Alert archive / Texas / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 28, 2011, 4:12 AM CST for 46 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 28, 2011, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2011, 4:12 AM CST (10:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 28, 2011, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2011, 12:21 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
All 46 counties
Anderson County, TX, Bell County, TX, Bosque County, TX, Collin County, TX, Comanche County, TX, Cooke County, TX, Coryell County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Delta County, TX, Denton County, TX, Eastland County, TX, Ellis County, TX, Erath County, TX, Falls County, TX, Fannin County, TX, Freestone County, TX, Grayson County, TX, Hamilton County, TX, Henderson County, TX, Hill County, TX, Hood County, TX, Hopkins County, TX, Hunt County, TX, Jack County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Lamar County, TX, Lampasas County, TX, Leon County, TX, Limestone County, TX, McLennan County, TX, Milam County, TX, Mills County, TX, Montague County, TX, Navarro County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Parker County, TX, Rains County, TX, Robertson County, TX, Rockwall County, TX, Somervell County, TX, Stephens County, TX, Tarrant County, TX, Van Zandt County, TX, Wise County, TX, Young County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 765 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -189 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1244 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 242 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
152 WWUS74 KFWD 281012 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 412 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS UNTIL 4 PM... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TODAY AND BRING A STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH ALONG WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION. TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-281815- /O.NEW.KFWD.WI.Y.0004.110228T1200Z-110228T2200Z/ MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN- HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS- ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL- JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL- NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS- LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE... SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO... DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND... THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER... SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD... BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL... KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN... EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND... RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY... OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE... ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY... COMANCHE...DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON... MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE... FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE... KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA... GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON... ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN...CALVERT 412 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH ALONG WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PREVAIL BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. RESIDENTS MAY WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$
1 follow-up statement
293 WWUS74 KFWD 281821 AAA NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1221 PM CST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED... .THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES TO RELAX ACROSS NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON...AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. ALSO...THE DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL CONTINUE TO COOL THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...DIMINISHING THE EFFECTS OF MIXING AND RESULTING IN A GRADUAL DIMINISHING OF WINDS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-281930- /O.CAN.KFWD.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110228T2200Z/ MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN- HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS- ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL- JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL- NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS- LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE... SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO... DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND... THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER... SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD... BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL... KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN... EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND... RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY... OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE... ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY... COMANCHE...DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON... MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE... FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE... KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA... GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON... ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN...CALVERT 1221 PM CST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ACROSS NORTH TEXAS HAVE FALLEN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. HOWEVER...NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH TO OR BELOW 10 MPH BY SUNSET. $$ 05/
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 9:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 26 min |
| Feb 27, 9:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Grayson | 47 min |
| Feb 27, 10:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hamilton | 27 min |
| Feb 27, 11:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell | 27 min |
| Feb 27, 11:50 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Ellis | 25 min |
| Feb 27, 11:51 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | McLennan | 24 min |
| Feb 27, 11:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Falls, McLennan | 39 min |
| Feb 28, 12:09 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Freestone, Limestone, Navarro | 36 min |
| Feb 28, 4:41 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | FWD | Bell, Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Eastland, Erath and 12 more | 10 hr |
Nearby
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.