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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at May 16, 2021, 1:37 PM CDT for Ellis County, Johnson County, Texas. It was in force for 38 min. 2 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
- May 16, 2021, 1:37 PM CDT (18:37 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2021, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Ellis County, TX, Johnson County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1:42 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 E Grandview, TX | 5/16 HILL & ELLIS COUNTIES TORNADO - A STORM SPOTTER TRACKED AND RECORDED A TORNADO FROM EXTREME NORTHEASTERN HILL COUNTY INTO ELLIS COUNTY. SOME TREE LEAVES AND SMALL BRANCHES WERE REPORTEDLY LOFTED INTO THE TORNADO CIRCULATION. THE TORNADO DISSIPATED BEFORE |
| May 16, 2:08 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Ese Maypearl, TX | 5/16 ELLIS COUNTY TORNADO NEAR MAYPEARL- VIDEO SHOWS A BRIEF TORNADO TRACKING ACROSS RURAL LAND NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF OLD MAYPEARL RD AND GREATHOUSE RD. NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED WITH THIS TORNADO. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 311 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
- 80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -171 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 899 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KFWD 161837
TORFWD
TXC139-251-161915-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0018.210516T1837Z-210516T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
137 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Johnson County in north central Texas...
West central Ellis County in north central Texas...
* Until 215 PM CDT.
* At 136 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Grandview, or 12 miles southeast of Alvarado,
moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Maypearl around 155 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3221 9705 3222 9706 3226 9709 3225 9716
3235 9714 3237 9700 3230 9691
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 215DEG 15KT 3225 9709
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
922 follow-up statements
100
WWUS54 KFWD 161856
SVSFWD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
156 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021
TXC251-161905-
/O.CAN.KFWD.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210516T1915Z/
Johnson TX-
156 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3224 9706 3229 9708 3235 9709 3236 9707
3237 9700 3230 9691
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 224DEG 13KT 3230 9703
$$
TXC139-161915-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210516T1915Z/
Ellis TX-
156 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL ELLIS COUNTY...
At 155 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Maypearl, or 12 miles southwest of Waxahachie,
moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Maypearl around 200 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter now! Get to an
interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building and avoid
windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3224 9706 3229 9708 3235 9709 3236 9707
3237 9700 3230 9691
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 224DEG 13KT 3230 9703
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
92882
WWUS54 KFWD 161919
SVSFWD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
219 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021
TXC139-161929-
/O.EXP.KFWD.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210516T1915Z/
Ellis TX-
219 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL ELLIS COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
The rotation associated with the storm that prompted the Tornado
Warning has weakened, and no longer appears capable of producing a
tornado. Therefore the Tornado Warning has been allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3224 9706 3229 9708 3235 9709 3236 9707
3237 9700 3230 9691
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 215DEG 15KT 3238 9696
$$
92The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 3:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | FWD | Anderson, Bell, Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke and 40 more | 4 days |
| May 16, 8:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall | 4 days |
| May 16, 9:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas, Denton | 24 hr |
| May 16, 9:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 59 hr |
| May 16, 12:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Dallas | 2 hr |
| May 16, 12:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 9 hr |
| May 16, 1:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hill | 28 min |
| May 16, 1:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 5 hr |
| May 16, 2:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt | 4 days |
| May 16, 2:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Dallas | 18 min |
| May 16, 2:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Collin | 32 hr |
| May 16, 2:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis, Navarro | 3 days |
| May 16, 2:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Collin | 3 hr |
| May 16, 4:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis | 8 hr |
| May 16, 5:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Erath, Hood, Somervell | 3 hr |
| May 16, 5:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Montague | 33 min |
| May 16, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke, Grayson, Montague | 69 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.