Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2021, 4:33 PM CDT for Comanche County, Eastland County, Texas. It was in force for 34 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, 4:33 PM CDT (21:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2021, 5:07 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Comanche County, TX, Eastland County, TX
The radar
The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1:57 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
652
WUUS54 KFWD 282133
SVRFWD
TXC093-133-282230-
/O.NEW.KFWD.SV.W.0097.210428T2133Z-210428T2230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
433 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastland County in north central Texas...
Northwestern Comanche County in central Texas...
* Until 530 PM CDT.
* At 432 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rising Star,
moving east at 30 mph. Another severe storm is located just west
of Cisco, moving east at 30 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...
Eastland, Cisco, Ranger, De Leon, Gorman, Rising Star and Carbon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central and
north central Texas.
For your protection get inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3251 9911 3251 9847 3230 9847 3226 9855
3207 9842 3195 9884 3208 9893 3208 9912
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 257DEG 27KT 3210 9902
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Dunn3 follow-up statements
601
WWUS54 KFWD 282145
SVSFWD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
445 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
TXC093-133-282230-
/O.CON.KFWD.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-210428T2230Z/
Eastland TX-Comanche TX-
445 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR EASTLAND AND NORTHWESTERN COMANCHE COUNTIES...
At 444 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cisco, moving
east at 35 mph. Another severe storm was located near Rising Star,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Eastland, Cisco, Ranger, De Leon, Gorman, Rising Star and Carbon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection stay inside a sturdy structure and keep away from
windows.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central and
north central Texas.
LAT...LON 3251 9910 3251 9847 3230 9847 3226 9855
3207 9842 3195 9883 3208 9892 3208 9911
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 248DEG 30KT 3235 9895
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Dunn600
WWUS54 KFWD 282202
SVSFWD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
502 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
TXC093-133-282230-
/O.CON.KFWD.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-210428T2230Z/
Eastland TX-Comanche TX-
502 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR EASTLAND AND NORTHWESTERN COMANCHE COUNTIES...
At 501 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Eastland,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Eastland, Cisco, Ranger, De Leon, Gorman, Rising Star and Carbon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection stay inside a sturdy structure and keep away from
windows.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central and
north central Texas.
LAT...LON 3251 9895 3251 9847 3230 9847 3226 9855
3207 9842 3195 9883 3208 9892 3208 9900
3228 9897
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 261DEG 26KT 3232 9880
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Dunn717
WWUS54 KFWD 282207
SVSFWD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
507 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
TXC093-133-282217-
/O.CAN.KFWD.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-210428T2230Z/
Eastland TX-Comanche TX-
507 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTLAND AND NORTHWESTERN
COMANCHE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits. Therefore the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds
and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central and
north central Texas.
LAT...LON 3251 9895 3251 9847 3230 9847 3226 9855
3207 9842 3195 9883 3208 9892 3208 9900
3228 9897
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 257DEG 27KT 3233 9875
$$
DunnThe 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, 7:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto, Stephens | 65 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, 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.