Tornado Warning 36, NWS Fort Worth, TX

Issued

May 26, 2016, 8:38 PM CDT (01:38 UTC)

Expired

May 26, 2016, 9:15 PM CDT

In force

37 min

Issued by

NWS Fort Worth, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.0 in

County Comanche County, TX

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861 
WFUS54 KFWD 270138
TORFWD
TXC093-270215-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0036.160527T0138Z-160527T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
838 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL COMANCHE COUNTY IN CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT
    
* AT 838 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF COMANCHE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
  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. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  COMANCHE AND DE LEON. 

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 3198 9885 3218 9850 3200 9837 3198 9836
      3182 9875
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 240DEG 31KT 3195 9872 

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

$$

BAIN

558 
WWUS54 KFWD 270205
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
905 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

TXC093-270215-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-160527T0215Z/
COMANCHE TX-
905 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
COMANCHE COUNTY...
    
AT 905 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR DE LEON...OR 10 MILES WEST OF DUBLIN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DE LEON.

LAT...LON 3218 9850 3200 9837 3198 9836 3191 9857
      3206 9871
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 237DEG 25KT 3203 9851 

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

$$

BAIN

459 
WWUS54 KFWD 270212
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
912 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

TXC093-270221-
/O.EXP.KFWD.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-160527T0215Z/
COMANCHE TX-
912 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL COMANCHE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 915
PM CDT...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER LARGE HAIL
AND 65 TO 70 MPH WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3218 9850 3200 9837 3198 9836 3191 9857
      3206 9871
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 240DEG 31KT 3203 9851 

$$

BAIN

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