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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 2012, 3:50 PM CDT for Collin County, Hunt County, Rockwall County, Texas. It was in force for 40 min. 6 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 3, 2012, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2012, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Collin County, TX, Hunt County, TX, Rockwall County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 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 3, 4:00 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 S Royse City, TX | EM REPORTS HOMES LEVELED POETRY RD SOUTH OF ROYSE CITY. FIRE DEPT CONDUCTING SAR. |
| Apr 3, 4:01 PM CDT | TORNADO | 10 W Quinlan, TX | POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR 548 AND MUNSON |
| Apr 3, 4:02 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Sse Royse City, TX | SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO BUSINESS...POSSIBLY TOTAL LOSS ON HIGHWAY 276 AND E HIGHLINE DR. |
| Apr 3, 4:08 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Se Royse City, TX | COUNTY EM REPORTS TORNADO NEAR UNION VALLEY |
| Apr 3, 4:10 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | Heath, TX | GOLFBALL AND BASEBALL SIZED HAIL IN HEATH |
| Apr 3, 4:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | 2 S Greenville, TX | VERY STRONG WINDS AND PENNY HAIL. ROOF AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A BARN. RV TURNED OVER AND LARGE TREES UPROOTED. |
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 3, 9:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:08 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 1939 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 469 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
044
WFUS54 KFWD 032050
TORFWD
TXC085-231-397-032130-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0014.120403T2050Z-120403T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
350 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN COLLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
SOUTHERN HUNT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
ROCKWALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT
* AT 349 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A TORNADO
NEAR MCLENDON-CHISHOLM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. ROYSE
CITY...MCLENDON-CHISHOLM AND FATE ARE IN THE DIRECT PATH OF THIS
TORNADO. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FATE AROUND 400 PM CDT...
ROYSE CITY AROUND 405 PM CDT...
NEVADA AROUND 410 PM CDT...
QUINLAN AND JOSEPHINE AROUND 415 PM CDT...
CADDO MILLS AROUND 425 PM CDT...
GREENVILLE AROUND 430 PM CDT...
THIS WILL IMPACT I-30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 62 AND 91.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE UNDERGROUND OR TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3325 9610 3301 9590 3283 9615 3284 9630
3281 9630 3281 9645 3301 9650
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 226DEG 28KT 3284 9639
$$
CAVANAUGH3 follow-up statements
683
WWUS54 KFWD 032058
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
358 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
TXC085-231-397-032130-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120403T2130Z/
HUNT TX-ROCKWALL TX-COLLIN TX-
358 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COLLIN...EASTERN ROCKWALL AND SOUTHERN HUNT COUNTIES...
AT 356 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MCLENDON-CHISHOLM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION...IF YOU ARE IN
THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY! ROYSE
CITY...FM35 AND HIGHWAY 276 ARE IN THE DIRECT PATH OF THIS TORNADO.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ROYSE CITY AROUND 405 PM CDT...
NEVADA AROUND 410 PM CDT...
QUINLAN AND JOSEPHINE AROUND 415 PM CDT...
CADDO MILLS AROUND 425 PM CDT...
GREENVILLE AROUND 430 PM CDT...
THIS WILL IMPACT I-30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 62 AND 91.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER NOW! THIS TORNADO IS LIKELY OBSCURED BY HEAVY RAIN OR
HAIL AND WILL NOT BE VISIBLE. DO NOT WAIT FOR VISUAL CONFIRMATION.
GET INSIDE...GET DOWN...AND COVER UP.
&&
LAT...LON 3301 9590 3284 9614 3284 9630 3281 9630
3281 9638 3301 9645 3325 9610
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 223DEG 26KT 3288 9634
$$
CAVANAUGH052
WWUS54 KFWD 032106 RRB
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
406 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
TXC085-231-397-032130-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120403T2130Z/
HUNT TX-ROCKWALL TX-COLLIN TX-
406 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COLLIN...NORTHEASTERN ROCKWALL AND SOUTHERN HUNT
COUNTIES...
AT 405 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROYSE CITY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION...TAKE
COVER IMMEDIATELY! CADDO MILLS AND CASH ARE IN THE DIRECT PATH OF
THIS TORNADO!
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
NEVADA AROUND 410 PM CDT...
QUINLAN AND JOSEPHINE AROUND 415 PM CDT...
CADDO MILLS AROUND 425 PM CDT...
GREENVILLE AROUND 430 PM CDT...
THIS WILL IMPACT I-30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 69 AND 91.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE UNDERGROUND OR TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3301 9590 3284 9614 3287 9630 3290 9639
3304 9641 3325 9610
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 223DEG 26KT 3293 9629
$$
CAVANAUGH078
WWUS54 KFWD 032116
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
416 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
TXC085-397-032125-
/O.CAN.KFWD.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120403T2130Z/
ROCKWALL TX-COLLIN TX-
416 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLLIN AND NORTHEASTERN
ROCKWALL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADO HAS MOVED EAST OUT OF THE AREA...THEREFORE THE WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3301 9590 3284 9614 3287 9630 3312 9630
3325 9610
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 224DEG 30KT 3299 9621
$$
TXC231-032130-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120403T2130Z/
HUNT TX-
416 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
HUNT COUNTY...
AT 415 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF CADDO MILLS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. CADDO MILLS AND GREENVILLE ARE IN THE DIRECT
PATH OF THIS TORNADO...IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CADDO MILLS AROUND 420 PM CDT...
GREENVILLE AROUND 430 PM CDT...
THIS WILL IMPACT I-30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 69 AND 91.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO HAS BEEN
CONFIRMED. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE UNDERGROUND
OR TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.
AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO
THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3301 9590 3284 9614 3287 9630 3312 9630
3325 9610
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 224DEG 30KT 3299 9621
$$
CAVANAUGHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 59 min |
| Apr 3, 7:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Stephens, Young | 30 min |
| Apr 3, 7:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Young | 32 min |
| Apr 3, 7:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Young | 58 min |
| Apr 3, 8:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 49 min |
| Apr 3, 8:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Young | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 8:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Montague | 25 min |
| Apr 3, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 47 min |
| Apr 3, 9:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Palo Pinto | 29 min |
| Apr 3, 9:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto, Young | 49 min |
| Apr 3, 9:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Palo Pinto | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 9:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Comanche | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 9:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto | 41 min |
| Apr 3, 10:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Erath | 30 min |
| Apr 3, 10:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche, Eastland, Erath | 56 min |
| Apr 3, 10:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto | 51 min |
| Apr 3, 10:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Palo Pinto | 35 min |
| Apr 3, 10:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath, Hood, Palo Pinto, Parker | 39 min |
| Apr 3, 11:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 49 min |
| Apr 3, 11:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 11:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Montague | 40 min |
| Apr 3, 11:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath, Palo Pinto | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 11:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Erath, Hood | 25 min |
| Apr 3, 11:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood, Parker | 61 min |
| Apr 3, 12:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 55 min |
| Apr 3, 12:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Montague | 67 min |
| Apr 3, 12:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson | 57 min |
| Apr 3, 12:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Johnson, Tarrant | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 12:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant | 54 min |
| Apr 3, 12:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Dallas, Ellis | 50 min |
| Apr 3, 1:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Parker, Tarrant | 44 min |
| Apr 3, 1:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Montague | 39 min |
| Apr 3, 1:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 50 min |
| Apr 3, 1:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Dallas | 49 min |
| Apr 3, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque | 47 min |
| Apr 3, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood, Johnson, Somervell, Tarrant | 41 min |
| Apr 3, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis, Johnson | 45 min |
| Apr 3, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 60 min |
| Apr 3, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton, Wise | 40 min |
| Apr 3, 2:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Denton | 42 min |
| Apr 3, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Hunt | 63 min |
| Apr 3, 2:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Rockwall | 62 min |
| Apr 3, 2:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant | 47 min |
| Apr 3, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, Hill | 60 min |
| Apr 3, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 26 min |
| Apr 3, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Ellis | 56 min |
| Apr 3, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hopkins, Rains | 68 min |
| Apr 3, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant | 63 min |
| Apr 3, 2:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Hunt | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 17 min |
| Apr 3, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis, Hill, Johnson | 65 min |
| Apr 3, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, McLennan | 42 min |
| Apr 3, 3:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall | 45 min |
| Apr 3, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell, Coryell | 40 min |
| Apr 3, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins | 50 min |
| Apr 3, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Hunt | 62 min |
| Apr 3, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Ellis | 41 min |
| Apr 3, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill, McLennan | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 58 min |
| Apr 3, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lamar | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 4:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Lamar | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 4:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Falls, Hill, Limestone, McLennan, Navarro | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis | 51 min |
| Apr 3, 4:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hunt | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hopkins, Rains | 44 min |
| Apr 3, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin, Hunt | 53 min |
| Apr 3, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Kaufman, Van Zandt | 64 min |
| Apr 3, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Delta, Hunt, Lamar | 20 min |
| Apr 3, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis, Falls, Freestone, Henderson, Hill, Limestone and 3 more | 63 min |
| Apr 3, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Lamar, Rains | 60 min |
| Apr 3, 5:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 49 min |
| Apr 3, 5:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 24 min |
| Apr 3, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Rains, Van Zandt | 54 min |
| Apr 3, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell, Falls, Limestone, Milam | 66 min |
| Apr 3, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Freestone, Henderson, Navarro | 62 min |
| Apr 3, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Anderson | 36 min |
| Apr 3, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Anderson | 65 min |
| Apr 3, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Anderson, Freestone | 38 min |
| Apr 3, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Milam, Robertson | 46 min |
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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.