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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 3, 2021Ellis County, Hill County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 8:55 PM CDT for Ellis County, Hill County, Texas. It was in force for 65 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
May 3, 2021, 8:55 PM CDT (01:55 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Ellis County, TX, Hill County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:57 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 3, 3:48 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 90 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3299 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 150 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
3299 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1213 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
143 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.6
Supercell composite
13.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

253 
WUUS54 KFWD 040155
SVRFWD
TXC139-217-040300-
/O.NEW.KFWD.SV.W.0124.210504T0155Z-210504T0300Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Hill County in central Texas...
  Southwestern Ellis County in north central Texas...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 855 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Blum, or 15 
  miles northwest of Hillsboro, moving northeast at 40 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  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...
  Hillsboro, Whitney, Italy, Itasca, Blum, Covington, Carl's Corner,
  Lake Whitney State Park and Milford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3186 9737 3188 9739 3189 9736 3193 9744
      3198 9738 3199 9741 3203 9743 3201 9745
      3201 9748 3206 9749 3210 9747 3213 9750
      3216 9746 3218 9747 3230 9693 3211 9681
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 245DEG 34KT 3212 9732 

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

Dunn
1 follow-up statement
847 
WWUS54 KFWD 040207
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
907 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

TXC139-217-040300-
/O.CON.KFWD.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-210504T0300Z/
Hill TX-Ellis TX-
907 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN HILL AND SOUTHWESTERN ELLIS COUNTIES...

At 907 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Whitney, or 11
miles west of Hillsboro, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 65 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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...
Hillsboro, Whitney, Italy, Itasca, Blum, Covington, Carl's Corner,
Lake Whitney State Park and Milford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

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

LAT...LON 3186 9737 3188 9739 3189 9736 3193 9744
      3198 9738 3199 9741 3203 9743 3201 9745
      3201 9748 3206 9749 3210 9747 3213 9750
      3216 9746 3218 9747 3230 9693 3211 9681
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 265DEG 24KT 3202 9731 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...65MPH
 
$$

Bonnette

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 7:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDHood, Johnson, Parker117 min
May 3, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Denton53 min
May 3, 7:17 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDHill, Johnson43 min
May 3, 7:17 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDCollin43 min
May 3, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHill, Johnson62 min
May 3, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Cooke, Denton, Fannin, Grayson61 min
May 3, 7:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt42 min
May 3, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis64 min
May 3, 8:00 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDEllis, Johnson30 min
May 3, 8:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJohnson, Somervell, Tarrant26 min
May 3, 8:07 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDEllis, Hill, Johnson38 min
May 3, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJohnson61 min
May 3, 8:45 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDEllis45 min
May 3, 9:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Ellis, Kaufman59 min
May 3, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCooke, Denton, Grayson35 min
May 3, 9:13 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDEllis, Kaufman22 min
May 3, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHill, Navarro31 min
May 3, 9:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDGrayson24 min
May 3, 9:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis, Henderson, Hill, Kaufman, Navarro, Van Zandt71 min
May 3, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBell, Coryell, Lampasas67 min
May 3, 9:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis48 min
May 3, 10:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDStephens, Young41 min
May 3, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Coryell, Hamilton37 min
May 3, 10:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDVan Zandt42 min
May 3, 10:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Rains54 min
May 3, 10:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBell, Falls, McLennan43 min
May 3, 10:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHenderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt44 min
May 4, 12:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHenderson, Kaufman, Navarro, Van Zandt57 min
May 4, 1:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDVan Zandt37 min
May 4, 8:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDEllis, Navarro52 hr
May 4, 8:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDRobertson59 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.