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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Fort Worth, TX

January 25, 2021Ellis County, Hill County, Navarro County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 25, 2021, 6:20 AM CST for Ellis County, Hill County, Navarro County, Texas. It was in force for 40 min. 2 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: Jan 25, 2021, 6:20 AM CST (12:20 UTC)
Expired: Jan 25, 2021, 7:00 AM CST
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Ellis County, TX, Hill County, TX, Navarro County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:22 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jan 25, 6:31 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Abbott, TX	DELAYED REPORT---MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOFS/METAL GARAGES. TWO TREES BLOWN DOWN. REPORT RELAYED VIA HILL COUNTY OEM.
Jan 25, 6:34 AM CST	HAIL 0.7	1 Wnw Hillsboro, TX	MPING REPORT OF DIME SIZE HAIL IN HILLSBORO.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 321 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: 964 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 548 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 424 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 543 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.9
Supercell composite: 8.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

707 
WUUS54 KFWD 251220
SVRFWD
TXC139-217-349-251300-
/O.NEW.KFWD.SV.W.0004.210125T1220Z-210125T1300Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Hill County in central Texas...
  Southwestern Ellis County in north central Texas...
  Northwestern Navarro County in north central Texas...

* Until 700 AM CST.

* At 620 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Whitney, or 7
  miles southwest of Hillsboro, moving northeast at 60 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...
  Ennis, Hillsboro, Whitney, Italy, Itasca, Blooming Grove, Bardwell,
  Barry, Bynum, Carl's Corner, Milford, Frost, Abbott, Emhouse,
  Mertens and Aquilla.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 35 between mile markers 355 and 369.
 Interstate 35W between mile markers 1 and 7.
 Interstate 35E between mile markers 371 and 392.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3186 9703 3186 9704 3177 9724 3182 9729
      3184 9728 3185 9731 3187 9733 3203 9738
      3238 9669 3212 9650
TIME...MOT...LOC 1220Z 240DEG 50KT 3195 9722 

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

Dunn

2 follow-up statements

386 
WWUS54 KFWD 251233
SVSFWD

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

TXC139-217-349-251300-
/O.CON.KFWD.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210125T1300Z/
Hill TX-Ellis TX-Navarro TX-
633 AM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CST
FOR CENTRAL HILL...SOUTHWESTERN ELLIS AND NORTHWESTERN NAVARRO
COUNTIES...

At 633 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Carl's Corner,
or 5 miles northeast of Hillsboro, moving northeast at 60 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...
Ennis, Hillsboro, Italy, Itasca, Blooming Grove, Bardwell, Barry,
Bynum, Carl's Corner, Milford, Frost, Emhouse and Mertens.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3186 9703 3186 9704 3201 9710 3213 9718
      3238 9669 3212 9650
TIME...MOT...LOC 1233Z 239DEG 51KT 3206 9700 

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

Dunn

610 
WWUS54 KFWD 251242
SVSFWD

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

TXC217-251252-
/O.CAN.KFWD.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210125T1300Z/
Hill TX-
642 AM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL HILL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. 

LAT...LON 3196 9682 3207 9690 3205 9694 3206 9694
      3220 9704 3238 9669 3212 9650
TIME...MOT...LOC 1242Z 240DEG 50KT 3213 9687 

$$

TXC139-349-251300-
/O.CON.KFWD.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210125T1300Z/
Ellis TX-Navarro TX-
642 AM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CST
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ELLIS AND NORTHWESTERN NAVARRO COUNTIES...

At 642 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Italy, or 15 
miles northeast of Hillsboro, moving northeast at 60 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...
Ennis, Italy, Blooming Grove, Bardwell, Barry, Milford, Frost,
Emhouse and Mertens.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3196 9682 3207 9690 3205 9694 3206 9694
      3220 9704 3238 9669 3212 9650
TIME...MOT...LOC 1242Z 240DEG 50KT 3213 9687 

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

Dunn

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 25, 3:36 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Cooke	39 min
Jan 25, 3:44 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Eastland	31 min
Jan 25, 4:05 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Erath	25 min
Jan 25, 4:10 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Comanche	35 min
Jan 25, 5:58 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hill	32 min
Jan 25, 6:06 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall	39 min
Jan 25, 6:23 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Lamar	37 min
Jan 25, 6:30 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains	60 min
Jan 25, 6:56 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro, Van Zandt	53 min
Jan 25, 7:15 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Lamar	35 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.