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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Fort Worth, TX

March 8, 2016Lampasas County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 8, 2016, 7:56 AM CST for Lampasas County, Texas. It was in force for 49 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
Mar 8, 2016, 7:56 AM CST (13:56 UTC)
Expired
Mar 8, 2016, 8:45 AM CST
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.75 in

County Lampasas County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:59 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 8, 7:24 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 210 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 12:00Z on 2016-03-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1032 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2016-03-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 291 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1032 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
548 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
291 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
219 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.5
Supercell composite
6.5

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The text

As transmitted.

925 
WFUS54 KFWD 081356
TORFWD
TXC281-081445-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0003.160308T1356Z-160308T1445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
756 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL LAMPASAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 845 AM CST
    
* AT 755 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BEND...OR 10 MILES WEST OF
  LAMPASAS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION AT 750 A.M. 

  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...
  LAMPASAS AROUND 820 AM CST. 

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.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
FORT WORTH.

&&

LAT...LON 3130 9828 3111 9805 3103 9817 3103 9844
      3105 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 1355Z 216DEG 21KT 3103 9836 

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

$$

05/
2 follow-up statements
608 
WWUS54 KFWD 081409
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
809 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

TXC281-081445-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160308T1445Z/
LAMPASAS TX-
809 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL LAMPASAS COUNTY...
    
AT 808 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAMPASAS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15
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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LAMPASAS AROUND 825 AM CST. 

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.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3111 9805 3103 9817 3103 9835 3109 9835
      3125 9822
TIME...MOT...LOC 1408Z 229DEG 14KT 3110 9828 

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

$$

05/
923 
WWUS54 KFWD 081421
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
821 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

TXC281-081445-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160308T1445Z/
LAMPASAS TX-
821 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL LAMPASAS COUNTY...
    
AT 820 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF LAMPASAS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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
SOUTH CENTRAL LAMPASAS 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.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3113 9807 3107 9820 3109 9824 3110 9828
      3125 9822
TIME...MOT...LOC 1420Z 230DEG 29KT 3116 9819 

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

$$

05/

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 6:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDPalo Pinto, Parker47 min
Mar 7, 6:12 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDParker33 min
Mar 7, 6:33 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDPalo Pinto, Parker117 min
Mar 7, 6:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDWise60 min
Mar 7, 6:58 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDWise3 hr
Mar 7, 7:25 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDParker, Wise3 hr
Mar 7, 7:41 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDenton, Tarrant64 min
Mar 7, 8:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCooke45 min
Mar 7, 8:31 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDParker119 min
Mar 7, 8:34 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningFWDPalo Pinto9 hr
Mar 7, 8:43 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDGrayson47 min
Mar 7, 8:46 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDCooke, Denton6 hr
Mar 7, 9:51 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDGrayson3 hr
Mar 7, 10:14 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDParker34 hr
Mar 7, 10:20 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningFWDParker, Wise3 hr
Mar 7, 11:34 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDWise8 days
Mar 7, 11:34 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDDenton5 days
Mar 8, 4:05 AM CSTFlash Flood WatchFWDCooke, Denton, Grayson, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto and 2 more8 hr
Mar 8, 5:03 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDEastland, Stephens, Young57 min
Mar 8, 5:23 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDStephens52 min
Mar 8, 6:07 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDYoung38 min
Mar 8, 6:21 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMills39 min
Mar 8, 6:26 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDPalo Pinto49 min
Mar 8, 6:32 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDComanche, Erath58 min
Mar 8, 6:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDErath42 min
Mar 8, 6:59 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDJack, Palo Pinto, Parker3 hr
Mar 8, 7:12 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHood, Parker, Somervell, Wise63 min
Mar 8, 7:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDErath, Hood, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell58 min
Mar 8, 7:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDWise50 min
Mar 8, 7:43 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLampasas62 min
Mar 8, 7:46 AM CSTTornado WarningFWDHood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant29 min
Mar 8, 7:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJohnson40 min
Mar 8, 8:02 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTarrant58 min
Mar 8, 8:26 AM CSTTornado WarningFWDCoryell, Lampasas34 min
Mar 8, 8:27 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDenton63 min
Mar 8, 8:36 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas54 min
Mar 8, 8:44 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas12 days
Mar 8, 8:44 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDHenderson, Navarro13 days
Mar 8, 8:51 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin54 min
Mar 8, 8:53 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt64 hr
Mar 8, 8:53 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt, Rockwall64 hr
Mar 8, 8:59 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCoryell38 min
Mar 8, 9:04 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDLimestone3 days
Mar 8, 9:04 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDLeon, Robertson7 days
Mar 8, 9:12 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDGrayson52 min
Mar 8, 9:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBell, Coryell53 min
Mar 8, 9:32 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFannin, Hunt58 min
Mar 8, 9:43 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin19 min
Mar 8, 10:18 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLamar57 min
Mar 8, 10:20 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDBell, Hill, McLennan3 hr
Mar 8, 10:35 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDBosque3 hr
Mar 8, 10:42 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDFalls48 min
Mar 8, 10:56 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDDallas, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall2 hr
Mar 8, 11:11 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLimestone49 min
Mar 8, 11:17 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLimestone43 min
Mar 8, 11:23 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDFalls112 min
Mar 8, 12:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHenderson, Navarro56 min
Mar 8, 12:34 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDHenderson26 min
Mar 8, 12:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDVan Zandt47 min
Mar 8, 12:52 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDVan Zandt38 min
Mar 8, 1:07 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLampasas38 min
Mar 8, 2:00 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDAnderson, Freestone, Leon15 days
Mar 8, 2:00 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDCollin57 hr
Mar 8, 2:00 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDNavarro4 days
Mar 8, 2:23 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDHamilton17 hr
Mar 8, 4:32 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHamilton, Lampasas, Mills47 min
Mar 8, 4:53 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCoryell, Hamilton67 min
Mar 8, 5:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Hamilton34 min

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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.