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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 9, 2016Lamar County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at May 9, 2016, 6:36 PM CDT for Lamar County, Texas. It was in force for 54 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 9, 2016, 6:36 PM CDT (23:36 UTC)
Expired: May 9, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.0 in

County Lamar County, TX

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 191 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 9, 7:20 PM CDT	HAIL 2.75	Sumner, TX	NEAR SUMNER WEST OF LAKE COOK

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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 9, 2:36 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 200 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 128 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -238 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 706 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 465 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 489 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.0

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The text

As transmitted.

808 
WFUS54 KFWD 092336
TORFWD
TXC277-100030-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0030.160509T2336Z-160510T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
636 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
    
* AT 635 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF PARIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER. 

  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...
  SUMNER AROUND 640 PM CDT. 
  NORTH SIDE OF PARIS AROUND 650 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
POWDERLY.

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 3393 9556 3388 9554 3389 9552 3388 9551
      3389 9546 3387 9546 3387 9534 3389 9533
      3388 9531 3367 9531 3361 9580 3383 9580
      3391 9566 3391 9564 3394 9559
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 234DEG 24KT 3371 9572 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

DUNN

2 follow-up statements

150 
WWUS54 KFWD 092356
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
656 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

TXC277-100030-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160510T0030Z/
LAMAR TX-
656 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LAMAR COUNTY...
    
AT 655 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF PARIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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
NORTHEASTERN LAMAR COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
POWDERLY.

LAT...LON 3393 9556 3388 9554 3389 9552 3388 9551
      3389 9546 3387 9546 3387 9534 3389 9533
      3388 9531 3367 9531 3363 9565 3391 9566
      3391 9564 3394 9559
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 238DEG 23KT 3378 9558 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

DUNN

291 
WWUS54 KFWD 100016
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
716 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

TXC277-100030-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160510T0030Z/
LAMAR TX-
716 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LAMAR COUNTY...
    
AT 715 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF BLOSSOM...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF
PARIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
POWDERLY. 

LAT...LON 3393 9556 3388 9554 3389 9552 3388 9551
      3389 9546 3387 9546 3387 9534 3389 9533
      3388 9531 3367 9531 3363 9565 3391 9566
      3391 9564 3394 9559
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 241DEG 24KT 3381 9544 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

DUNN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 8, 7:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Eastland	67 min
May 8, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Parker, Wise	63 min
May 9, 12:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Erath	29 min
May 9, 12:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Grayson	26 min
May 9, 3:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Young	24 min
May 9, 4:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	58 min
May 9, 4:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Young	3 hr
May 9, 4:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Montague	48 min
May 9, 5:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack, Montague	52 min
May 9, 6:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Stephens, Young	54 min
May 9, 7:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack	37 min
May 9, 7:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Jack	3 hr
May 9, 8:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Wise	5 days
May 9, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Fannin, Lamar	56 min
May 9, 6:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Fannin, Lamar	29 min
May 9, 6:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Lamar	31 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.