NWS Fort Worth TXTO.W 0006April 24, 2026
Tornado Warning: Delta, Hopkins and Lamar, TX
The National Weather Service office in Fort Worth issued a tornado warning for Delta, Hopkins and Lamar in Texas, which was in force until 9:15 p.m. local time on April 24. It was the 6th tornado warning the NWS office in Fort Worth issued in 2026. Texas had 47 tornado warnings in April 2026, against 66 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Texas's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 48 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Fort Worth TX
- Area
- Delta, Hopkins and Lamar
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:27 p.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
- Expires
- 9:15 p.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KFWD TO.W 0006
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Texas since 2008Every warning type in Texas
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The notice as issued
TORFWD The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northeastern Hopkins County in north central Texas... Northeastern Delta County in north central Texas... Southeastern Lamar County in north central Texas... * Until 915 PM CDT. * At 827 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Pattonville, or 10 miles south of Paris, moving southeast at 45 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Hopkins, northeastern Delta and southeastern Lamar Counties, including the following locations... Biardstown, Taylor Town, Glory, Clardy, Milton, Cunningham, Broadway Junction, Minter, and Gadston.
What the agency told people to do
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. Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.