NWS Fort Worth TXTO.W 0004April 12, 2026
Tornado Warning: Eastland and Stephens, TX
The National Weather Service office in Fort Worth issued a tornado warning for Eastland and Stephens in Texas, which was in force until 1:45 a.m. local time on April 12. It was the 4th 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 30 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
- Eastland and Stephens
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:15 a.m. CDT, April 12, 2026
- Expires
- 1:45 a.m. CDT, April 12, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KFWD TO.W 0004
- 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... North central Eastland County in north central Texas... South central Stephens County in north central Texas... * Until 145 AM CDT. * At 115 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Lake Cisco, or near Eastland, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. 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 north central Eastland and south central Stephens Counties, including the following locations... Morton Valley.
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. Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. 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.