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2015 [KFWD] DALLAS/FORT_WORTH Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 152

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Storm Based Warning History

465 
WFUS54 KFWD 270134
TORFWD
TXC085-147-181-231-270215-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0152.151227T0134Z-151227T0215Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  NORTHEASTERN COLLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  SOUTHERN FANNIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  NORTHWESTERN HUNT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 815 PM CST
    
* AT 734 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 8 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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CELESTE AROUND 745 PM CST.
  LEONARD AROUND 750 PM CST.
  BAILEY AROUND 800 PM CST.
  ECTOR AND BONHAM STATE PARK AROUND 810 PM CST.
  BONHAM AND DODD CITY AROUND 815 PM CST.

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

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 3360 9593 3326 9620 3331 9647 3367 9637
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 208DEG 31KT 3328 9636 

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

$$

CAVANAUGH
584 
WWUS54 KFWD 270153
SVSFWD

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

TXC085-181-231-270203-
/O.CAN.KFWD.TO.W.0152.000000T0000Z-151227T0215Z/
GRAYSON TX-COLLIN TX-HUNT TX-
753 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRAYSON...NORTHEASTERN COLLIN
AND NORTHWESTERN HUNT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR NORTH CENTRAL
TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3360 9593 3337 9618 3338 9632 3341 9639
      3363 9638 3367 9637
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 208DEG 31KT 3343 9627 

$$

TXC147-270215-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0152.000000T0000Z-151227T0215Z/
FANNIN TX-
753 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
FANNIN COUNTY...
    
AT 753 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LEONARD...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BONHAM...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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ECTOR AND BONHAM STATE PARK AROUND 810 PM CST.
  BONHAM AND DODD CITY AROUND 815 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE WINDOM
AND TRENTON.

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 3360 9593 3337 9618 3338 9632 3341 9639
      3363 9638 3367 9637
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 208DEG 31KT 3343 9627 

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

$$

CAVANAUGH
739 
WWUS54 KFWD 270212
SVSFWD

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

TXC147-270222-
/O.EXP.KFWD.TO.W.0152.000000T0000Z-151227T0215Z/
FANNIN TX-
812 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN FANNIN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 815
PM CST...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FOR NORTH CENTRAL
TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3360 9593 3337 9618 3338 9632 3341 9639
      3363 9638 3367 9637
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 208DEG 31KT 3343 9627 

$$

CAVANAUGH
Permalink to 201512270134-KFWD-WFUS54-TORFWD
465 
WFUS54 KFWD 270134
TORFWD
TXC085-147-181-231-270215-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0152.151227T0134Z-151227T0215Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  NORTHEASTERN COLLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  SOUTHERN FANNIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  NORTHWESTERN HUNT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 815 PM CST
    
* AT 734 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 8 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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CELESTE AROUND 745 PM CST.
  LEONARD AROUND 750 PM CST.
  BAILEY AROUND 800 PM CST.
  ECTOR AND BONHAM STATE PARK AROUND 810 PM CST.
  BONHAM AND DODD CITY AROUND 815 PM CST.

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

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 3360 9593 3326 9620 3331 9647 3367 9637
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 208DEG 31KT 3328 9636 

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

$$

CAVANAUGH
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584 
WWUS54 KFWD 270153
SVSFWD

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

TXC085-181-231-270203-
/O.CAN.KFWD.TO.W.0152.000000T0000Z-151227T0215Z/
GRAYSON TX-COLLIN TX-HUNT TX-
753 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRAYSON...NORTHEASTERN COLLIN
AND NORTHWESTERN HUNT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR NORTH CENTRAL
TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3360 9593 3337 9618 3338 9632 3341 9639
      3363 9638 3367 9637
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 208DEG 31KT 3343 9627 

$$

TXC147-270215-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0152.000000T0000Z-151227T0215Z/
FANNIN TX-
753 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
FANNIN COUNTY...
    
AT 753 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LEONARD...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BONHAM...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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ECTOR AND BONHAM STATE PARK AROUND 810 PM CST.
  BONHAM AND DODD CITY AROUND 815 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE WINDOM
AND TRENTON.

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 3360 9593 3337 9618 3338 9632 3341 9639
      3363 9638 3367 9637
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 208DEG 31KT 3343 9627 

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

$$

CAVANAUGH
Permalink to 201512270212-KFWD-WWUS54-SVSFWD
739 
WWUS54 KFWD 270212
SVSFWD

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

TXC147-270222-
/O.EXP.KFWD.TO.W.0152.000000T0000Z-151227T0215Z/
FANNIN TX-
812 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN FANNIN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 815
PM CST...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FOR NORTH CENTRAL
TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3360 9593 3337 9618 3338 9632 3341 9639
      3363 9638 3367 9637
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 208DEG 31KT 3343 9627 

$$

CAVANAUGH

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