Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1989
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 1989, 11:02 PM CDT for Wilbarger County, Texas. It was in force for 58 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 3, 1989, 11:02 PM CDT (04:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 1989, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Wilbarger County, TX
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 11:30 PM CDT | Hail 0.88 | Wilbarger, TX |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 211 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 929 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 severe thunderstorm 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, Jun 3, 5:23 PM CDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 520 PM CDT SAT JUN 03 1989 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF NORTH TEXAS...GENERALLY NORTH OF A BENJAMIN TO SHERMAN LINE. THIS THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDES COOKE...GRAYSON AND FANNIN COUNTIES OF NORTHCENTRAL TEXAS. AT 520 PM RADARS INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA FROM NEAR LAWTON TO NEAR FREDERICK. THE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND THE LINE WAS DEVELOPING TO THE SOUTHWEST. IF THESE THUNDERSTORMS HOLD TOGETHER THEY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE RED RIVER INTO COOKE...GRAYSON AND FANNIN COUNTIES BY 615 PM. BOATERS ON LAKE TEXOMA SHOULD SEEK SHELTER ON SHORE BEFORE THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO YOUR AREA. IF YOU LIVE IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF NORTH TEXAS YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE WEATHER THIS EVENING AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH OR WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO IF YOUR CAR IS CAUGHT IN RISING WATER...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 5:54 PM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 555 PM CDT SAT JUN 03 1989 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF NORTH TEXAS...GENERALLY NORTH OF A BENJAMIN TO SHERMAN LINE. THIS THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDES COOKE...GRAYSON AND FANNIN COUNTIES OF NORTHCENTRAL TEXAS. AT 555 PM RADARS INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL OKLAHOMA FROM NEAR MCALESTER TO NEAR WICHITA FALLS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND THE LINE WAS DEVELOPING TO THE SOUTHWEST. IF THESE THUNDERSTORMS HOLD TOGETHER AND MAINTAIN THEIR PRESENT MOVEMENT THEY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE RED RIVER INTO COOKE...GRAYSON AND FANNIN COUNTIES BEFORE 800 PM. BOATERS ON LAKE TEXOMA SHOULD SEEK SHELTER ON SHORE BEFORE THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO YOUR AREA. IF YOU LIVE IN COOKE...GRAYSON OR FANNIN COUNTIES YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE WEATHER THIS EVENING AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH OR WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO IF YOUR CAR IS CAUGHT IN RISING WATER...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 6:56 PM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 655 PM CDT SAT JUN 03 1989 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM BOSTON IN BOWIE COUNTY TO NEAR EASTLAND TO NEAR WICHITA FALLS. THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX IS INCLUDED IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA ALONG WITH SHERMAN...PARIS...DENTON... MCKINNEY AND MINERAL WELLS. AT 655 PM RADARS INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL OKLAHOMA...NORTHWEST OF GAINESVILLE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. IF THE THUNDERSTORMS HOLD TOGETHER AND MAINTAIN THEIR PRESENT MOVEMENT THEY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE RED RIVER INTO COOKE...GRAYSON AND FANNIN COUNTIES BEFORE 800 PM. BOATERS ON LAKE TEXOMA SHOULD SEEK SHELTER ON SHORE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO YOUR AREA. IF YOU LIVE IN THE NORTHERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE WEATHER THIS EVENING AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. MOT]ORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH OR WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO IF YOUR CAR IS CAUGHT IN RISING WATER...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 8:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 800 PM CDT SAT JUN 03 1989 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM BOSTON IN BOWIE COUNTY TO NEAR EASTLAND TO NEAR WICHITA FALLS. THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX IS INCLUDED IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA ALONG WITH SHERMAN...PARIS...DENTON... MCKINNEY AND MINERAL WELLS. AT 800 PM RADARS INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR MARIETTA IN LOVE COUNTY OF SOUTHCENTRAL OKLAHOMA. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. IF THE THUNDERSTORM MAINTAINS ITS PRESENT MOVEMENT IT WILL MOVE ALONG THE RED RIVER...ACROSS LAKE TEXOMA BEFORE 900 PM. BOATERS ON LAKE TEXOMA SHOULD SEEK SHELTER ON SHORE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVES INTO YOUR AREA. IF YOU LIVE IN THE NORTHERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE WEATHER THIS EVENING AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH OR WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO IF YOUR CAR IS CAUGHT IN RISING WATER...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 9:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 900 PM CDT SAT JUN 03 1989 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM BOSTON IN BOWIE COUNTY TO NEAR EASTLAND TO NEAR WICHITA FALLS. THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX IS INCLUDED IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA ALONG WITH SHERMAN...PARIS...DENTON... MCKINNEY AND MINERAL WELLS. AT 900 PM RADARS INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM NEAR LAKE TEXOMA NORTH OF SHERMAN. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR BONHAM. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. BOATERS ON LAKE TEXOMA SHOULD SEEK SHELTER ON SHORE IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU LIVE IN THE NORTHERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE WEATHER THIS EVENING AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER INSIDE A 0STRONG BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO IF YOUR CAR IS CAUGHT IN RISING WATER... ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hardeman | 58 min |
| Jun 3, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Foard | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hardeman | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 10:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lamar | 57 min |
| Jun 3, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 65 min |
| Jun 3, 11:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wichita | 55 min |
| Jun 4, 12:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Callahan | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 12:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lamar | 58 min |
| Jun 4, 12:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wood | 63 min |
| Jun 4, 12:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Denton, Grayson | 56 min |
| Jun 4, 1:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland, Palo Pinto, Stephens | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 1:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto, Stephens | 55 min |
| Jun 4, 1:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Lamar, Red River | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 1:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin | 68 min |
| Jun 4, 1:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wood | 68 min |
| Jun 4, 2:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin, Hunt | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 2:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Red River | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 2:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Scurry | 63 min |
| Jun 4, 2:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton, Wise | 55 min |
| Jun 4, 2:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 68 min |
| Jun 4, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fisher, Stonewall | 62 min |
| Jun 4, 2:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Fannin, Hunt | 61 min |
| Jun 4, 3:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin, Denton | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Mitchell | 64 min |
| Jun 4, 3:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Cooke | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jones, Taylor | 56 min |
| Jun 4, 3:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Haskell | 56 min |
| Jun 4, 3:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Fannin, Hunt | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Rockwall | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins | 55 min |
| Jun 4, 4:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Throckmorton | 65 min |
| Jun 4, 4:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Callahan, Shackelford | 65 min |
| Jun 4, 4:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Franklin, Lamar, Red River, Titus | 55 min |
| Jun 4, 5:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland, Stephens | 58 min |
| Jun 4, 5:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Brown, Coleman | 59 min |
| Jun 4, 5:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Lamar, Red River | 5 hr |
| Jun 4, 5:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Cooke, Grayson | 5 hr |
| Jun 4, 5:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 50 min |
| Jun 4, 6:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 63 min |
| Jun 4, 6:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Fannin | 5 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker, Tarrant | 68 min |
| Jun 4, 6:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood, Somervell | 68 min |
| Jun 4, 6:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche, Hamilton | 68 min |
| Jun 4, 7:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 62 min |
| Jun 4, 10:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Lamar | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 11:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Fannin | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Fannin, Lamar | 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.