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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 2012, 12:55 PM CDT for Dallas County, Ellis County, Texas. It was in force for 50 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, 12:55 PM CDT (17:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2012, 1:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Tornado emergency
Counties Dallas County, TX, Ellis County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:59 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, 1:07 PM CDT | TORNADO | Oak Leaf, TX | SPOTTERS OBSERVE DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR OAK LEAF |
| Apr 3, 1:16 PM CDT | TORNADO | Lancaster, TX | SPOTTERS CONFIRM LARGE AND DANGEROUS TORNADO LOCATED 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.
| 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, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 52 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.
979
WFUS54 KFWD 031755
TORFWD
TXC113-139-031845-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0003.120403T1755Z-120403T1845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1255 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTH CENTRAL ELLIS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 145 PM CDT
* AT 1256 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR OAK LEAF...
MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GLENN HEIGHTS AND RED OAK AROUND 105 PM CDT...
DESOTO AROUND 115 PM CDT...
LANCASTER AND DUNCANVILLE AROUND 120 PM CDT...
WILMER AROUND 125 PM CDT...
HUTCHINS AROUND 135 PM CDT...
COCKRELL HILL AROUND 140 PM CDT...
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-35E BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 46 AND 60...
I-20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 452 AND 467...
I-30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 31 AND 49...
I-45 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 282 AND 284.
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 3277 9688 3276 9658 3251 9668 3244 9680
3244 9700
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 201DEG 17KT 3250 9686
$$
CAVANAUGH3 follow-up statements
050
WWUS54 KFWD 031807
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
107 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
TXC113-139-031845-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120403T1845Z/
DALLAS TX-ELLIS TX-
107 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL ELLIS AND SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTIES...
AT 107 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OAK LEAF...MOVING
NORTH AT 20 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
DESOTO AROUND 115 PM CDT...
HUTCHINS AROUND 135 PM CDT...
BALCH SPRINGS AROUND 145 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR BATHROOM...CLOSET...OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR BUILDING. COVER YOURSELF WITH BLANKETS...PILLOWS...OR A
MATTRESS FOR PROTECTION.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3248 9684 3254 9693 3277 9688 3276 9658
3251 9668
TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 201DEG 17KT 3255 9684
$$
DUNN724
WWUS54 KFWD 031814
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
114 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
TXC139-031823-
/O.CAN.KFWD.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120403T1845Z/
ELLIS TX-
114 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL ELLIS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3276 9659 3275 9658 3255 9668 3255 9688
3256 9689 3277 9688
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 202DEG 17KT 3257 9681
$$
TXC113-031845-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120403T1845Z/
DALLAS TX-
114 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
DALLAS COUNTY...
AT 113 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GLENN HEIGHTS...MOVING NORTH AT 20
MPH. MEDIA VIDEO SHOWS A TORNADO APPROACHING LANCASTER. THIS IS A
DANGEROUS STORM. SEEK SHELTER NOW!
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LANCASTER AROUND 120 PM CDT...
HUTCHINS AROUND 135 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED! THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DESTRUCTIVE
TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3276 9659 3275 9658 3255 9668 3255 9688
3256 9689 3277 9688
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 202DEG 17KT 3257 9681
$$
DUNN299
WWUS54 KFWD 031816
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
116 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
TXC113-031845-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120403T1845Z/
DALLAS TX-
116 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
DALLAS COUNTY...
AT 116 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONFIRMED A
LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LANCASTER...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CITY OF
DALLAS AND THE CITY OF LANCASTER! SEEK SHELTER NOW!
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LANCASTER AROUND 125 PM CDT...
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 DESTRUCTIVE
TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3276 9659 3275 9658 3255 9668 3255 9688
3256 9689 3277 9688
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 202DEG 17KT 3258 9680
$$
DUNNThe 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, 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, 3:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Collin, Hunt, Rockwall | 40 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.