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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 27, 2014, 3:25 AM CDT for 21 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 27, 2014, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2014, 3:25 AM CDT (08:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 27, 2014, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2014, 6:58 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
All 21 counties
Bosque County, TX, Comanche County, TX, Cooke County, TX, Coryell County, TX, Denton County, TX, Eastland County, TX, Erath County, TX, Hamilton County, TX, Hood County, TX, Jack County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Lampasas County, TX, Mills County, TX, Montague County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Parker County, TX, Somervell County, TX, Stephens County, TX, Tarrant County, TX, Wise County, TX, Young County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:25 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 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 849 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -330 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1250 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
164 WWUS74 KFWD 270825 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 325 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF NORTH TEXAS FROM 10 AM UNTIL 7 PM... .A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS THIS MORNING AND RESULT IN A SOUTHWEST OR WEST WIND BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH THIS EVENING. TXZ091-092-100>103-115>118-129>133-141>144-156-157-271700- /O.NEW.KFWD.WI.Y.0013.140427T1500Z-140428T0000Z/ MONTAGUE-COOKE-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER- TARRANT-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-COMANCHE-MILLS- HAMILTON-BOSQUE-LAMPASAS-CORYELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...GRAHAM... OLNEY...JACKSBORO...DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE... FLOWER MOUND...THE COLONY...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS... WEATHERFORD...BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...CISCO...EASTLAND... RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY... OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...COMANCHE... DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN... VALLEY MILLS...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE 325 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ALONG AND WEST OF THE GAINESVILLE...FORT WORTH...TO GATESVILLE LINE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST OR WEST WIND BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE MID TO LATE MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATING ON OPEN WATERS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED ARE LIKELY TO BE BLOWN AROUND. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
638 WWUS74 KFWD 271640 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1140 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH 7 PM... .A PACIFIC COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND WILL PRODUCE SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 AND 30 MPH AND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING. TXZ091-092-100>103-115>118-129>133-141>144-156-157-280000- /O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/ MONTAGUE-COOKE-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER- TARRANT-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-COMANCHE-MILLS- HAMILTON-BOSQUE-LAMPASAS-CORYELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...GRAHAM... OLNEY...JACKSBORO...DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE... FLOWER MOUND...THE COLONY...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS... WEATHERFORD...BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...CISCO...EASTLAND... RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY... OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...COMANCHE... DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN... VALLEY MILLS...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE 1140 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALONG AND WEST OF THE GAINESVILLE...FORT WORTH...TO GATESVILLE LINE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH MIDDAY AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATING ON OPEN WATERS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED ARE LIKELY TO BE BLOWN AROUND. 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. && $$
274 WWUS74 KFWD 272358 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 658 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 TXZ091-092-100>103-115>118-129>133-141>144-156-157-280100- /O.CAN.KFWD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/ MONTAGUE-COOKE-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER- TARRANT-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-COMANCHE-MILLS- HAMILTON-BOSQUE-LAMPASAS-CORYELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...GRAHAM... OLNEY...JACKSBORO...DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE... FLOWER MOUND...THE COLONY...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS... WEATHERFORD...BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...CISCO...EASTLAND... RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY... OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...COMANCHE... DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN... VALLEY MILLS...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE 658 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS BUT THEY WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT HOUR. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST TO THE WEST WILL SETTLE THROUGH THE EVENING. $$ DUNN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 7:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Wise | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 8:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke, Denton, Wise | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 8:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 14 min |
| Apr 27, 8:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 8:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Cooke, Denton, Grayson | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 9:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | McLennan | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 9:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 9:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Rockwall | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 10:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hunt | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Fannin | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Ellis | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 58 min |
| Apr 27, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 61 min |
| Apr 27, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Rains | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 32 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.