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Tornado Warning 88, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 24, 2011Parker County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2011, 7:07 PM CDT for Parker County, Texas. It was in force for 38 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
May 24, 2011, 7:07 PM CDT (00:07 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2011, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Parker County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 24, 7:20 PM CDTHAIL 1.75Springtown, TX
May 24, 7:28 PM CDTTORNADO 01 E Springtown, TX
May 24, 7:38 PM CDTTORNADO 02 W Azle, TX
May 24, 7:42 PM CDTHAIL 41 N Sanctuary, TX
May 24, 7:48 PM CDTTORNADO1 E Springtown, TXSEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED NEAR HWY 199

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 24, 12:47 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 53 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2011-05-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2867 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2011-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 357 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2867 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1457 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
357 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
602 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
6.2
Supercell composite
44.3

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The text

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

708 
WFUS54 KFWD 250007
TORFWD
TXC367-250045-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0088.110525T0007Z-110525T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
707 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN PARKER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 707 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  DEVELOPING TORNADO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF MINERAL WELLS STATE PARK...
  MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  POOLVILLE AROUND 710 PM CDT...
  SPRINGTOWN AROUND 730 PM CDT...
  SANCTUARY AND RENO AROUND 735 PM CDT...
  BRIAR AROUND 740 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 3301 9806 3299 9754 3278 9755 3279 9806
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 268DEG 34KT 3291 9792

$$


CAVANAUGH
1 follow-up statement
979 
WWUS54 KFWD 250017
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
717 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

TXC367-250045-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0088.000000T0000Z-110525T0045Z/
PARKER TX-
717 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
PARKER COUNTY...

AT 714 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE 
MONITORING A TORNADIC SUPERCELL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE 
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF SOFTBALLS. THIS POTENTIALLY TORNADIC CIRCULATION 
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF POOLVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

CARTER IS IN THE PATH OF THE CIRCULATION. THE DAMAGING HAIL WILL 
IMPACT AREAS TO THE NORTH OF ANY TORNADO...INCLUDING SPRINGTOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES FOR A STORM SHELTER OR PERMANENT BUILDING. 
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR BATHROOM...CLOSET...OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST 
FLOOR OF YOUR BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3301 9806 3299 9754 3278 9755 3279 9806
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 268DEG 34KT 3291 9784

$$


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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 7:26 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDDenton, Wise49 min
May 24, 7:28 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDParker, Tarrant47 min
May 24, 7:33 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDCooke, Grayson42 min
May 24, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTarrant46 min
May 24, 7:56 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDDallas, Tarrant49 min
May 24, 8:04 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDCollin, Denton41 min
May 24, 8:08 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDGrayson52 min
May 24, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDParker, Tarrant64 min
May 24, 8:29 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDFannin, Grayson46 min
May 24, 8:35 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDCollin17 min
May 24, 8:41 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDDallas, Kaufman, Rockwall64 min
May 24, 8:44 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDTarrant46 min
May 24, 8:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDDallas3 hr
May 24, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCooke, Grayson56 min
May 24, 9:09 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDFannin, Lamar51 min
May 24, 9:15 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDCooke, Grayson45 min
May 24, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDenton67 min
May 24, 9:30 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDHunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall, Van Zandt60 min
May 24, 9:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDParker, Tarrant, Wise58 min
May 24, 9:40 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDDallas33 min
May 24, 9:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDDallas3 hr
May 24, 9:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt53 min
May 24, 10:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHood, Johnson, Somervell, Tarrant57 min
May 24, 10:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDelta, Lamar66 min
May 24, 10:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Rockwall61 min
May 24, 10:26 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDKaufman, Van Zandt49 min
May 24, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Hamilton61 min
May 24, 10:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Hopkins, Hunt, Rains63 min
May 24, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis, Hill60 min
May 24, 10:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDKaufman53 min
May 24, 11:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas6 hr
May 24, 11:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCoryell, Lampasas, Mills56 min
May 24, 11:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDVan Zandt61 min
May 24, 11:16 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDKaufman29 min
May 24, 11:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, McLennan62 min
May 24, 11:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHopkins15 min
May 24, 11:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHenderson59 min
May 25, 12:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDVan Zandt18 min
May 25, 12:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLampasas26 min
May 25, 12:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDAnderson, Freestone, Limestone27 min
May 25, 1:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBell59 min
May 25, 3:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMilam32 min
May 25, 3:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMilam29 min
May 25, 6:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt, Rockwall25 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.