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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Fort Worth, TX

March 22, 2021Coryell County, McLennan County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 22, 2021, 8:22 PM CDT for Coryell County, McLennan County, Texas. It was in force for 53 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: Mar 22, 2021, 8:22 PM CDT (01:22 UTC)
Expired: Mar 22, 2021, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Coryell County, TX, McLennan County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:22 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 22, 6:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 156 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 679 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 404 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 672 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

890 
WUUS54 KFWD 230122
SVRFWD
TXC099-309-230215-
/O.NEW.KFWD.SV.W.0020.210323T0122Z-210323T0215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
822 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  McLennan County in central Texas...
  East central Coryell County in central Texas...

* Until 915 PM CDT.

* At 822 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
  Fort Gates, or 8 miles east of Gatesville, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Waco, Gatesville, Hewitt, Robinson, Bellmead, Woodway,
  Lacy-Lakeview, McGregor, West, Mart, Beverly Hills, Lorena,
  Bruceville-Eddy, Moody, Riesel, Crawford, Golinda, Hallsburg,
  Mother Neff State Park and Northcrest.

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 317 and 352.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3127 9772 3143 9781 3185 9704 3163 9688
      3153 9680 3152 9681 3143 9698 3128 9732
      3129 9739 3132 9742 3129 9748
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 250DEG 37KT 3141 9759 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$

Barnes

2 follow-up statements

434 
WWUS54 KFWD 230141
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
841 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

TXC099-230150-
/O.CAN.KFWD.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-210323T0215Z/
Coryell TX-
841 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CORYELL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
central Texas.

LAT...LON 3156 9758 3185 9704 3153 9681 3143 9698
      3132 9742
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 248DEG 36KT 3148 9741 

$$

TXC309-230215-
/O.CON.KFWD.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-210323T0215Z/
McLennan TX-
841 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR MCLENNAN COUNTY...

At 840 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over McGregor,
moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Waco, Hewitt, Robinson, Bellmead, Woodway, Lacy-Lakeview, McGregor,
West, Mart, Beverly Hills, Lorena, Riesel, Crawford, Hallsburg,
Northcrest, Gholson, Leroy and Ross.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3156 9758 3185 9704 3153 9681 3143 9698
      3132 9742
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 248DEG 36KT 3148 9741 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Barnes

558 
WWUS54 KFWD 230203
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
903 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

TXC309-230215-
/O.CON.KFWD.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-210323T0215Z/
McLennan TX-
903 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL MCLENNAN COUNTY...

At 903 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Waco, moving
east at 40 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...
Waco, Hewitt, Robinson, Bellmead, Woodway, Lacy-Lakeview, McGregor,
Mart, Beverly Hills, Riesel, Hallsburg, Northcrest, Leroy and Ross.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3140 9724 3157 9740 3183 9702 3153 9681
      3152 9683
TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 248DEG 35KT 3156 9719 

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

Barnes

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 22, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Coryell, Lampasas	66 min
Mar 22, 8:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hamilton	49 min
Mar 22, 9:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hill, Limestone, McLennan	62 min
Mar 22, 9:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas, Ellis, Johnson	51 min
Mar 22, 9:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bosque, Hill, McLennan	60 min
Mar 22, 9:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Grayson	41 min
Mar 22, 9:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Rockwall	30 min
Mar 22, 9:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall	53 min
Mar 22, 10:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hill, Limestone, McLennan, Navarro	51 min
Mar 22, 10:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt	32 min
Mar 22, 10:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hopkins, Kaufman, Rains	32 min
Mar 22, 10:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell, Milam	67 min
Mar 22, 10:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Lamar	49 min
Mar 22, 11:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Navarro	70 min
Mar 22, 11:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Milam, Robertson	67 min
Mar 22, 11:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Limestone	48 min
Mar 23, 12:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Anderson, Henderson	52 min
Mar 23, 12:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Van Zandt	25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.