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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 9, 2008, 4:47 PM CDT for Stephens County, Texas. It was in force for 43 min. 3 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
- Apr 9, 2008, 4:47 PM CDT (21:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2008, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Tornado emergency
County Stephens County, TX
The radar
The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 4:57 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 8 Wsw Breckenridge, TX | RELAYED BY BRECKENRIDGE P.D. |
| Apr 9, 5:16 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 3 S Breckenridge, TX | OVERTURNED SEMI ON US 183 3 MI SOUTH OF BRECKENRIDGE. |
| Apr 9, 5:20 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 E Breckenridge, TX | PARTIAL ROOF DAMAGE E. SIDE OF TOWN ALONG HWY 180. DAMAGE FROM S OF TOWN TO HWY 67. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 1:20 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 488 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 295 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KFWD 092147
TORFWD
TXC429-092230-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0013.080409T2147Z-080409T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
447 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
STEPHENS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 447 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO 17 MILES WEST OF BRECKENRIDGE..MOVING EAST AT 46
MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BRECKENRIDGE BY 505 PM 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.
IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY
WITH THIS STORM. ALSO...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING
ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3254 9910 3296 9909 3295 9861 3294 9856
3292 9855 3279 9856 3279 9858 3259 9857
3251 9912
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 251DEG 40KT 3268 9913
$$
82/JLD3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KFWD 092206
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
506 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
TXC429-092230-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080409T2230Z/
STEPHENS TX-
506 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR STEPHENS
COUNTY...
AT 502 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
BRECKENRIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BRECKENRIDGE BY 515 PM CDT...
EASTLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR EOLIAN.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO THREAT...LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL TO THE
SIZE OF BASEBALLS WILL BE LIKELY NORTH OF THE PATH OF THE TORNADO.
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES FOR A STORM SHELTER OR PERMANENT BUILDING. IF
NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
LAT...LON 3254 9910 3296 9909 3295 9861 3294 9856
3292 9855 3279 9856 3279 9858 3259 9857
3251 9912
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 254DEG 35KT 3267 9902
$$
25000
WWUS54 KFWD 092215
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
514 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
TXC429-092230-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080409T2230Z/
STEPHENS TX-
514 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR STEPHENS
COUNTY...
AT 508 PM CDT...THE BRECKENRIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED A TORNADO
SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2231...JUST SOUTHWEST OF BRECKENRIDGE. THE TORNADO
HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AGAIN AT 514 PM.
THE TORNADO IS MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH...AND WILL BE VERY
NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF BRECKENRIDGE BY 520 PM. RESIDENTS OF
BRECKENRIDGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY
IN ADDITION...LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS IS
LIKELY NORTH OF THE PATH OF THE TORNADO. DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
70 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
LAT...LON 3254 9910 3296 9909 3295 9861 3294 9856
3292 9855 3279 9856 3279 9858 3259 9857
3251 9912
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 254DEG 35KT 3270 9892
$$
25000
WWUS54 KFWD 092220
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
520 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
TXC429-092230-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080409T2230Z/
STEPHENS TX-
520 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR STEPHENS COUNTY AND THE CITY OF
BRECKENRIDGE...
AT 520 PM CDT...A LARGE...VIOLENT TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND JUST
SOUTH OF BRECKENRIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 31 MPH.
PEOPLE IN AND JUST SOUTH OF BRECKENRIDGE SHOULD BE IN SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION.
LAT...LON 3254 9910 3296 9909 3295 9861 3294 9856
3292 9855 3279 9856 3279 9858 3259 9857
3251 9912
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 252DEG 27KT 3271 9889
$$
25The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills | 57 min |
| Apr 8, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 8:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Coryell | 64 min |
| Apr 8, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lampasas | 61 min |
| Apr 8, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 29 min |
| Apr 8, 8:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Lampasas | 64 min |
| Apr 8, 8:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Bell | 50 min |
| Apr 8, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | McLennan | 62 min |
| Apr 8, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell | 16 min |
| Apr 8, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lampasas | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 10:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 58 min |
| Apr 8, 10:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 37 min |
| Apr 8, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 53 min |
| Apr 8, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin | 27 min |
| Apr 8, 11:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell | 26 min |
| Apr 8, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin | 53 min |
| Apr 8, 11:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Lamar | 30 min |
| Apr 8, 11:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Rains | 35 min |
| Apr 8, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 22 min |
| Apr 8, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 54 min |
| Apr 8, 11:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Palo Pinto | 35 min |
| Apr 8, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 64 min |
| Apr 8, 11:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell | 30 min |
| Apr 8, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto | 59 min |
| Apr 8, 11:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin, Hunt | 33 min |
| Apr 8, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 11:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell | 31 min |
| Apr 9, 12:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 23 min |
| Apr 9, 12:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 57 min |
| Apr 9, 12:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 55 min |
| Apr 9, 12:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 12:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hunt | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 1:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 55 min |
| Apr 9, 1:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 46 min |
| Apr 9, 1:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hunt | 30 min |
| Apr 9, 1:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 58 min |
| Apr 9, 1:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 7 min |
| Apr 9, 1:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson | 65 min |
| Apr 9, 2:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 15 min |
| Apr 9, 2:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 3:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Ellis | 30 min |
| Apr 9, 4:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | FWD | Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Eastland and 14 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas | 23 min |
| Apr 9, 5:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins | 15 hr |
| Apr 9, 7:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 12 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt | 25 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt, Rockwall | 58 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Cooke | 25 min |
| Apr 9, 4:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Stephens | 36 min |
| Apr 9, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Stephens | 21 min |
| Apr 9, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Palo Pinto | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 5:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto, Stephens | 46 min |
| Apr 9, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Young | 30 min |
| Apr 9, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 41 min |
| Apr 9, 6:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Grayson | 43 min |
| Apr 9, 6:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise | 29 min |
| Apr 9, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Lamar | 18 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.