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2015 [KFWD] DALLAS/FORT_WORTH Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 81
Listing of Counties/Parishes/Zones Included in Product
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Storm Based Warning History
391
WFUS54 KFWD 200242
TORFWD
TXC497-200315-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0081.150520T0242Z-150520T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
942 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN WISE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
* AT 940 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
BOONSVILLE...OR 8 MILES WEST OF BRIDGEPORT... MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT RUNAWAY BAY AND POSSIBLY
LAKE BRIDGEPORT! THIS TORNADO MAY BE MOVING ALONG HIGHWAY 380.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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...
BRIDGEPORT AROUND 1005 PM CDT.
PARADISE AND COTTONDALE AROUND 1015 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE LAKE
BRIDGEPORT AND RUNAWAY BAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO IS ON THE
GROUND. 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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3311 9792 3323 9792 3329 9769 3306 9768
TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 268DEG 14KT 3316 9789
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
JLDUNN593
WWUS54 KFWD 200301
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1001 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015
TXC497-200315-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0081.000000T0000Z-150520T0315Z/
WISE TX-
1001 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WISE COUNTY...
AT 1000 PM CDT...A POSSIBLE DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
BETWEEN RUNAWAY BAY AND PARADISE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BRIDGEPORT AROUND 1005 PM CDT.
PARADISE AND COTTONDALE AROUND 1015 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE LAKE
BRIDGEPORT AND RUNAWAY BAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. TO PROTECT
YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM
ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE
OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3310 9785 3320 9785 3323 9769 3306 9768
TIME...MOT...LOC 0300Z 271DEG 14KT 3314 9779
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
JLDUNNPermalink to 201505200242-KFWD-WFUS54-TORFWD
391
WFUS54 KFWD 200242
TORFWD
TXC497-200315-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0081.150520T0242Z-150520T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
942 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN WISE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
* AT 940 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
BOONSVILLE...OR 8 MILES WEST OF BRIDGEPORT... MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT RUNAWAY BAY AND POSSIBLY
LAKE BRIDGEPORT! THIS TORNADO MAY BE MOVING ALONG HIGHWAY 380.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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...
BRIDGEPORT AROUND 1005 PM CDT.
PARADISE AND COTTONDALE AROUND 1015 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE LAKE
BRIDGEPORT AND RUNAWAY BAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO IS ON THE
GROUND. 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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3311 9792 3323 9792 3329 9769 3306 9768
TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 268DEG 14KT 3316 9789
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
JLDUNNPermalink to 201505200301-KFWD-WWUS54-SVSFWD
593
WWUS54 KFWD 200301
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1001 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015
TXC497-200315-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0081.000000T0000Z-150520T0315Z/
WISE TX-
1001 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WISE COUNTY...
AT 1000 PM CDT...A POSSIBLE DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
BETWEEN RUNAWAY BAY AND PARADISE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BRIDGEPORT AROUND 1005 PM CDT.
PARADISE AND COTTONDALE AROUND 1015 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE LAKE
BRIDGEPORT AND RUNAWAY BAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. TO PROTECT
YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM
ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE
OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3310 9785 3320 9785 3323 9769 3306 9768
TIME...MOT...LOC 0300Z 271DEG 14KT 3314 9779
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
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