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Tornado Warning 92, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2011, 7:56 PM CDT for Dallas County, Tarrant County, Texas. It was in force for 49 min. 20 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, 7:56 PM CDT (00:56 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2011, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Dallas County, TX, Tarrant County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:56 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 1 E Avondale, TX | |
| May 24, 8:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 75 | Richland Hills, TX | SEVERAL LARGE TREES EITHER DOWNED, ONE ON A HOME. DAMAGE TO SIGNS, AWNINGS, AND POWER POLES ON RUFE SNOW DR. |
| May 24, 8:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 N Irving, TX | GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AT INTERSECTION OF HWY 114 AND MACARTHUR BLVD. |
| May 24, 8:01 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Saginaw, TX | EXTENSIVE HOUSE DAMAGE |
| May 24, 8:02 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Grapevine, TX | GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN GRAPEVINE |
| May 24, 8:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 E Southlake, TX | GOLFBALL HAIL IN GRAPEVINE, TX. |
| May 24, 8:11 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Fort Worth, TX | INTERSTATE 820 AND HWY 377 |
| May 24, 8:14 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Coppell, TX | |
| May 24, 8:15 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 2 Wnw Keller, TX | NW SIDE OF KELLER BETWEEN HWY 170 AND GOLDEN TRIANGLE BLVD. |
| May 24, 8:19 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Bedford, TX | |
| May 24, 8:20 PM CDT | HAIL 4.25 | Irving, TX | |
| May 24, 8:22 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Keller, TX | |
| May 24, 8:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Irving, TX | PING PONG SIZE HAIL IN IRVING. |
| May 24, 8:27 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | Dallas, TX | 116 CHESTERFIELD CIRCLE DALLAS |
| May 24, 8:28 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Coppell, TX | |
| May 24, 8:28 PM CDT | HAIL 4.25 | 1 Nw Keller, TX | SOFTBALL SIZE HAIL WITH ESTIMATED 70 MPH WINDS NW SIDE OF KELLER, TX. |
| May 24, 8:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 6 E Fort Worth, TX | ESTIMATED 70 MPH WINDS KNOCKED DOWN TWO VERY LARGE TREES JUST SE OF E LOOP 820 AND I-30 INTERSECTION. |
| May 24, 8:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Farmers Branch, TX | |
| May 24, 8:39 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Highland Park, TX | 28TH & FOREST AVE HIGHLAND PARK |
| May 24, 8:49 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | Dallas, TX | SKILLMAN & SOUTHWESTERN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 12:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 36 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
531
WFUS54 KFWD 250056
TORFWD
TXC113-439-250145-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0092.110525T0056Z-110525T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
756 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
DALLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN TARRANT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 845 PM CDT
* AT 755 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
A TORNADO NEAR SAGINAW...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS
STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SOFTBALL SIZED HAIL. THIS IS AN
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM...IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY!
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS...WATAUGA...HALTOM CITY AND RICHLAND HILLS
AROUND 800 PM CDT...
BEDFORD...HURST...COLLEYVILLE AND SOUTHLAKE AROUND 805 PM CDT...
EULESS AND GRAPEVINE AROUND 810 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 3298 9652 3258 9652 3266 9703 3268 9741
3299 9742
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 279DEG 35KT 3287 9730
$$
CAVANAUGH4 follow-up statements
569
WWUS54 KFWD 250107
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
807 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
TXC113-439-250145-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-110525T0145Z/
DALLAS TX-TARRANT TX-
807 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
TARRANT AND DALLAS COUNTIES...
AT 805 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
MONITORING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING
MULTIPLE TORNADOES. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BLUE MOUND...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED ON BOAT CLUB ROAD AND IN SAGINAW.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WATAUGA AROUND 810 PM CDT...
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS AROUND 815 PM CDT...
HURST AROUND 820 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR BATHROOM...CLOSET...OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3298 9652 3258 9652 3266 9703 3268 9741
3299 9742
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 273DEG 29KT 3289 9732
$$
25472
WWUS54 KFWD 250114
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
814 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
TXC113-439-250145-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-110525T0145Z/
DALLAS TX-TARRANT TX-
814 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN TARRANT AND DALLAS COUNTIES...
AT 814 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A TORNADO
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BEDFORD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS IS
AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION! SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IN
NORTHEAST TARRANT AND WESTERN DALLAS COUNTIES! A TORNADO HAS BEEN
CONFIRMED!
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
IRVING...COPPELL AND GRAND PRAIRIE AROUND 825 PM CDT...
HIGHLAND PARK...DALLAS AND UNIVERSITY PARK AROUND 845 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO MAY BE OBSCURED BY RAIN. IF YOU WAIT UNTIL THE TORNADO
IS VISIBLE BEFORE TAKING COVER IT WILL BE TOO LATE. SEEK SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3298 9652 3258 9652 3266 9703 3268 9733
3299 9728
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 278DEG 34KT 3286 9712
$$
DUNN333
WWUS54 KFWD 250126
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
826 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
TXC113-439-250145-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-110525T0145Z/
DALLAS TX-TARRANT TX-
826 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN TARRANT AND DALLAS COUNTIES...
AT 825 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO EAST OF EULESS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO BASEBALL
SIZE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM! SEEK SHELTER NOW!
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
IRVING AND COPPELL AROUND 830 PM CDT...
UNIVERSITY PARK...DALLAS AND BUCKINGHAM AROUND 845 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY
WITH THIS STORM.
&&
LAT...LON 3298 9652 3258 9652 3274 9704 3282 9715
3299 9712
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 264DEG 30KT 3284 9700
$$
DUNN239 WWUS54 KFWD 250135 SVSFWD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 835 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011 TXC439-250144- /O.CAN.KFWD.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-110525T0145Z/ TARRANT TX- 835 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TARRANT COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 3298 9652 3258 9652 3277 9703 3299 9703 TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 279DEG 31KT 3282 9691 $$ TXC113-250145- /O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-110525T0145Z/ DALLAS TX- 835 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR DALLAS COUNTY... AT 834 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR IRVING MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... DALLAS...HIGHLAND PARK AND UNIVERSITY PARK AROUND 845 PM CDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO AN INTERIOR BATHROOM...CLOSET...OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR BUILDING. COVER YOURSELF WITH BLANKETS...PILLOWS...OR A MATTRESS FOR PROTECTION. && LAT...LON 3298 9652 3258 9652 3277 9703 3299 9703 TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 279DEG 31KT 3282 9691 $$ DUNN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Parker | 38 min |
| May 24, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Denton, Wise | 49 min |
| May 24, 7:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Parker, Tarrant | 47 min |
| May 24, 7:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Cooke, Grayson | 42 min |
| May 24, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 46 min |
| May 24, 8:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Collin, Denton | 41 min |
| May 24, 8:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Grayson | 52 min |
| May 24, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker, Tarrant | 64 min |
| May 24, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Fannin, Grayson | 46 min |
| May 24, 8:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Collin | 17 min |
| May 24, 8:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall | 64 min |
| May 24, 8:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 46 min |
| May 24, 8:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Dallas | 3 hr |
| May 24, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke, Grayson | 56 min |
| May 24, 9:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Fannin, Lamar | 51 min |
| May 24, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Cooke, Grayson | 45 min |
| May 24, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 67 min |
| May 24, 9:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall, Van Zandt | 60 min |
| May 24, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker, Tarrant, Wise | 58 min |
| May 24, 9:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Dallas | 33 min |
| May 24, 9:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 3 hr |
| May 24, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt | 53 min |
| May 24, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood, Johnson, Somervell, Tarrant | 57 min |
| May 24, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Delta, Lamar | 66 min |
| May 24, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Rockwall | 61 min |
| May 24, 10:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Kaufman, Van Zandt | 49 min |
| May 24, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, Hamilton | 61 min |
| May 24, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Hopkins, Hunt, Rains | 63 min |
| May 24, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis, Hill | 60 min |
| May 24, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 53 min |
| May 24, 11:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 6 hr |
| May 24, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell, Lampasas, Mills | 56 min |
| May 24, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 61 min |
| May 24, 11:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 29 min |
| May 24, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, McLennan | 62 min |
| May 24, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 15 min |
| May 24, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Henderson | 59 min |
| May 25, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 18 min |
| May 25, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lampasas | 26 min |
| May 25, 12:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Anderson, Freestone, Limestone | 27 min |
| May 25, 1:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell | 59 min |
| May 25, 3:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Milam | 32 min |
| May 25, 3:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Milam | 29 min |
| May 25, 6:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt, Rockwall | 25 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.