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Tornado Warning 103, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2011, 10:26 PM CDT for Kaufman County, Van Zandt County, Texas. It was in force for 49 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2011, 10:26 PM CDT (03:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2011, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 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), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 10:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 W Cedarvale, TX | SPOTTER REPORTS BRIEF TORNADO BETWEEN KUAFMAN AND CEDARVALE |
| May 24, 11:17 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Kaufman, TX | HWY 243 AND HWY 175 |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 24, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 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
- 2867 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1457 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 357 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 602 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 6.2
- Supercell composite
- 44.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
579
WFUS54 KFWD 250326
TORFWD
TXC257-467-250415-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0103.110525T0326Z-110525T0415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1026 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
KAUFMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
VAN ZANDT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
* AT 1025 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF POST OAK BEND CITY...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM IS ALSO PRODUCING BASEBALL
SIZE HAIL JUST WEST OF KAUFMAN. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
SITUATION...IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY!
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
KAUFMAN AROUND 1025 PM CDT...
OAK RIDGE AROUND 1030 PM CDT...
KEMP AROUND 1035 PM CDT...
MABANK AROUND 1045 PM CDT...
WILLS POINT AND LAKE TAWAKONI STATE PARK AROUND 1050 PM CDT...
EDGEWOOD AROUND 1100 PM CDT...
CANTON AROUND 1105 PM CDT...
THIS WILL IMPACT I-20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 483 AND 526.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR BATHROOM...CLOSET...OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR BUILDING. COVER YOURSELF WITH BLANKETS...PILLOWS...OR A
MATTRESS FOR PROTECTION.
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES FOR A STORM SHELTER OR PERMANENT BUILDING. IF
NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3237 9563 3236 9645 3241 9643 3243 9647
3248 9649 3263 9644 3271 9624 3284 9607
3284 9594 3277 9585 3277 9576 3276 9576
3271 9565
TIME...MOT...LOC 0325Z 273DEG 36KT 3260 9632
$$
CAVANAUGH2 follow-up statements
614
WWUS54 KFWD 250344
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1044 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
TXC257-467-250415-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0103.000000T0000Z-110525T0415Z/
KAUFMAN TX-VAN ZANDT TX-
1044 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR VAN
ZANDT AND EAST CENTRAL KAUFMAN COUNTIES...
AT 1041 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF KEMP...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE. SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
WITH THIS STORM AT 1035 PM.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CANTON AROUND 1105 PM CDT...
THIS WILL IMPACT I-20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 490 AND 525.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR BATHROOM...CLOSET...OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR BUILDING. COVER YOURSELF WITH BLANKETS...PILLOWS...OR A
MATTRESS FOR PROTECTION.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3237 9563 3243 9629 3257 9630 3268 9625
3284 9594 3277 9586 3277 9576 3271 9565
TIME...MOT...LOC 0341Z 275DEG 33KT 3256 9614
$$
92060
WWUS54 KFWD 250405
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1105 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
TXC257-250414-
/O.CAN.KFWD.TO.W.0103.000000T0000Z-110525T0415Z/
KAUFMAN TX-
1105 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL KAUFMAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KAUFMAN COUNTY
UNTIL 1145 PM AS ANOTHER LINE OF STORMS MOVES IN FROM THE WEST.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT.
LAT...LON 3237 9563 3243 9582 3251 9597 3259 9599
3270 9596 3277 9586 3277 9576 3276 9576
3276 9574 3271 9565
TIME...MOT...LOC 0404Z 271DEG 40KT 3257 9583
$$
TXC467-250415-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0103.000000T0000Z-110525T0415Z/
VAN ZANDT TX-
1105 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
VAN ZANDT COUNTY...
AT 1104 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR CANTON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM
WAS ALSO PRODUCING LARGE HAIL TO BASEBALL SIZE.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CANTON AROUND 1108 PM CDT...
GRAND SALINE AROUND 1115 PM CDT...
THIS WILL IMPACT I-20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 506 AND 525.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR BATHROOM...CLOSET...OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR BUILDING. COVER YOURSELF WITH BLANKETS...PILLOWS...OR A
MATTRESS FOR PROTECTION.
IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY
WITH THIS STORM.
&&
LAT...LON 3237 9563 3243 9582 3251 9597 3259 9599
3270 9596 3277 9586 3277 9576 3276 9576
3276 9574 3271 9565
TIME...MOT...LOC 0404Z 271DEG 40KT 3257 9583
$$
92The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Parker | 38 min |
| May 24, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Denton, Wise | 49 min |
| May 24, 7:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Parker, Tarrant | 47 min |
| May 24, 7:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Cooke, Grayson | 42 min |
| May 24, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 46 min |
| May 24, 7:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 49 min |
| May 24, 8:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Collin, Denton | 41 min |
| May 24, 8:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Grayson | 52 min |
| May 24, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker, Tarrant | 64 min |
| May 24, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Fannin, Grayson | 46 min |
| May 24, 8:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Collin | 17 min |
| May 24, 8:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall | 64 min |
| May 24, 8:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 46 min |
| May 24, 8:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Dallas | 3 hr |
| May 24, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke, Grayson | 56 min |
| May 24, 9:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Fannin, Lamar | 51 min |
| May 24, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Cooke, Grayson | 45 min |
| May 24, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 67 min |
| May 24, 9:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall, Van Zandt | 60 min |
| May 24, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker, Tarrant, Wise | 58 min |
| May 24, 9:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Dallas | 33 min |
| May 24, 9:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 3 hr |
| May 24, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt | 53 min |
| May 24, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood, Johnson, Somervell, Tarrant | 57 min |
| May 24, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Delta, Lamar | 66 min |
| May 24, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Rockwall | 61 min |
| May 24, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, Hamilton | 61 min |
| May 24, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Hopkins, Hunt, Rains | 63 min |
| May 24, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis, Hill | 60 min |
| May 24, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 53 min |
| May 24, 11:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 6 hr |
| May 24, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell, Lampasas, Mills | 56 min |
| May 24, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 61 min |
| May 24, 11:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 29 min |
| May 24, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, McLennan | 62 min |
| May 24, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 15 min |
| May 24, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Henderson | 59 min |
| May 25, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 18 min |
| May 25, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lampasas | 26 min |
| May 25, 12:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Anderson, Freestone, Limestone | 27 min |
| May 25, 1:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell | 59 min |
| May 25, 3:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Milam | 32 min |
| May 25, 3:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Milam | 29 min |
| May 25, 6:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt, Rockwall | 25 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.