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Flash Flood Warning 156, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 3, 1990Fannin County, Hunt County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 3, 1990, 10:19 AM CDT for Fannin County, Hunt County, Texas. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 3, 1990, 10:19 AM CDT (15:19 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 1990, 2:15 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Whole counties

Counties Fannin County, TX, Hunt 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

Longview/Gregg, TX (KGGG), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 179 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, Longview/Gregg, TX at 12:00Z on 1990-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 200 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, Longview/Gregg, TX at 12:00Z on 1990-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 129 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
200 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
702 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
242 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.3

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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 3, 5:51 AM CDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before
TXZ019>033-030800-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
530 AM CDT THU MAY 03 1990

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ACROSS THE
EASTERN HALF OF NORTH TEXAS. THE AREA IS GENERALLY EAST OF A
GAINESVILLE TO LAMPASAS LINE. LARGE HAIL..DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM
WINDS AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RISK AREA TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS..
INTO OKLAHOMA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A DRY LINE..
SEPERATING DRY AIR TO THE WEST FROM A MOIST AIRMASS TO THE EAST
WILL SET UP ACROSS SOUTHWEST TEXAS LATER THIS MORNING AND MOVE
EASTWARD AS THE DISTURBANCE EJECTS NORTHEAST. THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM
ALONG THE DRY LINE AND MOVE EAST INTO MOIST..CONVERGING SOUTHERLY LOW
LEVEL FLOW. IN TANDEM WITH THE DRY LINE..A MID LEVEL DRY INTRUSION
WILL ADVECT NORTHEASTWARD..ALLOWING FOR MORE SURFACE HEATING..THUS
ENHANCING THUNDERSTORM INTENSIFICATION DURING MAXIMUM HEATING TIME.

VERTICAL SHEARS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTENSE
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE DRY LINE..WITH TORNADIC ACTIVITY POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION..THE RISK AREA WILL BE IN A FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL JET
POSITION FOR INTENSIFICATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
AS THEY PROCEED EASTWARD.

DUE TO ALREADY SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS..WITH MANY RIVERS AND
LAKES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE..FURTHER RAINS WILL EXACERBATE AN ALREADY
SERIOUS FLOOD SITUATION. PERSONS IN THE RISK AREA MUST KEEP ALERT
TO THE LATEST ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION AND BE PREPARED
TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR.

SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS THROUGHOUT THE RISK AREA
ARE URGED TO MONITOR RADIO..TV OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND BE PREPARED
FOR ACTIVATION LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.
Special weather statement, May 3, 9:22 AM CDT, 57 minutes before
TXZ031-037-031515-

URBAN AND SMALL STREAM STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
915 AM CDT THU APR 3 1990

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS TODAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR BOSQUE..HILL..CORYELL..BELL AND MCLENNAN
COUNTIES OF CENTRAL TEXAS HAS EXPIRED.

REPORTS OF FLOODING AROUND CENTRAL TEXAS...LIMESTONE AND FALLS COUNTIES
..MOSTLY WET ROADS...CORYELL COUNTY..LEON RIVER AND PLUM CREEK SLIGHTLY
OUT OF BANK...HILL AND BELL COUNTIES..SOME FARM ROADS AND LOW WATER
CROSSINGS WITH WATER OVER THEM. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF BANK
FULL STREAMS AND RIVERS THROUGH THE AREA.
THE HEAVY RAINS OF THIS LAST WEEK WILL CREATE PROBLEMS FOR COMMUNITIES
NEAR RESERVOIRS..LAKES..RIVERS AND LOW LYING AREAS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
STAY TUNED TO RADIO TV OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR
ADVISORIES. 08
Special weather statement, May 3, 10:16 AM CDT, 3 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 2, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHood60 min
May 2, 7:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDArcher, Clay, Jack, Montague, Young4 hr
May 2, 7:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDWichita4 hr
May 2, 7:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDErath, Hamilton4 hr
May 2, 7:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDHood, Somervell4 hr
May 2, 7:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDJohnson, Tarrant4 hr
May 2, 7:41 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDTarrant64 min
May 2, 7:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDDenton4 hr
May 2, 8:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDCollin, Fannin, Grayson4 hr
May 2, 9:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDTaylor3 hr
May 2, 9:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDDallas4 hr
May 2, 10:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDStephens115 min
May 2, 10:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDComanche4 hr
May 2, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin62 min
May 2, 10:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque65 min
May 2, 10:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDArcher, Clay, Jack, Montague, Young4 hr
May 2, 10:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDWichita4 hr
May 2, 10:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFannin68 min
May 2, 10:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJohnson, Somervell65 min
May 2, 11:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHill59 min
May 2, 11:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDHamilton4 hr
May 2, 11:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDJohnson, Tarrant4 hr
May 2, 11:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDHill3 hr
May 2, 11:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis56 min
May 2, 11:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCoryell60 min
May 2, 11:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDEllis4 hr
May 2, 11:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDLamar69 min
May 3, 12:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMcLennan65 min
May 3, 12:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Kaufman43 min
May 3, 12:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDKaufman, Rockwall3 hr
May 3, 12:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDMcLennan3 hr
May 3, 1:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBell60 min
May 3, 1:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDDelta, Fannin3 hr
May 3, 1:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDHopkins3 hr
May 3, 1:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMcLennan55 min
May 3, 2:00 AM CDTTornado WarningFWDLamar45 min
May 3, 2:10 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDCoryell4 hr
May 3, 2:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDBell4 hr
May 3, 2:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDHill, McLennan4 hr
May 3, 2:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDRed River3 hr
May 3, 3:42 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDBosque3 hr
May 3, 3:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDGrayson6 hr
May 3, 4:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDKaufman6 hr
May 3, 4:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDFannin6 hr
May 3, 4:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDHopkins6 hr
May 3, 5:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDHunt, Rains4 hr
May 3, 5:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDRed River4 hr
May 3, 6:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDBosque, Coryell, Hill, McLennan3 hr
May 3, 6:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDBell3 hr
May 3, 7:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDFreestone4 hr
May 3, 9:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDDallas, Ellis4 hr
May 3, 9:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDNavarro4 hr
May 3, 10:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDKaufman4 hr
May 3, 2:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDHopkins, Wood4 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 1990Every flash flood warning in 1990

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.