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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 20, 2010, 4:36 PM CST for Kaufman County, Van Zandt County, Texas. It was in force for 54 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
- Jan 20, 2010, 4:36 PM CST (22:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2010, 5:30 PM CST
- In force
- 54 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), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 3:52 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 187 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -177 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1407 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jan 20, 2:20 PM CST, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 2:20 PM CST, 2 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 220 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010 .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST SKIES HAVE SLOWED HEATING TODAY AND TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON ARE STILL IN THE MID 60S TO NEAR 70 DEGREES. HOWEVER...CLOUDS ARE STARTING TO CLEAR ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS AND WILL LIKELY SEE CLEARING SKIES ACROSS THE WESTERN COUNTIES BY 3 PM. DRYLINE IS SHAPING UP NICELY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS /FROM APPROXIMATELY WICHITA FALLS TO SAN ANGELO/ AND WILL BE ADVANCING EAST THIS EVENING. 18Z FWD SOUNDING INDICATES AN UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT ALREADY IN PLACE WITH SBCAPE OF 1900 J/KG AND STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES BETWEEN 800-500 MB. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS NOW ORIENTED FROM COLORADO INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND LARGE SCALE LIFT WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD OVER THE REGION BY THE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HOURS. CONVECTIVE INITIATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN WITHIN THE NEXT TWO HOURS AND THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE BEST INSTABILITY STILL IS EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 BUT THE CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS WEST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR IS INCREASING /IN THE VICINITY OF OR AHEAD OF THE DRYLINE WHERE CLOUDS ARE STARTING TO CLEAR OUT/. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT ACROSS NORTH TEXAS...BUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO MAY OCCUR ACROSS EAST TEXAS THIS EVENING. THE RAIN CHANCES AND SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD BE ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS SWINGS ACROSS THE REGION...THE SURFACE LOW MOVES INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA...AND DRY AIR INVADES FROM THE WEST. WILL KEEP SLIGHT RAIN CHANCES IN THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY REMAINING CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY CLEARING THE AREA. THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENT/IMPACT OF CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS THE NEXT POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOW...PRESENTING A POTENTIAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN ON SATURDAY WHEN THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ARRIVES STILL LOOKS TO BE EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 AND WILL INCLUDE ISOLATED THUNDER BASED ON MODEL SOUNDINGS. OTHERWISE...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK WHEN A COLD FRONT ARRIVES AND HELPS TO COOL TEMPS BACK TO NEAR NORMAL VALUES. 82/JLD && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 44 68 43 71 51 / 40 5 0 5 20 WACO, TX 45 71 43 72 54 / 40 5 0 5 20 PARIS, TX 47 62 40 68 51 / 80 10 0 5 20 DENTON, TX 42 67 43 70 49 / 40 5 0 5 20 MCKINNEY, TX 44 66 42 69 50 / 50 5 0 5 20 DALLAS, TX 48 68 43 70 53 / 40 5 0 5 20 TERRELL, TX 48 67 44 71 53 / 50 5 0 5 20 CORSICANA, TX 47 70 44 73 54 / 40 5 0 5 20 TEMPLE, TX 47 73 44 73 55 / 30 5 0 5 20 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 05/82
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 4:05 PM CST, 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 405 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-211200- ANDERSON-BELL-BOSQUE-COLLIN-COMANCHE-COOKE-CORYELL-DALLAS-DELTA- DENTON-EASTLAND-ELLIS-ERATH-FALLS-FANNIN-FREESTONE-GRAYSON-HAMILTON- HENDERSON-HILL-HOOD-HOPKINS-HUNT-JACK-JOHNSON-KAUFMAN-LAMAR-LAMPASAS- LEON-LIMESTONE-MCLENNAN-MILAM-MILLS-MONTAGUE-NAVARRO-PALO PINTO- PARKER-RAINS-ROBERTSON-ROCKWALL-SOMERVELL-STEPHENS-TARRANT-VAN ZANDT- WISE-YOUNG- 405 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH MIDNIGHT ALONG AND EAST OF A BOWIE...GRANBURY...WACO...HEARNE LINE. A SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK EAST NEAR THE IMMEDIATE RED RIVER VALLEY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. BACKED LOW LEVEL WINDS MAY ALLOW FOR A BRIEF TORNADO THREAT LATER THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHEAST PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT SHOULD WANE AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. AN ELEVATED GRASS FIRE DANGER CAN BE EXPECTED WEST OF I-35 BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS...AS GUSTY SOUTH AND WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH COMBINE WITH LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY BY THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF NORTH TEXAS.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 20, 3:18 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jan 20, 3:45 PM CST, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
345 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010
TXZ117-202215-
PARKER TX-
345 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
PARKER COUNTY
AT 345 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
WEATHERFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ANNETTA...BRIAR...HUDSON
OAKS...RENO...SPRINGTOWN...WEATHERFORD AND WILLOW PARK.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE
STORMS.
IF THESE STORMS INTENSIFY...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
LAT...LON 3300 9766 3300 9754 3277 9754 3260 9774
3276 9797
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 229DEG 38KT 3274 9780Special weather statement, Jan 20, 4:00 PM CST, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
400 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010
TXZ121-202230-
KAUFMAN TX-
400 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHERN KAUFMAN COUNTY
AT 358 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KAUFMAN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE COTTONWOOD...GRAYS
PRAIRIE...KAUFMAN AND KEMP.
PENNY-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3236 9624 3236 9644 3241 9644 3247 9650
3251 9651 3263 9633 3250 9612
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 216DEG 32KT 3233 9643Special weather statement, Jan 20, 4:16 PM CST, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 416 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010 TXZ119>121-202245- DALLAS TX-ROCKWALL TX-KAUFMAN TX- 416 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTY NORTHWESTERN KAUFMAN COUNTY SOUTHWESTERN ROCKWALL COUNTY AT 416 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HUTCHINS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BALCH SPRINGS...FORNEY... HEATH...HUTCHINS...LANCASTER...MESQUITE...ROCKWALL...ROWLETT... SEAGOVILLE...SUNNYVALE AND WILMER. HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM. IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS. LAT...LON 3298 9650 3281 9628 3256 9663 3256 9681 TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 223DEG 24KT 3263 9669
Special weather statement, Jan 20, 4:32 PM CST, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
432 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010
TXZ121-122-202300-
VAN ZANDT TX-KAUFMAN TX-
432 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
EASTERN KAUFMAN COUNTY
NORTHWESTERN VAN ZANDT COUNTY
AT 430 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KAUFMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE EDGEWOOD...GRAYS PRAIRIE...
KAUFMAN...KEMP AND WILLS POINT.
NICKEL-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR QUARTER SIZE HAIL REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM FOR NORTHWESTERN KAUFMAN COUNTY NEAR FORNEY.
IF THIS STORM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KAUFMAN INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE
WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF
KAUFMAN COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3236 9614 3236 9620 3244 9639 3285 9617
3279 9587 3278 9586 3277 9582
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 226DEG 19KT 3247 9624Special weather statement, Jan 20, 4:33 PM CST, 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
433 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010
TXZ122-135-202300-
VAN ZANDT TX-HENDERSON TX-
433 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL HENDERSON COUNTY
SOUTHEASTERN VAN ZANDT COUNTY
AT 433 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF ATHENS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
25 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE EDOM AND VAN.
PENNY-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3221 9580 3235 9594 3256 9567 3241 9550
3240 9549
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 231DEG 22KT 3229 9581The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 6:19 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FWD | Cooke, Denton, Erath, Hood, Jack, Montague and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hood, Parker | 27 min |
| Jan 20, 3:45 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Parker | 30 min |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Kaufman | 30 min |
| Jan 20, 4:16 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Rockwall | 29 min |
| Jan 20, 4:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall | 65 min |
| Jan 20, 4:32 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Kaufman | 28 min |
| Jan 20, 4:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Van Zandt | 27 min |
| Jan 20, 4:43 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Denton | 32 min |
| Jan 20, 4:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Hunt | 57 min |
| Jan 20, 4:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 47 min |
| Jan 20, 5:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Rains, Van Zandt | 63 min |
| Jan 20, 5:36 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Delta | 24 min |
| Jan 20, 5:39 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Fannin | 36 min |
| Jan 20, 5:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Delta, Lamar | 63 min |
| Jan 20, 5:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hopkins, Hunt | 58 min |
| Jan 20, 5:51 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Henderson | 24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.