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Tornado Warning 60, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2011, 7:11 PM CDT for Falls County, Limestone County, Texas. It was in force for 49 min. 3 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, 7:11 PM CDT (00:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Falls County, TX, Limestone County, TX
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 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, 7:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Groesbeck, TX | PART OF A ROOF BLOWN OFF HWY 165 AND HWY 14 |
| Apr 26, 7:53 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Nw Lost Prairie, TX | LARGE TORNADO ON GROUND |
| Apr 26, 8:01 PM CDT | TORNADO | Groesbeck, TX | ROOF DAMAGE, DAMAGE TO FIRE DEPT, POWER POLES DOWN |
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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 1466 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -154 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1066 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
616
WFUS54 KFWD 270011
TORFWD
TXC145-293-270100-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0060.110427T0011Z-110427T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
711 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN FALLS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 711 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF THORNTON...MOVING EAST AT
35 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FORT PARKER STATE PARK AROUND 725 PM CDT...
THORNTON AND GROESBECK AROUND 730 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.
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 3130 9661 3144 9684 3154 9681 3166 9690
3171 9691 3179 9664 3157 9634 3142 9624
3138 9631 3135 9634 3128 9650
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 287DEG 30KT 3149 9674
$$
85/NH3 follow-up statements
660
WWUS54 KFWD 270024 RRA
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
724 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
TXC145-270035-
/O.CAN.KFWD.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-110427T0100Z/
FALLS TX-
724 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FALLS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3130 9661 3145 9675 3162 9674 3169 9684
3174 9673 3168 9649 3157 9634 3142 9624
3138 9632 3136 9633 3133 9638 3128 9650
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 287DEG 30KT 3147 9661
$$
TXC293-270100-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-110427T0100Z/
LIMESTONE TX-
724 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR LIMESTONE
COUNTY...
AT 725 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF
THORNTON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
THORNTON AND GROESBECK AROUND 730 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH
ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3130 9661 3145 9675 3162 9674 3169 9684
3174 9673 3168 9649 3157 9634 3142 9624
3138 9632 3136 9633 3133 9638 3128 9650
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 287DEG 30KT 3147 9661
$$452
WWUS54 KFWD 270034
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
734 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
TXC293-270100-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-110427T0100Z/
LIMESTONE TX-
734 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN LIMESTONE COUNTY...
AT 734 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
GROESBECK...MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL SOUTHEASTERN LIMESTONE COUNTY AT 750 PM CDT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH
ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3139 9631 3135 9634 3133 9638 3134 9649
3143 9661 3151 9666 3157 9665 3161 9661
3161 9657 3160 9648 3155 9636 3142 9624
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 287DEG 30KT 3147 9653
$$026
WWUS54 KFWD 270047
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
747 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
TXC293-270100-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-110427T0100Z/
LIMESTONE TX-
747 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL LIMESTONE COUNTY...
AT 747 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED FIVE MILES SOUTHEAST OF GROESBECK...MOVING
EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL EASTERN LIMESTONE COUNTY AT 800 PM CDT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3139 9631 3138 9632 3149 9652 3160 9648
3155 9636 3142 9624
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 283DEG 29KT 3149 9639
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill, McLennan, Navarro | 67 min |
| Apr 26, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Freestone, Navarro | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 7:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Freestone, Hill, Limestone, Navarro | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 7:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hill, Limestone, McLennan | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 7:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Freestone, Leon, Limestone | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lamar | 54 min |
| Apr 26, 7:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Navarro | 39 min |
| Apr 26, 8:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Freestone, Limestone | 39 min |
| Apr 26, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, Hill, Limestone, McLennan | 63 min |
| Apr 26, 8:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | McLennan | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Ellis | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Freestone, Limestone | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 8:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | McLennan | 25 min |
| Apr 26, 8:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Anderson | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 8:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | McLennan | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 9:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Freestone, Leon | 53 min |
| Apr 26, 9:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Limestone | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 9:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Falls | 40 min |
| Apr 26, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hunt, Kaufman | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | McLennan | 21 min |
| Apr 26, 9:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Leon | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Anderson | 54 min |
| Apr 26, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hopkins, Rains | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 9:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Leon, Limestone, Robertson | 49 min |
| Apr 26, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Falls | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 10:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Freestone | 27 min |
| Apr 26, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins | 27 min |
| Apr 26, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Leon | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Limestone | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 10:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Leon, Robertson | 49 min |
| Apr 26, 10:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Falls | 26 min |
| Apr 26, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Leon, Limestone, Robertson | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 11:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Leon | 55 min |
| Apr 26, 11:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Leon | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 4:20 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FWD | Bell, Bosque, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell, Denton and 20 more | 35 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.