Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 1989
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 1989, 7:24 PM CST for Young County, Texas. It was in force for 66 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
- Mar 28, 1989, 7:24 PM CST (01:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 1989, 8:30 PM CST
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Young 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 8:35 PM CST | Hail 1 | Young, 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
Stephenville/Cla, TX (KSEP), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 389 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -133 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1017 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KSPS 290126
TORSPS
TXC503-290230-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX
724 PM CST TUE MAR 28 1989
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA FALLS HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 830 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
...YOUNG
AT 715 A TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON THE GROUND TO THE WEST OF
BRECKENRIDGE MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. AT THIS MOVEMENT THIS STORM
WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN YOUNG COUNTY DURING THE NEXT 10 TO 15 MINUTES.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...
OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 28, 2:13 PM CST, 5 hours 11 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
205 PM CST TUE MAR 28 1989
TIME OF OCCURRENCE EVENT
734 AM CST MARBLE SIZE HAIL/HEAVY RAIN AT HILLSBORO...HILL
COUNTY. REPORTED BY S.O.
802 AM CST FT. HOOD ADVISED THAT WATER WAS 4 TO 5 FEET DEEP
OVER LOW-WATER CROSSINGS ON COWHOUSE CREEK...
CORYELL COUNTY.
840 AM CST FT. HOOD ADVISED THAT WATER WAS 5 FEET DEEP OVER
LOW-WATER CROSSINGS ON COWHOUSE CREEK.
APPROX 130 AM CST DELAYED REPORT OF ABOUT A DOZEN CEDAR TREES DOWN
IN MERIDIAN STATE PARK...3 WEST OF MERIDIAN...
BOSQUE COUNTY.Special weather statement, Mar 28, 4:02 PM CST, 3 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 355 PM CST TUE MAR 28 1989 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 10PM THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF FALLS...LIMESTONE...LEON...BRAZOS...ROBERTSON... AND MADISON COUNTIES... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS EAST OF A LINE FROM COLLEGE STATION TO VICTORIA THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS INCLUDES BRAZOS COUNTY... AT 3:40 PM CST RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM ATHENS TO LA GRANGE AND EASTWARD. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OCCURRING FROM LA GRANGE TO COLLEGE STATION...AND FROM OAKWOOD IN NORTHEAST LEON COUNTY TO FAIRFIELD. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE INDICATED NEAR JACKSONVILLE. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA MENTIONED ABOVE SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND NIGHT AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF NEEDED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Mar 28, 4:34 PM CST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 430 PM CST TUE MAR 28 1989 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 10PM THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF FALLS...LIMESTONE...LEON...BRAZOS...ROBERTSON... AND MADISON COUNTIES... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS EAST OF A LINE FROM COLLEGE STATION TO VICTORIA THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS INCLUDES BRAZOS COUNTY... AT 420 PM CST RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM NORTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS. VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS WERE FROM NEAR PALESTINE TO SOUTH OF CENTERVILLE TO SOUTH OF THE BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION AREA. ALL THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. FLOOD CREST OF NEAR 20 FEET ALONG COWHOUSE CREEK IN CORYELL COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH HIGH WATER THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS MAY OCCUR WITH THE HEAVY RAINS NOW FALLING THROUGH PARTS OF SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP ABREST OF CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR SEVERE WEATHER IS SIGHTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.06
Special weather statement, Mar 28, 5:23 PM CST, 2 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 520 PM CST TUE MAR 28 1989 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 10PM THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...FALLS...LIMESTONE...LEON...BRAZOS...ROBERTSON...AND MADISON... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS EAST OF A LINE FROM COLLEGE STATION TO VICTORIA THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS INCLUDES BRAZOS COUNTY... AT 510 PM CST RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM NORTHEAST TEXAS INTO SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS. VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS WERE OCCURRING FROM FREESTONE COUNTY THROUGH NORTHERN LEON ...EASTERN MADISON AND NORTHERN BRAZOS COUNTIES. ALL THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. FLOOD CREST OF NEAR 20 FEET ALONG COWHOUSE CREEK IN CORYELL COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH HIGH WATER THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS MAY OCCUR WITH THE HEAVY RAINS NOW FALLING THROUGH PARTS OF SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS. PERSONS IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER FORMATION AND BE PRE PARED TO SEEK SAFETY IF SEVERE WEATHER IS SIGHTED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.06
Special weather statement, Mar 28, 6:27 PM CST, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 625 PM CST TUE MAR 28 1989 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 10PM THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...FALLS...LIMESTONE...LEON...BRAZOS...ROBERTSON...AND MADISON... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS EAST OF A LINE FROM COLLEGE STATION TO VICTORIA THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS INCLUDES BRAZOS COUNTY... AT 615 PM CST RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM NORTHEAST TEXAS INTO SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS. VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS WERE OCCURRING IN EASTERN LEON COUNTY. OTHER PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN WERE DEVELOPING IN PARTS OF CENTRAL TEXAS. SHOWERS AND HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING IN WEST TEXAS FROM EAST OF ABILENE TO NORTHWEST OF FREDERICKSBURG. MOVEMENT OF ALL THE PRECIPITATION WAS NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. FLOOD CREST OF NEAR 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG COWHOUSE CREEK IN CORYELL COUNTY THIS EVEING BUT SHOULD SUBSIDE DURING THE NIGHT. FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS MAY OCCUR WITH THE HEAVY RAINS NOW FALLING THROUGH THE EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. PERSONS IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREST OF CHANGING WEATERH CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER IS SIGHTED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS^ OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 7:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Eastland, Stephens | 45 min |
| Mar 28, 8:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Archer, Baylor | 60 min |
| Mar 28, 8:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 63 min |
| Mar 29, 12:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill | 46 min |
| Mar 29, 12:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis | 55 min |
| Mar 29, 2:53 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Cherokee | 4 hr |
| Mar 29, 10:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Freestone | 44 min |
| Mar 29, 11:15 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Smith | 4 hr |
| Mar 29, 12:19 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Cherokee | 4 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:54 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 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.