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Tornado Warning 51, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2011, 5:50 PM CDT for Henderson County, Kaufman County, Van Zandt County, Texas. It was in force for 40 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, 5:50 PM CDT (22:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2011, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Henderson County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Van Zandt County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 5:56 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Sw Ben Wheller, TX | DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND TREES |
| Apr 26, 6:01 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 S Kemp, TX | TORNADO SOUTH OF KEMP |
| Apr 26, 6:03 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 N Primrose, TX | MULTI VORTEX TORNADO |
| Apr 26, 6:07 PM CDT | TORNADO | Martins Mills, TX | CROSSING MARKET STREET IN MABANK |
| Apr 26, 6:18 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Edom, TX | TREES & POWER LINES ON BUILDINGS AND ON GROUND ON 314 BETWEEN EDOM AND VAN |
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 | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
995
WFUS54 KFWD 262250
TORFWD
TXC213-257-467-262330-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0051.110426T2250Z-110426T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
550 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN KAUFMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
SOUTHERN VAN ZANDT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 550 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES WAS 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF SEVEN POINTS...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GUN BARREL CITY AROUND 555 PM CDT...
MABANK AND PAYNE SPRINGS AROUND 600 PM CDT...
PURTIS CREEK STATE PARK AND EUSTACE AROUND 610 PM CDT...
CANTON AROUND 620 PM CDT...
MURCHISON AROUND 630 PM CDT...
THIS WILL IMPACT I-20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 530 AND 542.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3223 9559 3225 9596 3232 9633 3250 9637
3256 9609 3255 9559 3247 9558
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 272DEG 33KT 3237 9621
$$
923 follow-up statements
044
WWUS54 KFWD 262303
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
603 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
TXC213-257-467-262330-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-110426T2330Z/
VAN ZANDT TX-KAUFMAN TX-HENDERSON TX-
603 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
HENDERSON...SOUTHEASTERN KAUFMAN AND SOUTHERN VAN ZANDT COUNTIES...
AT 603 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MABANK...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PURTIS CREEK STATE PARK AND EUSTACE AROUND 610 PM CDT...
CANTON AROUND 625 PM CDT...
MURCHISON AROUND 630 PM CDT...
THIS WILL IMPACT I-20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 530 AND 542.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3223 9559 3225 9596 3231 9622 3254 9616
3256 9609 3255 9559 3247 9558
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 272DEG 33KT 3237 9610
$$310
WWUS54 KFWD 262311
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
611 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
TXC213-257-467-262330-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-110426T2330Z/
VAN ZANDT TX-KAUFMAN TX-HENDERSON TX-
611 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
HENDERSON...SOUTHEASTERN KAUFMAN AND SOUTHERN VAN ZANDT COUNTIES...
AT 610 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MABANK...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS
IS A DANGEROUS STORM. TAKE SHELTER NOW!
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PURTIS CREEK STATE PARK AND EUSTACE AROUND 615 PM CDT...
CANTON AROUND 625 PM CDT...
MURCHISON AROUND 630 PM CDT...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3223 9559 3225 9596 3231 9622 3254 9616
3256 9609 3255 9559 3247 9558
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 278DEG 32KT 3235 9603
$$
92539
WWUS54 KFWD 262319
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
619 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
TXC213-257-467-262330-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-110426T2330Z/
VAN ZANDT TX-KAUFMAN TX-HENDERSON TX-
619 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
HENDERSON...SOUTHEASTERN KAUFMAN AND SOUTHERN VAN ZANDT COUNTIES...
AT 619 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PURTIS CREEK STATE PARK...MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER NOW!!
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL SOUTHERN VAN ZANDT COUNTY AT 630 PM CDT
RURAL NORTHERN HENDERSON COUNTY AT 630 PM CDT
THIS WILL IMPACT I-20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 530 AND 542.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3223 9559 3225 9596 3231 9622 3248 9615
3256 9609 3255 9559 3247 9558
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 269DEG 23KT 3236 9599
$$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, 3:28 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, 5:54 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 |
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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.