Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Jan 21, 2018, 6:10 PM CST for Henderson County, Navarro County, Texas. It was in force for 35 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
- Jan 21, 2018, 6:10 PM CST (00:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2018, 6:45 PM CST
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Henderson County, TX, Navarro County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:10 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 3:05 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 605 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1087 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted.
389
WFUS54 KFWD 220010
TORFWD
TXC213-349-220045-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0003.180122T0010Z-180122T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
610 PM CST SUN JAN 21 2018
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Henderson County in central Texas...
Eastern Navarro County in north central Texas...
* Until 645 PM CST.
* At 609 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Angus, or 7 miles southeast of Corsicana, 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...
Kerens around 635 PM CST.
Tool and Trinidad around 645 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Mildred, Mustang, Retreat, Goodlow, Powell, Star Harbor, Eureka,
Richland and Oak Valley.
This includes Interstate 45 between mile markers 216 and 233.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to 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 3188 9641 3196 9653 3235 9636 3220 9601
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 216DEG 30KT 3198 9642
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
302 follow-up statements
736
WWUS54 KFWD 220022
SVSFWD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
622 PM CST SUN JAN 21 2018
TXC213-349-220045-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180122T0045Z/
Henderson TX-Navarro TX-
622 PM CST SUN JAN 21 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN HENDERSON AND NORTHEASTERN NAVARRO COUNTIES...
At 621 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Navarro, or just east of Corsicana, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Kerens around 635 PM CST.
Tool and Trinidad around 645 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Mildred, Mustang, Retreat, Goodlow, Powell, Eureka and Star Harbor.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter now! Get to an
interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building and avoid
windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3195 9632 3204 9649 3233 9631 3221 9604
3203 9622
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 213DEG 32KT 3206 9635
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
30119
WWUS54 KFWD 220033
SVSFWD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
633 PM CST SUN JAN 21 2018
TXC213-349-220045-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180122T0045Z/
Henderson TX-Navarro TX-
633 PM CST SUN JAN 21 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN HENDERSON AND NORTHEASTERN NAVARRO COUNTIES...
At 632 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Kerens, or 11 miles east of Corsicana, moving
northeast at 40 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...
Tool and Trinidad around 645 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Goodlow and Powell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3205 9624 3213 9640 3232 9630 3221 9604
3221 9605
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 215DEG 35KT 3215 9628
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
30The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 6:04 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Navarro | 26 min |
| Jan 21, 6:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin, Lamar | 40 min |
| Jan 21, 6:32 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Rains | 43 min |
| Jan 21, 6:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro, Van Zandt | 34 min |
| Jan 21, 7:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Rains, Van Zandt | 49 min |
| Jan 21, 7:16 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hopkins | 29 min |
| Jan 21, 8:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 24 min |
| Jan 21, 8:12 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Fannin | 33 min |
| Jan 21, 10:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Navarro | 29 min |
| Jan 21, 10:53 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Falls | 37 min |
| Jan 22, 11:31 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | FWD | Bell, Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell and 27 more | 6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.