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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this wind advisory at May 8, 2021, 1:24 AM CDT for 32 counties in Texas. It took effect at May 8, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2021, 1:24 AM CDT (06:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 8, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 9, 2021, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
All 32 counties
Bell County, TX, Bosque County, TX, Collin County, TX, Comanche County, TX, Cooke County, TX, Coryell County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Denton County, TX, Ellis County, TX, Erath County, TX, Falls County, TX, Fannin County, TX, Grayson County, TX, Hamilton County, TX, Hill County, TX, Hood County, TX, Hunt County, TX, Jack County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Lampasas County, TX, Limestone County, TX, McLennan County, TX, Mills County, TX, Montague County, TX, Navarro County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Parker County, TX, Rockwall County, TX, Somervell County, TX, Tarrant County, TX, Wise County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:28 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 nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 45 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -319 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1986 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
316 WWUS74 KFWD 080624 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 124 AM CDT Sat May 8 2021 TXZ091>094-101>105-116>121-130>134-141>146-156>161-081500- /O.NEW.KFWD.WI.Y.0006.210508T1800Z-210509T0300Z/ Montague-Cooke-Grayson-Fannin-Jack-Wise-Denton-Collin-Hunt- Palo Pinto-Parker-Tarrant-Dallas-Rockwall-Kaufman-Erath-Hood- Somervell-Johnson-Ellis-Comanche-Mills-Hamilton-Bosque-Hill- Navarro-Lampasas-Coryell-Bell-McLennan-Falls-Limestone- Including the cities of Bowie, Nocona, Gainesville, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Jacksboro, Decatur, Bridgeport, Carrollton, Denton, Lewisville, Flower Mound, Plano, McKinney, Allen, Frisco, Greenville, Commerce, Mineral Wells, Weatherford, Briar, Fort Worth, Arlington, Dallas, Rockwall, Heath, Terrell, Kaufman, Forney, Stephenville, Dublin, Granbury, Oak Trail Shores, Glen Rose, Cleburne, Burleson, Waxahachie, Ennis, Midlothian, Comanche, De Leon, Goldthwaite, Hamilton, Hico, Clifton, Meridian, Valley Mills, Hillsboro, Corsicana, Lampasas, Copperas Cove, Gatesville, Killeen, Temple, Fort Hood, Waco, Marlin, Mexia, and Groesbeck 124 AM CDT Sat May 8 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds near 25 mph with gusts in the 30 to 40 mph range expected. * WHERE...Portions of North and Central Texas. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Unsecured outdoor items may be blown around in the wind. Driving on area roadways may become difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles on east to west oriented roadways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of at least 20 to 30 mph or wind gusts in excess of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Boaters should use extra caution when venturing onto area lakes. Residents may wish to take action to secure trash cans, lawn furniture, and other lightweight outdoor objects that may be blown around in the strong winds. && $$ Bain
2 follow-up statements
465 WWUS74 KFWD 081636 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 1136 AM CDT Sat May 8 2021 TXZ091>094-101>105-116>121-130>134-141>146-156>161-090300- /O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0006.210508T1800Z-210509T0300Z/ Montague-Cooke-Grayson-Fannin-Jack-Wise-Denton-Collin-Hunt- Palo Pinto-Parker-Tarrant-Dallas-Rockwall-Kaufman-Erath-Hood- Somervell-Johnson-Ellis-Comanche-Mills-Hamilton-Bosque-Hill- Navarro-Lampasas-Coryell-Bell-McLennan-Falls-Limestone- Including the cities of Bowie, Nocona, Gainesville, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Jacksboro, Decatur, Bridgeport, Carrollton, Denton, Lewisville, Flower Mound, Plano, McKinney, Allen, Frisco, Greenville, Commerce, Mineral Wells, Weatherford, Briar, Fort Worth, Arlington, Dallas, Rockwall, Heath, Terrell, Kaufman, Forney, Stephenville, Dublin, Granbury, Oak Trail Shores, Glen Rose, Cleburne, Burleson, Waxahachie, Ennis, Midlothian, Comanche, De Leon, Goldthwaite, Hamilton, Hico, Clifton, Meridian, Valley Mills, Hillsboro, Corsicana, Lampasas, Copperas Cove, Gatesville, Killeen, Temple, Fort Hood, Waco, Marlin, Mexia, and Groesbeck 1136 AM CDT Sat May 8 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph. * WHERE...Portions of North and Central Texas. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Unsecured outdoor items may be blown around in the wind. Driving on area roadways may become difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles on east to west oriented roadways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of at least 20 to 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Boaters should use extra caution when venturing onto area lakes. Residents may wish to take action to secure trash cans, lawn furniture, and other lightweight outdoor objects that may be blown around in the strong winds. && $$
956 WWUS74 KFWD 082307 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 607 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021 TXZ091>094-101>105-116>121-130>134-141>146-156>161-090715- /O.EXT.KFWD.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210509T0900Z/ Montague-Cooke-Grayson-Fannin-Jack-Wise-Denton-Collin-Hunt- Palo Pinto-Parker-Tarrant-Dallas-Rockwall-Kaufman-Erath-Hood- Somervell-Johnson-Ellis-Comanche-Mills-Hamilton-Bosque-Hill- Navarro-Lampasas-Coryell-Bell-McLennan-Falls-Limestone- Including the cities of Bowie, Nocona, Gainesville, Sherman, Denison, Bonham, Jacksboro, Decatur, Bridgeport, Carrollton, Denton, Lewisville, Flower Mound, Plano, McKinney, Allen, Frisco, Greenville, Commerce, Mineral Wells, Weatherford, Briar, Fort Worth, Arlington, Dallas, Rockwall, Heath, Terrell, Kaufman, Forney, Stephenville, Dublin, Granbury, Oak Trail Shores, Glen Rose, Cleburne, Burleson, Waxahachie, Ennis, Midlothian, Comanche, De Leon, Goldthwaite, Hamilton, Hico, Clifton, Meridian, Valley Mills, Hillsboro, Corsicana, Lampasas, Copperas Cove, Gatesville, Killeen, Temple, Fort Hood, Waco, Marlin, Mexia, and Groesbeck 607 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph. * WHERE...Portions of North and Central Texas. * WHEN...Until 4 AM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Unsecured outdoor items may be blown around in the wind. Driving on area roadways may become difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles on east to west oriented roadways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of at least 20 to 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Boaters should use extra caution when venturing onto area lakes. Residents may wish to take action to secure trash cans, lawn furniture, and other lightweight outdoor objects that may be blown around in the strong winds. && $$
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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.