWD 301550 TORFWD TXC133-301630- /O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0002.070330T1550Z-070330T1630Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1050 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS... * UNTIL 1130 AM CDT * AT 1050 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR RISING STAR...OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF CISCO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... CARBON BY 1110 AM CDT... GORMAN BY 1115 AM CDT... TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT...OR ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME IN AN INTERIOR CLOSET OR BATHROOM. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS FOR COVER. DO NOT LEAVE SHELTER TO USE YOUR CAR TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AND CRUSHED BY TORNADO WINDS. DO NOT STOP UNDER BRIDGES OR HIGHWAY OVERPASSES SINCE THEY OFFER NO PROTECTION FROM TORNADO WINDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 3221 9913 3204 9901 3229 9850 3249 9854 $$
2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KFWD 301559
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1059 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007
TXC133-301630-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070330T1630Z/
EASTLAND TX-
1059 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR EASTLAND
COUNTY...
AT 1059 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF
RISING STAR...OR ABOUT 18 MILES SOUTH OF CISCO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CARBON BY 1115 AM CDT...
EASTLAND BY 1125 AM CDT...
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES FOR A STORM SHELTER OR PERMANENT BUILDING. IF
NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3229 9912 3218 9910 3209 9903 3209 9893
3229 9850 3249 9854 3244 9871
$$000
WWUS54 KFWD 301608
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1107 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007
TXC133-301630-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070330T1630Z/
EASTLAND TX-
1107 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR EASTLAND
COUNTY...
AT 1107 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF
CARBON...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF EASTLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT...
RURAL CENTRAL EASTLAND COUNTY THROUGH 1130 AM CDT
IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES, LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY
WITH THIS INTENSE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. AS
A LAST RESORT...LIE FLAT IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3232 9896 3228 9905 3210 9905 3209 9893
3229 9850 3249 9854 3244 9871
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 7:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Wise | 28 min |
| Mar 29, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 53 min |
| Mar 29, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Henderson, Navarro | 34 min |
| Mar 29, 7:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hill | 3 hr |
| Mar 29, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Wise | 28 min |
| Mar 29, 7:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Limestone, Navarro | 4 hr |
| Mar 29, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wise | 60 min |
| Mar 29, 8:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Henderson, Navarro | 34 min |
| Mar 29, 8:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Henderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt | 3 hr |
| Mar 29, 9:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 36 min |
| Mar 29, 9:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 33 min |
| Mar 29, 9:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis | 4 hr |
| Mar 29, 10:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hill | 4 hr |
| Mar 29, 11:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Henderson, Navarro | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 10:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell | 30 min |
| Mar 30, 10:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 33 min |
| Mar 30, 10:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 57 min |
| Mar 30, 10:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bosque | 34 min |
| Mar 30, 10:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Young | 33 min |
| Mar 30, 11:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood, Palo Pinto, Parker | 41 min |
| Mar 30, 11:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Eastland | 49 min |
| Mar 30, 11:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Erath, Palo Pinto | 60 min |
| Mar 30, 12:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bell, Coryell, Lampasas, McLennan | 58 min |
| Mar 30, 12:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Parker | 24 min |
| Mar 30, 12:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Jack | 23 min |
| Mar 30, 12:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto, Parker | 66 min |
| Mar 30, 12:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 54 min |
| Mar 30, 1:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto, Parker | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker, Wise | 45 min |
| Mar 30, 1:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell | 25 min |
| Mar 30, 1:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Young | 36 min |
| Mar 30, 1:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Wise | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 52 min |
| Mar 30, 2:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Jack | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell | 34 min |
| Mar 30, 3:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Wise | 30 min |
| Mar 30, 3:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bell, Coryell, Lampasas | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell, McLennan | 30 min |
| Mar 30, 3:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Montague | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Stephens | 31 min |
| Mar 30, 3:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Stephens, Young | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell, Coryell | 62 min |
| Mar 30, 3:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Bell, Coryell | 53 min |
| Mar 30, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto | 60 min |
| Mar 30, 4:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | McLennan | 56 min |
| Mar 30, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche, Eastland | 58 min |
| Mar 30, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Parker, Wise | 62 min |
| Mar 30, 4:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Falls | 62 min |
| Mar 30, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke, Denton, Montague | 57 min |
| Mar 30, 5:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | McLennan | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 5:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | McLennan | 44 min |
| Mar 30, 5:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto, Parker | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 5:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Limestone | 63 min |
| Mar 30, 5:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Wise | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Freestone, Limestone | 25 min |
| Mar 30, 6:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Navarro | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 6:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Rockwall and 1 more | 26 min |
| Mar 30, 6:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Jack | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Mills | 55 min |
| Mar 30, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker, Tarrant | 65 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.