Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 13, 2021, 2:46 AM CDT for Eastland County, Erath County, Texas. It was in force for 59 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
- Apr 13, 2021, 2:46 AM CDT (07:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2021, 3:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 2.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Eastland County, TX, Erath County, TX
The radar
The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 116 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1192 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1812 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted.
972
WUUS54 KFWD 130746
SVRFWD
TXC133-143-130845-
/O.NEW.KFWD.SV.W.0079.210413T0746Z-210413T0845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
246 AM CDT Tue Apr 13 2021
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Erath County in north central Texas...
Northeastern Eastland County in north central Texas...
* Until 345 AM CDT.
* At 246 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
of Ranger, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar and trained spotter indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.
* Locations impacted include...
Huckabay and Morgan Mill.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 357 and 368.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection get inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3236 9863 3251 9857 3251 9813 3223 9814
TIME...MOT...LOC 0746Z 280DEG 18KT 3241 9856
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
921 follow-up statement
809
WWUS54 KFWD 130814
SVSFWD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
314 AM CDT Tue Apr 13 2021
TXC133-130823-
/O.CAN.KFWD.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-210413T0845Z/
Eastland TX-
314 AM CDT Tue Apr 13 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN EASTLAND COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3248 9846 3248 9813 3223 9814 3232 9847
3240 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0813Z 280DEG 18KT 3239 9840
$$
TXC143-130845-
/O.CON.KFWD.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-210413T0845Z/
Erath TX-
314 AM CDT Tue Apr 13 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN ERATH COUNTY...
At 313 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Huckabay, or 15
miles northwest of Stephenville, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage
to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.
Locations impacted include...
Huckabay and Morgan Mill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection stay inside a sturdy structure and keep away from
windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3248 9846 3248 9813 3223 9814 3232 9847
3240 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0813Z 280DEG 18KT 3239 9840
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
92The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 10:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Stephens | 33 min |
| Apr 12, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens, Young | 58 min |
| Apr 12, 11:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Palo Pinto | 26 min |
| Apr 12, 11:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 58 min |
| Apr 12, 11:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Young | 35 min |
| Apr 13, 12:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Palo Pinto | 33 min |
| Apr 13, 1:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Parker | 24 min |
| Apr 13, 1:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Young | 37 min |
| Apr 13, 1:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Johnson | 35 min |
| Apr 13, 1:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 61 min |
| Apr 13, 2:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 35 min |
| Apr 13, 3:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas | 26 min |
| Apr 13, 3:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 37 min |
| Apr 13, 3:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 44 min |
| Apr 13, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood, Somervell | 43 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.