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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 10, 2009, 6:43 PM CDT for 5 counties in Texas. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2009, 6:43 PM CDT (23:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2009, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Collin County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Denton County, TX, Rockwall County, TX, Tarrant County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 45 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
- 2431 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -193 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1090 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KFWD 102343
TORFWD
TXC085-113-121-397-439-110045-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0031.090610T2343Z-090611T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
643 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
COLLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHERN DALLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN DENTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
ROCKWALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN TARRANT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
* AT 643 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A TORNADO
NEAR FLOWER MOUND...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
COPPELL...HIGHLAND VILLAGE...HICKORY CREEK AND LAKE DALLAS BY 650
PM CDT...
LEWISVILLE...LAKE LEWISVILLE AND LAKEWOOD VILLAGE BY 655 PM CDT...
HEBRON...CARROLLTON AND THE COLONY BY 700 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR BATHROOM...CLOSET...OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR BUILDING. COVER YOURSELF WITH BLANKETS...PILLOWS...OR A
MATTRESS FOR PROTECTION.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3304 9628 3283 9630 3283 9652 3292 9723
3308 9724 3335 9629
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 264DEG 44KT 3300 9713
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KFWD 110000
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
700 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
TXC085-113-121-397-439-110045-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090611T0045Z/
DENTON TX-COLLIN TX-TARRANT TX-DALLAS TX-ROCKWALL TX-
700 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
ROCKWALL...NORTHERN DALLAS...NORTHEASTERN TARRANT...COLLIN AND
SOUTHEASTERN DENTON COUNTIES...
AT 700 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HEBRON...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ADDISON AND FRISCO BY 705 PM CDT...
PLANO...RICHARDSON AND BUCKINGHAM BY 710 PM CDT...
PARKER...ALLEN...GARLAND AND SOUTH OF MCKINNEY BY 715 PM CDT...
MURPHY BY 720 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES FOR A STORM SHELTER OR PERMANENT BUILDING. IF
NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. AS
A LAST RESORT...LIE FLAT IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
DO NOT LEAVE SHELTER TO USE YOUR CAR TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE
EASILY TOSSED AND CRUSHED BY TORNADO WINDS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3304 9628 3283 9630 3283 9652 3292 9723
3308 9724 3335 9629
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 264DEG 44KT 3302 9688
$$000
WWUS54 KFWD 110015
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
715 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
TXC121-439-110026-
/O.CAN.KFWD.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090611T0045Z/
DENTON TX-TARRANT TX-
715 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TARRANT AND SOUTHEASTERN
DENTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3321 9631 3306 9628 3283 9630 3286 9652
3295 9682 3307 9684
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 267DEG 37KT 3301 9673
$$
TXC085-113-397-110045-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090611T0045Z/
COLLIN TX-DALLAS TX-ROCKWALL TX-
715 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
ROCKWALL...NORTHEASTERN DALLAS AND SOUTHERN COLLIN COUNTIES...
AT 716 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PLANO...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MURPHY...PARKER AND GARLAND BY 725 PM CDT...
ST. PAUL...SACHSE...LUCAS AND ROWLETT BY 730 PM CDT...
WYLIE BY 735 PM CDT...
LAVON AND FATE BY 740 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES FOR A STORM SHELTER OR PERMANENT BUILDING. IF
NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. AS
A LAST RESORT...LIE FLAT IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
DO NOT LEAVE SHELTER TO USE YOUR CAR TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE
EASILY TOSSED AND CRUSHED BY TORNADO WINDS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3321 9631 3306 9628 3283 9630 3286 9652
3295 9682 3307 9684
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 267DEG 37KT 3301 9673
$$000
WWUS54 KFWD 110043
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
743 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
TXC085-113-397-110052-
/O.EXP.KFWD.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090611T0045Z/
COLLIN TX-DALLAS TX-ROCKWALL TX-
743 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR ROCKWALL...NORTHEASTERN DALLAS AND
SOUTHERN COLLIN COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 745 PM CDT...
AT 742 PM CDT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO
WARNING WEAKENED AND WAS NO LONGER CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED.
RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS WERE
STILL POSSIBLE FROM THE THUNDERSTORM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3321 9631 3306 9628 3283 9630 3286 9652
3295 9682 3307 9684
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 267DEG 37KT 3302 9641
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Jun 10, 3:22 PM CDT, 3 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 3:22 PM CDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 322 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009 .DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS ACROSS NORTH TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE LATEST SPC MESOANAYSIS SHOWS THE CAP HAS JUST ABOUT LIFTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION AND SURFACE BASED CAPE REMAINS BETWEEN 2000 AND 3500 J/KG. THE BEST CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS WILL BE IN THE NORTHWEST ZONES WHERE SURFACE CONVERGENCE WILL BE MAXIMIZED ALONG THE COLD FRONT. EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN ZONES. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. HOWEVER...A DRY LAYER BETWEEN 900 AND 700 MB SHOULD ALSO PROMOTE EVAPORATIVE COOLING AND DOWNBURST WIND POTENTIAL. THE COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN AND LIFT NORTHWARD THURSDAY WITH A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE REGION. THE NAM CONTINUES TO INDICATE A SHORT WAVE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EAST. THE GFS IS MUCH WEAKER WITH THIS FEATURE...BUT BASED ON THE FORECASTED INSTABILITY...WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS IN THE FORECAST. WARMER AIR AND RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK AS UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE REGION. UNFORTUNATELY...LOW LEVEL HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN HIGH AND AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL SURPASS THE CENTURY MARK IN MANY LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY EARLY NEXT WEEK. LOOKING AHEAD...IT APPEARS THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BE SLOW TO DEPART AND WARM/HUMID/RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. 79 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 72 96 77 97 76 / 40 20 30 10 10 WACO, TX 74 97 77 99 77 / 30 20 20 10 10 PARIS, TX 71 91 73 95 74 / 50 30 40 10 20 DENTON, TX 70 95 73 98 75 / 50 30 30 10 10 MCKINNEY, TX 71 94 74 98 74 / 40 30 40 10 20 DALLAS, TX 74 96 79 99 80 / 40 20 30 10 10 TERRELL, TX 73 95 76 98 76 / 40 20 40 10 10 CORSICANA, TX 75 94 76 97 76 / 30 20 30 10 10 TEMPLE, TX 75 96 76 98 75 / 30 10 20 10 5 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 58/79
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 6:26 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 626 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-111200- MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN- HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS- ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL- JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO- FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE- LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON- 626 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TO TWO INCHES CAUSING MINOR FLOODING...AND A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE MAJORITY OF NORTH TEXAS...MAINLY THIS EVENING...AS A WEAK FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AFFECT THE AREA. AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 COULD STILL SEE A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT...YET STORMS WILL EXIT NORTH TEXAS WELL BEFORE DAYBREAK THURSDAY...AS THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE EXITS TO THE EAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE... PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. DRY WEATHER IS THEN EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN ON FRIDAY WHICH WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE MOST LIKELY NORTH OF A COMANCHE...WACO...CENTERVILLE LINE. 05/
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</html>Local storm report, Jun 10, 6:37 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
637 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0625 PM TSTM WND DMG AZLE 32.90N 97.53W
06/10/2009 TARRANT TX AMATEUR RADIO
HAMS MEASURED 75 MPH WINDS IN AZLELocal storm report, Jun 10, 6:39 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
639 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0637 PM TSTM WND GST LAKE WORTH 32.81N 97.43W
06/10/2009 M75 MPH TARRANT TX CO-OP OBSERVER
MEASURED 75 MPH ON BOAT CLUB ROADLocal storm report, Jun 10, 6:40 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
640 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 PM HAIL PERRIN 33.03N 98.07W
06/10/2009 E1.75 INCH JACK TX BROADCAST MEDIA
GOLFBALL HAIL REPORTED FROM PUBLIC.Local storm report, Jun 10, 6:42 PM CDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
642 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0640 PM TORNADO ROANOKE 33.00N 97.23W
06/10/2009 TARRANT TX AMATEUR RADIO
DEBRIS AND ROTATION SEEN BY HAM SPOTTERSLocal storm report, Jun 10, 6:43 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
643 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0641 PM TSTM WND GST FORT WORTH 32.75N 97.34W
06/10/2009 M59 MPH TARRANT TX NWS EMPLOYEE
MEASURED 59 MPH AT NWS OFFICEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 70 min |
| Jun 10, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens | 49 min |
| Jun 10, 4:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 34 min |
| Jun 10, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto | 39 min |
| Jun 10, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens | 63 min |
| Jun 10, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton, Wise | 43 min |
| Jun 10, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise | 67 min |
| Jun 10, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 64 min |
| Jun 10, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Parker, Wise | 46 min |
| Jun 10, 5:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Stephens, Young | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 6:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Denton, Parker, Tarrant, Wise | 41 min |
| Jun 10, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton, Parker, Tarrant, Wise | 67 min |
| Jun 10, 6:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 25 min |
| Jun 10, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche | 67 min |
| Jun 10, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Grayson | 26 min |
| Jun 10, 6:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Jack, Wise | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke | 55 min |
| Jun 10, 6:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Denton, Parker, Tarrant | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 6:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Comanche | 41 min |
| Jun 10, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Rockwall, Tarrant | 61 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.