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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 2012, 2:13 PM CDT for Collin County, Dallas County, Rockwall County, Texas. It was in force for 62 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
- Apr 3, 2012, 2:13 PM CDT (19:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2012, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Collin County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Rockwall County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:17 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, 2:23 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Garland, TX | WILLIAM STADIUM AREA |
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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 78 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.
252
WFUS54 KFWD 031913
TORFWD
TXC085-113-397-032015-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0008.120403T1913Z-120403T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
213 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...
NORTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
WESTERN ROCKWALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 315 PM CDT
* AT 212 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING TORNADOES WAS 6 MILES WEST OF SUNNYVALE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM! SEEK SHELTER NOW!
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GARLAND...ROWLETT AND HEATH AROUND 220 PM CDT...
PARKER AROUND 235 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED WITH THIS STORM! THIS IS AN EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DESTRUCTIVE
STORM...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3323 9629 3299 9637 3281 9650 3281 9652
3279 9652 3277 9666 3280 9676 3326 9658
3326 9630
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 205DEG 28KT 3286 9664
$$
DUNN4 follow-up statements
226
WWUS54 KFWD 031927
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
227 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
TXC085-113-397-032015-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120403T2015Z/
DALLAS TX-ROCKWALL TX-COLLIN TX-
227 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COLLIN...NORTHWESTERN ROCKWALL AND NORTHEASTERN DALLAS
COUNTIES...
AT 226 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
MONITORING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GARLAND...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SACHSE AROUND 235 PM CDT...
MURPHY AROUND 240 PM CDT...
PARKER AROUND 245 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES! THIS IS AN
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
DANGEROUS STORM...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3322 9629 3299 9637 3287 9652 3285 9657
3284 9667 3290 9670 3326 9658 3326 9630
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 206DEG 22KT 3291 9661
$$
DUNN824
WWUS54 KFWD 031945
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
245 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
TXC113-397-031955-
/O.CAN.KFWD.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120403T2015Z/
DALLAS TX-ROCKWALL TX-
245 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ROCKWALL AND NORTHEASTERN
DALLAS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3322 9629 3319 9630 3299 9637 3298 9638
3298 9664 3299 9667 3326 9658 3326 9630
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 206DEG 22KT 3301 9655
$$
TXC085-032015-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120403T2015Z/
COLLIN TX-
245 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COLLIN COUNTY...
AT 245 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
MONITORING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. PAUL...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 25 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LUCAS AND LAVON AROUND 255 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR BATHROOM...CLOSET...OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR BUILDING. COVER YOURSELF WITH BLANKETS...PILLOWS...OR A
MATTRESS FOR PROTECTION.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3322 9629 3319 9630 3299 9637 3298 9638
3298 9664 3299 9667 3326 9658 3326 9630
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 206DEG 22KT 3301 9655
$$
DUNN995
WWUS54 KFWD 032005
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
305 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
TXC085-032015-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120403T2015Z/
COLLIN TX-
305 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
COLLIN COUNTY...
AT 305 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR WYLIE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
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 3323 9634 3319 9636 3307 9643 3302 9647
3302 9657 3309 9659 3326 9658 3326 9634
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 205DEG 30KT 3309 9651
$$
DUNN631
WWUS54 KFWD 032012
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
312 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
TXC085-032022-
/O.EXP.KFWD.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120403T2015Z/
COLLIN TX-
312 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL COLLIN COUNTY EXPIRES AT 315 PM
CDT...
AT 312 PM CDT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO
WARNING WEAKENED AND WAS NO LONGER CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3323 9634 3319 9636 3307 9643 3302 9647
3302 9657 3309 9659 3326 9658 3326 9634
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 205DEG 30KT 3314 9648
$$
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, 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, 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.