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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 19, 2012, 11:12 AM CDT for 46 counties in Texas. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2012, 11:12 AM CDT (16:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
All 46 counties
Anderson County, TX, Bell County, TX, Bosque County, TX, Collin County, TX, Comanche County, TX, Cooke County, TX, Coryell County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Delta County, TX, Denton County, TX, Eastland County, TX, Ellis County, TX, Erath County, TX, Falls County, TX, Fannin County, TX, Freestone County, TX, Grayson County, TX, Hamilton County, TX, Henderson County, TX, Hill County, TX, Hood County, TX, Hopkins County, TX, Hunt County, TX, Jack County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Lamar County, TX, Lampasas County, TX, Leon County, TX, Limestone County, TX, McLennan County, TX, Milam County, TX, Mills County, TX, Montague County, TX, Navarro County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Parker County, TX, Rains County, TX, Robertson County, TX, Rockwall County, TX, Somervell County, TX, Stephens County, TX, Tarrant County, TX, Van Zandt County, TX, Wise County, TX, Young County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:13 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 1782 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 509 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 318 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 447 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.3
- Supercell composite
- 17.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
332 WWUS74 KFWD 191612 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1112 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-200000- /O.NEW.KFWD.WI.Y.0006.120319T1612Z-120320T0000Z/ MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN- HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS- ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL- JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL- NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS- LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE... SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO... DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND... THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER... SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD... BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL... KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN... EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND... RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY... OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE... ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY... COMANCHE...DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON... MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE... FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE... KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA... GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON... ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN...CALVERT 1112 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL GUST HIGHER LOCALLY IN THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST WEST HIGHWAYS. LOOSE OBJECTS AND DEAD TREES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BLOWING DOWN IN THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. RESIDENTS MAY WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$ DUNN
2 follow-up statements
691 WWUS74 KFWD 192032 AAA NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 332 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 TXZ091-100>102-115>117-129-130-141-192145- /O.CAN.KFWD.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/ MONTAGUE-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-EASTLAND- ERATH-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GRAHAM...OLNEY... JACKSBORO...DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS... WEATHERFORD...BRIAR...CISCO...EASTLAND...RANGER...GORMAN... STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...COMANCHE...DE LEON 332 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BEHIND AREAS OF RAINFALL ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. $$ TXZ092>095-103>107-118>123-131>135-142>148-156>162-174-175-200000- /O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/ COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS- TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-HOOD-SOMERVELL- JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO- FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE- LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...SHERMAN...DENISON... BONHAM...PARIS...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND... THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER... SULPHUR SPRINGS...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL... TERRELL...KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON... GRAND SALINE...VAN...EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI... GRANBURY...OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON... WAXAHACHIE...ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS... GUN BARREL CITY...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON... MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE... FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE... KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA... GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON... ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN...CALVERT 332 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 7 PM. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL GUST HIGHER LOCALLY IN THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET BUT REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST WEST HIGHWAYS. LOOSE OBJECTS AND DEAD TREES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BLOWING DOWN IN THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. RESIDENTS MAY WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$ DUNN
219 WWUS74 KFWD 192339 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 639 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 TXZ092>095-103>107-118>123-131>135-142>148-156>162-174-175-200045- /O.EXP.KFWD.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/ COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS- TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-HOOD-SOMERVELL- JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO- FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE- LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...SHERMAN...DENISON... BONHAM...PARIS...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND... THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER... SULPHUR SPRINGS...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL... TERRELL...KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON... GRAND SALINE...VAN...EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI... GRANBURY...OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON... WAXAHACHIE...ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS... GUN BARREL CITY...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON... MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE... FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE... KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA... GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON... ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN...CALVERT 639 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE DIMINISHING AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 1:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Young | 26 min |
| Mar 19, 1:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 29 min |
| Mar 19, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland, Erath, Palo Pinto | 54 min |
| Mar 19, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto, Parker | 45 min |
| Mar 19, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Wise | 35 min |
| Mar 19, 3:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Parker | 32 min |
| Mar 19, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke, Denton, Montague, Wise | 47 min |
| Mar 19, 3:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Palo Pinto, Parker | 3 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Parker | 23 min |
| Mar 19, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hood, Parker | 31 min |
| Mar 19, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Cooke, Wise | 29 min |
| Mar 19, 4:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Wise | 2 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Cooke | 31 min |
| Mar 19, 5:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Parker | 25 min |
| Mar 19, 5:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Parker | 28 min |
| Mar 19, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Cooke | 26 min |
| Mar 19, 6:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Denton, Tarrant | 59 min |
| Mar 19, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Collin, Fannin, Grayson | 34 min |
| Mar 19, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lampasas | 49 min |
| Mar 19, 6:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Anderson | 35 min |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.