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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 18, 2016, 3:11 AM CST for 35 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 18, 2016, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2016, 3:11 AM CST (09:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2016, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
All 35 counties
Bell County, TX, Bosque County, TX, Collin County, TX, Comanche County, TX, Cooke County, TX, Coryell County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Denton County, TX, Eastland County, TX, Ellis County, TX, Erath County, TX, Falls County, TX, Fannin County, TX, Grayson County, TX, Hamilton County, TX, Hill County, TX, Hood County, TX, Hunt County, TX, Jack County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Lampasas County, TX, Limestone County, TX, McLennan County, TX, Mills County, TX, Montague County, TX, Navarro County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Parker County, TX, Rockwall County, TX, Somervell County, TX, Stephens County, TX, Tarrant County, TX, Wise County, TX, Young County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:12 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 45 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
- 2727 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 322 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
996 WWUS74 KFWD 180911 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 311 AM CST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST TODAY... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM TODAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM BONHAM TO CORSICANA TO TEMPLE. SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER SUNSET. TXZ091>094-100>105-115>121-129>134-141>146-156>161-181715- /O.NEW.KFWD.WI.Y.0002.160218T1600Z-160219T0000Z/ MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT- STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN- EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-COMANCHE-MILLS- HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS- LIMESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE... SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO... DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND... THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...BRECKENRIDGE... MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON... DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...KAUFMAN...FORNEY...CISCO... EASTLAND...RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY... OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE... ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...COMANCHE...DE LEON... GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN... VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE... GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN... MEXIA...GROESBECK 311 AM CST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...10 AM CST TO 6 PM CST TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 35 MPH. * IMPACTS....DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. RESIDENTS SHOULD ENSURE THAT LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS ARE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. RESIDENTS MAY WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
656 WWUS74 KFWD 181650 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1050 AM CST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST TODAY... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM TODAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM BONHAM TO CORSICANA TO TEMPLE. SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER SUNSET. TXZ091>094-100>105-115>121-129>134-141>146-156>161-190000- /O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160219T0000Z/ MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT- STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN- EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-COMANCHE-MILLS- HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS- LIMESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE... SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO... DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND... THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...BRECKENRIDGE... MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON... DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...KAUFMAN...FORNEY...CISCO... EASTLAND...RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY... OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE... ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...COMANCHE...DE LEON... GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN... VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE... GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN... MEXIA...GROESBECK 1050 AM CST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...10 AM CST TO 6 PM CST TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 35 MPH. * IMPACTS....DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. RESIDENTS SHOULD ENSURE THAT LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS ARE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. RESIDENTS MAY WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$
992 WWUS74 KFWD 190001 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 601 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST... TXZ091>094-100>105-115>121-129>134-141>146-156>161-190115- /O.EXP.KFWD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160219T0000Z/ MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT- STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN- EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-COMANCHE-MILLS- HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS- LIMESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE... SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO... DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND... THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...BRECKENRIDGE... MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON... DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...KAUFMAN...FORNEY...CISCO... EASTLAND...RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY... OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE... ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...COMANCHE...DE LEON... GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN... VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE... GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN... MEXIA...GROESBECK 601 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... SURFACE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA AND THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST. WINDS MAY STILL GUST TO 20 TO 25 MPH ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS HOWEVER. $$ BAIN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 10:58 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | FWD | Eastland, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Young | 19 hr |
Nearby
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.