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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 153, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 25, 2011Dallas County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 2011, 4:40 AM CDT for Dallas County, Texas. It was in force for 40 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: Apr 25, 2011, 4:40 AM CDT (09:40 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2011, 5:20 AM CDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Dallas County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Apr 24, 11:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 48 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1679 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1811 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 98 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 153 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 6.0

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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 Apr 25, 4:24 AM CDT, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 4:24 AM CDT, 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 7:53 PM CDT, 8 hours 47 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
753 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-260100-
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-
753 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH
TEXAS...BUT AREAS NORTH OF A COMANCHE...CLEBURNE...TO CANTON LINE
WILL SEE THE BEST CHANCES. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE
THUNDERSTORMS. AREAS THAT SAW SOAKING RAINS YESTERDAY MAY
EXPERIENCE WATER ISSUES RANGING FROM NUISANCE PONDING TO FLASH
FLOODING IF SUSTAINED HEAVY RAIN OCCURS AGAIN TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE MONDAY AND TUESDAY...MAINLY EAST OF
INTERSTATE 35. SEVERE WEATHER WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE...
ESPECIALLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 3 PM AND MIDNIGHT EACH DAY.

THE DRY LINE MAY REACH THE I-35 CORRIDOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...
RESULTING IN STRONG WEST WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS
LOW AS 20 PERCENT ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. THIS
WILL POSSIBLY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THIS
REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THROUGH THE EVENING NORTH OF A
COMANCE...CLEBURNE TO CANTON LINE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 25, 4:07 AM CDT, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
407 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0402 AM     HAIL             KELLER                  32.93N  97.25W
04/25/2011  E0.75 INCH       TARRANT            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

Special weather statement, Apr 25, 4:14 AM CDT, 26 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
414 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

TXZ094-095-250945-
LAMAR TX-FANNIN TX-
414 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTHERN FANNIN COUNTY
  NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTY

AT 414 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES NORTH OF BONHAM...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BLOSSOM AND PARIS.

PENNY-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT MONDAY
MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3360 9628 3376 9620 3378 9617 3381 9618
      3384 9616 3388 9545 3387 9534 3389 9531
      3363 9531
TIME...MOT...LOC 0914Z 259DEG 45KT 3380 9606

Special weather statement, Apr 25, 4:16 AM CDT, 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
416 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

TXZ118-250945-
TARRANT TX-
416 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTHERN TARRANT COUNTY

AT 416 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAGINAW...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BLUE MOUND...HALTOM CITY...
HURST...NORTH RICHLAND HILLS...RIVER OAKS...SAGINAW...SANSOM PARK AND
WATAUGA.

NICKEL-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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT MONDAY
MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3293 9720 3283 9714 3276 9740 3289 9742
TIME...MOT...LOC 0916Z 251DEG 31KT 3285 9730

Local storm report, Apr 25, 4:29 AM CDT, 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 25, 4:39 AM CDT, 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Apr 25, 4:39 AM CDT, 1 minute before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 24, 7:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Tarrant	50 min
Apr 24, 7:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	29 min
Apr 24, 7:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland, Stephens	39 min
Apr 24, 7:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	30 min
Apr 24, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland, Erath, Hood, Palo Pinto, Parker	62 min
Apr 24, 7:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt	42 min
Apr 24, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Delta, Fannin, Hunt, Lamar	50 min
Apr 24, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Erath, Hood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant	62 min
Apr 24, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche, Eastland	46 min
Apr 24, 8:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Lamar	26 min
Apr 24, 9:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Lamar	29 min
Apr 24, 9:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Comanche, Eastland	38 min
Apr 24, 9:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Ellis, Johnson, Tarrant	56 min
Apr 24, 9:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Lamar	3 hr
Apr 24, 9:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hood, Parker	34 min
Apr 24, 9:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche	48 min
Apr 24, 10:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack, Palo Pinto	30 min
Apr 24, 10:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche, Erath	38 min
Apr 24, 10:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche	50 min
Apr 24, 10:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall	48 min
Apr 24, 10:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Parker	59 min
Apr 24, 10:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack	23 min
Apr 24, 10:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Erath	63 min
Apr 24, 11:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche	64 min
Apr 24, 11:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Hunt	61 min
Apr 24, 11:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Parker, Tarrant	47 min
Apr 25, 12:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche, Erath, Hamilton	51 min
Apr 25, 12:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Young	27 min
Apr 25, 12:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Young	49 min
Apr 25, 12:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hamilton	47 min
Apr 25, 1:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Stephens, Young	62 min
Apr 25, 1:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Montague, Wise	64 min
Apr 25, 2:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Comanche	30 min
Apr 25, 2:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Parker	23 min
Apr 25, 2:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Parker	37 min
Apr 25, 2:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Comanche	31 min
Apr 25, 2:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Cooke	35 min
Apr 25, 2:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Wise	49 min
Apr 25, 3:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	28 min
Apr 25, 3:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hood	33 min
Apr 25, 3:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Grayson	28 min
Apr 25, 3:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton, Tarrant	54 min
Apr 25, 4:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Lamar	31 min
Apr 25, 4:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	29 min
Apr 25, 4:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Tarrant	55 min
Apr 25, 4:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Johnson	36 min
Apr 25, 5:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Ellis	28 min
Apr 25, 5:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Kaufman	28 min
Apr 25, 6:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Rains	37 min
Apr 25, 10:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall	58 min
Apr 25, 10:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Delta, Lamar	66 min
Apr 25, 11:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Fannin, Hunt	60 min
Apr 25, 11:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Ellis	32 min
Apr 25, 11:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	33 min
Apr 25, 12:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Rockwall	24 min
Apr 25, 12:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar	37 min
Apr 25, 12:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Rains	32 min
Apr 25, 12:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Montague	34 min
Apr 25, 12:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hopkins, Hunt, Rains	62 min
Apr 25, 1:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Delta, Lamar	2 hr
Apr 25, 1:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Erath	32 min
Apr 25, 1:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Erath	56 min
Apr 25, 1:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Cooke, Montague	65 min
Apr 25, 1:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Lamar	28 min
Apr 25, 1:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Freestone	32 min
Apr 25, 1:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Cooke, Montague	58 min
Apr 25, 1:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hood, Johnson, Somervell	57 min
Apr 25, 1:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Wise	56 min
Apr 25, 1:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Navarro	67 min
Apr 25, 1:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Erath, Hood, Somervell	49 min
Apr 25, 2:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Freestone	24 min
Apr 25, 2:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Van Zandt	31 min
Apr 25, 2:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Freestone, Limestone	42 min
Apr 25, 2:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton	62 min
Apr 25, 2:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Cooke, Grayson	59 min
Apr 25, 2:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Bosque, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell	52 min
Apr 25, 2:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Anderson, Henderson	33 min
Apr 25, 3:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Anderson, Freestone	45 min
Apr 25, 3:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Anderson	40 min
Apr 25, 3:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Bosque, Hill, Johnson, Somervell	48 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.