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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Fort Worth, TX

March 8, 2016Coryell County, Lampasas County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 8, 2016, 8:26 AM CST for Coryell County, Lampasas County, Texas. It was in force for 34 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, 8:26 AM CST (14:26 UTC)
Expired
Mar 8, 2016, 9:00 AM CST
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.0 in

Counties Coryell County, TX, Lampasas County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:25 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, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 193 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.

090 
WFUS54 KFWD 081426
TORFWD
TXC099-281-081500-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0004.160308T1426Z-160308T1500Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN LAMPASAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL TEXAS... 
  WESTERN CORYELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 900 AM CST
    
* AT 825 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF LAMPASAS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  35 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  SOUTHEASTERN LAMPASAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CORYELL 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.

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 3107 9814 3121 9828 3147 9796 3129 9778
TIME...MOT...LOC 1425Z 230DEG 29KT 3119 9815 

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

$$

05/
2 follow-up statements
676 
WWUS54 KFWD 081438
SVSFWD

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

TXC099-281-081500-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160308T1500Z/
LAMPASAS TX-CORYELL TX-
838 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL LAMPASAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CORYELL COUNTIES...
    
AT 837 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 14 MILES NORTH OF LAMPASAS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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
EAST CENTRAL LAMPASAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CORYELL 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.

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.

IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.

&&

LAT...LON 3117 9812 3123 9821 3147 9796 3129 9778
TIME...MOT...LOC 1437Z 217DEG 17KT 3126 9812 

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

$$

05/
877 
WWUS54 KFWD 081451
SVSFWD

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

TXC281-081500-
/O.CAN.KFWD.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160308T1500Z/
LAMPASAS TX-
851 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LAMPASAS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST FOR CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3123 9802 3134 9809 3146 9795 3133 9784
TIME...MOT...LOC 1450Z 230DEG 29KT 3133 9802 

$$

TXC099-081500-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160308T1500Z/
CORYELL TX-
851 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CST FOR WEST
CENTRAL CORYELL COUNTY...
    
AT 850 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EVANT...OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF
COPPERAS COVE...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. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
WEST CENTRAL CORYELL 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.

IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.

&&

LAT...LON 3123 9802 3134 9809 3146 9795 3133 9784
TIME...MOT...LOC 1450Z 230DEG 29KT 3133 9802 

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

$$

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, 7:56 AM CSTTornado WarningFWDLampasas49 min
Mar 8, 8:02 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTarrant58 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.