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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 17, 2016, 8:15 AM CDT for Hamilton County, Mills County, Texas. It was in force for 30 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
- Apr 17, 2016, 8:15 AM CDT (13:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2016, 8:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Hamilton County, TX, Mills County, TX
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 536 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 383 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
605
WFUS54 KFWD 171315
TORFWD
TXC193-333-171345-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0016.160417T1315Z-160417T1345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
815 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN MILLS COUNTY IN CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 845 AM CDT
* AT 815 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF EVANT...OR 20 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF HAMILTON...MOVING NORTH AT 15 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON AND NORTHEASTERN MILLS COUNTIES.
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 3171 9842 3171 9840 3164 9812 3143 9823
3142 9827 3141 9827 3138 9831 3142 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 1315Z 197DEG 15KT 3147 9835
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
DUNN2 follow-up statements
408
WWUS54 KFWD 171330
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
830 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016
TXC333-171339-
/O.CAN.KFWD.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160417T1345Z/
MILLS TX-
830 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MILLS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3169 9832 3164 9812 3144 9823 3144 9824
3142 9827 3143 9827 3157 9838
TIME...MOT...LOC 1329Z 207DEG 14KT 3149 9829
$$
TXC193-171345-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160417T1345Z/
HAMILTON TX-
830 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY...
AT 829 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF EVANT...OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
HAMILTON... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3169 9832 3164 9812 3144 9823 3144 9824
3142 9827 3143 9827 3157 9838
TIME...MOT...LOC 1329Z 207DEG 14KT 3149 9829
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DUNN640
WWUS54 KFWD 171338
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
838 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016
TXC193-171347-
/O.EXP.KFWD.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160417T1345Z/
HAMILTON TX-
838 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 845 AM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN
IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3169 9832 3164 9812 3144 9823 3144 9824
3142 9827 3143 9827 3157 9838
TIME...MOT...LOC 1335Z 197DEG 15KT 3149 9829
$$
DUNNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto, Young | 63 min |
| Apr 16, 11:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Palo Pinto | 35 min |
| Apr 17, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto | 44 min |
| Apr 17, 12:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Palo Pinto | 36 min |
| Apr 17, 12:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto, Parker | 47 min |
| Apr 17, 1:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Young | 36 min |
| Apr 17, 1:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Young | 2 hr |
| Apr 17, 2:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Stephens | 118 min |
| Apr 17, 2:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Young | 6 hr |
| Apr 17, 2:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Eastland | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Jack | 31 min |
| Apr 17, 3:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Montague, Wise | 50 min |
| Apr 17, 3:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Wise | 14 days |
| Apr 17, 4:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Palo Pinto | 48 min |
| Apr 17, 4:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Parker, Wise | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Cooke | 56 min |
| Apr 17, 5:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Erath, Hood, Palo Pinto, Parker | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 5:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Erath | 43 min |
| Apr 17, 5:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Parker | 3 days |
| Apr 17, 5:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Erath, Palo Pinto | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 5:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Erath | 24 min |
| Apr 17, 6:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Erath | 46 min |
| Apr 17, 6:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 50 min |
| Apr 17, 6:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Lampasas, Mills | 53 min |
| Apr 17, 7:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Denton, Tarrant | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 7:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills | 33 min |
| Apr 17, 7:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hamilton, Mills | 24 min |
| Apr 17, 8:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt | 61 hr |
| Apr 17, 8:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt, Rockwall | 54 hr |
| Apr 17, 8:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 8:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Dallas | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Limestone | 66 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Leon, Robertson | 8 days |
| Apr 17, 9:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton | 4 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Jack | 6 days |
| Apr 17, 9:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis, Hill | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins | 42 hr |
| Apr 17, 10:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Denton | 64 hr |
| Apr 17, 10:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Johnson | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 11:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Johnson | 119 min |
| Apr 17, 11:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 31 hr |
| Apr 17, 11:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis, Hill, McLennan, Navarro | 2 hr |
| Apr 17, 11:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto | 6 hr |
| Apr 17, 11:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Bell | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 11:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Dallas, Denton, Tarrant | 4 hr |
| Apr 17, 12:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Bosque | 21 hr |
| Apr 17, 12:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Collin | 57 hr |
| Apr 17, 12:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Navarro | 5 days |
| Apr 17, 12:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 15 days |
| Apr 17, 12:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis, Kaufman | 4 days |
| Apr 17, 12:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Henderson, Navarro | 20 days |
| Apr 17, 12:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Anderson, Freestone, Leon | 22 days |
| Apr 17, 12:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bell, Coryell | 115 min |
| Apr 17, 12:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bell, Falls, Milam, Robertson | 9 hr |
| Apr 17, 1:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Johnson | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:10 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Milam | 3 days |
| Apr 17, 3:10 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Milam | 4 days |
| Apr 17, 3:10 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Coryell | 22 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Young | 26 min |
| Apr 17, 4:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bell | 5 hr |
| Apr 17, 5:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 6:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Limestone | 3 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.