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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 2, 2013Comanche County, Erath County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 2, 2013, 2:29 AM CDT for Comanche County, Erath County, Texas. It was in force for 61 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: Apr 2, 2013, 2:29 AM CDT (07:29 UTC)
Expired: Apr 2, 2013, 3:30 AM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Comanche County, TX, Erath County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 132 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2618 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 100 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Apr 2, 12:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 12:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 10:38 PM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1038 PM CDT MON APR 1 2013

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-030345-
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-
1038 PM CDT MON APR 1 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF
NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS WEST AND NORTHWEST
OF A NOCONA TO MERIDIAN TO GOLDTHWAITE LINE COULD BE STRONG OR
MARGINALLY SEVERE WITH A THREAT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THUNDERSTORM WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THE DAY TUESDAY
NORTH OF A HAMILTON...TO HILLSBORO...TO ATHENS LINE WITH A COLD
FRONT MOVING INTO NORTH TEXAS. A FEW STORMS MAY BRIEFLY REACH
SEVERE LIMITS WITH LARGE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED WEST AND NORTHWEST OF
A NOCONA TO MERIDIAN TO GOLDTHWAITE LINE OVERNIGHT.

82/JLD

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 9:58 PM CDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
958 PM CDT MON APR 1 2013

TXZ100-115-020330-
STEPHENS TX-YOUNG TX-
958 PM CDT MON APR 1 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  STEPHENS COUNTY
  WESTERN YOUNG COUNTY

AT 958 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRECKENRIDGE...NEAR
HUBBARD CREEK RESERVOIR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

OUTFLOW WINDS HAVE RACED AHEAD OF THE STORM AND WILL ARRIVE WELL IN
ADVANCE OF THE PRECIPITATION. THESE OUTFLOW WINDS MAY EXCEED 40 MPH
WHEN THEY REACH CRYSTAL FALLS AND BRECKENRIDGE. PEA HAIL MAY
ACCOMPANY THE RAIN.

LAT...LON 3294 9910 3296 9909 3297 9896 3340 9896
      3334 9874 3286 9864 3252 9886 3252 9910
      3257 9911
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 299DEG 24KT 3289 9899

25

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 10:29 PM CDT, 4 hours before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1029 PM CDT MON APR 1 2013

TXZ115-020400-
STEPHENS TX-
1029 PM CDT MON APR 1 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  STEPHENS COUNTY

AT 1029 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTH OF BRECKENRIDGE...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 15 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BRECKENRIDGE AND NECESSITY.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL...PENNY SIZED
HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3295 9892 3290 9858 3251 9858 3251 9859
      3270 9898
TIME...MOT...LOC 0329Z 293DEG 13KT 3283 9886

82/JLD

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 11:14 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1114 PM CDT MON APR 1 2013

TXZ129-020445-
EASTLAND TX-
1114 PM CDT MON APR 1 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTHERN EASTLAND COUNTY

AT 1114 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES WEST OF RANGER...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CISCO...EASTLAND AND RANGER.

PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM....HEADING TOWARDS RANGER.

LAT...LON 3251 9911 3251 9848 3230 9849 3227 9912
TIME...MOT...LOC 0414Z 284DEG 15KT 3248 9873

82/JLD

Local storm report, Apr 2, 1:21 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
121 AM CDT TUE APR 02 2013

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0110 AM     HAIL             DUBLIN                  32.08N  98.33W
04/02/2013  E1.75 INCH       ERATH              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IN DUBLIN

Local storm report, Apr 2, 2:21 AM CDT, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
221 AM CDT TUE APR 02 2013

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0112 AM     HAIL             5 SE DUBLIN             32.03N  98.27W
04/02/2013  E1.00 INCH       ERATH              TX   PUBLIC

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DUBLIN ON FM 219

Local storm report, Apr 2, 2:24 AM CDT, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
224 AM CDT TUE APR 02 2013

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0210 AM     HAIL             10 W DE LEON            32.12N  98.72W
04/02/2013  E1.00 INCH       COMANCHE           TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL 10 MILES WEST OF DE LEON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 1, 9:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Stephens	29 min
Apr 1, 9:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Stephens	32 min
Apr 1, 10:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Stephens	31 min
Apr 1, 11:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Eastland	31 min
Apr 1, 11:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland	45 min
Apr 1, 11:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche, Erath	67 min
Apr 2, 12:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland	31 min
Apr 2, 12:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche, Erath	61 min
Apr 2, 1:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Erath	2 hr
Apr 2, 1:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche, Eastland	56 min
Apr 2, 2:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Erath	59 min
Apr 2, 3:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche, Erath, Hamilton	46 min
Apr 2, 5:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Stephens	32 min
Apr 2, 5:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Stephens	36 min
Apr 2, 6:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Stephens	3 hr
Apr 2, 7:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Stephens	3 hr
Apr 2, 7:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	26 min
Apr 2, 7:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland, Erath, Palo Pinto, Stephens	63 min
Apr 2, 8:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	21 min
Apr 2, 9:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Palo Pinto	2 hr
Apr 2, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Bell	31 min
Apr 2, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell	62 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.