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Tornado Warning 75, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2011, 9:48 PM CDT for Leon County, Texas. It was in force for 42 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 26, 2011, 9:48 PM CDT (02:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2011, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Leon County, TX
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 166 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
| Apr 26, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 203 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.
591
WFUS54 KFWD 270248
TORFWD
TXC289-270330-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0075.110427T0248Z-110427T0330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
948 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
LEON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
* AT 948 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES WAS 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF JEWETT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
JEWETT AROUND 1000 PM CDT...
BUFFALO AROUND 1005 PM CDT...
CENTERVILLE AROUND 1020 PM CDT...
OAKWOOD AROUND 1025 PM CDT...
THIS WILL IMPACT I-45 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 160 AND 180.
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 500 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3115 9591 3136 9632 3138 9632 3150 9606
3162 9579 3161 9576 3164 9575 3163 9575
3156 9573 3154 9576 3149 9572 3147 9572
3130 9568
TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 281DEG 27KT 3144 9623
$$
85/NH3 follow-up statements
535
WWUS54 KFWD 270309
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1009 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
TXC289-270330-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110427T0330Z/
LEON TX-
1009 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR LEON
COUNTY...
AT 1008 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
BUFFALO...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT...
CORINTH THROUGH 1015 PM CDT
THIS WILL IMPACT I-45 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 159 AND 180.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500
AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3115 9591 3136 9632 3138 9632 3150 9606
3162 9579 3161 9576 3164 9575 3163 9575
3156 9573 3154 9576 3149 9572 3147 9572
3130 9568
TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 288DEG 38KT 3137 9597
$$459
WWUS54 KFWD 270321
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1021 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
TXC289-270330-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110427T0330Z/
LEON TX-
1021 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR LEON
COUNTY...
AT 1020 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF
CENTERVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
MIDDLETON IS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DEVELOPING TORNADO.
VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS
DANGEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
THIS WILL IMPACT I-45 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 159 AND 180.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NIGHTTIME TORNADOES CAN BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS! IF YOU ARE IN THE
PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER NOW.
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 500 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500
AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3115 9591 3136 9632 3138 9632 3150 9606
3162 9579 3161 9576 3164 9575 3163 9575
3156 9573 3154 9576 3149 9572 3147 9572
3130 9568
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 283DEG 34KT 3137 9586
$$363
WWUS54 KFWD 270333
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1033 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
TXC289-270342-
/O.EXP.KFWD.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110427T0330Z/
LEON TX-
1033 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR LEON COUNTY EXPIRED AT 1030 PM CDT...
AT 1032 PM CDT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO
WARNING WEAKENED AND WAS NO LONGER CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED...BUT A SEVERE THUNDESTORM WARNING
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF LEON COUNTY UNTIL 1115 PM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500
AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3115 9591 3136 9632 3138 9632 3150 9606
3162 9579 3161 9576 3164 9575 3163 9575
3156 9573 3154 9576 3149 9572 3147 9572
3130 9568
TIME...MOT...LOC 0321Z 283DEG 34KT 3137 9585
$$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, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Falls, Limestone | 49 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, 9:51 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.