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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2009, 9:10 AM CDT for Kaufman County, Van Zandt County, Texas. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2009, 9:10 AM CDT (14:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Kaufman County, TX, Van Zandt County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:11 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 27, 6:08 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 2160 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 513 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 315 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KFWD 271410
TORFWD
TXC257-467-271500-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0021.090427T1410Z-090427T1500Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
910 AM CDT MON APR 27 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN KAUFMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
WESTERN VAN ZANDT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT
* AT 909 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF KEMP...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 45 MPH. ANOTHER AREA OF ROTATION NORTH OF GUN BARREL CITY MAY
ALSO POSE A TORNADO THREAT.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WILLS POINT BY 935 AM CDT...
EDGEWOOD BY 940 AM CDT...
LAKE TAWAKONI STATE PARK BY 945 AM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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 100 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3236 9597 3237 9620 3251 9628 3285 9615
3284 9595 3283 9592 3278 9586 3277 9579
TIME...MOT...LOC 1409Z 216DEG 37KT 3251 9618
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KFWD 271425
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
925 AM CDT MON APR 27 2009
TXC257-467-271500-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090427T1500Z/
VAN ZANDT TX-KAUFMAN TX-
925 AM CDT MON APR 27 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR EASTERN
KAUFMAN AND WESTERN VAN ZANDT COUNTIES...
AT 925 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
WILLS POINT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. TREES WERE REPORTED DOWNED
IN KEMP EARLIER WITH THIS STORM.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WILLS POINT BY 935 AM CDT...
EDGEWOOD BY 940 AM CDT...
LAKE TAWAKONI STATE PARK BY 945 AM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT...OR ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME IN AN
INTERIOR CLOSET OR BATHROOM. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS FOR COVER.
&&
LAT...LON 3236 9597 3237 9612 3256 9615 3285 9615
3284 9595 3278 9586 3277 9579
TIME...MOT...LOC 1425Z 216DEG 37KT 3264 9606
$$000
WWUS54 KFWD 271440
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
940 AM CDT MON APR 27 2009
TXC257-271450-
/O.CAN.KFWD.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090427T1500Z/
KAUFMAN TX-
940 AM CDT MON APR 27 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN KAUFMAN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3254 9589 3251 9591 3251 9599 3275 9600
3285 9607 3284 9595 3278 9586 3277 9579
TIME...MOT...LOC 1440Z 216DEG 37KT 3277 9595
$$
TXC467-271500-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090427T1500Z/
VAN ZANDT TX-
940 AM CDT MON APR 27 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN VAN ZANDT COUNTY...
AT 940 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
THUNDERSTORM WITH ROTATION LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE TAWAKONI
STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. ALTHOUGH THE ROTATION AS
WEAKENED SINCE 920 AM THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR
REINTENSIFICATION.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LAKE TAWAKONI STATE PARK BY 945 AM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT...OR ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME IN AN
INTERIOR CLOSET OR BATHROOM. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS FOR COVER.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3254 9589 3251 9591 3251 9599 3275 9600
3285 9607 3284 9595 3278 9586 3277 9579
TIME...MOT...LOC 1440Z 216DEG 37KT 3277 9595
$$000
WWUS54 KFWD 271457
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
957 AM CDT MON APR 27 2009
TXC467-271506-
/O.EXP.KFWD.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090427T1500Z/
VAN ZANDT TX-
957 AM CDT MON APR 27 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN VAN ZANDT COUNTY EXPIRES AT
1000 AM CDT...
AT 956 AM CDT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO
WARNING WEAKENED AND WAS NO LONGER CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THE TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE.
RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WERE STILL POSSIBLE
FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST VAN ZANDT COUNTY THROUGH 11 AM.
LAT...LON 3254 9589 3251 9591 3251 9599 3275 9600
3285 9607 3284 9595 3278 9586 3277 9579
TIME...MOT...LOC 1456Z 216DEG 37KT 3290 9583
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 4:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bell | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 4:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Comanche, Erath | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 4:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Bell, Milam | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 4:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Mills | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 5:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, Erath, Hood, Somervell | 59 min |
| Apr 27, 5:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hamilton | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 5:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 5:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill, Johnson | 64 min |
| Apr 27, 6:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 6:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque | 54 min |
| Apr 27, 6:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 6:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Bosque, Hamilton | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell, Lampasas | 75 min |
| Apr 27, 6:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, Hill | 62 min |
| Apr 27, 6:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Lampasas | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 7:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Lampasas, Mills | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Lampasas, Mills | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 114 min |
| Apr 27, 7:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills | 114 min |
| Apr 27, 7:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hunt | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 7:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | McLennan | 62 min |
| Apr 27, 7:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Kaufman, Rockwall | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 7:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Limestone, Navarro | 78 min |
| Apr 27, 7:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 8:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Delta, Lamar | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 8:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Coryell, McLennan | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Henderson, Navarro | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 8:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Kaufman, Van Zandt | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 9:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | McLennan | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 9:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Navarro | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Hunt, Rains | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 9:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills | 108 min |
| Apr 27, 9:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 10:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Bosque, Hill, Limestone | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, McLennan, Mills | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Coryell | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Lampasas | 90 min |
| Apr 27, 3:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Lampasas | 17 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:45 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt, Rockwall | 14 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.