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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 3, 2012Johnson County, Tarrant County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 2012, 12:44 PM CDT for Johnson County, Tarrant County, Texas. It was in force for 46 min. 2 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, 12:44 PM CDT (17:44 UTC)
Expired
Apr 3, 2012, 1:30 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Johnson County, TX, Tarrant County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:45 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
Apr 3, 1:21 PM CDTHAIL 0.88Kennedale, TXI 20 AND KELLY ELLIOT
Apr 3, 1:21 PM CDTTORNADOEverman, TXSPOTTERS OBSERVED TORNADO ON GROUND NEAR LANCASTER

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
Apr 3, 9:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Apr 3, 12:08 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 28 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 12:00Z on 2012-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1939 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2012-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 109 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

115 
WFUS54 KFWD 031744
TORFWD
TXC251-439-031830-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0002.120403T1744Z-120403T1830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1244 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN TARRANT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 130 PM CDT

* AT 1244 PM CDT...TRAINED STORM SPOTTERS OBSERVED A TORNADO NEAR   
JOSHUA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.  IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS 
DANGEROUS STORM...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BURLESON AND BRIAROAKS AROUND 1255 PM CDT...
  CROWLEY AROUND 100 PM CDT...
  RENDON AROUND 110 PM CDT...
  EVERMAN...EDGECLIFF AND MANSFIELD AROUND 115 PM CDT...
  FOREST HILL AND KENNEDALE AROUND 120 PM CDT...

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-35W BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 35 AND 59...
I-20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 426 AND 445...
I-30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 5 AND 23...
I-820 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 35.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3278 9703 3257 9704 3255 9706 3255 9709
      3252 9709 3239 9725 3243 9748 3286 9731
TIME...MOT...LOC 1744Z 205DEG 21KT 3246 9737

$$


CAVANAUGH
3 follow-up statements
780 
WWUS54 KFWD 031756
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1256 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

TXC251-439-031830-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120403T1830Z/
JOHNSON TX-TARRANT TX-
1256 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TARRANT AND NORTH CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTIES...

AT 1256 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BRIAROAKS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CROWLEY AROUND 105 PM CDT...
  DALWORTHINGTON GARDENS...PANTEGO AND ARLINGTON AROUND 130 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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3278 9704 3257 9704 3255 9706 3255 9714
      3247 9719 3247 9745 3286 9731
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 205DEG 21KT 3250 9731

$$


DUNN
417 
WWUS54 KFWD 031802
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
102 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

TXC251-439-031830-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120403T1830Z/
JOHNSON TX-TARRANT TX-
102 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TARRANT AND NORTH CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTIES...

AT 101 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A TORNADO. 
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BURLESON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 
MPH.  THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE NEAR 
CLEBURNE...IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RENDON AROUND 115 PM CDT...
  EVERMAN...EDGECLIFF AND MANSFIELD AROUND 120 PM CDT...
  FOREST HILL AND KENNEDALE AROUND 125 PM CDT...
  DALWORTHINGTON GARDENS...PANTEGO...ARLINGTON AND FORT WORTH AROUND
  130 PM CDT...

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-35W BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 36 AND 59...
I-20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 426 AND 445...
I-30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 6 AND 23...
I-820 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 35.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3278 9704 3257 9704 3255 9706 3255 9714
      3247 9719 3247 9745 3286 9731
TIME...MOT...LOC 1801Z 205DEG 21KT 3253 9731

$$


CAVANAUGH
877 
WWUS54 KFWD 031821
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
121 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

TXC251-031830-
/O.CAN.KFWD.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120403T1830Z/
JOHNSON TX-
121 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE TORNADO HAS MOVED NORTH OUT OF JOHNSON COUNTY AND INTO TARRANT 
COUNTY.  THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3278 9704 3257 9704 3255 9706 3255 9714
      3255 9719 3255 9720 3256 9742 3286 9731
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 208DEG 22KT 3263 9724

$$

TXC439-031830-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120403T1830Z/
TARRANT TX-
121 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TARRANT COUNTY...

AT 120 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EVERMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  KENNEDALE AROUND 125 PM CDT...
  DALWORTHINGTON GARDENS...PANTEGO...ARLINGTON AND RICHLAND HILLS
  AROUND 130 PM CDT...

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-35W BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 41 AND 59...
I-20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 426 AND 445...
I-30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 6 AND 23...
I-820 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 35.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED! THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE 
COVER IMMEDIATELY!

&&

LAT...LON 3278 9704 3257 9704 3255 9706 3255 9714
      3255 9719 3255 9720 3256 9742 3286 9731
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 208DEG 22KT 3263 9724

$$


CAVANAUGH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 10:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDYoung59 min
Apr 3, 7:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDStephens, Young30 min
Apr 3, 7:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDYoung32 min
Apr 3, 7:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack, Young58 min
Apr 3, 8:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEastland49 min
Apr 3, 8:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack, Young46 min
Apr 3, 8:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMontague25 min
Apr 3, 8:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEastland47 min
Apr 3, 9:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDPalo Pinto29 min
Apr 3, 9:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack, Palo Pinto, Young49 min
Apr 3, 9:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDPalo Pinto33 min
Apr 3, 9:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDComanche34 min
Apr 3, 9:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDPalo Pinto41 min
Apr 3, 10:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDErath30 min
Apr 3, 10:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDComanche, Eastland, Erath56 min
Apr 3, 10:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack, Palo Pinto51 min
Apr 3, 10:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDPalo Pinto35 min
Apr 3, 10:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDErath, Hood, Palo Pinto, Parker39 min
Apr 3, 11:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack49 min
Apr 3, 11:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDParker28 min
Apr 3, 11:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMontague40 min
Apr 3, 11:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDErath, Palo Pinto48 min
Apr 3, 11:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDErath, Hood25 min
Apr 3, 11:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHood, Parker61 min
Apr 3, 12:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack55 min
Apr 3, 12:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMontague67 min
Apr 3, 12:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJohnson57 min
Apr 3, 12:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant54 min
Apr 3, 12:55 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyFWDDallas, Ellis50 min
Apr 3, 1:16 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDParker, Tarrant44 min
Apr 3, 1:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMontague39 min
Apr 3, 1:25 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyFWDDallas, Tarrant50 min
Apr 3, 1:26 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyFWDDallas49 min
Apr 3, 1:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque47 min
Apr 3, 1:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHood, Johnson, Somervell, Tarrant41 min
Apr 3, 1:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis, Johnson45 min
Apr 3, 1:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTarrant60 min
Apr 3, 1:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDenton, Wise40 min
Apr 3, 2:03 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDDenton42 min
Apr 3, 2:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins, Hunt63 min
Apr 3, 2:13 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Rockwall62 min
Apr 3, 2:13 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant47 min
Apr 3, 2:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Hill60 min
Apr 3, 2:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Tarrant26 min
Apr 3, 2:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Ellis56 min
Apr 3, 2:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHopkins, Rains68 min
Apr 3, 2:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant63 min
Apr 3, 2:42 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins, Hunt48 min
Apr 3, 2:45 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDDallas, Tarrant17 min
Apr 3, 2:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis, Hill, Johnson65 min
Apr 3, 3:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, McLennan42 min
Apr 3, 3:15 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDDallas, Kaufman, Rockwall45 min
Apr 3, 3:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBell, Coryell40 min
Apr 3, 3:25 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins50 min
Apr 3, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins, Hunt62 min
Apr 3, 3:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Ellis41 min
Apr 3, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHill, McLennan46 min
Apr 3, 3:50 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDCollin, Hunt, Rockwall40 min
Apr 3, 4:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDKaufman58 min
Apr 3, 4:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLamar28 min
Apr 3, 4:13 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins, Lamar33 min
Apr 3, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFalls, Hill, Limestone, McLennan, Navarro43 min
Apr 3, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis51 min
Apr 3, 4:27 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyFWDHunt48 min
Apr 3, 4:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHopkins, Rains44 min
Apr 3, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFannin, Hunt53 min
Apr 3, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDKaufman, Van Zandt64 min
Apr 3, 4:56 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDDelta, Hunt, Lamar20 min
Apr 3, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis, Falls, Freestone, Henderson, Hill, Limestone and 3 more63 min
Apr 3, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins, Lamar, Rains60 min
Apr 3, 5:11 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDHopkins49 min
Apr 3, 5:36 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDHopkins24 min
Apr 3, 5:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDRains, Van Zandt54 min
Apr 3, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBell, Falls, Limestone, Milam66 min
Apr 3, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFreestone, Henderson, Navarro62 min
Apr 3, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDAnderson36 min
Apr 3, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDAnderson65 min
Apr 3, 6:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDAnderson, Freestone38 min
Apr 3, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMilam, Robertson46 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.