Tornado Warning 19, NWS Fort Worth, TX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
655 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015

.AVIATION...
THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 60-70 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KDFW CONTINUE TO TRY
TO TREK EAST TOWARD THE I-35 CORRIDOR. SOME ANVIL LIGHTNING IS
ALSO POSSIBLE OUT AHEAD OF THE STORMS. FOR NOW HAVE JUST PLACED
VCTS IN THE METROPLEX TAF SITES THROUGH 05Z. THUNDERSTORMS OVER
SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST TEXAS ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH
THE METROPLEX OVERNIGHT...SO HAVE GONE WITH 4SM -TSRA FOR THE
05-10Z PERIOD...BUT NOT INCLUDED THE STRONG WINDS AND WIND SHIFT
THAT WILL LIKELY OCCUR FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS IF THE COMPLEX SWEEPS
THROUGH THE AREA AIRPORTS. EXPECT MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT
THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN ALONG WITH SOME
LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. GENERALLY SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME EASTERLY BY DAYBREAK
AND NORTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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&&

.UPDATE...
A QUICK UPDATE HAS BEEN DONE TO ADD THE NEW TORNADO WATCH 121.
HAVE ALSO LOWERED POPS ACROSS THE AREA EAST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR
FOR THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

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&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 232 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015/

WITH THE FOCUS OF THE FORECAST ON OUR SHORT TERM SEVERE WEATHER
EVOLUTION...WILL KEEP THE DISCUSSION WITH REGARDS TO THE REMAINDER
OF THE FORECAST BRIEF. THE DISCUSSION REGARDING THE EVOLUTION OF
SEVERE STORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT REMAINS MOSTLY VALID STILL AT 2
PM...SO LEFT THE EARLY AFTERNOON UPDATE APPENDED BELOW.

CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS UPDATE FOR TODAY...THE 18Z SUBJECTIVE
SURFACE ANALYSIS INDICATED SURFACE CYCLOGENESIS WAS OCCURRING
FARTHER NORTH THAN WHAT MODELS WERE INDICATING THIS MORNING. IF
THE SURFACE LOW DOES NOT DEVELOP FARTHER SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON...THE PRIMARY INGREDIENTS FOR DISCRETE SUPERCELL
THUNDERSTORMS MAY MOVE NORTH TOWARDS THE DFW METROPLEX THIS
EVENING. THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN THROUGH 00Z AND THE
STRONGEST FORCING AND COMBINATION OF INGREDIENTS FOR SUPERCELLS
WILL EXIST AT THAT TIME AS A RESULT. THE BEST WINDOW FOR DISCRETE
SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CWA...EAST OF THE SURFACE LOW
STILL APPEARS TO BE ON TRACK FOR THE 5 PM TO 10 PM TIME FRAME.
WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THE EVOLUTION OF THE SURFACE LOW CLOSELY
THIS AFTERNOON BECAUSE IF IT SETS UP FARTHER NORTH...THE BIGGEST
THREAT FOR DISCRETE SUPERCELLS MAY MOVE AWAY FROM CENTRAL TEXAS
AND TOWARDS THE DFW AREA. WILL HAVE TO JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS AT
THIS POINT. ANOTHER TORNADO WATCH IS LIKELY TO BE ISSUED LATE THIS
AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS. WHILE THERE MAY NOT
BE MANY STORMS...THE STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED TO POSE A
VERY HIGH THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER. CONDITIONS STILL LOOK
FAVORABLE FOR VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES
WHEREVER SUPERCELLS DEVELOP.

A SQUALL LINE STILL LOOKS LIKELY TO DEVELOP ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST
OKLAHOMA OR ACROSS NORTHWEST TEXAS THIS EVENING. THIS SQUALL LINE
STILL LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE VERY ORGANIZED AND POSE A WIDESPREAD
THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTH TEXAS
LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

THE THREAT FOR FLOODING APPEARS TO BE UNCHANGED AT THIS TIME. WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE THREAT FOR TRAINING STORMS THROUGH
TONIGHT...HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO ISSUE A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH AT THIS TIME.

MONDAY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE VERY LIKELY ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL
TEXAS MONDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER THE MODE AND OVERALL THREAT FOR
SEVERE WEATHER IS VERY UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. IF A LARGE SQUALL
LINE/DERECHO MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTH TEXAS OVERNIGHT...IT MAY
LEAVE A STRONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY ALTER THE
THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT FOR MONDAY. UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS
WITH STORMS THROUGH TONIGHT...IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY THE
EXACT THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS ON MONDAY. THERE WILL BE STRONG
LIFT AS THE UPPER TROUGH PULLS EAST OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...AND
THERE WILL BE MOISTURE...SO OVERALL POPS ARE QUITE HIGH IN THE 50
TO 70 PERCENT CHANCE RANGE. THERE WILL PROBABLY BE A SUFFICIENT
AMOUNT OF WIND SHEAR TO SUPPORT ORGANIZED STORMS TOMORROW
AFTERNOON...HOWEVER CONDITIONS NEAR THE SURFACE MAY BE COOL AND
CLOUD COVER MAY INHIBIT SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY FOR MUCH OF THE
DAY TOMORROW. AT THIS TIME...THINK THAT THE LOCATIONS WITH THE
BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS TOMORROW AFTERNOON WILL TEND TO BE
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 AS THE OVERNIGHT SQUALL LINE IS MOST LIKELY
ALONG AND NORTH OF I-20. WE WILL OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO REEVALUATE THE
THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT TOMORROW MORNING AFTER THE SQUALL LINE
HAS MOVED EAST OF THE CWA.

TUESDAY...THE UPPER TROUGH/LOW IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER NORTH
TEXAS...CENTERED OVER THE RED RIVER. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SEEING
SOME STORMS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE UPPER LOW AS THE COLD AIR
ALOFT WILL HELP DESTABILIZE THE ENVIRONMENT...HOWEVER SKIES WILL
LIKELY BE OVERCAST...SO SURFACE BASED STORMS APPEAR TO BE VERY
UNLIKELY AT THIS TIME. SCATTERED ELEVATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY NEAR THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LOW...SO
HAVE THE HIGHEST POPS NEAR THE RED RIVER...AND LOWEST POPS ACROSS
CENTRAL TEXAS ON TUESDAY.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...UPPER LEVEL RIDGING IS EXPECTED TO
RESULT IN A WARMING TREND UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

CAVANAUGH

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX  63  69  53  63  48 /  70  60  60  20   5
WACO, TX              64  76  54  65  46 /  60  60  40  10   0
PARIS, TX             56  66  52  63  45 /  70  70  70  30   5
DENTON, TX            62  66  52  63  45 /  70  60  60  20   5
MCKINNEY, TX          60  66  52  63  46 /  70  70  70  20   5
DALLAS, TX            63  69  53  63  50 /  70  60  60  20   5
TERRELL, TX           61  70  54  63  48 /  60  70  70  20   5
CORSICANA, TX         64  73  54  64  48 /  60  60  60  20   0
TEMPLE, TX            64  81  55  66  48 /  60  30  40  10   0
MINERAL WELLS, TX     61  71  53  63  46 /  70  60  40  10   0

&&

.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

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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.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1049 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015

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

1048 PM     TORNADO          3 N COVINGTON           32.22N  97.27W
04/26/2015                   HILL               TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1052 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015

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

1050 PM     TORNADO          1 NNW RIO VISTA         32.24N  97.39W
04/26/2015                   JOHNSON            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1054 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015

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

1053 PM     TSTM WND GST     RIO VISTA               32.23N  97.38W
04/26/2015  E60 MPH          JOHNSON            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1100 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015

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

1057 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SW CLEBURNE           32.32N  97.44W
04/26/2015                   JOHNSON            TX   PUBLIC

            3 FEET OF WATER ON HIGHWAY 67

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1125 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015

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

1124 PM     TORNADO          4 S BLUM                32.09N  97.40W
04/26/2015                   HILL               TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1126 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015

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

1118 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SANTO                   32.60N  98.22W
04/26/2015                   PALO PINTO         TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING OVER SEVERAL ROADS IN & AROUND SANTO; FM 22,
            2692 TO GORDON