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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 135, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2013, 12:26 AM CDT for Lampasas County, Texas. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 16, 2013, 12:26 AM CDT (05:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2013, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Lampasas County, TX
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 1604 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 843 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 436 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.0
- Supercell composite
- 20.6
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 16, 12:25 AM CDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 16, 12:25 AM CDT, 1 minute before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 15, 3:57 PM CDT, 8 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 357 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2013 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-161115- 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- 357 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS. A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL LINGER THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND WILL EXIT THE REGION TO THE NORTHEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN WEST OF A LAMPASAS TO BOWIE LINE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS LATE SUNDAY AND AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY NORTHWEST OF A GOLDTHWAITE... FORT WORTH...SHERMAN LINE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS THE REST OF NORTH TEXAS LATE EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 15, 10:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1043 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2013 TXZ118-160415- TARRANT TX- 1043 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHERN TARRANT COUNTY AT 1043 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER RIVER OAKS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ARLINGTON...BENBROOK... DALWORTHINGTON GARDENS...EDGECLIFF...EVERMAN...FOREST HILL...FORT WORTH...HALTOM CITY...KENNEDALE...LAKE WORTH...PANTEGO...RICHLAND HILLS...RIVER OAKS...SANSOM PARK...WESTWORTH AND WHITE SETTLEMENT. NICKEL-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 3279 9704 3255 9704 3269 9751 3286 9744 TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 287DEG 25KT 3275 9737 82/JLD
Local storm report, May 15, 10:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1046 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2013
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1041 PM HAIL 5 N AZLE 32.97N 97.53W
05/15/2013 E1.75 INCH TARRANT TX PUBLICLocal storm report, May 15, 10:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1058 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2013
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1057 PM TSTM WND GST 2 SW HAMILTON 31.68N 98.14W
05/15/2013 M59 MPH HAMILTON TX AWOSLocal storm report, May 15, 11:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1123 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2013
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1120 PM HAIL COVINGTON 32.18N 97.27W
05/15/2013 E1.75 INCH HILL TX EMERGENCY MNGRSpecial weather statement, May 15, 11:42 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1142 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2013
TXZ144-145-159-160515-
HILL TX-MCLENNAN TX-BOSQUE TX-
1142 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BOSQUE COUNTY
SOUTHWESTERN HILL COUNTY
MCLENNAN COUNTY
AT 1142 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHEAST
OF CLIFTON TO 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF GATESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE BELLMEAD...BEVERLY
HILLS...BRUCEVILLE-EDDY...CRAWFORD...HALLSBURG...HEWITT...
LACY-LAKEVIEW...LORENA...MART...MCGREGOR...MOODY...NORTHCREST...
RIESEL...ROBINSON...VALLEY MILLS...WACO...WEST...WHITNEY...WOODWAY
AND LAKE WHITNEY STATE PARK.
VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE
STORMS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3159 9761 3201 9747 3187 9704 3153 9680
3124 9734
TIME...MOT...LOC 0442Z 287DEG 30KT 3189 9739 3156 9752
82/JLDLocal storm report, May 16, 12:18 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 52 min |
| May 15, 7:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Parker | 47 min |
| May 15, 7:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Montague, Wise | 62 min |
| May 15, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Parker, Wise | 51 min |
| May 15, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hood | 50 min |
| May 15, 7:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Parker | 2 hr |
| May 15, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke | 61 min |
| May 15, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker, Tarrant | 64 min |
| May 15, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood, Johnson | 62 min |
| May 15, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell, Hamilton | 61 min |
| May 15, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Montague | 44 min |
| May 15, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Johnson, Parker, Tarrant | 40 min |
| May 15, 8:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hood, Johnson | 52 min |
| May 15, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton, Wise | 62 min |
| May 15, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Young | 38 min |
| May 15, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Coryell, Hamilton | 48 min |
| May 15, 8:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 43 min |
| May 15, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton, Parker, Tarrant, Wise | 54 min |
| May 15, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Montague, Wise | 45 min |
| May 15, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 66 min |
| May 15, 8:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Johnson | 47 min |
| May 15, 9:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Coryell, Hamilton | 44 min |
| May 15, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson | 58 min |
| May 15, 9:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Comanche | 25 min |
| May 15, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 62 min |
| May 15, 9:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Johnson | 22 min |
| May 15, 9:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Dallas | 45 min |
| May 15, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche, Erath | 67 min |
| May 15, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell, Hamilton | 61 min |
| May 15, 9:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Ellis, Hill, Johnson | 45 min |
| May 15, 9:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Collin | 23 min |
| May 15, 9:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Collin, Denton, Wise | 3 hr |
| May 15, 10:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Johnson | 3 hr |
| May 15, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson | 59 min |
| May 15, 10:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hood | 23 min |
| May 15, 10:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Wise | 36 min |
| May 15, 10:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Johnson | 113 min |
| May 15, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker, Tarrant, Wise | 35 min |
| May 15, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche, Hamilton, Mills | 62 min |
| May 15, 10:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Somervell | 37 min |
| May 15, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 64 min |
| May 15, 10:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 32 min |
| May 15, 10:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Dallas, Rockwall | 115 min |
| May 15, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis, Hill, Johnson | 66 min |
| May 15, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker, Tarrant | 50 min |
| May 15, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell, Lampasas | 58 min |
| May 15, 11:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 15 hr |
| May 15, 11:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | McLennan | 33 min |
| May 15, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis, Hill, Navarro | 44 min |
| May 16, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis, Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro | 52 min |
| May 16, 12:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Ellis, Kaufman, Navarro | 32 min |
| May 16, 12:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Freestone, Navarro | 35 min |
| May 16, 12:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bell | 34 min |
| May 16, 1:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Dallas | 3 hr |
| May 16, 1:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bell | 64 min |
| May 16, 2:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Milam | 31 min |
| May 16, 3:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Milam | 25 min |
| May 16, 3:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Robertson | 27 min |
| May 16, 7:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Collin | 30 min |
| May 16, 7:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Collin | 32 min |
| May 16, 7:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Fannin | 23 min |
| May 16, 8:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin, Grayson | 56 min |
| May 16, 8:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 23 min |
| May 16, 9:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Fannin | 3 hr |
| May 16, 10:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Fannin | 32 min |
| May 16, 11:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Lamar | 116 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.