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Tornado Warning 41, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 26, 2011Ellis County, Navarro County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2011, 3:28 PM CDT for Ellis County, Navarro County, Texas. It was in force for 47 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 26, 2011, 3:28 PM CDT (20:28 UTC)
Expired: Apr 26, 2011, 4:15 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Ellis County, TX, Navarro County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 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 26, 3:40 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	Bardwell, TX
Apr 26, 3:40 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Bardwell, TX
Apr 26, 3:55 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Garrett, TX
Apr 26, 3:57 PM CDT	HAIL 1.5	Ennis, TX	GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IN THE CITY OF ENNIS.
Apr 26, 4:05 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Ennis, TX	WIND GUSTS TO 53 MPH.

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 26, 1:44 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 81 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: 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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The text

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

837 
WFUS54 KFWD 262028
TORFWD
TXC139-349-262115-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0041.110426T2028Z-110426T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
328 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN ELLIS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  NORTHWESTERN NAVARRO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT

* AT 328 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  DEVELOPING TORNADO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MILFORD...MOVING EAST AT 25
  MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ITALY AROUND 340 PM CDT...
  BARDWELL AROUND 410 PM CDT...
  ENNIS...GARRETT AND ALMA AROUND 415 PM CDT...

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-35E BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 9 AND 27...
I-45 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 243 AND 256.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3213 9652 3211 9694 3217 9701 3218 9701
      3223 9706 3234 9692 3242 9671 3234 9650
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 251DEG 23KT 3220 9700

$$


85/NH

3 follow-up statements

364 
WWUS54 KFWD 262043
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
343 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

TXC139-349-262115-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-110426T2115Z/
ELLIS TX-NAVARRO TX-
343 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN NAVARRO AND SOUTHERN ELLIS COUNTIES...

AT 343 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF
ITALY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BARDWELL AROUND 405 PM CDT...
  ENNIS...GARRETT AND ALMA AROUND 415 PM CDT...

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-35E BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 10 AND 27...
I-45 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 243 AND 256.

LAT...LON 3213 9652 3211 9694 3217 9701 3218 9701
      3223 9706 3234 9692 3242 9671 3234 9650
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 251DEG 23KT 3227 9689

$$

693 
WWUS54 KFWD 262057
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
357 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

TXC349-262106-
/O.CAN.KFWD.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-110426T2115Z/
NAVARRO TX-
357 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

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

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

LAT...LON 3228 9651 3222 9663 3222 9679 3224 9686
      3227 9691 3235 9689 3242 9671 3234 9650
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 251DEG 23KT 3232 9672

$$

TXC139-262115-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-110426T2115Z/
ELLIS TX-
357 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ELLIS COUNTY...

AT 356 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BARDWELL...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

GOLFBALL OR LARGER SIZE HAIL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  GARRETT AROUND 405 PM CDT...
  ENNIS AROUND 410 PM CDT...
  ALMA AROUND 415 PM CDT...

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-35E BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 27...
I-45 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 245 AND 256.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3228 9651 3222 9663 3222 9679 3224 9686
      3227 9691 3235 9689 3242 9671 3234 9650
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 251DEG 23KT 3232 9672

$$

808 
WWUS54 KFWD 262106
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
406 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

TXC139-262115-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-110426T2115Z/
ELLIS TX-
406 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ELLIS COUNTY...

AT 406 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ENNIS...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS WILL IMPACT I-45 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 245 AND 256.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3228 9651 3222 9663 3224 9671 3227 9675
      3231 9677 3239 9678 3242 9671 3234 9650
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 257DEG 27KT 3232 9658

$$

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, 7:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Freestone, Navarro	39 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, 3:33 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.