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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 28, 2021Parker County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2021, 7:08 PM CDT for Parker County, Texas. It was in force for 52 min. 4 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: Apr 28, 2021, 7:08 PM CDT (00:08 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Parker County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:10 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
Apr 28, 7:30 PM CDT	HAIL 1	2 Wnw Hudson Oaks, TX	DELAYED REPORT - QUARTER SIZE HAIL MEASURED AND REPORTED BY SOUTH FIELD STATION EAST PARKER.
Apr 28, 7:35 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	7 N Hudson Oaks, TX	DELAYED REPORT - STORM DAMAGE REPORTED ON FRIENDSHIP RD NEAR WHIPOORWILL TRL IN PARKER COUNTY. POWER LINES DOWN AND REPORTED STRUCTURE DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR/TIME OF REPORT.
Apr 28, 7:40 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ssw Sanctuary, TX	DELAYED REPORT - EMC REPORTED TRAILER HOME ROLLED OVER. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
Apr 28, 7:58 PM CDT	HAIL 1	5 W Lakeside, TX	QUARTER HAIL 5 WEST OFF LAKESIDE.

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

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 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 53 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: 1526 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1058 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 191 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 154 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.2
Supercell composite: 9.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

583 
WUUS54 KFWD 290008
SVRFWD
TXC367-290100-
/O.NEW.KFWD.SV.W.0098.210429T0008Z-210429T0100Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Parker County in north central Texas...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 708 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast
  of Cool, or 10 miles west of Weatherford, moving east at 35 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...
  Weatherford, Mineral Wells, Azle, Briar, Willow Park, Reno, Aledo,
  Springtown, Hudson Oaks, Annetta, Cool, Mineral Wells State Park,
  Annetta South, Annetta North, Millsap and Sanctuary.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for north central
Texas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3286 9805 3299 9754 3258 9755 3256 9807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 249DEG 29KT 3270 9793 

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

Dunn

2 follow-up statements

268 
WWUS54 KFWD 290023
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
723 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

TXC367-290100-
/O.CON.KFWD.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-210429T0100Z/
Parker TX-
723 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR PARKER COUNTY...

At 723 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Weatherford,
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...
Weatherford, Azle, Briar, Willow Park, Reno, Aledo, Hudson Oaks,
Annetta, Annetta South, Annetta North and Sanctuary.

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 north central
Texas.

LAT...LON 3284 9797 3296 9754 3258 9755 3257 9797
      3269 9800
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 250DEG 28KT 3270 9782 

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

Dunn

585 
WWUS54 KFWD 290039
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
739 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

TXC367-290100-
/O.CON.KFWD.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-210429T0100Z/
Parker TX-
739 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN PARKER COUNTY...

At 739 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hudson Oaks, or
near Weatherford, moving northeast at 35 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...
Weatherford, Azle, Briar, Willow Park, Reno, Aledo, Hudson Oaks,
Annetta, Annetta South, Annetta North and Sanctuary.

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 north central
Texas.

LAT...LON 3296 9754 3265 9755 3262 9785 3274 9784
      3286 9789
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 246DEG 29KT 3277 9770 

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
Apr 28, 7:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche, Erath	31 min
Apr 28, 7:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Tarrant	73 min
Apr 28, 8:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Tarrant	33 min
Apr 28, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton	63 min
Apr 28, 9:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Young	54 min
Apr 28, 9:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Lamar	39 min
Apr 28, 9:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin	55 min
Apr 28, 10:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche	59 min
Apr 28, 10:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Mills	53 min
Apr 28, 10:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Erath	55 min
Apr 29, 1:32 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Ellis, Johnson	3 hr
Apr 29, 1:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Ellis, Navarro	3 days
Apr 29, 3:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Dallas	111 min
Apr 29, 3:22 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Ellis	98 min
Apr 29, 4:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Ellis, Hill, Johnson	3 hr
Apr 29, 5:41 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	4 hr
Apr 29, 8:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Collin	25 hr
Apr 29, 8:18 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Collin	25 hr
Apr 29, 9:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins	28 hr
Apr 29, 1:43 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Denton	22 hr
Apr 29, 5:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Rains	33 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.