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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 27, 2015Anderson County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2015, 3:15 AM CDT for Anderson County, Texas. It was in force for 60 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 27, 2015, 3:15 AM CDT (08:15 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2015, 4:15 AM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Anderson County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 177 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 26, 10:45 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 191 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: 1199 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -82 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1646 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 248 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 3.3

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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 27, 1:54 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 1:54 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 3:19 PM CDT, 11 hours 56 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
319 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-271245-
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-
319 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID
EVENING ACROSS ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS. THE HIGHEST
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-35
CORRIDOR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH VERY LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. THE TORNADO THREAT
IS GREATEST SOUTHWEST OF A DECATUR TO HILLSBORO TO TEMPLE LINE
BETWEEN 5 PM AND 9 PM.

THE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHTTIME
HOURS AS A LINE OF STORMS DEVELOPS OUT WEST AND MARCHES EAST
ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS
TONIGHT...BUT A TORNADO CAN NOT BE RULED OUT.

ALL THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT MAY LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
THE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM ON MONDAY ACROSS
ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH
LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS...BUT THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER
SHOULD BE LOWER THAN SUNDAYS THREAT. HOWEVER...THE HEAVY RAINFALL
AND FLOODING THREAT WILL INCREASE MONDAY WITH LOCATIONS NORTH OF A
BOWIE TO DFW TO PALESTINE LINE HAVING THE HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF
I-35. SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF
NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 27, 12:42 AM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 27, 1:01 AM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 27, 2:33 AM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 27, 3:03 AM CDT, 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 27, 3:10 AM CDT, 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 3:11 AM CDT, 4 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 26, 7:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	FWD	Erath, Hood, Somervell	37 min
Apr 26, 7:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Parker	23 min
Apr 26, 7:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche, Erath	44 min
Apr 26, 7:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Erath	3 hr
Apr 26, 7:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland, Erath, Palo Pinto, Stephens	37 min
Apr 26, 7:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hood, Johnson, Parker	42 min
Apr 26, 7:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Jack, Young	3 hr
Apr 26, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Erath, Hood, Somervell	66 min
Apr 26, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland, Erath, Palo Pinto, Stephens	63 min
Apr 26, 8:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	FWD	Erath, Somervell	30 min
Apr 26, 8:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	3 hr
Apr 26, 8:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Hood, Somervell	3 hr
Apr 26, 8:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Erath, Palo Pinto	35 min
Apr 26, 8:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Bosque, Erath, Somervell	34 min
Apr 26, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Erath, Hood, Palo Pinto, Parker	62 min
Apr 26, 8:52 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Erath, Hood, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell	3 hr
Apr 26, 8:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bosque, Hood, Johnson, Somervell	64 min
Apr 26, 8:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Erath, Palo Pinto	63 min
Apr 26, 9:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	FWD	Bosque, Hood, Johnson, Somervell	34 min
Apr 26, 9:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche, Eastland	42 min
Apr 26, 9:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	FWD	Bosque, Hill, Johnson, Somervell	35 min
Apr 26, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bosque, Hill, Johnson, Somervell	62 min
Apr 26, 9:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Erath, Hood, Somervell	57 min
Apr 26, 9:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	51 min
Apr 26, 10:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	FWD	Hill, Johnson	34 min
Apr 26, 10:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Johnson	3 hr
Apr 26, 10:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bosque, Erath, Hood, Somervell	63 min
Apr 26, 10:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	FWD	Hill, Johnson	46 min
Apr 26, 10:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Hill, Johnson	58 min
Apr 26, 11:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hill	60 min
Apr 26, 11:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis	27 min
Apr 26, 11:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	FWD	Hill	36 min
Apr 26, 11:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	FWD	Ellis, Hill, Johnson	32 min
Apr 26, 11:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Johnson	52 min
Apr 26, 11:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Montague, Wise	39 min
Apr 26, 11:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Ellis, Tarrant	62 min
Apr 26, 11:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Bosque, Ellis, Hill	3 hr
Apr 26, 11:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Erath, Hood, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell	3 hr
Apr 26, 11:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Hill, Navarro	63 min
Apr 26, 11:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Ellis, Hill, Johnson	32 min
Apr 27, 12:12 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Ellis	33 min
Apr 27, 12:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Bosque	44 min
Apr 27, 12:23 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Tarrant	3 hr
Apr 27, 12:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bosque, Hill, McLennan	31 min
Apr 27, 12:28 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Bosque, Hill	3 hr
Apr 27, 12:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hamilton	38 min
Apr 27, 12:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Limestone	47 min
Apr 27, 1:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Navarro	44 min
Apr 27, 1:11 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Johnson	12 hr
Apr 27, 1:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Tarrant	3 hr
Apr 27, 1:24 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Coryell, Limestone, McLennan, Navarro	3 hr
Apr 27, 1:47 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Bell	3 hr
Apr 27, 2:25 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Ellis	3 hr
Apr 27, 2:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Limestone	27 min
Apr 27, 2:34 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Henderson, Navarro	4 days
Apr 27, 2:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Leon, Limestone, Robertson	3 hr
Apr 27, 3:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Leon	27 min
Apr 27, 3:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Anderson	35 min
Apr 27, 4:41 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Navarro	3 days
Apr 27, 8:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hill	17 hr
Apr 27, 1:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Johnson	6 hr
Apr 27, 5:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Tarrant	113 min
Apr 27, 6:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Dallas, Ellis	114 min
Apr 27, 6:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Mills	40 min
Apr 27, 6:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Ellis	52 min
Apr 27, 6:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Johnson	12 hr

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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.