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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Fort Worth, TX

January 25, 2021Cooke County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 25, 2021, 3:36 AM CST for Cooke County, Texas. It was in force for 39 min. 1 report 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 25, 2021, 3:36 AM CST (09:36 UTC)
Expired
Jan 25, 2021, 4:15 AM CST
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Cooke County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:40 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
Jan 25, 4:15 AM CSTHAIL 0.88Gainesville, TXEM REPORTED NICKEL SIZE HAIL AROUND 415 AM.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 111 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 2021-01-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 164 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-01-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 323 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
164 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-182 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
440 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
323 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
341 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

029 
WUUS54 KFWD 250936
SVRFWD
TXC097-251015-
/O.NEW.KFWD.SV.W.0002.210125T0936Z-210125T1015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
336 AM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Cooke County in north central Texas...

* Until 415 AM CST.

* At 335 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Muenster, or
  16 miles west of Gainesville, moving northeast at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Gainesville, Muenster, Lindsay and Callisburg. 

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 492 and 503.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3394 9697 3395 9695 3365 9694 3344 9748
      3376 9748 3389 9718 3384 9717 3381 9721
      3376 9719 3372 9716 3372 9711 3374 9709
      3381 9709 3382 9705 3385 9709 3386 9706
      3384 9703 3389 9698 3395 9700 3396 9698
TIME...MOT...LOC 0935Z 240DEG 49KT 3360 9743 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$

Dunn
3 follow-up statements
661 
WWUS54 KFWD 250947
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
347 AM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

TXC097-251015-
/O.CON.KFWD.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210125T1015Z/
Cooke TX-
347 AM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CST
FOR COOKE COUNTY...

At 346 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Muenster, or 
10 miles west of Gainesville, moving northeast at 55 mph.  Another 
severe storm is approaching Rosston.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Gainesville, Muenster, Lindsay and Callisburg. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3394 9697 3395 9695 3365 9694 3344 9748
      3376 9748 3389 9718 3384 9717 3381 9721
      3376 9719 3372 9716 3372 9711 3374 9709
      3381 9709 3382 9705 3385 9709 3386 9706
      3384 9703 3389 9698 3395 9700 3396 9698
TIME...MOT...LOC 0946Z 238DEG 47KT 3367 9732 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Dunn
412 
WWUS54 KFWD 251007
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
407 AM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

TXC097-251015-
/O.CON.KFWD.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210125T1015Z/
Cooke TX-
407 AM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CST
FOR EASTERN COOKE COUNTY...

At 407 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gainesville,
moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Gainesville, Lindsay and Callisburg. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3394 9697 3395 9695 3365 9694 3351 9731
      3371 9733 3379 9720 3376 9719 3372 9716
      3372 9711 3374 9709 3381 9709 3382 9705
      3385 9709 3386 9706 3384 9703 3389 9698
      3395 9700 3396 9698
TIME...MOT...LOC 1007Z 244DEG 39KT 3369 9715 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Dunn
083 
WWUS54 KFWD 251012
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
412 AM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

TXC097-251021-
/O.EXP.KFWD.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210125T1015Z/
Cooke TX-
412 AM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN COOKE COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 415 AM CST...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits. Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However
small hail and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3394 9697 3395 9695 3365 9694 3351 9731
      3371 9733 3379 9720 3376 9719 3372 9716
      3372 9711 3374 9709 3381 9709 3382 9705
      3385 9709 3386 9706 3384 9703 3389 9698
      3395 9700 3396 9698
TIME...MOT...LOC 1011Z 240DEG 49KT 3372 9710 

$$

Dunn

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 25, 3:44 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDEastland31 min
Jan 25, 4:05 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDErath25 min
Jan 25, 4:10 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDComanche35 min
Jan 25, 5:58 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHill32 min
Jan 25, 6:06 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Kaufman, Rockwall39 min
Jan 25, 6:20 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis, Hill, Navarro40 min
Jan 25, 6:23 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLamar37 min
Jan 25, 6:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains60 min
Jan 25, 6:56 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis, Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro, Van Zandt53 min
Jan 25, 7:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins, Lamar35 min

Nearby

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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.