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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 19, 2025Erath County, Hood County, Somervell County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2025, 8:21 PM CDT for Erath County, Hood County, Somervell County, Texas. It was in force for 24 min. 3 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 19, 2025, 8:21 PM CDT (01:21 UTC)
Expired: Apr 19, 2025, 8:45 PM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Erath County, TX, Hood County, TX, Somervell County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:22 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 19, 8:25 PM CDT	TORNADO	8 Nnw Hico, TX	Photo of tornado in progress north of Hico on social media. Location approximate and based on TDS on radar.
Apr 19, 8:30 PM CDT	TORNADO	10 Ese Stephenville, TX	Tornado visible to the southwest on TXDOT camera located at US 67 and Hwy 220. Location approximate.
Apr 19, 8:55 PM CDT	TORNADO	7 Ssw Tolar, TX	An EF-2 tornado with maximum winds upwards of 115 mph touched down along the Hood/Erath County line around 4.2 miles northwest of Paluxy just south of Loftin Road and moved northward before finally lifting 5.4 miles west of Thorp Spring. This tornado blew a 12

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 19, 2:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Apr 19, 6:47 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 97 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: 1192 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 818 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 267 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 382 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.4
Supercell composite: 17.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

376 
WFUS54 KFWD 200121
TORFWD
TXC143-221-425-200145-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0013.250420T0121Z-250420T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
821 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Somervell County in north central Texas...
  Eastern Erath County in north central Texas...
  Southwestern Hood County in north central Texas...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 820 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Hico, or 13 miles southeast of Stephenville,
  moving northeast at 35 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  Somervell, eastern Erath and southwestern Hood Counties, including
  the following locations... Alexander, Clairette, Rainbow,
  Johnsville, Paluxy, Selden, Chalk Mountain, Duffau, and Nemo.

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 3244 9809 3226 9765 3203 9798 3200 9803
      3206 9821
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 204DEG 30KT 3208 9807 

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

$$

Hernandez

2 follow-up statements

631 
WWUS54 KFWD 200126
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
826 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

TXC143-221-425-200145-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250420T0145Z/
Somervell TX-Erath TX-Hood TX-
826 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
SOMERVELL...EASTERN ERATH AND SOUTHWESTERN HOOD COUNTIES...

At 825 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 8 miles north of Hico,
or 11 miles southeast of Stephenville, moving north at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and half dollar size hail.

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.

Locations impacted include...
Alexander, Clairette, Dinosaur Valley State Park, Duffau, Glen Rose,
Bluff Dale, Rainbow, Johnsville, Paluxy, Selden, Squaw Creek
Reservoir, Chalk Mountain, and Nemo.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3244 9809 3226 9765 3203 9798 3200 9803
      3206 9821
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 201DEG 24KT 3210 9807 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

Hernandez

075 
WWUS54 KFWD 200136
SVSFWD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
836 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

TXC143-221-425-200145-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250420T0145Z/
Somervell TX-Erath TX-Hood TX-
836 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN SOMERVELL...NORTHEASTERN ERATH AND SOUTHWESTERN HOOD
COUNTIES...

At 836 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 10 miles east of
Stephenville, moving north at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and half dollar size hail.

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.

Locations impacted include...
Squaw Creek Reservoir, Dinosaur Valley State Park, Johnsville,
Paluxy, Bluff Dale, and Selden.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3230 9774 3209 9804 3214 9815 3244 9809
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 198DEG 26KT 3217 9805 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

Hernandez

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 19, 7:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Cooke, Montague	49 min
Apr 19, 7:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Jack, Montague	8 hr
Apr 19, 7:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Cooke, Montague	37 min
Apr 19, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FWD	Montague	65 min
Apr 19, 8:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Erath, Hood	45 min
Apr 19, 9:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Parker	40 min
Apr 19, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FWD	Cooke, Montague	54 min
Apr 19, 9:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Hood, Parker	48 min
Apr 19, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FWD	Cooke, Grayson	62 min
Apr 19, 9:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Jack, Parker, Wise	12 min
Apr 19, 10:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Erath, Palo Pinto, Parker	44 min
Apr 19, 10:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Parker, Wise	47 min
Apr 19, 10:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland, Palo Pinto, Stephens	25 min
Apr 19, 10:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Parker	38 min
Apr 19, 10:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Young	46 min
Apr 19, 10:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Fannin, Grayson	44 min
Apr 19, 10:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Cooke, Montague, Wise	50 min
Apr 19, 11:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Wise	16 min
Apr 19, 11:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Parker, Wise	17 min
Apr 19, 11:17 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Cooke, Grayson, Montague	3 hr
Apr 19, 11:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FWD	Comanche, Eastland	57 min
Apr 20, 12:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Palo Pinto	26 min
Apr 20, 1:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche, Eastland	46 min
Apr 20, 2:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Palo Pinto, Stephens	34 min
Apr 20, 2:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hood, Palo Pinto, Parker	23 min
Apr 20, 3:12 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Jack, Palo Pinto, Young	4 hr
Apr 20, 3:19 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Cooke, Montague, Wise	4 hr
Apr 20, 2:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Montague	6 hr

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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.