Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 22, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2012, 12:34 PM CDT for Eastland County, Texas. It was in force for 41 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 12, 2012, 12:34 PM CDT (17:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2012, 1:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Eastland County, TX
The radar
The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:37 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 1:08 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Rising Star, TX |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 11:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 332 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -471 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1574 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
240
WFUS54 KFWD 121734
TORFWD
TXC133-121815-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0022.120612T1734Z-120612T1815Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1234 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN EASTLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 115 PM CDT
* AT 1235 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 14 MILES NORTH
OF RISING STAR...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RISING STAR AROUND 115 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 3231 9908 3231 9900 3212 9884 3207 9893
3207 9912 3208 9913 3215 9913
TIME...MOT...LOC 1735Z 355DEG 16KT 3227 9903
$$
85/NH3 follow-up statements
949
WWUS54 KFWD 121748
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1248 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012
TXC133-121815-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120612T1815Z/
EASTLAND TX-
1248 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN EASTLAND COUNTY...
AT 1248 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 10 MILES NORTH OF RISING STAR...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RISING STAR AROUND 115 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY
WITH THIS STORM.
&&
LAT...LON 3231 9908 3231 9900 3212 9884 3207 9893
3207 9912 3208 9913 3215 9913
TIME...MOT...LOC 1748Z 348DEG 13KT 3222 9902
$$456
WWUS54 KFWD 121802
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
102 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012
TXC133-121815-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120612T1815Z/
EASTLAND TX-
102 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN EASTLAND COUNTY...
AT 103 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF RISING STAR...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RISING STAR AROUND 115 PM CDT...
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 3220 9909 3223 9894 3212 9884 3207 9893
3208 9894 3207 9909
TIME...MOT...LOC 1803Z 348DEG 13KT 3215 9897
$$090
WWUS54 KFWD 121814
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
114 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012
TXC133-121823-
/O.EXP.KFWD.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120612T1815Z/
EASTLAND TX-
114 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN EASTLAND COUNTY EXPIRES AT
115 PM CDT...
AT 113 PM CDT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO
WARNING WEAKENED AND WAS NO LONGER CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THE TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 115 PM.
A NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF
EASTLAND AND COMANCHE COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM.
LAT...LON 3220 9909 3223 9894 3212 9884 3207 9893
3208 9894 3207 9909
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 348DEG 13KT 3211 9896
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 96 min |
| Jun 11, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 77 min |
| Jun 11, 8:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Mills | 28 min |
| Jun 11, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 30 min |
| Jun 11, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Montague | 32 min |
| Jun 11, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke | 65 min |
| Jun 11, 9:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Parker, Wise | 31 min |
| Jun 11, 10:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Wise | 34 min |
| Jun 11, 10:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Montague | 34 min |
| Jun 11, 10:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Denton, Parker, Tarrant, Wise | 21 min |
| Jun 11, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke | 49 min |
| Jun 11, 11:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Denton, Parker, Tarrant, Wise | 23 min |
| Jun 11, 11:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Parker, Tarrant, Wise | 51 min |
| Jun 11, 11:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 27 min |
| Jun 12, 12:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 28 min |
| Jun 12, 12:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant | 46 min |
| Jun 12, 12:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Fannin | 60 min |
| Jun 12, 12:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 29 min |
| Jun 12, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin, Hunt | 46 min |
| Jun 12, 1:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Lamar | 58 min |
| Jun 12, 1:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Collin | 25 min |
| Jun 12, 2:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 44 min |
| Jun 12, 2:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Van Zandt | 27 min |
| Jun 12, 10:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Young | 33 min |
| Jun 12, 11:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Stephens | 54 min |
| Jun 12, 11:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Young | 33 min |
| Jun 12, 11:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 27 min |
| Jun 12, 11:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Stephens | 25 min |
| Jun 12, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland, Stephens | 80 min |
| Jun 12, 12:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath, Hood, Palo Pinto, Parker | 53 min |
| Jun 12, 1:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Eastland | 2 hr |
| Jun 12, 1:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche, Eastland | 63 min |
| Jun 12, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche, Hamilton, Mills | 64 min |
| Jun 12, 2:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hood, Johnson, Navarro | 30 min |
| Jun 12, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson | 53 min |
| Jun 12, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis, Hill, Navarro | 52 min |
| Jun 12, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell | 64 min |
| Jun 12, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell | 56 min |
| Jun 12, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Leon | 35 min |
| Jun 12, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Navarro | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 4:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Leon | 33 min |
| Jun 12, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Madison | 29 min |
| Jun 12, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Milam | 77 min |
| Jun 12, 5:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Anderson, Freestone, Leon | 92 min |
| Jun 12, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Anderson, Leon, Robertson | 21 min |
| Jun 12, 5:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Milam, Robertson | 89 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.