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Tornado Warning 78, NWS Fort Worth, TX

December 13, 2022Tarrant County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Dec 13, 2022, 8:11 AM CST for Tarrant County, Texas. It was in force for 34 min. 7 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: Dec 13, 2022, 8:11 AM CST (14:11 UTC)
Expired: Dec 13, 2022, 8:45 AM CST
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Tarrant County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:14 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
Dec 13, 8:11 AM CST	TORNADO	1 Nnw Westworth, TX	NWS SURVEY CONFIRMS EF0 TORNADO BEGAN AT ONE OF THE AIRCRAFT HANGARS AND CONTINUED TO THE EAST/NORTHEAST DISSIPATING NEAR THE FOOD COURT AT NAS JRB.
Dec 13, 8:14 AM CST	TORNADO	1 Sw Sansom Park, TX	A BRIEF EF-1 TORNADO AFFECTED WESTERN TARRANT COUNTY IN MARION SANSOM PARK WITH TREE DAMAGE NOTED IN THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE PARK. THE TORNADO CROSSED ROBERTS CUT OFF RD, CAUSING MORE TREE DAMAGE AND MINOR FENCE DAMAGE BEFORE DISSIPATING AS IT ENTERED
Dec 13, 8:14 AM CST	TORNADO	1 Sw Sansom Park, TX	NWS SURVEY CONFIRMS EF1 AT MARION SANSOM PARK IN FORT WORTH. TORNADO TRAVELLED NORTHEAST, CAUSING DAMAGE MAINLY TO TREES.
Dec 13, 8:18 AM CST	TORNADO	2 S Blue Mound, TX	AN EF-0 TORNADO BRIEFLY CROSSED OVER A SET OF TRAIN TRACKS NORTHEAST OF MEACHAM AIRPORT, KNOCKING OVER RAIL CARS AND DAMAGING TREES EAST OF THE RAILYARD BEFORE LIFTING SOUTH OF NE LOOP 820.
Dec 13, 8:22 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ssw Blue Mound, TX	PHOTOS OF DAMAGE TO THE WALLS OF A HANGAR AND PLANES AT AN AIRPORT IN N FT WORTH SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
Dec 13, 8:24 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nne North Richland Hi, TX	ROOF DAMAGE AT COMMERCIAL BUSINESS NORTH OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Dec 13, 8:34 AM CST	TORNADO	2 Nne North Richland Hi, TX	AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WINDS OF 90 MPH DEVELOPED JUST WEST OF DAVIS BLVD ON SAYER LN IN NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, CAUSING DAMAGE TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. NOTABLE ROOF DAMAGE OCCURRED TO SEVERAL BUSINESSES ALONG DAVIS BLVD BEFORE MOVING OVER THE N

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 5 storm reports to this tornado warning; the first came 0 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 13, 3:58 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 11 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: 943 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 528 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 405 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 550 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.1
Supercell composite: 10.8

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The text

As transmitted.

921 
WFUS54 KFWD 131411
TORFWD
TXC439-131445-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0078.221213T1411Z-221213T1445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
811 AM CST Tue Dec 13 2022

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a

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

* Until 845 AM CST.
    
* At 810 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Westworth Village, or over River Oaks, moving east
  at 30 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...
  Blue Mound around 820 AM CST.
  Haltom City around 830 AM CST.
  Watauga and Richland Hills around 835 AM CST.
  Hurst around 840 AM CST.
  Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Euless, Bedford and Pantego 
  around 845 AM CST.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Lake
Arlington, Dalworthington Gardens, Westover Hills and Lake Worth.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 35W between mile markers 48 and 58.
 Interstate 30 between mile markers 8 and 31.

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 3289 9703 3269 9704 3270 9744 3281 9745
      3295 9703
TIME...MOT...LOC 1410Z 263DEG 25KT 3275 9741 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Stalley

3 follow-up statements

950 
WWUS54 KFWD 131414
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
814 AM CST Tue Dec 13 2022

TXC439-131445-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0078.000000T0000Z-221213T1445Z/
Tarrant TX-
814 AM CST Tue Dec 13 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CST FOR NORTHERN
TARRANT COUNTY...
        
At 814 AM CST, a confirmed tornado was located over River Oaks,
moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

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 tornado will be near...
  Saginaw and Blue Mound around 825 AM CST.
  Haltom City around 830 AM CST.
  Watauga and Richland Hills around 835 AM CST.
  Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Euless, Bedford, Hurst, 
  Colleyville, North Richland Hills and DFW Intl Airport around 845 
  AM CST.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Lake
Arlington, Dalworthington Gardens, Westover Hills and Lake Worth.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.

Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3289 9703 3269 9704 3270 9744 3281 9745
      3295 9703
TIME...MOT...LOC 1414Z 252DEG 24KT 3279 9739 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Stalley

687 
WWUS54 KFWD 131433
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
833 AM CST Tue Dec 13 2022

TXC439-131445-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0078.000000T0000Z-221213T1445Z/
Tarrant TX-
833 AM CST Tue Dec 13 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL TARRANT COUNTY...
    
At 833 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Richland Hills, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Hurst around 840 AM CST.
  Bedford, Colleyville and Pantego around 845 AM CST.
  Arlington, Euless and DFW Intl Airport around 855 AM CST.
  Grand Prairie around 900 AM CST.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Dalworthington Gardens and Lake Arlington.

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.

Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3269 9704 3270 9732 3286 9724 3293 9703
TIME...MOT...LOC 1433Z 263DEG 25KT 3281 9723 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

Stalley

577 
WWUS54 KFWD 131439
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
839 AM CST Tue Dec 13 2022

TXC439-131448-
/O.EXP.KFWD.TO.W.0078.000000T0000Z-221213T1445Z/
Tarrant TX-
839 AM CST Tue Dec 13 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL TARRANT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
845 AM CST...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.
However gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CST for north central
Texas.

LAT...LON 3269 9704 3270 9732 3286 9724 3293 9703
TIME...MOT...LOC 1438Z 263DEG 25KT 3281 9719 

$$

Stalley

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Dec 13, 5:54 AM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 5:54 AM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
554 AM CST Tue Dec 13 2022

...New Short Term, Aviation...

.SHORT TERM... /NEW/
/Through Tonight/

A cold front is currently moving across the western CWA with
numerous thunderstorms developing on and ahead of it. Storms have
been low topped, but with plenty of shear to work with, most are
rotating. The ingredient that is somewhat lacking is instability
but thus far a few storms have managed to reach severe criteria.
Therefore, we will keep the current Tornado Watch in place through
11 AM.

The front should reach the I-35 corridor, north of I-20 between 7
and 8 AM with a steady eastward progression through the morning.
Once the front moves though, storms will end and clouds will
begin to clear. Therefore, most of the forecast area will see the
sun this afternoon with temperatures staying in the 60s.
Temperatures tonight will be much cooler than the past few days
with lows ranging from the upper 30s in the northwest to around 50
in the southeast zones.

79

&&

.LONG TERM... /Issued 327 AM CST Tue Dec 13 2022/
/Wednesday Onward/

Weather Summary: The long term period will feature well below
normal temperatures across North and Central Texas. The rest of
the work week will be rain-free, but low rain chances return to
the forecast this weekend and early next week.

Wednesday will feel more like mid December as the upper low
continues to translate toward the Great Lakes and a cooler and
drier airmass filters in. It will also likely be the warmest day
through the weekend with highs in the 50s and low 60s. The
passage of another cold front on Thursday will bring a reinforcing
shot of cold air, resulting in highs in the upper 40s across
North Texas and mid 50s across Central Texas through the weekend. The
combination of clear skies and light winds each night will promote
efficient radiational cooling and allow temperatures to fall into
the upper 20s across the Big County and 30s elsewhere.

The upper low is expected to stall over the Great Lakes region
through the first half of the weekend before progressing towards
the northeast, keeping North and Central Texas beneath persistent
northwest flow and generally precip-free. However, there are some
indications low rain chances may return across portions of
Central Texas on Saturday as a surface low develops along the Texas
Coast. The highest PoPs will likely be confined south and east of
the region on Saturday, but PoPs should increase Sunday night
into Monday as a shortwave approaches from the west/southwest.
There is still uncertainty among guidance on the evolution and
timing of these two features, which could potentially result in a
brief period of wintry precipitation, so have opted to stick
closely to the NBM on PoPs and temperatures and keep the mention
of wintry precip out of the forecast until there is better
agreement.

Garcia

&&

.AVIATION... /NEW/
/12Z TAFs/

The primary aviation weather concern will be the thunderstorms
that are currently approaching the TAF sites from the west along
and ahead of a cold front. We anticipate storms to reach the
Metroplex TAF sites by 13Z and exit to the east between 15 and
16Z. Waco will see storms in the 14 to 16Z time frame. Once the
cold front moves through, west winds will bring drier air into the
region with MVFR ceilings lifting and scattering out by midday.
VFR conditions will prevail at all TAF sites this afternoon and
tonight with increasing mid and high clouds associated with the
approach of a shortwave from the west.

A strong and gusty south wind to start the TAF cycle will turn to
the west behind the front and remain westerly through the
afternoon. Wind speeds will steadily decrease through the
afternoon, so any crosswind issues should be brief. The wind will
likely become a bit more southwesterly this evening before
shifting to the northwest by midday Wednesday.

79

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Dallas-Ft. Worth    69  47  58  37  51 / 100   5   0   0   0
Waco                72  46  61  34  55 / 100  10   5   0   0
Paris               65  45  56  35  48 / 100   5  10   0   0
Denton              68  42  56  32  50 / 100   0   0   0   0
McKinney            67  45  56  34  49 / 100   5   0   0   0
Dallas              69  49  57  38  51 / 100   5   0   0   0
Terrell             69  47  59  36  51 / 100   5   5   0   0
Corsicana           72  50  61  39  55 / 100  10  10   0   0
Temple              73  47  61  35  57 /  80  10   0   0   0
Mineral Wells       69  42  56  32  50 /  60   0   0   0   0

&&

.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 13, 5:59 AM CST, 2 hours 12 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
559 AM CST Tue Dec 13 2022

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-141200-
Montague-Cooke-Grayson-Fannin-Lamar-Young-Jack-Wise-Denton-Collin-
Hunt-Delta-Hopkins-Stephens-Palo Pinto-Parker-Tarrant-Dallas-
Rockwall-Kaufman-Van Zandt-Rains-Eastland-Erath-Hood-Somervell-
Johnson-Ellis-Henderson-Comanche-Mills-Hamilton-Bosque-Hill-Navarro-
Freestone-Anderson-Lampasas-Coryell-Bell-McLennan-Falls-Limestone-
Leon-Milam-Robertson-
559 AM CST Tue Dec 13 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Numerous thunderstorms are expected along and ahead of an eastward
moving cold front today. Some of these storms will be capable of
producing damaging wind gusts, some hail and a few tornadoes.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Limited spotter activation is possible across most of North and
Central Texas today.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 13, 7:23 AM CST, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
723 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0708 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SE MILLSAP            32.70N 97.96W
12/13/2022                   PARKER             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORT OF 18 WHEELERS BLOWN OVER AT I-20 AND
            BROCK HWY.

&&

MAS

Local storm report, Dec 13, 7:36 AM CST, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
736 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0710 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSE DECATUR           33.22N 97.59W
12/13/2022                   WISE               TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORT OF OVERTURNED SEMI ON 287 IN DECATUR.

&&

MAS

Local storm report, Dec 13, 7:43 AM CST, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
743 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0542 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SE JACKSBORO          33.17N 98.11W
12/13/2022                   JACK               TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTS OF BARNS DAMAGED ALONG HWY 281 SE OF
            JACKSBORO. (TIME IS RADAR ESTIMATED).

&&

MAS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 13, 5:00 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland	60 min
Dec 13, 5:08 AM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Jack, Palo Pinto, Young	52 min
Dec 13, 5:30 AM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Parker	45 min
Dec 13, 5:35 AM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Eastland, Erath	40 min
Dec 13, 6:08 AM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Comanche, Erath	38 min
Dec 13, 6:12 AM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Parker, Wise	48 min
Dec 13, 6:36 AM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Parker	54 min
Dec 13, 6:57 AM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Denton, Wise	48 min
Dec 13, 7:31 AM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Cooke, Grayson	44 min
Dec 13, 7:34 AM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Erath, Hood	41 min
Dec 13, 7:35 AM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Parker, Tarrant	40 min
Dec 13, 7:45 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Parker, Tarrant	60 min
Dec 13, 7:52 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Cooke, Grayson	2 hr
Dec 13, 8:13 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hood, Johnson	62 min
Dec 13, 8:45 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant	60 min
Dec 13, 8:48 AM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Dallas, Denton, Tarrant	27 min
Dec 13, 8:50 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Tarrant	70 min
Dec 13, 9:09 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis	51 min
Dec 13, 9:12 AM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Collin	33 min
Dec 13, 9:35 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Fannin, Hunt	55 min
Dec 13, 9:54 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall	66 min
Dec 13, 10:04 AM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Fannin	41 min
Dec 13, 10:20 AM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Fannin, Lamar	25 min
Dec 13, 10:29 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Rains	61 min
Dec 13, 10:51 AM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	FWD	Lamar	39 min
Dec 13, 11:24 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Lamar, Rains	51 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.