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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 15, 1989Baylor County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 15, 1989, 10:01 PM CDT for Baylor County, Texas. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 15, 1989, 10:01 PM CDT (03:01 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 1989, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Whole counties

County Baylor County, TX

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

The nearest sounding before it

Stephenville/Cla, TX (KSEP), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 187 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Stephenville/Cla, TX at 00:00Z on 1989-05-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2582 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Stephenville/Cla, TX at 00:00Z on 1989-05-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2582 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1124 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
3.9

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KSPS 160302 RRA
FFWSPS
TXC023-160700-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX
1001 PM CDT MON MAY 15 1989
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA FALLS HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  200 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
 
IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
          ...BAYLOR
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS OCCURED
OVER BAYLOR COUNTY THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. NORMALLY DRY STREAMBEDS AND
LOW LYING AREAS WILL FLOOD FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
 
 
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.  IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.  MO4VE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.  DO
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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 15, 6:16 PM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FT WORTH TX
610 PM CDT MON MAY 15 1989

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHEAST
PART OF ANDERSON COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM CDT.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF NORTH TEXAS
UNTIL 1100 PM CDT AND INCLUDES PALO PINTO...STEPHENS AND EASTLAND
COUNTIES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
THAT PART OF NORTH TEXAS GENERALLY NORTHEAST OF A MONTAGUE TO RUSK
LINE. THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX IS INCLUDED IN THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA.

AT 610 PM CDT RADARS INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST
TEXAS GENERALLY EAST OF A GILMER TO ATHENS TO LUFKIN LINE. THE
STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS IN NORTHEAST ANDERSON COUNTY NEAR
FRANKSTON. THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST TEXAS WERE MOVING VERY LITTLE
SO HEAVY RAINS COULD FLOOD ROADWAYS OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. DO NOT
DRIVE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH OR RAPIDLY MOVING WATER.

MEANWHILE THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWEST
PART OF NORTH TEXAS...GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF A WICHITA FALLS TO
ABILENE LINE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 15 MILES AN
HOUR.

RESIDENTS OF NORTH TEXAS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE WEATHER TONIGHT AND
BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 15, 7:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FT WORTH TX
705 PM CDT MON MAY 15 1989

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT INCLUDED THE NORTHEAST PART OF
NORTH TEXAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF NORTH TEXAS
UNTIL 1100 PM CDT AND INCLUDES PALO PINTO...STEPHENS AND EASTLAND
COUNTIES.

AT 705 PM CDT RADARS INDICATED A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST TEXAS...MOSTLY AROUND LUFKIN.

THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF NORTH
TEXAS...GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF A WICHITA FALLS TO ABILENE LINE. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR.

RESIDENTS OF NORTH TEXAS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE WEATHER TONIGHT AND
BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 15, 7:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FT WORTH TX
745 PM CDT MON MAY 15 1989

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF NORTH TEXAS
UNTIL 1100 PM CDT AND INCLUDES PALO PINTO...STEPHENS AND EASTLAND
COUNTIES.

AT 745 PM CDT RADARS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHWEST PART
OF NORTH TEXAS...GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF A WICHITA FALLS TO ABILENE
LINE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING LITTLE.

RESIDENTS OF NORTH TEXAS SHOULHD BE AWARE OF THE WEATHER TONIGHT AND
BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 15, 8:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FT WORTH TX
850 PM CDT MON MAY 15 1989

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF NORTH TEXAS
UNTIL 1100 PM CDT AND INCLUDES PALO PINTO...STEPHENS AND EASTLAND
COUNTIES. THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE THE
TORNADO WATCH AREA.

AT 850 PM CDT RADARS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHWEST PART
OF NORTH TEXAS...GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF A WICHITA FALLS TO ARCHER
CITY TO SEYMOUR LINE. ALSO THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA....NORTH OF THE RED RIVER...FROM SHERMAN EASTWARD. THE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING LITTLE.

RESIDENTS OF NORTH TEXAS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE WEATHER TONIGHT AND
BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 15, 9:34 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
935 PM CDT MON MAY 15 1989

...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY OVER CENTRAL TEXAS...

AT 915 PM CDT A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY TO
VERY HEAVY RAIN...HAD FORMED RAPIDLY IN THE PAST 20 MINUTES FROM
HILLSBORO...TO 5 MILES NORTH OF MEXIA...TO FAIRFIELD TO NEAR OAKWOOD.
THE HEAVIER RAINFALL WAS EAST OF HILLSBORO AND NORTH OF MEXIA. NO
MOVEMENT HAS BEEN DETERMINED.

ALSO AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED BETWEEN MINERAL WELLS AND
ALVARADO.

CENTRAL TEXAS RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION...SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER DEVELOP.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS.
07
Special weather statement, May 15, 9:57 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FT WORTH TX
955 PM CDT MON MAY 15 1989

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF
NORTH TEXAS UNTIL 400 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING AND INCLUDES PALO PINTO
...STEPHENS...EASTLAND...ERATH AND COMANCHE COUNTIES. THE DALLAS FORT
WORTH METROPLEX IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM  WATCH
AREA.

AT 955 PM CDT RADARS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHWEST PART
OF NORTH TEXAS...GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF A WICHITA FALLS TO ARCHER
CITY TO SEYMOUR LINE. ALSO THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS BETWEEN SHERMAN AND TEXARKANA.
THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING VERY LITTLE. ANOTHER LINE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR FORT WORTH TO WAXAHACHIE TO NEAR
FAIRFIELD. THIS LINE WAS MOVING NORTH AROUND 20 MILES AN HOUR.

RESIDENTS OF NORTH TEXAS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE WEATHER TONIGHT AND
BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING) IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 7:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBaylor58 min
May 15, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDThrockmorton59 min
May 15, 8:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDArcher55 min
May 15, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDArcher64 min
May 15, 10:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDYoung59 min
May 15, 10:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDArcher4 hr
May 15, 11:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDClay, Jack69 min
May 16, 12:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDWichita3 hr
May 16, 12:42 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDYoung4 hr
May 16, 1:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDClay, Montague60 min
May 16, 1:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDArcher60 min
May 16, 1:34 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDArcher, Baylor, Wichita4 hr
May 16, 1:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDCooke4 hr
May 16, 1:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCooke56 min
May 16, 1:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDClay, Montague61 min
May 16, 2:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCooke62 min
May 16, 3:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDArcher, Baylor, Wichita, Young4 hr
May 16, 3:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDMontague4 hr
May 16, 3:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDGrayson4 hr
May 16, 3:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDGrayson62 min
May 16, 4:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLamar, Red River56 min
May 16, 4:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDGrayson56 min
May 16, 4:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDFannin5 hr
May 16, 4:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFannin2 hr
May 16, 5:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDRed River66 min
May 16, 5:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDDelta, Lamar4 hr
May 16, 5:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDelta, Lamar55 min
May 16, 5:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDCooke2 hr
May 16, 6:13 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDArcher, Clay, Jack, Montague, Young4 hr
May 16, 6:13 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDBaylor, Wichita4 hr
May 16, 6:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDPalo Pinto, Parker57 min
May 16, 7:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDKaufman54 min
May 16, 7:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDVan Zandt66 min
May 16, 8:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDDallas, Kaufman, Rockwall3 hr
May 16, 8:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDSmith63 min
May 16, 8:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDSmith63 min
May 16, 9:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDUpshur, Wood4 hr
May 16, 9:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDHenderson4 hr
May 16, 9:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDCollin, Fannin, Grayson4 hr
May 16, 9:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDCooke4 hr
May 16, 9:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDEllis, Navarro4 hr
May 16, 10:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDAnderson, Cherokee4 hr
May 16, 11:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDAnderson, Cherokee57 min
May 16, 12:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDNolan60 min
May 16, 12:56 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDJones64 min
May 16, 1:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDKnox60 min
May 16, 1:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTaylor67 min
May 16, 2:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFoard, Knox58 min
May 16, 2:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCallahan55 min
May 16, 2:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDYoung63 min
May 16, 2:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEastland, Stephens55 min
May 16, 3:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFoard56 min
May 16, 3:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCallahan, Taylor61 min
May 16, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDWilbarger68 min
May 16, 3:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDPalo Pinto67 min
May 16, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFoard31 min
May 16, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFoard, Hardeman61 min
May 16, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTarrant66 min
May 16, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDPalo Pinto, Parker50 min
May 16, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDWilbarger33 min
May 16, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack59 min
May 16, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHill49 min
May 16, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas48 min
May 16, 5:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis54 min
May 16, 6:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin45 min
May 16, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Kaufman, Rockwall50 min
May 16, 6:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDHood68 min
May 16, 6:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHood68 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 1989Every flash flood warning in 1989

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.