Alert archive / Texas / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 21, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 26, 2009, 4:18 AM CDT for 46 counties in Texas. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2009, 4:18 AM CDT (09:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2009, 7:28 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
All 46 counties
Anderson County, TX, Bell County, TX, Bosque County, TX, Collin County, TX, Comanche County, TX, Cooke County, TX, Coryell County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Delta County, TX, Denton County, TX, Eastland County, TX, Ellis County, TX, Erath County, TX, Falls County, TX, Fannin County, TX, Freestone County, TX, Grayson County, TX, Hamilton County, TX, Henderson County, TX, Hill County, TX, Hood County, TX, Hopkins County, TX, Hunt County, TX, Jack County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Lamar County, TX, Lampasas County, TX, Leon County, TX, Limestone County, TX, McLennan County, TX, Milam County, TX, Mills County, TX, Montague County, TX, Navarro County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Parker County, TX, Rains County, TX, Robertson County, TX, Rockwall County, TX, Somervell County, TX, Stephens County, TX, Tarrant County, TX, Van Zandt County, TX, Wise County, TX, Young County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:24 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 nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 1746 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1183 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 6.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KFWD 260918 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 418 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS FORECAST ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TODAY... TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-261700- /O.NEW.KFWD.WI.Y.0021.090426T0918Z-090427T0100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE... SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO... DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND... THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER... SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD... BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL... KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN... EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND... RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY... OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE... ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY... COMANCHE...DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON... MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE... FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE... KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA... GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON... ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN...CALVERT 418 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. AS A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE INTENSIFIES TODAY...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AT SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TODAY COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. && $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KFWD 261637 AAA NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1137 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS FORECAST ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TODAY... TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-270045- /O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090427T0100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE... SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO... DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND... THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER... SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD... BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL... KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN... EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND... RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY... OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE... ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY... COMANCHE...DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON... MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE... FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE... KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA... GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON... ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN...CALVERT 1137 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL RESULT IN SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ACROSS NORTH TEXAS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AT SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TODAY COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. && $$
000 WWUS74 KFWD 270028 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 728 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY... .WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTH TEXAS. TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-270130- /O.CAN.KFWD.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090427T0100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE... SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO... DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND... THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER... SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD... BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL... KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN... EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND... RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY... OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE... ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY... COMANCHE...DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON... MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE... FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE... KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA... GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON... ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN...CALVERT 728 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
Nearby
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.