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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 10, 2009, 8:02 PM CST for Hood County, Texas. It was in force for 58 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
- Feb 10, 2009, 8:02 PM CST (02:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2009, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Hood County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 8:18 PM CST | HAIL 1 | Oak Trail Shores, TX | WIND GUST TO 43 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN. |
| Feb 10, 8:25 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | Tolar, TX | |
| Feb 10, 8:54 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Granbury, TX | HWY 144 SOUTH...POLES AND POWER LINES DOWN OVER THE ROAD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 3:37 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 1515 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 763 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 302 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 287 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.9
- Supercell composite
- 10.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS54 KFWD 110202
SVRFWD
TXC221-110300-
/O.NEW.KFWD.SV.W.0021.090211T0202Z-090211T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
802 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
HOOD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 900 PM CST
* AT 802 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 16
MILES SOUTH OF LIPAN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
LIPAN BY 810 PM
GRANBURY AND OAK TRAIL SHORES BY 825 PM
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNING AREA. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.
LAT...LON 3256 9762 3233 9761 3232 9779 3224 9794
3228 9796 3251 9806 3255 9806
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 235DEG 36KT 3229 9800
$$
923 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KFWD 110226
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
826 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009
TXC221-110300-
/O.CON.KFWD.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/
HOOD TX-
827 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST
FOR HOOD COUNTY...
AT 827 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF GRANBURY TO
7 MILES SOUTH OF TOLAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3256 9762 3233 9761 3232 9779 3224 9794
3228 9796 3251 9806 3255 9806
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 235DEG 36KT 3256 9765 3230 9790
$$
82/JLD000
WWUS54 KFWD 110248
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
848 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009
TXC221-110300-
/O.CON.KFWD.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/
HOOD TX-
848 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST
FOR EASTERN HOOD COUNTY...
AT 848 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3224 9794 3241 9789 3256 9776 3256 9763
3255 9762 3233 9761 3232 9779
TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 235DEG 36KT 3260 9747 3234 9772
$$
82/JLD000
WWUS54 KFWD 110259
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
859 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009
TXC221-110309-
/O.EXP.KFWD.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/
HOOD TX-
859 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN HOOD COUNTY EXPIRES AT
900 PM CST...
AT 859 PM CST THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING MOVED
OUT OF THE AREA AND THE WARNING EXPIRED.
RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN...PEA SIZED HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS
UP TO 50 MPH WERE STILL POSSIBLE FROM THE THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3224 9794 3241 9789 3256 9776 3256 9763
3255 9762 3233 9761 3232 9779
TIME...MOT...LOC 0259Z 235DEG 36KT 3266 9736 3240 9761
$$
82/JLDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 6:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Montague | 41 min |
| Feb 10, 6:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 30 min |
| Feb 10, 6:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Montague | 26 min |
| Feb 10, 6:32 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Jack | 28 min |
| Feb 10, 6:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Montague, Wise | 39 min |
| Feb 10, 6:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Young | 22 min |
| Feb 10, 6:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 35 min |
| Feb 10, 7:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 30 min |
| Feb 10, 7:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto | 55 min |
| Feb 10, 7:07 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Stephens, Young | 23 min |
| Feb 10, 7:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche | 24 min |
| Feb 10, 7:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Montague | 47 min |
| Feb 10, 7:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 67 min |
| Feb 10, 7:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Montague, Wise | 20 min |
| Feb 10, 7:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 18 min |
| Feb 10, 7:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland, Stephens | 26 min |
| Feb 10, 7:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Montague | 23 min |
| Feb 10, 7:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche, Hamilton, Mills | 65 min |
| Feb 10, 7:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 64 min |
| Feb 10, 7:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wise | 61 min |
| Feb 10, 7:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Montague, Wise | 43 min |
| Feb 10, 7:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke, Montague | 52 min |
| Feb 10, 8:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, Lampasas | 67 min |
| Feb 10, 8:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton, Parker, Tarrant, Wise | 62 min |
| Feb 10, 8:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hamilton | 26 min |
| Feb 10, 8:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker, Tarrant | 34 min |
| Feb 10, 8:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke | 46 min |
| Feb 10, 8:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson, Somervell | 53 min |
| Feb 10, 8:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, Hill | 47 min |
| Feb 10, 8:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke, Grayson | 51 min |
| Feb 10, 8:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 62 min |
| Feb 10, 9:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell, McLennan | 59 min |
| Feb 10, 9:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Denton | 59 min |
| Feb 10, 9:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 20 min |
| Feb 10, 9:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hill | 28 min |
| Feb 10, 9:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Collin, Denton | 16 min |
| Feb 10, 9:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis, Hill, Navarro | 57 min |
| Feb 10, 9:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Falls | 66 min |
| Feb 10, 9:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Limestone | 58 min |
| Feb 10, 9:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Milam | 54 min |
| Feb 10, 9:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall | 65 min |
| Feb 10, 10:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Collin | 16 min |
| Feb 10, 10:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Freestone, Limestone | 24 min |
| Feb 10, 10:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Navarro | 57 min |
| Feb 10, 10:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Anderson, Freestone | 32 min |
| Feb 10, 10:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Robertson | 27 min |
| Feb 10, 10:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Van Zandt | 65 min |
| Feb 10, 10:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Leon, Robertson | 49 min |
| Feb 10, 10:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Leon | 53 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.