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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 442, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2011, 2:43 AM CDT for Collin County, Dallas County, Denton County, Texas. It was in force for 62 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
- Jun 21, 2011, 2:43 AM CDT (07:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2011, 3:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Collin County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Denton County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 1045 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -288 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2415 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
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 Jun 21, 12:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 12:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1248 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 .UPDATE... PER NEW DEVELOPMENT OUT NEAR ABILENE WHERE DYESS AFB HAD A WIND GUST AROUND 58 KTS AND COLLABORATION WITH THE STORMS PREDICTION CENTER...WE HAVE ADDED SOME COUNTIES SOUTH OF I-20 AND WEST OF I-35E OR COUNTIES ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A GOLDTHWAITE...WHITNEY... ENNIS LINE. SOME UNCERTAINTY WHERE THE CAP ALOFT WILL HOLD BUT WITH POTENTIAL OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH DAYBREAK PER THE NAM AND HRRR MODELS THIS FAR SOUTH...WE HAVE RELATIVELY HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT THE SQUALL LINE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND SOME MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL COULD MAKE IT INTO THESE AREAS. WE WILL REEVALUATE THE SEVERE WEATHER AND THE WATCH COMING UP WITH THE 4 AM CDT MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE. OTHERWISE...NO MAJOR CHANGES. 05/ && .AVIATION... METROPLEX THUNDERSTORMS WILL CREATE PROBLEMATIC TAFS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MODELS INSIST THAT THE FRONT WILL NOT REACH THE METROPLEX...BUT IT IS ALREADY PAST WICHITA FALLS AND MAY SLIDE FARTHER SOUTH THAN EXPECTED. NEW STORMS FIRING ON THE FRONT MAY AFFECT THE METROPLEX LATER TONIGHT AS WELL AND THEY ARE NOT HANDLED WELL BY GUIDANCE. WILL ADD A SECOND ROUND OF STORMS FOR THE CELLS MOVING SOUTHEAST OFF THE FRONT. INSTABILITY RETURNS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS MAY OCCUR. WACO STRATUS EXPECTED TO RETURN IN THE MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT AIRPORT LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. WILL INCLUDE A VCTS GROUP IN THE AFTERNOON...AND AS TIMING CAN BE ADJUSTED FUTURE TAFS CAN ADD THE TEMPO GROUP WHEN NEEDED. 84 && .PREV UPDATE... .UPDATE... QUICK UPDATE FOR WATCH 529...GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. 84 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 331 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011/ PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS QUITE IMPRESSIVE ACROSS THE AREA AS NORTH TEXAS SITS BETWEEN A FRONTAL SYSTEM EXTENDING FROM THE PLAINS INTO WEST TEXAS...AND A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THIS HAS ALLOWED FOR THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS GUSTING INTO THE 35-40 MPH RANGE. SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE SOME AS WE APPROACH SUNSET...THEREFORE BOTH THE WIND ADVISORY AND THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM. ALL EYES WILL THEN BE PEELED AND DIRECTED TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST WHERE CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO HAVE DEVELOPED BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...THE THE PRESENCE OF A DRYLINE...AND HOT LATE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SHOULD ALLOW THIS SCENARIO TO UNFOLD SOMETIME IN THE 4 TO 6 PM TIMEFRAME JUST WEST OF THE CWA. ACTIVITY IS THEN EXPECTED TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS ROUGHLY THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING SOME DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE HIGHEST NORTH OF THE RED RIVER WHERE BEST DYNAMICS WILL BE IN PLACE...HOWEVER SEVERE WEATHER PARAMETERS WILL BE SUFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR AT LEAST A FEW SEVERE STORMS FURTHER S INTO THE NORTHERN COUNTIES. THIS AREA IS INCLUDED IN SPC DAY ONE AND DAY 2 SLIGHT RISK WITH HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT. FOCUS SHOULD SHIFT SOUTH AND EAST ALONG WITH INITIAL SHORTWAVE ENERGY TOMORROW MORNING. COLD FRONT WILL THEN MAKE A PUSH INTO THE AREA TUESDAY AS SECOND SHORTWAVE PROPAGATES OVER THE REGION AROUND THE BASE OF MAIN UPPER TROUGH. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THIS BOUNDARY DURING THE TUESDAY AFTERNOON HOURS OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COUNTIES. THINKING IS THAT BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT A GOOD PORTION OF NORTH TEXAS WILL GET A GOOD HALF INCH OF RAIN WITH SOME AREAS GETTING UPWARDS OF AN INCH. UPPER LEVEL FLOW BECOMES NORTHWESTERLY BY THURSDAY AS UPPER TROF SHIFTS EAST OVER THE EASTERN U.S. AND HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. MODEL GUIDANCE THEN INDICATING A DECENT UPPER IMPULSE MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTHEAST TEXAS LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING. INCLUDED LOW POPS OVER ROUGHLY THE NORTHEASTERN THIRD OF THE CWA DURING THIS TIME. BEYOND THAT IT LOOKS LIKE 500 MB RIDGE WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME THE DOMINANT FEATURE OVER NORTH TEXAS BRINGING HOT AND DRY WEATHER TO THE REGION IN THE EXTENDED RANGE. 30 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 76 95 76 97 78 / 50 20 20 20 20 WACO, TX 76 96 74 97 76 / 50 30 20 10 10 PARIS, TX 74 93 70 94 72 / 50 20 10 20 20 DENTON, TX 72 95 73 96 75 / 50 10 10 20 20 MCKINNEY, TX 73 95 71 96 73 / 50 10 10 20 20 DALLAS, TX 77 95 77 97 78 / 50 20 20 20 20 TERRELL, TX 75 96 73 97 76 / 50 20 20 20 20 CORSICANA, TX 76 96 75 97 75 / 50 30 20 10 10 TEMPLE, TX 75 96 73 97 74 / 40 30 20 10 10 MINERAL WELLS, TX 71 96 72 98 72 / 50 10 10 10 10 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 84/05
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 1:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 102 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-211200- 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- 102 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS. MOST FAVORABLE AREAS FOR THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE NORTH OF A GOLDTHWAITE...HILLSBORO...CANTON LINE THROUGH SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. LOCALIZED HEAVIER RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH MAY ALSO RESULT IN STREET FLOODING...AS WELL AS MINOR FLOODING OF TYPICAL LOW LYING AREAS AND SMALL CREEKS AND TRIBUTARIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE BEST CHANCES WILL OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT. A FEW STORMS COULD BE SEVERE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY NORTH OF A GOLDTHWAITE...HILLSBORO... CANTON LINE THROUGH SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. 05/
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Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jun 20, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Young | 57 min |
| Jun 20, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 45 min |
| Jun 20, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens, Young | 65 min |
| Jun 20, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Montague, Wise | 39 min |
| Jun 20, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Wise | 63 min |
| Jun 20, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 60 min |
| Jun 20, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Young | 52 min |
| Jun 20, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto, Young | 30 min |
| Jun 20, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wise | 49 min |
| Jun 20, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto | 30 min |
| Jun 20, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke, Denton | 58 min |
| Jun 20, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise, Young | 62 min |
| Jun 20, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton, Wise | 62 min |
| Jun 20, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker, Wise | 61 min |
| Jun 20, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 59 min |
| Jun 20, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton, Tarrant | 60 min |
| Jun 20, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 62 min |
| Jun 20, 11:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Montague | 55 min |
| Jun 20, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Grayson | 44 min |
| Jun 20, 11:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Young | 27 min |
| Jun 20, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin | 35 min |
| Jun 21, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Montague | 49 min |
| Jun 21, 12:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland, Stephens | 62 min |
| Jun 21, 12:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Jack | 55 min |
| Jun 21, 12:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Wise | 62 min |
| Jun 21, 1:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton, Jack, Wise | 62 min |
| Jun 21, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton, Parker, Tarrant, Wise | 55 min |
| Jun 21, 2:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Grayson | 50 min |
| Jun 21, 2:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 20 min |
| Jun 21, 2:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker, Tarrant | 59 min |
| Jun 21, 3:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 43 min |
| Jun 21, 3:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 3:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Fannin, Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall | 23 min |
| Jun 21, 3:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Hunt | 38 min |
| Jun 21, 4:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Lamar | 57 min |
| Jun 21, 4:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton, Tarrant | 40 min |
| Jun 21, 5:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas | 29 min |
| Jun 21, 5:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 106 min |
| Jun 21, 5:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Kaufman | 32 min |
| Jun 21, 6:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Kaufman | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 6:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Van Zandt | 31 min |
| Jun 21, 7:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Kaufman | 30 min |
| Jun 21, 7:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Van Zandt | 29 min |
| Jun 21, 8:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Van Zandt | 30 min |
| Jun 21, 8:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Henderson, Van Zandt | 58 min |
| Jun 21, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 30 min |
| Jun 21, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche, Eastland | 63 min |
| Jun 21, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 30 min |
| Jun 21, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 60 min |
| Jun 21, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens | 58 min |
| Jun 21, 6:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Erath | 37 min |
| Jun 21, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath, Palo Pinto | 62 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.