Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 30, 2007, 11:29 AM CDT for Eastland County, Texas. It was in force for 49 min. 2 reports 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, 11:29 AM CDT (16:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2007, 12:18 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 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), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:28 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, 11:45 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 9 S Ranger, TX | FOLLOW-UP REPORT...TREES UPROOTED...SHEDS AND OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED |
| Mar 30, 11:49 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | Ranger, TX | QUARTER HAIL IN RANGER |
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, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 145 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 301630 TORFWD TXC133-301730- /O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0003.070330T1629Z-070330T1730Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1129 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN EASTLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS... * UNTIL 1230 PM CDT * AT 1129 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A DEVELOPING TORNADO 9 MILES SOUTH OF RANGER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT... RURAL EASTERN EASTLAND COUNTY THROUGH 1230 PM 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. VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. 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 3239 9899 3220 9871 3230 9848 3252 9848 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KFWD 301641 SVSFWD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1140 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 TXC133-301730- /O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070330T1730Z/ EASTLAND TX- 1140 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN EASTLAND COUNTY... AT 1140 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A DEVELOPING TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RANGER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES, LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY IN THE RANGER AREA OF INTERSTATE 20. DO NOT LEAVE SHELTER TO USE YOUR CAR TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AND CRUSHED BY TORNADO WINDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 3249 9881 3223 9873 3230 9848 3252 9848 $$
000 WWUS54 KFWD 301651 SVSFWD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1151 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 TXC133-301730- /O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070330T1730Z/ EASTLAND TX- 1151 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN EASTLAND COUNTY... AT 1151 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A DEVELOPING TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RANGER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. DO NOT LEAVE SHELTER TO USE YOUR CAR TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AND CRUSHED BY TORNADO WINDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 3251 9872 3237 9866 3232 9847 3252 9848 $$
000 WWUS54 KFWD 301718 SVSFWD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1218 PM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 TXC133-301728- /O.CAN.KFWD.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070330T1730Z/ EASTLAND TX- 1218 PM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN EASTLAND COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 1218 PM CDT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING EXITED THE AREA...THUS THE WARNING WAS CANCELLED. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING IS NOW MOVING ACROSS PALO PINTO AND ERATH COUNTIES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 3251 9872 3237 9866 3232 9847 3252 9848 $$
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, 10:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Eastland | 40 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, 11:45 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 |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.