Tornado Warning 1, NWS Fort Worth, TX

Issued

Mar 7, 2016, 6:12 PM CST (00:12 UTC)

Expired

Mar 7, 2016, 6:45 PM CST

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS Fort Worth, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.75 in

County Parker County, TX

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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018 
WFUS54 KFWD 080012
TORFWD
TXC367-080045-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0001.160308T0012Z-160308T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
612 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN PARKER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 645 PM CST
    
* AT 611 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER MINERAL WELLS STATE PARK...OR
  NORTHEAST OF COOL...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  NORTHWESTERN PARKER COUNTY.

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 3278 9794 3281 9802 3299 9804 3298 9779
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 193DEG 24KT 3285 9798 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

JLDUNN

262 
WWUS54 KFWD 080028
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
628 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016

TXC367-080045-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160308T0045Z/
PARKER TX-
628 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN PARKER COUNTY...
    
AT 626 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR POOLVILLE...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF MINERAL WELLS...
MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN PARKER COUNTY.

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 3288 9792 3292 9798 3299 9797 3298 9779
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 199DEG 22KT 3293 9793 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

JLDUNN

698 
WWUS54 KFWD 080037
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
637 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016

TXC367-080046-
/O.EXP.KFWD.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160308T0045Z/
PARKER TX-
637 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PARKER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
645 PM CST...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN
IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM WHICH MAY CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING.

LAT...LON 3288 9792 3292 9798 3299 9797 3298 9779
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 193DEG 24KT 3293 9793 

$$

JLDUNN

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