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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 143, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 29, 2016Cooke County, Montague County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 29, 2016, 2:04 AM CDT for Cooke County, Montague County, Texas. It was in force for 41 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 29, 2016, 2:04 AM CDT (07:04 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2016, 2:45 AM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Cooke County, TX, Montague County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 93 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2016-04-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 14 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2016-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 69 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
14 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-442 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2160 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
214 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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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 28, 11:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 11:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 3:18 PM CDT, 10 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
318 PM CDT THU APR 28 2016

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-291200-
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-
318 PM CDT THU APR 28 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN LATE THIS EVENING AND THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AS A WARM FRONT MOVES RAPIDLY NORTH ACROSS
NORTH TEXAS. THE GREATEST CHANCES WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG AND
NORTH OF THE I-20 CORRIDOR. RICH GULF MOISTURE SURGING NORTH WITH
THE WARM FRONT WILL RESULT IN STEADILY INCREASING INSTABILITY...
ESPECIALLY ALOFT. THE INCREASING INSTABILITY WILL COMBINE WITH
STRONG WIND SHEAR WITH HEIGHT FOR ELEVATED SUPERCELL STRUCTURES
CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY
DOWNPOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ONGOING AT DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING...
PARTICULARLY ACROSS AREAS ALONG THE RED RIVER VALLEY. LARGE HAIL
WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN WITH MORNING STORMS...BUT
BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING ISSUES THAT
MAY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO COME
TO AN END BEFORE MIDDAY.

A DRYLINE WILL INVADE FROM THE WEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AS THE MAIN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF
INCREASING LIFT...A VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WITH LITTLE CAPPING
IN PLACE AT PEAK HEATING...AND STRONG WIND SHEAR WILL PROMOTE THE
FORMATION OF SEVERE STORMS AND POSSIBLY SUPERCELLS. ANY SUPERCELL
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS...AND TORNADOES. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE ALONG AND
EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 AND WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
MORNING. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO
EAST LATE ON SATURDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES WILL RETURN AS EARLY AS SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE ON
MONDAY...BEFORE COMING TO AN END ON TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED OVERNIGHT FOR LARGE
HAIL REPORTS AND ANY LOCALIZED FLOODING.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 28, 8:55 PM CDT, 5 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
855 PM CDT THU APR 28 2016

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

0852 PM     HAIL             2 ESE BELTON            31.06N  97.44W
04/28/2016  E2.00 INCH       BELL               TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            2 INCH SIZE HAIL REPORTED WEST OF BELTON NEAR STILLHOUSE
            HOLLOW LAKE.
Local storm report, Apr 28, 8:57 PM CDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
857 PM CDT THU APR 28 2016

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

0849 PM     HAIL             BELTON                  31.07N  97.47W
04/28/2016  E1.25 INCH       BELL               TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN BELTON
Local storm report, Apr 28, 9:07 PM CDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
907 PM CDT THU APR 28 2016

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

0901 PM     HAIL             MORGAN'S POINT RESORT   31.16N  97.45W
04/28/2016  E1.00 INCH       BELL               TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN MORGAN'S POINT RESORT.
Local storm report, Apr 28, 9:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 28, 9:25 PM CDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 29, 1:57 AM CDT, 7 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 7:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDBell49 min
Apr 28, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBell46 min
Apr 28, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBell, Coryell, McLennan47 min
Apr 28, 9:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBell, Coryell26 min
Apr 28, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBell, Coryell, McLennan62 min
Apr 28, 10:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDBell, Coryell, McLennan3 hr
Apr 29, 1:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMontague48 min
Apr 29, 9:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDLeon, Robertson5 days
Apr 29, 9:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt53 hr
Apr 29, 9:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt, Rockwall40 hr
Apr 29, 11:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins51 hr
Apr 29, 12:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHenderson33 min
Apr 29, 12:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDVan Zandt28 min
Apr 29, 1:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDFreestone, Leon, Robertson26 min
Apr 29, 1:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDAnderson, Freestone, Henderson66 min
Apr 29, 1:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLeon, Robertson57 min
Apr 29, 1:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDTarrant32 min
Apr 29, 1:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCollin34 min
Apr 29, 2:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLeon, Robertson60 min
Apr 29, 2:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDAnderson, Freestone54 min
Apr 29, 2:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDComanche, Erath, Hood35 min
Apr 29, 2:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDenton, Wise60 min
Apr 29, 2:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFannin, Grayson25 min
Apr 29, 2:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDAnderson, Delta, Freestone, Henderson, Hopkins, Leon and 4 more4 hr
Apr 29, 2:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDComanche, Eastland60 min
Apr 29, 2:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDWise43 min
Apr 29, 2:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDErath, Palo Pinto, Parker39 min
Apr 29, 2:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDYoung48 min
Apr 29, 2:44 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDBell, Coryell, McLennan3 hr
Apr 29, 2:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLeon47 min
Apr 29, 3:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDBosque, Hill, Somervell53 min
Apr 29, 3:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLamar53 min
Apr 29, 3:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDAnderson, Freestone64 min
Apr 29, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDenton, Wise40 min
Apr 29, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack39 min
Apr 29, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Hill, Johnson62 min
Apr 29, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHenderson, Kaufman, Navarro, Van Zandt65 min
Apr 29, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTarrant44 min
Apr 29, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDGrayson65 min
Apr 29, 4:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLeon, Limestone33 min
Apr 29, 4:19 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedFWDGrayson26 min
Apr 29, 4:28 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDDelta, Fannin, Henderson, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman and 4 more3 hr
Apr 29, 4:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDenton, Tarrant41 min
Apr 29, 4:43 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDGrayson32 min
Apr 29, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Denton43 min
Apr 29, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHenderson, Van Zandt54 min
Apr 29, 4:54 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDHenderson36 min
Apr 29, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDComanche62 min
Apr 29, 5:04 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDVan Zandt41 min
Apr 29, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCooke, Denton28 min
Apr 29, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Hamilton54 min
Apr 29, 5:21 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDHenderson, Van Zandt39 min
Apr 29, 5:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDHenderson, Van Zandt3 hr
Apr 29, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLampasas66 min
Apr 29, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Erath, Hamilton34 min
Apr 29, 5:59 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDFannin, Grayson3 hr
Apr 29, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Hill, Johnson, Somervell61 min
Apr 29, 6:08 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDBosque37 min
Apr 29, 6:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDBosque2 hr
Apr 29, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Hamilton61 min

Nearby

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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.