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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 28, 2021Palo Pinto County, Stephens County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2021, 7:10 AM CDT for Palo Pinto County, Stephens County, Texas. It was in force for 65 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 28, 2021, 7:10 AM CDT (12:10 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2021, 8:15 AM CDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Palo Pinto County, TX, Stephens County, TX

The radar

The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Apr 28, 3:01 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 121 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: 678 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 635 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 290 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 394 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.7
Supercell composite: 12.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

760 
WUUS54 KFWD 281210
SVRFWD
TXC363-429-281315-
/O.NEW.KFWD.SV.W.0096.210428T1210Z-210428T1315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
710 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Stephens County in north central Texas...
  Western Palo Pinto County in north central Texas...

* Until 815 AM CDT.

* At 710 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gunsight, or
  9 miles south of Breckenridge, moving east at 30 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...
  Breckenridge, Gordon, Possum Kingdom State Park, Necessity,
  Gunsight, Strawn and Mingus.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 369 and 376.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for north central
Texas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3293 9834 3251 9825 3252 9898 3276 9899
TIME...MOT...LOC 1210Z 252DEG 28KT 3262 9893 

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

Stalley

3 follow-up statements

028 
WWUS54 KFWD 281224
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
724 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

TXC363-429-281315-
/O.CON.KFWD.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-210428T1315Z/
Stephens TX-Palo Pinto TX-
724 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN STEPHENS AND WESTERN PALO PINTO COUNTIES...

At 723 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Necessity, or 
6 miles west of Caddo, moving east at 30 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...
Breckenridge, Gordon, Possum Kingdom State Park, Necessity, Gunsight,
Strawn and Mingus.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into a
small central room in a sturdy structure.

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

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for north central
Texas.

LAT...LON 3293 9834 3251 9825 3252 9898 3276 9899
TIME...MOT...LOC 1223Z 252DEG 28KT 3265 9881 

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

Bonnette

839 
WWUS54 KFWD 281248
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
748 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

TXC363-429-281315-
/O.CON.KFWD.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-210428T1315Z/
Stephens TX-Palo Pinto TX-
748 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEPHENS AND WESTERN PALO PINTO COUNTIES...

At 747 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Matcalf Gap, 
Brad, and Strawn, 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...
Gordon, Possum Kingdom State Park, Strawn and Mingus. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into a
small central room in a sturdy structure.

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

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for north central
Texas.

LAT...LON 3293 9834 3251 9825 3252 9874 3283 9873
TIME...MOT...LOC 1247Z 259DEG 35KT 3270 9849 

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

Bonnette

424 
WWUS54 KFWD 281311
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
811 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

TXC363-429-281321-
/O.EXP.KFWD.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-210428T1315Z/
Stephens TX-Palo Pinto TX-
811 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEPHENS AND
WESTERN PALO PINTO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 AM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for north central
Texas.

LAT...LON 3293 9834 3251 9825 3252 9874 3283 9873
TIME...MOT...LOC 1311Z 252DEG 28KT 3276 9829 

$$

Bonnette

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 27, 10:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Young	33 min
Apr 27, 10:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Young	28 min
Apr 27, 11:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack	31 min
Apr 27, 11:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Montague	33 min
Apr 28, 3:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Stephens, Young	59 min
Apr 28, 4:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Young	63 min
Apr 28, 4:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack, Young	25 min
Apr 28, 5:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	24 min
Apr 28, 6:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack	29 min
Apr 28, 6:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Stephens	31 min
Apr 28, 7:27 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Stephens	19 min
Apr 28, 7:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	48 hr
Apr 28, 8:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto, Parker	55 min
Apr 28, 9:24 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt	70 hr
Apr 28, 9:24 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall	52 hr
Apr 28, 12:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Grayson	118 min
Apr 28, 1:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Montague	36 min
Apr 28, 2:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	FWD	Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Fannin and 13 more	16 hr
Apr 28, 4:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche, Eastland	34 min
Apr 28, 6:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Parker	26 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.