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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 184, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 26, 2011Milam County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2011, 3:54 PM CDT for Milam County, Texas. It was in force for 51 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 26, 2011, 3:54 PM CDT (20:54 UTC)
Expired
Apr 26, 2011, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Milam County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 26, 1:44 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 229 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2011-04-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2011-04-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 210 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
911 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
210 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
244 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 26, 2:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 2:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
215 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

.DISCUSSION...
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION TODAY AND THIS EVENING...WITH
ALL ELEMENTS IN PLACE FOR LARGE HAIL...TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS
INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR AND EAST. CAPE VALUES IN WARM SECTOR ARE
OVER 4000 JOULES...AND 0-1 KM HELICITY VALUES NEAR FRONT ARE
ABOVE 300. AS CYCLOGENESIS OCCURS TODAY...WARM FRONT SHOULD
RETREAT NORTHWARD AND DRY LINE SHOULD PUSH EAST. TRIPLE POINT
INITIALLY NEAR BOSQUE COUNTY SHOULD PUSH NORTH ACROSS THE
METROPLEX. BEST SPOT FOR INITIAL CONVECTION IS NEAR TRIPLE POINT
SOUTH OF METROPLEX. STORM MOTION IS NORTHEAST...WITH RIGHT MOVING
SUPERCELLS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST. THIS WOULD KEEP THEM IN THE
WARM SECTOR AND ALLOW FOR LONG TRACK TORNADOES AND/OR WIDESPREAD
HAIL.

BY EARLY MORNING COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA AND PRECIP
SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THE NORTHEAST BY SUNRISE...ENDING SHORTLY
THEREAFTER. NO CHANGES FOR REST OF THE WEEK WITH NEXT SYSTEM
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.   84

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX  60  71  53  78  59 /  30   5   5   5   5
WACO, TX              66  79  52  82  58 /  20   5   5   5   5
PARIS, TX             63  68  48  75  54 /  60  20   5   5   5
DENTON, TX            57  70  48  78  58 /  30   5   5   5   5
MCKINNEY, TX          61  70  49  78  56 /  50  10   5   5   5
DALLAS, TX            63  72  53  77  60 /  40   5   5   5   5
TERRELL, TX           64  72  51  77  57 /  50  10   5   5   5
CORSICANA, TX         67  78  54  78  58 /  30   5   5   5   5
TEMPLE, TX            65  81  53  82  57 /  20   5   5   5   5
MINERAL WELLS, TX     58  73  50  78  58 /  10   5   5   5   5

&&

.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

 /
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 1:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
155 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-271100-
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-
155 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS UNTIL 10 PM.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT ALONG AND EAST OF A
LINE FROM LAMPASAS TO WEATHERFORD TO BOWIE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST
OF THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING DOWNBURST
WINDS...AND TORNADOES WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHWEST OF A CISCO TO MERIDIAN TO GATESVILLE LINE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE FAR
NORTHEASTERN COUNTIES OF NORTH TEXAS.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST HALF OF NORTH TEXAS.

A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS RETURNS TO NORTH TEXAS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 35
CORRIDOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. MORE LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE
REQUESTED WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 26, 3:16 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
316 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

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

0310 PM     HAIL             GRANDVIEW               32.27N  97.18W
04/26/2011  E1.00 INCH       JOHNSON            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN GRANDVIEW.
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 3:26 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
326 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

TXZ119-262100-
DALLAS TX-
326 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY

AT 326 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MIDLOTHIAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CEDAR HILL...COCKRELL
HILL...DALLAS...DESOTO...DUNCANVILLE...GLENN HEIGHTS...HIGHLAND
PARK...LANCASTER...MESQUITE...UNIVERSITY PARK AND CEDAR HILL STATE
PARK.

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

IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.

LAT...LON 3255 9680 3255 9687 3255 9702 3267 9703
      3286 9692 3285 9652
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 216DEG 44KT 3253 9697

92
Local storm report, Apr 26, 3:28 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
328 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

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

0325 PM     HAIL             MIDLOTHIAN              32.48N  96.98W
04/26/2011  E0.75 INCH       ELLIS              TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PENNY TO DIME SIZE HAIL IN MIDLOTHIAN.
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 3:33 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
333 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

TXZ162-175-262100-
LEON TX-ROBERTSON TX-
333 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  WESTERN LEON COUNTY
  ROBERTSON COUNTY

AT 334 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTH OF HEARNE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65
MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CALVERT...FRANKLIN AND
HEARNE.

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

IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.

LAT...LON 3083 9665 3102 9677 3104 9677 3108 9682
      3147 9613 3114 9598
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 238DEG 55KT 3107 9657
Local storm report, Apr 26, 3:41 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
341 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

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

0339 PM     TSTM WND GST     WAXAHACHIE              32.40N  96.85W
04/26/2011  E65 MPH          ELLIS              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS AND QUARTER
            HAIL IN WAXAHACHIE/FORRESTON AREA.
Local storm report, Apr 26, 3:54 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 25, 7:11 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDFreestone, Leon49 min
Apr 25, 7:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHenderson58 min
Apr 25, 7:28 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDFreestone19 min
Apr 25, 7:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDNavarro28 min
Apr 25, 7:38 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDAnderson52 min
Apr 25, 7:51 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDFreestone, Navarro39 min
Apr 25, 7:57 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDFreestone, Leon33 min
Apr 25, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDAnderson63 min
Apr 25, 8:30 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDFreestone, Leon45 min
Apr 25, 8:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDAnderson, Freestone, Leon2 hr
Apr 25, 9:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDFreestone24 min
Apr 25, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDAnderson31 min
Apr 25, 9:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDFreestone35 min
Apr 25, 10:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLeon32 min
Apr 25, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLeon30 min
Apr 26, 2:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHill23 min
Apr 26, 2:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis, Hill, Johnson57 min
Apr 26, 3:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDallas34 min
Apr 26, 3:28 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDEllis, Navarro47 min
Apr 26, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDRobertson27 min
Apr 26, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLeon, Robertson61 min
Apr 26, 3:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Ellis, Kaufman52 min
Apr 26, 4:00 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDEllis, Henderson, Kaufman45 min
Apr 26, 4:13 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDHenderson, Navarro47 min
Apr 26, 4:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis, Johnson60 min
Apr 26, 4:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDAnderson38 min
Apr 26, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFalls, Limestone62 min
Apr 26, 4:32 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDLeon, Robertson43 min
Apr 26, 4:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMilam, Robertson52 min
Apr 26, 4:41 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDHenderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt64 min
Apr 26, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLeon32 min
Apr 26, 4:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Ellis, Hill, Johnson55 min
Apr 26, 4:54 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDLeon23 min
Apr 26, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHill30 min
Apr 26, 5:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDAnderson57 min
Apr 26, 5:09 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDEllis, Kaufman51 min
Apr 26, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLeon47 min
Apr 26, 5:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis, Hill, Navarro56 min
Apr 26, 5:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Rockwall30 min
Apr 26, 5:25 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDEllis, Navarro50 min
Apr 26, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFannin, Lamar32 min
Apr 26, 5:33 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDHill, Navarro42 min
Apr 26, 5:42 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDVan Zandt48 min
Apr 26, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis, Hill, Johnson62 min
Apr 26, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLamar59 min
Apr 26, 5:50 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDHenderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt40 min
Apr 26, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Hill, Limestone, McLennan66 min
Apr 26, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins, Hunt65 min
Apr 26, 6:05 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDHenderson, Navarro40 min
Apr 26, 6:11 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDNavarro49 min
Apr 26, 6:26 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDEllis, Navarro49 min
Apr 26, 6:27 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDHenderson, Van Zandt63 min
Apr 26, 6:31 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDFalls, Limestone, McLennan44 min
Apr 26, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDelta, Fannin, Lamar62 min
Apr 26, 6:43 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDHenderson47 min
Apr 26, 6:54 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins, Lamar21 min
Apr 26, 6:54 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDHenderson, Navarro51 min
Apr 26, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis46 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.