Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1987
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 28, 1987, 7:40 PM CDT for Wichita County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 28, 1987, 7:40 PM CDT (00:40 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 1987, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Wichita County, TX
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 28, 2:10 PM CDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 210 PM CDT THU MAY 28 1987 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR DALLAS COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES...EASTLAND...PALO PINTO...PARKER...ERATH... STEPHENS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR THAT PART OF NORTH TEXAS GENERALLY WEST OF A CLARKSVILLE TO CENTERVILLE LINE. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF DALLAS...FORT WORTH ...SHERMAN...GAINESVILLE...AND PARIS. AT 210 PM...RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF NORTH TEXAS. A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDER- STORMS WERE LOCATED BETWEEN WICHITA FALLS...THROCKMORTON AND ABILENE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF STEPHENS COUNTY. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER DALLAS AND PALO PINTO COUNTY. MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. MOTORIST SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER COVERING THE ROAD AS THIS HOW MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR. WATER CAN RISE RAPIDLY AND ALLOW YOU NO ESCAPE. THE WEATHER SITUATION IS BEING CLOSELY MONITORED. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 28, 3:19 PM CDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 310 PM CDT THU MAY 28 1987 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.. THE WATCH INCLUDES MCLENNAN...HILL AND BOSQUE COUNTIES... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS...INCLUDING MCLENNAN...LEON...HILL...LIMESTONE AND BOSQUE... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED ALONG A LINE FROM WEST OF WACO NEAR HAMILTON SOUTHWARD TO GATESVILLE AND KILLEEN MOVING NORTHEAST 15 MPH. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED NORTH OF THE WACO AREA FROM NEAR CLEBURNE NORTHWEST TO ABILENE ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH ME<ANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOS IN THE WATCH AREA. ALL PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THREATENING WEATHER IS SIGHTED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.
Special weather statement, May 28, 3:20 PM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 320 PM CDT THU MAY 28 1987 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM FOR MOST OF NORTH TEXAS. THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX IS INCLUDED IN THE TORNADO WATCH AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR THAT PART OF NORTH TEXAS GENERALLY WEST OF A CLARKSVILLE TO CENTERVILLE LINE. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF DALLAS...FORT WORTH ...SHERMAN...GAINESVILLE...AND PARIS. AT 320 PM...RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF NORTH TEXAS. AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDER- STORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR MONTAGUE...JACKSBORO...BRECKENRIDGE AND ON TO NEAR ABILENE. THIS AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING SLOWLY TO THE EAST. OTHER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE BETWEEN DALLAS AND WEATHERFORD. MOTORIST SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER COVERING THE ROAD AS THIS IS HOW MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR. WATER CAN RI>SE RAPIDLY AND ALLOW YOU NO ESCAPE. THE WEATHER SITUATION IS BEING CLOSELY MONITORED. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 28, 4:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 450 PM CDT THU MAY 28 1987 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.. THE WATCH INCLUDES MCLENNAN...HILL AND BOSQUE COUNTIES... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS...INCLUDING MCLENNAN...LEON...HILL...LIMESTONE AND BOSQUE... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER CORYELL COUNTY FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF COPPERAS COVE TO 10 MILES NORTH OF GATESVILLE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASLO EXTENDED FROM 15 MILES EAST OF GROESBECK IN LIMESTONE COUNTY TO 20 MILES NORTH OF COLLEGE STATION. THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES AND FOR HEAVY RAIN THAT COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD THE NEED OCCUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 28, 6:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 600 PM CDT THU MAY 28 1987 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM THIS EVENING..FOR BOSQUE..HILL AND MCLENNAN COUNTIES OF CENTRAL TEXAS... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS.. INCLUDING MCLENNAN...LEON...HILL...LIMESTONE AND BOSQUE COUNTIES... AT 555 PM CDT A THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER ROBERTSON COUNTY 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF CALVERT AND OVER EXTREME CORYELL COUNTY NEAR EVANT. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS WERE SCATTERED OVER CORYELL COUNTY WEST AND NORTH OF GATESVILLE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS EXTENDED FROM 10 MILES SOUTH OF COLLEGE STATION TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BREMOND IN ROBERTSON COUNTY. THE LEADING EDGE OF A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM FORT WORTH TO NORTHWEST OF STEPHENVILLE TO 30 MILES WEST OF BROWNWOOD. THIS LINE IS 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF NORTHWEST BOSQUE COUNTY AND IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN THE NORTHERN SECTION OF CENTRAL TEXAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES AND FOR HEAVY RAIN THAT COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. PERSONS IN BOSQUE SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL AS THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHES THAT COUNTY. BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD THE NEED OCCUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 28, 6:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 600 PM CDT THU MAY 28 1987 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM THIS EVENING..FOR BOSQUE..HILL AND MCLENNAN COUNTIES OF CENTRAL TEXAS... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS.. INCLUDING MCLENNAN...LEON...HILL...LIMESTONE AND BOSQUE COUNTIES... AT 555 PM CDT THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER ROBERTSON COUNTY 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF CALVERT AND OVER EXTREME WESTERN.CORYELL COUNTY NEAR EVANT. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS WERE SCATTERED OVER CORYELL COUNTY WEST AND NORTH OF GATESVILLE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS EXTENDED FROM 10 MILES SOUTH OF COLLEGE STATION TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BREMOND IN ROBERTSON COUNTY. THE LEADING EDGE OF A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM FORT WORTH TO NORTHWEST OF STEPHENVILLE TO 30 MILES WEST OF BROWNWOOD. THIS LINE IS 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF NORTHWEST BOSQUE COUNTY AND IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN THE NORTHERN SECTION OF CENTRAL TEXAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES AND FOR HEAVY RAIN THAT COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. PERSONS IN BOSQUE SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL AS THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHES THAT COUNTY. BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD THE NEED OCCUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 7:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 115 min |
| May 28, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque | 54 min |
| May 28, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Somervell | 57 min |
| May 28, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman | 61 min |
| May 28, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin | 61 min |
| May 28, 8:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hamilton | 117 min |
| May 28, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Rains, Van Zandt, Wood | 68 min |
| May 28, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins | 68 min |
| May 28, 9:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis, Kaufman | 2 hr |
| May 28, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Camp, Franklin, Morris, Titus, Upshur | 68 min |
| May 28, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Smith | 68 min |
| May 28, 9:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Wichita | 65 min |
| May 28, 9:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hamilton | 3 hr |
| May 29, 1:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 52 min |
| May 29, 4:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Erath | 3 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.