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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Fort Worth, TX

January 15, 2017Bosque County, Hill County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Jan 15, 2017, 6:22 PM CST for Bosque County, Hill County, Texas. It was in force for 38 min. 5 reports 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: Jan 15, 2017, 6:22 PM CST (00:22 UTC)
Expired: Jan 15, 2017, 7:00 PM CST
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Bosque County, TX, Hill County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:22 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
Jan 15, 6:34 PM CST	TORNADO	Laguna Park, TX	CONFIRMED TORNADO SOUTH OF LAGUNA PARK.
Jan 15, 6:47 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nw Whitney, TX	4-5 HOUSES DAMAGED INCLUDING ONE THAT LOSS ITS ROOF IN THE 1713/933 AREA
Jan 15, 6:47 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nw Whitney, TX	TREES AND POWERLINES DOWNED AND HOUSES DAMAGED IN THE 1713 AREA.
Jan 15, 6:49 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Lake Whitney, TX	DAMAGE TO POWER LINES AND TRANSFORMERS NEAR LAKE WHITNEY. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
Jan 15, 6:57 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nw Whitney, TX	TREES AND POWERLINES DOWNED AND HOUSES DAMAGED IN THE 1713 AREA.

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
Jan 2, 1:39 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	59 days
Jan 15, 6:00 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 113 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: 211 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -49 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 548 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 368 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 509 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

889 
WFUS54 KFWD 160022
TORFWD
TXC035-217-160100-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0004.170116T0022Z-170116T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
622 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2017

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Eastern Bosque County in central Texas...
  Southwestern Hill County in central Texas...

* Until 700 PM CST
    
* At 621 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Valley Mills, or 8 miles east of Clifton, moving
  northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado. 

  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...
  Lake Whitney State Park around 645 PM CST. 
  Whitney around 650 PM CST. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Abbott
and Aquilla.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 between MILE MARKERs 357 and 364.
 
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 3170 9758 3211 9747 3194 9700 3179 9718
      3166 9746
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 203DEG 31KT 3174 9745 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements

406 
WWUS54 KFWD 160034
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
634 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2017

TXC035-217-160100-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170116T0100Z/
Bosque TX-Hill TX-
634 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN BOSQUE AND SOUTHWESTERN HILL COUNTIES...
    
At 634 PM CST, a confirmed tornado was located near Lake Whitney
State Park, or 11 miles northeast of Clifton, moving north at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado. 

SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado. 

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 tornado will be near...
  Lake Whitney State Park around 640 PM CST. 
  Whitney around 645 PM CST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! If you are
outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest
substantial shelter now!  Get to an interior room on the lowest floor
of a sturdy building and avoid windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3176 9731 3180 9752 3205 9749 3211 9747
      3199 9713
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 192DEG 35KT 3186 9740 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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985 
WWUS54 KFWD 160045
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
645 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2017

TXC035-217-160100-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170116T0100Z/
Bosque TX-Hill TX-
645 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN BOSQUE AND WEST CENTRAL HILL COUNTIES...
    
At 645 PM CST, a confirmed tornado was located near Lake Whitney
State Park, or 16 miles west of Hillsboro, moving north at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado. 

SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado. 

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 Bosque and west central Hill Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! If you are
outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest
substantial shelter now!  Get to an interior room on the lowest floor
of a sturdy building and avoid windows.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3189 9730 3191 9751 3205 9749 3211 9747
      3201 9719
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 187DEG 34KT 3198 9740 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 15, 6:10 PM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Bosque	35 min
Jan 15, 6:14 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Bosque, Hill, Johnson	2 hr
Jan 15, 6:23 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Denton, Tarrant	112 min
Jan 15, 6:26 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Denton	64 min
Jan 15, 6:53 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	FWD	Hill, Johnson	37 min
Jan 15, 7:23 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Hill, Johnson	52 min
Jan 15, 7:34 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hood, Parker, Tarrant	56 min
Jan 15, 7:45 PM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Johnson	30 min
Jan 15, 7:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Ellis, Johnson, Tarrant	40 min
Jan 15, 8:04 PM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Johnson	16 min
Jan 15, 8:06 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Johnson, Tarrant	3 hr
Jan 15, 8:12 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills	63 min
Jan 15, 8:14 PM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Tarrant	31 min
Jan 15, 8:27 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Johnson, Tarrant	18 min
Jan 15, 8:33 PM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Dallas, Tarrant	27 min
Jan 15, 8:42 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas, Denton, Johnson, Somervell, Tarrant	63 min
Jan 15, 9:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Tarrant	44 min
Jan 15, 9:11 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Dallas	3 hr
Jan 15, 9:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Denton	60 min
Jan 15, 9:32 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Cooke	3 hr
Jan 15, 9:38 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Collin	3 hr
Jan 15, 9:51 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Coryell	24 min
Jan 15, 9:57 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	3 hr
Jan 15, 10:01 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Ellis	3 hr
Jan 15, 10:05 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Ellis, Kaufman, Navarro, Rockwall	55 min
Jan 15, 10:24 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Fannin, Hunt	51 min
Jan 15, 10:34 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Coryell	26 min
Jan 15, 10:50 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Bosque, Coryell, Hill, McLennan	3 hr
Jan 15, 10:58 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	McLennan	32 min
Jan 15, 11:04 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Henderson, Kaufman, Rains, Van Zandt	56 min
Jan 15, 11:16 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hopkins, Hunt, Rains	59 min
Jan 15, 11:20 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Delta, Hunt, Lamar	55 min
Jan 15, 11:33 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	McLennan	42 min
Jan 15, 11:35 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	17 hr
Jan 15, 11:54 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Van Zandt	66 min
Jan 16, 12:33 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	38 hr
Jan 16, 12:53 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Van Zandt	3 hr
Jan 16, 12:57 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Henderson	48 min
Jan 16, 1:19 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Milam	26 min
Jan 16, 2:10 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Robertson	35 min
Jan 16, 2:43 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Navarro	32 min
Jan 16, 2:44 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FWD	Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell, Dallas and 24 more	7 hr
Jan 16, 3:45 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Leon	45 min
Jan 16, 3:51 AM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Leon	24 min
Jan 16, 8:28 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Denton	19 hr

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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.