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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 28, 2021Tarrant County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2021, 8:10 PM CDT for Tarrant County, Texas. It was in force for 33 min. 22 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, 8:10 PM CDT (01:10 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2021, 8:43 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.0 in

County Tarrant County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 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, 8:14 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	1 Ne Lake Worth, TX	GOLFBALL HAIL REPORTED ON BOAT CLUB RD.
Apr 28, 8:15 PM CDT	HAIL 1.5	2 Se Eagle Mountain, TX	DELAYED REPORT - PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR BOAT CLUB AND BAILEY BOSWELL. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
Apr 28, 8:15 PM CDT	HAIL 3	1 Se Eagle Mountain, TX	3 INCH HAIL REPORTED AT BOAT CLUB AND BAILEY BOSWELL. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
Apr 28, 8:19 PM CDT	HAIL 1	4 Ne Eagle Mountain, TX	DELAYED REPORT - QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY WILLOW SPRING AND BONDS RANCH.
Apr 28, 8:20 PM CDT	HAIL 2	3 Nne Saginaw, TX	2 INCH HAIL WITH NUMEROUS HOMES AND VEHICLES DAMAGED.
Apr 28, 8:21 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	1 Nw Saginaw, TX	DELAYED REPORT - GOLF BALL HAIL REPORTED BY BAILEY BOSWELL AND BUSINESS 287.
Apr 28, 8:22 PM CDT	HAIL 1	3 Sse Haslet, TX	DELAYED REPORT. HERITAGE TRACE AND I-35 GOLFBALL HAIL REPORTED.
Apr 28, 8:23 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	2 Nne Saginaw, TX	DELAYED REPORT - GOLF BALL HAIL REPORTED NEAR HARMON RD AND BLUE MOUND RD.
Apr 28, 8:24 PM CDT	HAIL 1.5	3 Ne Saginaw, TX	HAIL REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF US287 AND HARMON RD.
Apr 28, 8:25 PM CDT	HAIL 1	4 Nne Blue Mound, TX	QUARTER INCH HAIL REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE NEAR PRESIDIO VISTA DR.
Apr 28, 8:26 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Eagle Mountain, TX	DELAYED REPORT - QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE.
Apr 28, 8:27 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Se Haslet, TX	DELAYED REPORT. REPORT OF NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BY I-35W AND 1709... TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
Apr 28, 8:29 PM CDT	HAIL 2	1 Sw Saginaw, TX	2 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE.
Apr 28, 8:30 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	3 W Keller, TX	GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE.
Apr 28, 8:30 PM CDT	HAIL 2.5	2 Wnw Keller, TX	DELAYED REPORT - SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF 2.5 INCH HAIL.
Apr 28, 8:30 PM CDT	HAIL 3	4 Nne Blue Mound, TX	CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 4 NNE BLUE MOUND... 3 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE NEAR PRESIDIO VISTA DR.
Apr 28, 8:32 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	4 Nw Watauga, TX	GOLFBALL HAIL REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE.
Apr 28, 8:35 PM CDT	HAIL 2	3 Sse Haslet, TX	DELAYED REPORT - SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF 2 INCH HAIL NEAR HERITAGE TRACE AND EAST OF I-35.
Apr 28, 8:37 PM CDT	HAIL 2.5	4 Wsw Keller, TX	TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE.
Apr 28, 8:40 PM CDT	HAIL 2.5	2 N Keller, TX	DELAYED REPORT - SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF 2.5 INCH HAIL 2 MILES N OF KELLER.
Apr 28, 8:40 PM CDT	HAIL 3.25	3 Sw Roanoke, TX	DELAYED REPORT - SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT WITH PHOTO. HAIL SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN 3 INCHES. JUST EAST OF HILLCREST AIRPORT IN KELLER.
Apr 28, 8:47 PM CDT	HAIL 2.25	2 Nw Keller, TX	DELAYED REPORT - 2.25 INCH HAIL REPORTED NEAR 377 AND MT GILEAD IN KELLER.

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, 7:55 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 8 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.

079 
WFUS54 KFWD 290110
TORFWD
TXC439-290200-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0008.210429T0110Z-210429T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
810 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Tarrant County in north central Texas...

* Until 900 PM CDT.
    
* At 809 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Lake Worth, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.

  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...
  Saginaw and Blue Mound around 825 PM CDT.
  Haltom City and Haslet around 830 PM CDT.
  Watauga and Richland Hills around 835 PM CDT.
  North Richland Hills around 840 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Westlake and Westover Hills.

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3298 9703 3277 9704 3274 9750 3286 9750
      3299 9733
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 251DEG 26KT 3283 9745 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

Dunn

3 follow-up statements

784 
WWUS54 KFWD 290118
SVSFWD

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

TXC439-290200-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210429T0200Z/
Tarrant TX-
818 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN TARRANT COUNTY...
    
At 817 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located over Saginaw, moving east at 30 mph.  This tornado will 
cross Business 287 in Saginaw shortly and approach I-35W near the 
Alliance Corridor in the next 15 minutes.  Seek shelter now!

HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.

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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3298 9703 3282 9704 3278 9742 3288 9743
      3299 9733
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 251DEG 26KT 3285 9738 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

Dunn

722 
WWUS54 KFWD 290129
SVSFWD

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

TXC439-290200-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210429T0200Z/
Tarrant TX-
829 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN TARRANT COUNTY...
    
At 828 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located over I-35W just north of Loop 820, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.

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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3298 9703 3286 9704 3283 9732 3288 9735
      3297 9731
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 250DEG 25KT 3287 9730 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

Dunn

041 
WWUS54 KFWD 290143
SVSFWD

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

TXC439-290153-
/O.CAN.KFWD.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210429T0200Z/
Tarrant TX-
843 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TARRANT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The rotation associated with the storm that prompted the Tornado
Warning has weakened, and no longer appears capable of producing a 
tornado at this time. Therefore the Tornado Warning has been 
cancelled. Large destructive hail is still possible with this 
severe thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for north central
Texas.

LAT...LON 3298 9703 3286 9704 3283 9732 3288 9735
      3297 9731
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 251DEG 26KT 3291 9717 

$$

Dunn

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 28, 7:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Parker	52 min
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, 8:42 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.