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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 23, 2021Jack County, Montague County, Wise County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 2021, 2:03 PM CDT for Jack County, Montague County, Wise County, Texas. It was in force for 42 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 23, 2021, 2:03 PM CDT (19:03 UTC)
Expired
Apr 23, 2021, 2:45 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Jack County, TX, Montague County, TX, Wise County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:06 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
Apr 23, 12:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 104 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 12:00Z on 2021-04-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 14 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 12:00Z on 2021-04-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 397 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
14 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
578 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
397 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
249 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

936 
WUUS54 KFWD 231903
SVRFWD
TXC237-337-497-231945-
/O.NEW.KFWD.SV.W.0085.210423T1903Z-210423T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
203 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Montague County in north central Texas...
  Northwestern Wise County in north central Texas...
  Northeastern Jack County in north central Texas...

* Until 245 PM CDT.

* At 203 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Newport, or
  14 miles north of Jacksboro, moving northeast at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Bowie, Jacksboro, Nocona, St. Jo, Sunset, Stoneburg, Forestburg and
  Newport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3383 9748 3347 9749 3324 9818 3341 9830
      3347 9824 3347 9798 3375 9798 3381 9787
      3386 9777 3388 9764
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 233DEG 51KT 3343 9810 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$

Sanchez
1 follow-up statement
109 
WWUS54 KFWD 231921
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
221 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

TXC237-497-231930-
/O.CAN.KFWD.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-210423T1945Z/
Wise TX-Jack TX-
221 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WISE AND
NORTHEASTERN JACK COUNTIES 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 800 PM CDT for
north central Texas.

LAT...LON 3383 9748 3347 9749 3343 9760 3344 9798
      3375 9798 3386 9777 3388 9764
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 233DEG 32KT 3351 9797 

$$

TXC337-231945-
/O.CON.KFWD.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-210423T1945Z/
Montague TX-
221 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT
FOR MONTAGUE COUNTY...

At 220 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Newport, or 7
miles southwest of Bowie, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Bowie, Nocona, St. Jo, Sunset, Stoneburg and Forestburg. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3383 9748 3347 9749 3343 9760 3344 9798
      3375 9798 3386 9777 3388 9764
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 233DEG 32KT 3351 9797 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Sanchez

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 23, 12:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDParker30 min
Apr 23, 1:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDTarrant32 min
Apr 23, 1:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDTarrant28 min
Apr 23, 1:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDJack31 min
Apr 23, 1:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDallas, Rockwall28 min
Apr 23, 2:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDallas37 min
Apr 23, 2:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Rockwall63 min
Apr 23, 2:32 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt42 hr
Apr 23, 2:32 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt, Kaufman, Rockwall38 hr
Apr 23, 2:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCooke, Montague39 min
Apr 23, 3:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHunt63 min
Apr 23, 3:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDJohnson29 min
Apr 23, 3:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMcLennan47 min
Apr 23, 3:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas14 hr
Apr 23, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, McLennan23 min
Apr 23, 4:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCooke35 min
Apr 23, 4:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDKaufman28 min
Apr 23, 4:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDWise25 min
Apr 23, 5:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDComanche35 min
Apr 23, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLampasas57 min
Apr 23, 5:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Comanche, Erath, Hamilton57 min
Apr 23, 6:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCoryell35 min
Apr 23, 6:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDJohnson26 min
Apr 23, 6:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDBosque37 min
Apr 23, 6:45 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDDenton19 min
Apr 23, 6:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDBell33 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.