Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1990
Flash Flood Warning 121, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 2, 1990, 7:26 PM CDT for Hood County, Somervell County, Texas. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 1990, 7:26 PM CDT (00:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 1990, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Hood County, TX, Somervell 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, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 30 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
- 1006 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 588 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 4.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KFTW 030028 FFWFTW TXC143-193-221-425-030430- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 726 PM CDT WED MAY 2 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...ERATH COUNTY...HAMILTON COUNTY...HOOD COUNTY...SOMERVELL COUNTY RAINFALL AMOUNT ESTIMATES BASED ON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR REPORTS INDICATE THAT FLASH FLOODING MAY BE OCCURRING IN THE WARNED COUNTIES. RESIDENTS ARE REMINDED THAT ALREADY AT LEAST THREE DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF FLOODING IN NORTH TEXAS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO AVOID DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. 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. MOVE 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 2, 1:38 PM CDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before
TXZ031-037-021930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 135 PM CDT WED MAY 2 1990 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 130 PM CDT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE GENERALLY SCATTERED NORTH OF A LINE FROM DALLAS...SOUTHWEST...TO EASTLAND. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST 35 MILES AN HOUR. NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WAS INDICATED IN CENTRAL OR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AS AFTERNOON HEATING WARMS THE AIR. STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TV OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS. 08
Special weather statement, May 2, 2:32 PM CDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before
TXZ031-037-022030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 235 PM CDT WED MAY 2 1990 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 230 PM CDT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE GENERALLY SCATTERED NORTH OF A LINE FROM DALLAS TO MINERAL WELLS. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST 35 MILES AN HOUR. NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WAS INDICATED IN CENTRAL OR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AS AFTERNOON HEATING WARMS THE AIR. STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TV OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS. 08
Special weather statement, May 2, 3:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
TXZ031-037-022130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 330 PM CDT WED MAY 2 1990 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 325 PM CDT MOSTLY LIGHT SHOWERS WERE SCATTERED THROUGH THE WESTERN PORTION OF CENTRAL TEXAS...BOSQUE AND CORYELL COUNTIES. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST 35 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON..k.AS AFTERNOON HEATING WARMS THE AIR. STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TV OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS. 08
Special weather statement, May 2, 5:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
TXZ031-037-030045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 549 PM CDT WED MAY 2 1990 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT... AT 540 PM CDT WACO WEATHER RADAR SHOWED NUMEROUS LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS AND A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL IN AN AREA FROM NORTH OF FORT WORTH TO SOUTHWEST OF SAN SABA. OTHER LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING IN PARTS OF HILLL...LIMESTONE...LEON ...ROBERTSON...MADISON AND BRAZOS COUNTIES. MOVEMENT OF ALL THE PRECIPITATION WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WITH THE ALREADY RAINSOAKED GROUNDS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS. PERSONS IN OR NEAR THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF RAPIDLY RISING WATERS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL iRADIO OR T.V. STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS THAT WILL BE ISSUED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.06
Special weather statement, May 2, 7:22 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
TXZ031-037-030215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 718 PM CDT WED MAY 2 1990 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT... AT 710 PM CDT WACO WEATHER RADAR SHOWED NUMEROUS LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS AND A FEW STRONG TO VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN IN AN AREA FROM NORTH OF FORT WORTH TO GRANBURY TO HAMILTON TO SOUTHEAST OF SAN SABA. THE VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE NOTED IN THE HOOD/SOMMERVILLE/HAMILTON COUNTY AREA...AND MAY AFFECT THE BOSQUE/ CORYELL COUNTY AREA IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. THESE VERY STRONG THUNDER ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS LIKELY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS. OTHER LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO OCCURRING IN PARTS OF HILL...LIMESTONE...FALLS...BELL...MCLENNAN...ROBERTSON...AND LEON COUNTIES. MOVEMENT OF ALL THE PRECIPITATION WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PERSONS IN CORYELL...AND BOSQUE COUNTIES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER AS THESE STORMS PASS THROUGH DURING THE NEXT HOUR. DUE TO THE ALREADY RAINSOAKED GROUND IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER IN CREEKS AND STREAMS TO RISE RAPIDLY...BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood | 60 min |
| May 2, 7:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Archer, Clay, Jack, Montague, Young | 4 hr |
| May 2, 7:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Wichita | 4 hr |
| May 2, 7:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Erath, Hamilton | 4 hr |
| May 2, 7:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Johnson, Tarrant | 4 hr |
| May 2, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 64 min |
| May 2, 7:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Denton | 4 hr |
| May 2, 8:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin, Fannin, Grayson | 4 hr |
| May 2, 9:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Taylor | 3 hr |
| May 2, 9:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 4 hr |
| May 2, 10:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Stephens | 115 min |
| May 2, 10:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Comanche | 4 hr |
| May 2, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin | 62 min |
| May 2, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque | 65 min |
| May 2, 10:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Archer, Clay, Jack, Montague, Young | 4 hr |
| May 2, 10:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Wichita | 4 hr |
| May 2, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin | 68 min |
| May 2, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson, Somervell | 65 min |
| May 2, 11:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill | 59 min |
| May 2, 11:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hamilton | 4 hr |
| May 2, 11:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Johnson, Tarrant | 4 hr |
| May 2, 11:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hill | 3 hr |
| May 2, 11:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis | 56 min |
| May 2, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell | 60 min |
| May 2, 11:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis | 4 hr |
| May 2, 11:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Lamar | 69 min |
| May 3, 12:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | McLennan | 65 min |
| May 3, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Kaufman | 43 min |
| May 3, 12:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Kaufman, Rockwall | 3 hr |
| May 3, 12:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | McLennan | 3 hr |
| May 3, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell | 60 min |
| May 3, 1:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Delta, Fannin | 3 hr |
| May 3, 1:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 3 hr |
| May 3, 1:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | McLennan | 55 min |
| May 3, 2:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Lamar | 45 min |
| May 3, 2:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Coryell | 4 hr |
| May 3, 2:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bell | 4 hr |
| May 3, 2:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hill, McLennan | 4 hr |
| May 3, 2:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Red River | 3 hr |
| May 3, 3:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bosque | 3 hr |
| May 3, 3:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Grayson | 6 hr |
| May 3, 4:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 6 hr |
| May 3, 4:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Fannin | 6 hr |
| May 3, 4:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hopkins | 6 hr |
| May 3, 5:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt, Rains | 4 hr |
| May 3, 5:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Red River | 4 hr |
| May 3, 6:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bosque, Coryell, Hill, McLennan | 3 hr |
| May 3, 6:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bell | 3 hr |
| May 3, 7:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Freestone | 4 hr |
| May 3, 9:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas, Ellis | 4 hr |
| May 3, 9:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Navarro | 4 hr |
| May 3, 10:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Fannin, Hunt | 4 hr |
| May 3, 10:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 4 hr |
| May 3, 2:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hopkins, Wood | 4 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.