Alert archive / Texas / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 1, 2016, 3:06 AM CST for 37 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 1, 2016, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2016, 3:06 AM CST (09:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2016, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2016, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
All 37 counties
Bell County, TX, Bosque County, TX, Collin County, TX, Comanche County, TX, Cooke County, TX, Coryell County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Delta 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, Hopkins County, TX, Hunt County, TX, Jack County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Lamar County, TX, Lampasas 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), 4 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:03 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 31 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
- 585 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1406 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted.
449 WWUS74 KFWD 010906 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 306 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON NORTHWEST OF A CAMERON...TO CORSICANA...TO SULPHUR SPRINGS LINE... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTH TEXAS TODAY WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. A FEW GUSTS MAY EXCEED 35 MPH DUE TO A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND COLD AIR ADVECTION. TXZ091>095-100>107-115>121-129>134-141>146-156>160-011715- /O.NEW.KFWD.WI.Y.0004.160301T1500Z-160301T2200Z/ MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN- HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE... SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO... DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND... THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER... SULPHUR SPRINGS...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 306 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...OPEN WATERS ON AREA LAKES WILL BE VERY CHOPPY FOR BOATERS. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE WILL BE AFFECTED DURING TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MPH...AND OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 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
489 WWUS74 KFWD 011701 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1101 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 PM CST... TXZ091>095-100>107-115>121-129>134-141>146-156>160-012200- /O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160301T2200Z/ MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN- HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE... SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO... DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND... THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER... SULPHUR SPRINGS...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 1101 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 4 PM. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM CAMERON...TO CORSICANA...TO SULPHUR SPRINGS. * WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...OPEN WATERS ON AREA LAKES WILL BE VERY CHOPPY FOR BOATERS. IN ADDITION...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MPH...AND OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 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. && $$ 30
522 WWUS74 KFWD 012148 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 348 PM CST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM... TXZ091>095-100>107-115>121-129>134-141>146-156>160-012300- /O.EXP.KFWD.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160301T2200Z/ MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN- HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE... SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO... DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND... THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER... SULPHUR SPRINGS...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 348 PM CST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED AT 4 PM. $$
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.