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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 2011, 5:41 PM CDT for Ellis County, Henderson County, Navarro County, Texas. It was in force for 49 min. 5 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
- Apr 25, 2011, 5:41 PM CDT (22:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2011, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Ellis County, TX, Henderson County, TX, Navarro County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 6:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Emhouse, TX | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURE DAMAGE WEST OF EMHOUSE ON FM1126. |
| Apr 25, 6:03 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Corsicana, TX | GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IN CORSICANA. |
| Apr 25, 6:19 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Corsicana, TX | WIND DAMAGE WITH SIGNS BLOWN DOWN ON SR 22. |
| Apr 25, 6:22 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Italy, TX | QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN ITALY. |
| Apr 25, 6:34 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Crossroads, TX | QUARTER INCH SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN CROSS ROADS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 11:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:41 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 2645 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 564 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 346 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 373 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 6.1
- Supercell composite
- 21.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
322
WFUS54 KFWD 252241
TORFWD
TXC139-213-349-252330-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0029.110425T2241Z-110425T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
541 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NAVARRO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
WESTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 539 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES WAS NEAR EMHOUSE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. WINDS OF UP TO
100 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. TAKE THE APPROPRIATE
PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY!!
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CORSICANA...RETREAT...RICE AND OAK VALLEY AROUND 545 PM CDT...
MUSTANG...ANGUS AND RICHLAND AROUND 550 PM CDT...
POWELL...MILDRED AND NAVARRO AROUND 555 PM CDT...
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-35E BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 9 AND 16...
I-45 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 213 AND 253.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM.
&&
LAT...LON 3203 9586 3202 9605 3180 9651 3183 9669
3194 9680 3208 9689 3207 9693 3214 9699
3216 9699 3241 9654 3240 9644 3236 9644
3236 9612 3220 9584
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 276DEG 39KT 3215 9656
$$
85/NH1 follow-up statement
310
WWUS54 KFWD 252308
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
608 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011
TXC139-213-349-252330-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-110425T2330Z/
ELLIS TX-HENDERSON TX-NAVARRO TX-
608 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
NAVARRO...WESTERN HENDERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTIES...
AT 607 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
MONITORING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING ONE OR
MORE TORNADOS AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
POWELL...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO
THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH AND GOLFBALL-SIZE
HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THIS DANGEROUS STORM.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ENCHANTED OAKS AND GUN BARREL CITY AROUND 615 PM CDT...
TRINIDAD...STAR HARBOR AND PAYNE SPRINGS AROUND 620 PM CDT...
MALAKOFF...CANEY CITY AND LOG CABIN AROUND 625 PM CDT...
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-35E BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 9 AND 17...
I-45 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 213 AND 253.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES FOR A STORM SHELTER OR PERMANENT BUILDING. IF
NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
THIS DEVELOPING TORNADO MAY BE OBSCURED BY RAIN. IF YOU WAIT UNTIL
THE TORNADO IS VISIBLE BEFORE TAKING COVER IT WILL BE TOO LATE!
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3204 9586 3202 9605 3180 9651 3183 9669
3194 9680 3208 9689 3207 9693 3214 9699
3216 9699 3241 9654 3231 9647 3234 9641
3236 9612 3220 9584
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 274DEG 38KT 3210 9625
$$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, 4:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 40 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 |
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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.