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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 13, 2014, 4:56 PM CDT for Comanche County, Eastland County, Erath County, Texas. It was in force for 64 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 13, 2014, 4:56 PM CDT (21:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2014, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Comanche County, TX, Eastland County, TX, Erath County, TX
The radar
The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -284 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 635 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 334 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 439 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 13, 4:10 PM CDT, 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 4:10 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 410 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 .DISCUSSION... THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED INTO THE WESTERN ZONES BEFORE SUNRISE AND MOVED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY HAD MOVED TO THE EAST OF A BONHAM TO CORSICANA TO GEORGETOWN LINE AS OF 330 PM. THESE STORMS PRODUCED SOME LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS AND THERE WERE A FEW REPORTS OF SOME SMALL HAIL. ROUND TWO OF STORMS HAVE FIRED ALONG THE DRY LINE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST NORTHEAST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SOME DESTABILIZATION IS OCCURRING ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE I-35 CORRIDOR WESTWARD LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SO ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT MAY STILL OCCUR BEFORE SUNSET. A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDED SOUTHEAST OF A SWEETWATER TO CHILDRESS TO PLAINVIEW LINE AT 3 PM....WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL OVERTAKE THE DRY LINE THIS EVENING AND SWEEP THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTERN ZONES BY DAYBREAK. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TOWARD DAYBREAK. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MIX DOWN MONDAY MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED LATER THIS EVENING TO COVER MONDAY/S STRONG WINDS. HIGHS MONDAY WILL BE IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY SUNSET MONDAY AND WITH CLEAR SKIES AND THE LIGHTER WINDS...A FREEZE WILL OCCUR ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS WITH AREAS OF FROST POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS. LOWS WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE 30S...THOUGH SOME UPPER 20S ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE NORMALLY COLDER SPOTS ACROSS THE NORTH AND WEST. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AHEAD OF A SHORTWAVE AND COLD FRONT. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SOME LINGERING SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EAST FRIDAY MORNING. 58 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 50 57 34 63 43 / 40 10 5 0 5 WACO, TX 54 59 34 64 39 / 30 20 5 0 5 PARIS, TX 49 51 30 60 38 / 50 20 10 0 5 DENTON, TX 45 54 30 63 39 / 30 10 5 0 5 MCKINNEY, TX 48 55 31 62 38 / 50 10 5 0 5 DALLAS, TX 50 57 35 63 44 / 50 10 5 0 5 TERRELL, TX 52 56 32 62 38 / 50 20 5 0 5 CORSICANA, TX 54 56 34 62 40 / 50 20 5 0 5 TEMPLE, TX 55 60 35 64 38 / 30 20 5 0 5 MINERAL WELLS, TX 44 56 31 64 38 / 20 10 5 0 5 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR TXZ091>093-100>104- 115>120-129>134-141>146-156>161-174-175. && 30/58
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 4:11 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 411 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-141230- 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- 411 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE... MAINLY NORTHWEST OF A BONHAM TO COMANCHE THIS EVENING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MOST LIKELY SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS...HOWEVER A FEW TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNSET FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM SHERMAN TO CORSICANA TO HEARNE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. FROST IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS. MAKE PLANS TO PROTECT PLANTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS RETURNS TO NORTH TEXAS THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 13, 2:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
205 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
TXZ122-131930-
VAN ZANDT TX-
205 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
VAN ZANDT COUNTY
AT 205 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CANTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CANTON...EDGEWOOD...
FRUITVALE...GRAND SALINE...VAN AND PURTIS CREEK STATE PARK.
PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3237 9581 3235 9592 3236 9608 3253 9607
3277 9584 3277 9576 3276 9576 3274 9570
3271 9566 3272 9564 3270 9559 3254 9559
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 234DEG 37KT 3249 9591Special weather statement, Apr 13, 3:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
300 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
TXZ115-132030-
STEPHENS TX-
300 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHERN STEPHENS COUNTY
AT 259 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES WEST OF BRECKENRIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CRYSTAL FALLS.
PENNY-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM THIS
STORM.
IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3293 9910 3294 9910 3297 9902 3296 9895
3296 9894 3296 9875 3280 9871 3274 9910
3292 9911
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 254DEG 30KT 3283 9914Local storm report, Apr 13, 4:54 PM CDT, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 3:01 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FWD | Bell, Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell and 28 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Van Zandt | 25 min |
| Apr 13, 3:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Stephens | 30 min |
| Apr 13, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens | 64 min |
| Apr 13, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 63 min |
| Apr 13, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto | 52 min |
| Apr 13, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Parker | 29 min |
| Apr 13, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Mills | 80 min |
| Apr 13, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche, Erath | 63 min |
| Apr 13, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lampasas, Mills | 67 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.