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2015 [KFWD] DALLAS/FORT_WORTH Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 151

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239 
WFUS54 KFWD 270113 RRA
TORFWD
TXC085-231-270145-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0151.151227T0113Z-151227T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
713 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN COLLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  NORTHWESTERN HUNT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 745 PM CST
    
* AT 711 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FARMERSVILLE...OR NEAR WYLIE...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 50 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. RADAR IS STILL TRACKING A STRONG ROTATION NEAR
WYLIE...MOVING NORTHEAST. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM...
AND HAS CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND POSSIBLY INJURIES NEAR ROWLETT.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY TO
PROTECT YOUR LIFE!

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  FARMERSVILLE AROUND 720 PM CST.
  CELESTE AROUND 735 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
JOSEPHINE...BLUE RIDGE...WESTMINSTER AND NEVADA.

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 3334 9638 3334 9637 3337 9614 3305 9630
      3308 9659 3322 9653 3340 9647 3340 9639
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 213DEG 46KT 3310 9643 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

CAVANAUGH
193 
WWUS54 KFWD 270118
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
718 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

TXC085-231-270145-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0151.000000T0000Z-151227T0145Z/
COLLIN TX-HUNT TX-
718 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST FOR EASTERN
COLLIN AND NORTHWESTERN HUNT COUNTIES...
    
AT 716 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR PRINCETON...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF WYLIE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

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. THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS HEADED
DIRECTLY TOWARDS FARMERSVILLE AND PRINCETON. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH
OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE!

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FARMERSVILLE AROUND 725 PM CST.
  CELESTE AROUND 740 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
JOSEPHINE...BLUE RIDGE...WESTMINSTER AND NEVADA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3334 9638 3334 9637 3337 9614 3305 9630
      3308 9659 3322 9653 3340 9647 3340 9639
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 206DEG 36KT 3313 9644 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

CAVANAUGH
717 
WWUS54 KFWD 270133
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
733 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

TXC085-231-270145-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0151.000000T0000Z-151227T0145Z/
COLLIN TX-HUNT TX-
733 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN COLLIN AND NORTHWESTERN HUNT COUNTIES...
        
AT 732 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF FARMERSVILLE...OR 17 MILES EAST OF
MCKINNEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR 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. RADAR WAS TRACKING DEBRIS UP TO 2 MILES
ABOVE THE GROUND BETWEEN BLUE RIDGE AND FARMERSVILLE. THIS IS LIKELY
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO! IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE!

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CELESTE AROUND 745 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE BLUE
RIDGE AND WESTMINSTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3334 9638 3334 9637 3337 9614 3317 9624
      3322 9653 3340 9647 3340 9639
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 208DEG 31KT 3327 9637 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

CAVANAUGH
Permalink to 201512270113-KFWD-WFUS54-TORFWD-RRA
239 
WFUS54 KFWD 270113 RRA
TORFWD
TXC085-231-270145-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0151.151227T0113Z-151227T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
713 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN COLLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  NORTHWESTERN HUNT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 745 PM CST
    
* AT 711 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FARMERSVILLE...OR NEAR WYLIE...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 50 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. RADAR IS STILL TRACKING A STRONG ROTATION NEAR
WYLIE...MOVING NORTHEAST. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM...
AND HAS CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND POSSIBLY INJURIES NEAR ROWLETT.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY TO
PROTECT YOUR LIFE!

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  FARMERSVILLE AROUND 720 PM CST.
  CELESTE AROUND 735 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
JOSEPHINE...BLUE RIDGE...WESTMINSTER AND NEVADA.

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 3334 9638 3334 9637 3337 9614 3305 9630
      3308 9659 3322 9653 3340 9647 3340 9639
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 213DEG 46KT 3310 9643 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

CAVANAUGH
Permalink to 201512270118-KFWD-WWUS54-SVSFWD
193 
WWUS54 KFWD 270118
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
718 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

TXC085-231-270145-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0151.000000T0000Z-151227T0145Z/
COLLIN TX-HUNT TX-
718 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST FOR EASTERN
COLLIN AND NORTHWESTERN HUNT COUNTIES...
    
AT 716 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR PRINCETON...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF WYLIE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

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. THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS HEADED
DIRECTLY TOWARDS FARMERSVILLE AND PRINCETON. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH
OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE!

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FARMERSVILLE AROUND 725 PM CST.
  CELESTE AROUND 740 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
JOSEPHINE...BLUE RIDGE...WESTMINSTER AND NEVADA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3334 9638 3334 9637 3337 9614 3305 9630
      3308 9659 3322 9653 3340 9647 3340 9639
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 206DEG 36KT 3313 9644 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

CAVANAUGH
Permalink to 201512270133-KFWD-WWUS54-SVSFWD
717 
WWUS54 KFWD 270133
SVSFWD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
733 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

TXC085-231-270145-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0151.000000T0000Z-151227T0145Z/
COLLIN TX-HUNT TX-
733 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN COLLIN AND NORTHWESTERN HUNT COUNTIES...
        
AT 732 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF FARMERSVILLE...OR 17 MILES EAST OF
MCKINNEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR 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. RADAR WAS TRACKING DEBRIS UP TO 2 MILES
ABOVE THE GROUND BETWEEN BLUE RIDGE AND FARMERSVILLE. THIS IS LIKELY
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO! IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE!

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CELESTE AROUND 745 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE BLUE
RIDGE AND WESTMINSTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3334 9638 3334 9637 3337 9614 3317 9624
      3322 9653 3340 9647 3340 9639
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 208DEG 31KT 3327 9637 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

CAVANAUGH

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