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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 3, 20214 counties in Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 5:42 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 63 min. 16 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
May 3, 2021, 5:42 PM CDT (22:42 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2021, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hood County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Parker County, TX, Tarrant County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:45 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 3, 5:42 PM CDTHAIL 1.53 Ne Granbury, TXREPORT FROM MPING: PING PONG BALL (1.50 IN.).
May 3, 5:45 PM CDTHAIL 1.753 Ne Granbury, TXREPORT FROM MPING: GOLF BALL (1.75 IN.).
May 3, 5:47 PM CDTHAIL 18 Nw Godley, TXREPORT WAS FROM 1 S OF CRESSON.
May 3, 5:47 PM CDTHAIL 1.56 Ene Granbury, TXREPORT FROM MPING: PING PONG BALL (1.50 IN.).
May 3, 6:02 PM CDTTORNADO3 E Granbury, TXSTORM CHASER VIDEO INDICATED BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN THAT LASTED FOR UNDER 1 MINUTE. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO TREES AND SHEDS/CARPORTS ON DAVIS ROAD SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 377.
May 3, 6:08 PM CDTHAIL 1.756 Ene Granbury, TXREPORTED NE OF GRANBURY.
May 3, 6:19 PM CDTHAIL 1.252 E Granbury, TX
May 3, 6:22 PM CDTHAIL 19 Nw Godley, TXREPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).
May 3, 6:28 PM CDTHAIL 11 Sse Granbury, TXREPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).
May 3, 6:30 PM CDTHAIL 1.753 S Granbury, TXREPORTED SOUTH OF GRANBURY.
May 3, 6:40 PM CDTHAIL 1.55 Sse Aledo, TX
May 3, 6:44 PM CDTHAIL 1.5Granbury, TX
May 3, 6:46 PM CDTHAIL 12 Ssw Sanctuary, TXREPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).
May 3, 6:46 PM CDTHAIL 12 Wsw Annetta, TXREPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).
May 3, 6:50 PM CDTHAIL 1.252 Ssw Sanctuary, TXREPORT FROM MPING: HALF DOLLAR (1.25 IN.).
May 3, 6:54 PM CDTHAIL 21 Wnw Sanctuary, TXREPORT FROM MPING: HEN EGG (2.00 IN.).

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 3, 3:48 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 44 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 2021-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1296 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 2021-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 480 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1296 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-475 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1712 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
480 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
456 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

545 
WUUS54 KFWD 032242
SVRFWD
TXC221-251-367-439-032345-
/O.NEW.KFWD.SV.W.0110.210503T2242Z-210503T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
542 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Johnson County in north central Texas...
  Southeastern Parker County in north central Texas...
  Southwestern Tarrant County in north central Texas...
  Northeastern Hood County in north central Texas...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 541 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Granbury, 
  moving northeast at 25 mph. Trained spotters have reported golf 
  ball size hail with this storm north of Granbury.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Fort Worth, Arlington, Burleson, Weatherford, Benbrook, White
  Settlement, Crowley, Forest Hill, Azle, Granbury, River Oaks,
  Kennedale, Everman, Sansom Park, Lake Worth, Rendon, Pecan
  Plantation, Willow Park, Reno and Edgecliff Village.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 35W between mile markers 39 and 51.
 Interstate 20 between mile markers 413 and 445.
 Interstate 30 between mile markers 1 and 16.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for north central
Texas.

For your protection get inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3244 9787 3293 9761 3267 9716 3234 9767
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 218DEG 21KT 3248 9773 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$

Bonnette

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDWise30 min
May 3, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHood, Parker, Tarrant65 min
May 3, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDenton, Wise40 min
May 3, 5:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDBosque36 min
May 3, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCooke, Denton, Montague, Wise59 min
May 3, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Somervell56 min
May 3, 6:02 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedFWDHood, Johnson28 min
May 3, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Cooke, Denton, Grayson64 min
May 3, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Hill, Johnson55 min
May 3, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant63 min
May 3, 6:46 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDBosque, Hill44 min
May 3, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCooke, Denton, Montague, Wise53 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.