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Tornado Warning 38, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 25, 2011Freestone County, Navarro County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 2011, 7:51 PM CDT for Freestone County, Navarro County, Texas. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 25, 2011, 7:51 PM CDT (00:51 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2011, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Freestone County, TX, Navarro County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:55 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.

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, 2:41 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 161 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: 77 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -195 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2253 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

395 
WFUS54 KFWD 260051
TORFWD
TXC161-349-260130-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0038.110426T0051Z-110426T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
751 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  FREESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN NAVARRO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 751 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  DEVELOPING TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STREETMAN...MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  TEAGUE AROUND 800 PM CDT...
  FAIRFIELD AROUND 805 PM CDT...
  FAIRFIELD LAKE STATE PARK AROUND 810 PM CDT...

THIS WILL IMPACT I-45 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 195 AND 218.

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 1000 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3167 9617 3158 9618 3168 9641 3186 9653
      3210 9612 3205 9606 3196 9605 3194 9601
      3191 9600 3188 9602 3188 9596 3185 9599
      3180 9598 3175 9587 3169 9587 3169 9578
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 298DEG 30KT 3183 9628

$$


85/NH

2 follow-up statements

757 
WWUS54 KFWD 260101
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
801 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

TXC161-349-260130-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110426T0130Z/
NAVARRO TX-FREESTONE TX-
801 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR FREESTONE
AND SOUTHEASTERN NAVARRO COUNTIES...

AT 802 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF
KIRVIN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  TEAGUE AROUND 810 PM CDT...
  FAIRFIELD AROUND 815 PM CDT...
  FAIRFIELD LAKE STATE PARK AROUND 820 PM CDT...

THIS WILL IMPACT I-45 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 195 AND 218.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY
WITH THIS STORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3167 9617 3158 9618 3168 9641 3186 9653
      3210 9612 3205 9606 3196 9605 3194 9601
      3191 9600 3188 9602 3188 9596 3185 9599
      3180 9598 3175 9587 3169 9587 3169 9578
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 297DEG 26KT 3179 9625

$$

338 
WWUS54 KFWD 260111
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
811 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

TXC349-260122-
/O.CAN.KFWD.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110426T0130Z/
NAVARRO TX-
811 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NAVARRO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THIS WILL IMPACT I-45 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 213 AND 218.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3167 9617 3158 9618 3168 9641 3179 9647
      3187 9638 3198 9614 3200 9606 3196 9605
      3194 9601 3191 9600 3188 9602 3188 9596
      3185 9599 3180 9598 3175 9587 3169 9588
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 306DEG 27KT 3174 9619

$$

TXC161-260130-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110426T0130Z/
FREESTONE TX-
811 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR FREESTONE
COUNTY...

AT 812 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
MONITORING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING ONE OR
MORE TORNADOS.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF
FAIRFIELD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FAIRFIELD LAKE STATE PARK AROUND 820 PM CDT...

THIS WILL IMPACT I-45 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 195 AND 212.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY
WITH THIS STORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3167 9617 3158 9618 3168 9641 3179 9647
      3187 9638 3198 9614 3200 9606 3196 9605
      3194 9601 3191 9600 3188 9602 3188 9596
      3185 9599 3180 9598 3175 9587 3169 9588
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 306DEG 27KT 3174 9619

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 25, 7:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Freestone, Leon	49 min
Apr 25, 7:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Henderson	58 min
Apr 25, 7:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Freestone	19 min
Apr 25, 7:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Navarro	28 min
Apr 25, 7:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Anderson	52 min
Apr 25, 7:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Freestone, Leon	33 min
Apr 25, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Anderson	63 min
Apr 25, 8:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Freestone, Leon	45 min
Apr 25, 8:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Anderson, Freestone, Leon	2 hr
Apr 25, 9:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Freestone	24 min
Apr 25, 9:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Anderson	31 min
Apr 25, 9:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Freestone	35 min
Apr 25, 10:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Leon	32 min
Apr 25, 10:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Leon	30 min
Apr 26, 2:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hill	23 min
Apr 26, 2:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Hill, Johnson	57 min
Apr 26, 3:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	34 min
Apr 26, 3:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Ellis, Navarro	47 min
Apr 26, 3:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Robertson	27 min
Apr 26, 3:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Leon, Robertson	61 min
Apr 26, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Ellis, Kaufman	52 min
Apr 26, 3:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Milam	51 min
Apr 26, 4:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Ellis, Henderson, Kaufman	45 min
Apr 26, 4:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Henderson, Navarro	47 min
Apr 26, 4:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Johnson	60 min
Apr 26, 4:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Anderson	38 min
Apr 26, 4:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Falls, Limestone	62 min
Apr 26, 4:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Leon, Robertson	43 min
Apr 26, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Milam, Robertson	52 min
Apr 26, 4:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Henderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt	64 min
Apr 26, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Leon	32 min
Apr 26, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Ellis, Hill, Johnson	55 min
Apr 26, 4:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Leon	23 min
Apr 26, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hill	30 min
Apr 26, 5:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Anderson	57 min
Apr 26, 5:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Ellis, Kaufman	51 min
Apr 26, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Leon	47 min
Apr 26, 5:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Hill, Navarro	56 min
Apr 26, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Rockwall	30 min
Apr 26, 5:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Ellis, Navarro	50 min
Apr 26, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Fannin, Lamar	32 min
Apr 26, 5:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Hill, Navarro	42 min
Apr 26, 5:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Van Zandt	48 min
Apr 26, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Hill, Johnson	62 min
Apr 26, 5:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Lamar	59 min
Apr 26, 5:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Henderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt	40 min
Apr 26, 5:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bosque, Hill, Limestone, McLennan	66 min
Apr 26, 5:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Hunt	65 min
Apr 26, 6:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Henderson, Navarro	40 min
Apr 26, 6:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Navarro	49 min
Apr 26, 6:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Ellis, Navarro	49 min
Apr 26, 6:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Henderson, Van Zandt	63 min
Apr 26, 6:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Falls, Limestone, McLennan	44 min
Apr 26, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Delta, Fannin, Lamar	62 min
Apr 26, 6:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Henderson	47 min
Apr 26, 6:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Lamar	21 min
Apr 26, 6:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Henderson, Navarro	51 min
Apr 26, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis	46 min

Nearby

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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.