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2015 [KFWD] DALLAS/FORT_WORTH Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 77

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305 
WFUS54 KFWD 200048
TORFWD
TXC237-200115-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0077.150520T0048Z-150520T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
748 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL JACK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
    
* AT 748 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BRYSON...OR 12 MILES EAST OF GRAHAM...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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...
  JACKSBORO AROUND 815 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR 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 3325 9842 3338 9823 3334 9805 3311 9805
      3304 9840 3308 9843
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 239DEG 14KT 3316 9838 

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

$$

15-BAIN
471 
WWUS54 KFWD 200104
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
804 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

TXC237-200115-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0077.000000T0000Z-150520T0115Z/
JACK TX-
804 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
JACK COUNTY...
    
AT 803 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR JACKSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  JACKSBORO AROUND 815 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY 
TORNADO IS LIKELY DEVELOPING. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! 
MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR 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 3326 9839 3338 9823 3334 9805 3315 9805
      3309 9828 3312 9837
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 243DEG 18KT 3322 9827 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

15-BAIN
Permalink to 201505200048-KFWD-WFUS54-TORFWD
305 
WFUS54 KFWD 200048
TORFWD
TXC237-200115-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0077.150520T0048Z-150520T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
748 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL JACK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
    
* AT 748 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BRYSON...OR 12 MILES EAST OF GRAHAM...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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...
  JACKSBORO AROUND 815 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR 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 3325 9842 3338 9823 3334 9805 3311 9805
      3304 9840 3308 9843
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 239DEG 14KT 3316 9838 

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

$$

15-BAIN
Permalink to 201505200104-KFWD-WWUS54-SVSFWD
471 
WWUS54 KFWD 200104
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
804 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

TXC237-200115-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0077.000000T0000Z-150520T0115Z/
JACK TX-
804 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
JACK COUNTY...
    
AT 803 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR JACKSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  JACKSBORO AROUND 815 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY 
TORNADO IS LIKELY DEVELOPING. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! 
MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR 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 3326 9839 3338 9823 3334 9805 3315 9805
      3309 9828 3312 9837
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 243DEG 18KT 3322 9827 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

15-BAIN

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