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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2015, 6:41 AM CDT for Denton County, Texas. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 10, 2015, 6:41 AM CDT (11:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2015, 7:04 AM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Denton County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 36 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
- 2343 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1015 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 316 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 396 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 5.1
- Supercell composite
- 26.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS54 KFWD 101141
TORFWD
TXC121-101215-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0049.150510T1141Z-150510T1215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
641 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN DENTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 715 AM CDT
* AT 641 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GRAPEVINE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
COPPELL AROUND 645 AM CDT.
LEWISVILLE...HIGHLAND VILLAGE AND HICKORY CREEK AROUND 650 AM CDT.
CARROLLTON...LAKE DALLAS...LAKE LEWISVILLE AND HEBRON AROUND 655 AM
CDT.
THE COLONY AND HACKBERRY AROUND 700 AM CDT.
FRISCO AND LITTLE ELM AROUND 705 AM CDT.
PLANO AROUND 710 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LAKEWOOD VILLAGE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35E BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 446 AND 456.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3299 9684 3299 9703 3298 9704 3298 9706
3299 9719 3326 9684
TIME...MOT...LOC 1141Z 232DEG 38KT 3298 9707
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DUNN2 follow-up statements
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WWUS54 KFWD 101150
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
650 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
TXC121-101215-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-150510T1215Z/
DENTON TX-
650 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DENTON COUNTY...
AT 649 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER LEWISVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
THE COLONY AROUND 655 AM CDT.
LITTLE ELM AND HACKBERRY AROUND 700 AM CDT.
FRISCO AROUND 705 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LAKEWOOD VILLAGE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35E BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 446 AND 454.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3298 9704 3298 9706 3299 9713 3326 9684
3299 9684 3299 9703
TIME...MOT...LOC 1149Z 214DEG 46KT 3306 9697
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DUNN244
WWUS54 KFWD 101204
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
704 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
TXC121-101214-
/O.CAN.KFWD.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-150510T1215Z/
DENTON TX-
704 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DENTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. THE CIRCULATION HAS WEAKENED
AND MOVED INTO WESTERN COLLIN COUNTY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3298 9704 3298 9706 3299 9713 3326 9684
3299 9684 3299 9703
TIME...MOT...LOC 1203Z 232DEG 38KT 3316 9682
$$
DUNNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 40 min |
| May 9, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath, Hood, Palo Pinto | 63 min |
| May 9, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Erath | 30 min |
| May 9, 7:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Erath | 115 min |
| May 9, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath, Hood, Parker, Somervell | 60 min |
| May 9, 7:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Erath, Hood | 30 min |
| May 9, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 58 min |
| May 9, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 56 min |
| May 9, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant | 65 min |
| May 9, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland, Erath, Palo Pinto | 61 min |
| May 9, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath, Hood, Somervell | 60 min |
| May 9, 9:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Erath | 2 hr |
| May 9, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland, Stephens | 59 min |
| May 9, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath, Palo Pinto | 48 min |
| May 9, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood, Johnson, Somervell | 60 min |
| May 9, 10:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Denton, Grayson | 37 min |
| May 9, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 61 min |
| May 9, 10:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Stephens | 48 min |
| May 9, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood | 63 min |
| May 9, 11:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 47 min |
| May 9, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 61 min |
| May 9, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood, Johnson, Somervell | 63 min |
| May 9, 11:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Eastland, Erath, Hood | 5 hr |
| May 10, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson | 28 min |
| May 10, 12:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 41 min |
| May 10, 12:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland, Erath, Palo Pinto | 55 min |
| May 10, 12:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Johnson | 3 hr |
| May 10, 3:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche, Eastland | 66 min |
| May 10, 4:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens | 61 min |
| May 10, 4:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath, Palo Pinto | 73 min |
| May 10, 4:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche, Eastland | 23 min |
| May 10, 5:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Eastland, Erath, Hood | 4 hr |
| May 10, 5:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood, Parker, Somervell | 62 min |
| May 10, 5:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 48 min |
| May 10, 5:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Johnson | 46 min |
| May 10, 6:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Parker, Tarrant | 3 hr |
| May 10, 6:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Wise | 48 min |
| May 10, 6:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Denton | 44 min |
| May 10, 6:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 40 min |
| May 10, 6:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Cooke, Denton | 3 hr |
| May 10, 6:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas | 48 min |
| May 10, 6:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Johnson | 3 hr |
| May 10, 7:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Cooke, Grayson | 43 min |
| May 10, 7:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin | 57 min |
| May 10, 7:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bosque, Ellis, Hill, Johnson | 46 min |
| May 10, 7:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Grayson, Rockwall | 3 hr |
| May 10, 7:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill | 53 min |
| May 10, 7:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas, Ellis | 45 min |
| May 10, 7:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Fannin, Grayson | 42 min |
| May 10, 8:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson | 3 hr |
| May 10, 8:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Ellis, Kaufman | 51 min |
| May 10, 8:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 16 hr |
| May 10, 8:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall | 48 min |
| May 10, 9:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Erath, Hood | 3 hr |
| May 10, 9:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Johnson | 2 hr |
| May 10, 9:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 56 days |
| May 10, 9:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Kaufman | 44 min |
| May 10, 10:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 27 hr |
| May 10, 10:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Navarro | 4 days |
| May 10, 10:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Henderson, Navarro | 56 days |
| May 10, 10:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hunt | 38 min |
| May 10, 10:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas | 47 min |
| May 10, 10:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Denton, Tarrant | 3 hr |
| May 10, 10:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins | 41 hr |
| May 10, 10:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Denton, Tarrant | 44 min |
| May 10, 10:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall | 41 min |
| May 10, 11:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Fannin, Grayson | 3 hr |
| May 10, 11:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Delta | 41 min |
| May 10, 11:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Wise | 114 min |
| May 10, 12:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Parker | 41 min |
| May 10, 12:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke, Denton, Wise | 43 min |
| May 10, 12:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Parker | 50 min |
| May 10, 12:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Wise | 5 hr |
| May 10, 12:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Cooke | 46 min |
| May 10, 1:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Parker | 3 hr |
| May 10, 1:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Cooke, Denton | 10 hr |
| May 10, 1:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Denton | 41 min |
| May 10, 1:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 45 min |
| May 10, 1:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton, Parker, Tarrant, Wise | 63 min |
| May 10, 1:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Wise | 20 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.