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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at May 20, 2010, 2:43 PM CDT for Ellis County, Texas. It was in force for 47 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
- May 20, 2010, 2:43 PM CDT (19:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2010, 3:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Ellis County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 11:57 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 2918 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 646 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.2
- Supercell composite
- 10.0
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 May 20, 12:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 20, 12:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 12:04 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1204 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2010 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-211130- 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- 1204 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS TODAY. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A CISCO TO SHERMAN LINE. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT ALSO EXISTS. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUESTED TODAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A CISCO TO SHERMAN LINE. CAVANAUGH
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 20, 11:31 AM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, May 20, 12:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1215 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2010
TXZ119-201745-
DALLAS TX-
1215 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
CENTRAL DALLAS COUNTY
AT 1213 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM ALONG INTERSTATE 30 NEAR COCKRELL HILL...MOVING
EAST AT 15 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE COCKRELL HILL AND CENTRAL
DALLAS.
NICKEL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR DALLAS COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3285 9681 3280 9654 3263 9662 3271 9702
3285 9702
TIME...MOT...LOC 1713Z 277DEG 14KT 3278 9693
25Special weather statement, May 20, 12:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1241 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2010
TXZ118-201815-
TARRANT TX-
1241 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN TARRANT COUNTY
AT 1239 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER FAR NORTHWEST ARLINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ARLINGTON...DALWORTHINGTON
GARDENS...AND PANTEGO.
HALF-INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.
OTHER STORMS ARE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FLANKING LINE...BETWEEN
KENNEDALE AND BURLESON.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TARRANT COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3279 9703 3255 9702 3255 9735 3275 9722
3281 9703
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 274DEG 21KT 3271 9711
25Local storm report, May 20, 12:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1244 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2010
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1235 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 NE COMO 33.14N 95.38W
05/20/2010 HOPKINS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
DEBRIS REPORTED NEAR INTERSECTION OF I30 AND HWY 67.Local storm report, May 20, 2:12 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
212 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2010
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0210 PM TORNADO MIDLOTHIAN 32.48N 96.98W
05/20/2010 ELLIS TX AMATEUR RADIO
TORNADO REPORTED VIA HAMS AT HWY 67 AND HWY 287Local storm report, May 20, 2:15 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
215 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2010
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0206 PM TORNADO 3 NW MIDLOTHIAN 32.51N 97.02W
05/20/2010 ELLIS TX OTHER FEDERAL
REPORTED FROM ARLINGTON AIRPORT TOWER OBSERVER. VIEWED 8
MILES TOWARDS THE SOUTH.The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 4:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 36 min |
| May 20, 5:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland, Erath | 55 min |
| May 20, 5:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath, Hood, Somervell | 65 min |
| May 20, 6:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson | 56 min |
| May 20, 7:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Ellis | 37 min |
| May 20, 8:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Lamar | 111 min |
| May 20, 11:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Fannin | 24 min |
| May 20, 11:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 29 min |
| May 20, 12:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas | 30 min |
| May 20, 12:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 47 min |
| May 20, 12:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 34 min |
| May 20, 12:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Hopkins, Hunt | 3 hr |
| May 20, 12:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 54 min |
| May 20, 12:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 28 min |
| May 20, 1:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Dallas | 3 hr |
| May 20, 1:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 64 min |
| May 20, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis, Kaufman | 54 min |
| May 20, 2:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Ellis | 38 min |
| May 20, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Henderson, Kaufman | 66 min |
| May 20, 3:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Ellis | 112 min |
| May 20, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis, Navarro | 62 min |
| May 20, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Ellis, Navarro | 45 min |
| May 20, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Henderson | 65 min |
| May 20, 4:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Navarro | 38 min |
| May 20, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis, Navarro | 47 min |
| May 20, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Navarro | 60 min |
| May 20, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Anderson, Henderson, Navarro | 60 min |
| May 20, 5:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Navarro | 49 min |
| May 20, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis | 46 min |
| May 20, 5:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Freestone, Navarro | 41 min |
| May 20, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill | 52 min |
| May 20, 5:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Anderson, Freestone, Navarro | 47 min |
| May 20, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Navarro | 62 min |
| May 20, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque | 56 min |
| May 20, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Anderson | 46 min |
| May 20, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill | 61 min |
| May 20, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Freestone, Limestone | 65 min |
| May 20, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hill, Limestone, Navarro | 49 min |
| May 20, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hamilton | 28 min |
| May 20, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Freestone | 32 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.