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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2024, 5:45 AM CDT for 5 counties in Texas. It was in force for 45 min. 32 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 28, 2024, 5:45 AM CDT (10:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2024, 6:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Destructive
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 80.0 mph
Counties Collin County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Denton County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Tarrant County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 5:45 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lewisville, TX | Trees and powerlines down in the City of Lewisville. One collapsed structure. Overturned 18 wheeler Hwy 121 and Josey. Multiple wrecks on I-35 north and south. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 28, 5:45 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 95 | The Colony, TX | Delayed report. EM reported measured wind gust of 95 mph from HAM tower weather station. |
| May 28, 5:47 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 77 | Dfw Airport, TX | . |
| May 28, 5:47 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 77 | Dfw Airport, TX | |
| May 28, 5:48 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 83 | 2 Wsw The Colony, TX | A weather station at Pier 121 on Lake Lewisville recorded an 83 mph wind gust. |
| May 28, 5:56 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | 3 Se Coppell, TX | Estimated 80 mph winds in Valley Ranch. |
| May 28, 5:58 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Buckingham, TX | Delayed report. Public reported large 70 year old live oak tree uprooted onto home, causing roof damage. Additional tree damage and fence damage was also reported. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 28, 5:58 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Irving, TX | EM reports multiple areas of damage across Irving - tree limbs down and damaged small metal structure. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 28, 6:00 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 71 | 4 S Irving, TX | A 71 mph wind gust was measured in Irving. Widespread tree damage and roof damage was reported in the city. |
| May 28, 6:03 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Hebron, TX | Delayed report. Snapped tree on Corral Dr. in Carrolton. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 28, 6:03 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ese Hebron, TX | Delayed report. Social media report of loss of exterior wall covering at Prestonwood Baptist Church. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 28, 6:03 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 72 | 2 Sse Richardson, TX | |
| May 28, 6:04 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 83 | 1 W Richardson, TX | Delayed report. EM reported measured 83 mph wind gust from Methodist Richardson. Time taken from weather station report. |
| May 28, 6:05 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Richardson, TX | Large trees uprooted in the Northrich area of Richardson. A few trees or large tree branches fell on homes. |
| May 28, 6:05 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 1 Sw Richardson, TX | Amateur Radio reported 70 mph gust at W Arapaho Rd and US 75. |
| May 28, 6:07 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 Ne Duncanville, TX | KRBD measured a 60 mph wind gust. |
| May 28, 6:08 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Garland, TX | Social Media reported multiple trees and power poles down in Garland. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 28, 6:08 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 75 | 3 Wnw Highland Park, TX | Dallas Love Field Airport measured 75 mph gust. |
| May 28, 6:10 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Mesquite, TX | Trained spotter reports tree limbs 10 to 15 inches in diameter down in Country Meadows neighborhood in Mesquite. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 28, 6:15 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Addison, TX | Spotter reported roof torn from a comercial building at Keller Springs and Midway. |
| May 28, 6:15 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Mesquite, TX | Public reported damage around neighborhood. Trees and fences down. In reporters yard, unknown damaged metal building is now in front yard. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 28, 6:18 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse The Colony, TX | Overturned 18 wheeler on 121 and overturned RV at a park. Multiple downed tree and high water reports. |
| May 28, 6:20 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Dallas, TX | Multiple large trees down near an apartment building in Dallas. |
| May 28, 6:21 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Forney, TX | Public reports tree limbs down in Forney. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 28, 6:23 AM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 4 Nw Sunnyvale, TX | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball 1.50 in. |
| May 28, 6:24 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Cedar Hill, TX | Several trees reported down around Belt Line and Uptown Blvd in Cedar Hill. |
| May 28, 6:25 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Forney, TX | Roof damage to the O Reilly Auto Parts. |
| May 28, 6:25 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Carrollton, TX | Trees down on multiple roads in Carrollton. |
| May 28, 6:25 AM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 3 S Buckingham, TX | Report from mPING: Half Dollar 1.25 in. |
| May 28, 6:34 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ssw Lawrence, TX | Delayed report. Large split trees; many downed branches in Lost Creek Estates neighborhood in Talty. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 28, 6:35 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Wsw Wilmer, TX | Lancaster Airport measured 58 mph gust at 6:35 am. |
| May 28, 6:37 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Balch Springs, TX | Partial roof collapse in Pleasant Grove. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 12:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 28, 4:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 54 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
- 3244 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1454 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 281 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.2
- Supercell composite
- 17.0
The text
As transmitted.
960
WUUS54 KFWD 281045
SVRFWD
TXC085-113-121-257-439-281130-
/O.NEW.KFWD.SV.W.0310.240528T1045Z-240528T1130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
545 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Kaufman County in north central Texas...
Southeastern Denton County in north central Texas...
Northeastern Tarrant County in north central Texas...
Southwestern Collin County in north central Texas...
Dallas County in north central Texas...
* Until 630 AM CDT.
* At 543 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lewisville,
moving southeast at 50 mph.
THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR THE DALLAS AREA.
HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect
considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles.
Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Dallas, Irving, Carrollton, Coppell, Farmers Branch, Addison, and
Hebron around 550 AM CDT.
Dallas Love Field around 555 AM CDT.
University Park and Highland Park around 600 AM CDT.
Hutchins around 615 AM CDT.
Lancaster and Wilmer around 620 AM CDT.
Seagoville around 625 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Heartland, Lewisville Lake, White Rock Lake, Joe Pool Lake, Sand
Branch, Mountain Creek Lake, Buckingham, Lakewood Village, Grapevine
Lake, and Lake Ray Hubbard.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35E between mile markers 411 and 455.
Interstate 20 between mile markers 453 and 494.
Interstate 30 between mile markers 30 and 61.
Interstate 45 between mile markers 267 and 284.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection get inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.
This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. Mobile homes and high
profile vehicles are especially susceptible to winds of this
magnitude and may be overturned. For your protection move to an
interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This storm has the
potential to cause serious injury and significant property damage.
&&
LAT...LON 3267 9633 3254 9653 3255 9704 3307 9711
3316 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1043Z 329DEG 41KT 3304 9697
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH
$$
30The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Ellis, Johnson, Tarrant | 53 min |
| May 27, 8:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Denton | 24 min |
| May 27, 9:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Parker | 37 min |
| May 27, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 35 min |
| May 27, 9:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Wise | 23 min |
| May 27, 9:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Jack | 33 min |
| May 28, 2:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Montague | 55 min |
| May 28, 3:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Cooke | 48 min |
| May 28, 3:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Montague | 54 min |
| May 28, 3:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke, Grayson | 32 min |
| May 28, 4:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wise | 65 min |
| May 28, 4:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 42 min |
| May 28, 4:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Wise | 51 min |
| May 28, 4:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Montague | 49 min |
| May 28, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke, Denton, Parker, Wise | 60 min |
| May 28, 5:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Hunt, Kaufman, Parker and 2 more | 58 min |
| May 28, 6:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall | 29 min |
| May 28, 6:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Henderson, Hunt, Kaufman and 5 more | 60 min |
| May 28, 6:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Kaufman, Rockwall, Tarrant and 1 more | 4 hr |
| May 28, 6:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Henderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt | 34 min |
| May 28, 7:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Anderson, Henderson, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro, Rains and 1 more | 64 min |
| May 28, 7:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Henderson, Van Zandt | 47 min |
| May 28, 7:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Jack, Wise | 3 hr |
| May 28, 8:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Parker, Tarrant | 3 hr |
| May 28, 8:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 6 hr |
| May 28, 8:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 25 hr |
| May 28, 8:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Denton | 66 hr |
| May 28, 8:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 49 hr |
| May 28, 8:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Collin | 39 hr |
| May 28, 8:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Collin | 30 hr |
| May 28, 8:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt, Rockwall | 36 hr |
| May 28, 8:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt | 57 hr |
| May 28, 8:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Fannin, Grayson | 3 hr |
| May 28, 8:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis, Hood, Johnson, Somervell | 3 hr |
| May 28, 9:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Erath, Palo Pinto | 3 hr |
| May 28, 9:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis, Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro | 3 hr |
| May 28, 10:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Ellis, Hill, Navarro | 3 hr |
| May 28, 10:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Henderson, Van Zandt | 3 hr |
| May 28, 10:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Anderson, Freestone, Limestone | 28 min |
| May 28, 10:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Anderson, Freestone, Leon | 61 min |
| May 28, 10:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Kaufman, Rockwall, Tarrant and 1 more | 115 min |
| May 28, 10:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 91 min |
| May 28, 11:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Anderson | 38 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.