Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1990
Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at Mar 14, 1990, 8:14 AM CST for Henderson County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 1990, 8:14 AM CST (14:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 1990, 11:15 AM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Henderson 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, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 333 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 712 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KFTW 141414 FFWFTW TXC213-141715- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 814 AM CST WED MAR 14 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1115 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST TEXAS ...HENDERSON COUNTY AT 815 AM CST... RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING OVER HENDERSON COUNTY. ESTIMATES OF RAINFALL SUGGEST THAT BETWEEN TWO AND THREE INCHES MAY HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN SOME AREAS... AND WITH ADDITIONAL RAINS TO FALL... FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS BFEFORE 900 AM. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
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, Mar 14, 6:10 AM CST, 2 hours 4 minutes before
TXZ031-141315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 608 AM CST WED MAR 14 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CST FOR CENTRAL TEXAS... ...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CST FOR CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 600 AM CST STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN LIMESTONE...FALLS ...AND NORTHERN BELL COUNTIES...MOVING NORTHEAST 30 MPH. OTHERWISE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...WERE SCATTERED FROM CORSICANA...SOUTHWEST...TO NEAR TEMPLE...ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST 30 MPH. AT 600 AM CST WIND SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED 50 TO 60 MPH AT MOODY BY A STORM SPOTTER. IN WACO AT 600 AM WIND GUSTS TO 43 MPH WERE RECORDED. PERSONS IN BELL...FALLS...MCLENNAN AND LIMESTONE COUNTIES SHOULD BE ALERT TO POSSIBLE FLOODING OF LOW LYING...FLOOD PRONE AREAS INCLUDING ROADWAYS DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL THIS MORNING. STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TV OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR ADVISORIES.
Special weather statement, Mar 14, 6:12 AM CST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
TXZ021-022-023-025-026-027-141200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 610 AM CST WED MAR 14 1990 A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM FOR THE SOUTHEAST PART OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE WESTERN PART OF NORTHEAST TEXAS. THE AREA IS BOUNDED BY A LAMPASAS...CLEBURNE...KAUFMAN...PARIS... CLARKSVILLE...PALESTINE LINE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM FOR PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS. THE WATCH IS MAINLY EAST OF A GAINESVILLE...HAMILTON LINE...AND WEST OF A CLARKSVILLE... FAIRFIELD LINE. AT 605 AM...WEATHER RADARS INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ...SOME STRONG...COVERING MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR EMORY...NEAR QUITMAN AND NEAR TYLER. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA SHOULD TIE DOWN LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT CAN BE EASILY BLOWN BY HIGH WINDS. MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IF POSSIBLE...SHOULD NOT DRIVE IN THE WARNED AREA. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR ADDITIONAL WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Mar 14, 6:58 AM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
TXZ022-026-027-141200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 655 AM CST WED MAR 14 1990 THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHEAST PART OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE WESTERN PART OF NORTHEAST TEXAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA HAS SUBSIDED TO ABOUT 20 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR WITH STRONGER GUSTS.
Special weather statement, Mar 14, 7:21 AM CST, 53 minutes before
TXZ031-037-141415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 719 AM CST WED MAR 14 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST FOR ALL OF CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF BOSQUE..HILL..LIMESTONE..CORYELL.. MCLENNAN..FALLS..BELL AND ROBERTSON... AT 710 AM CST STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...WERE SCATTERED THROUGH LIMESTONE AND FALLS COUNTIES...MOVING NORTHEAST 40 MPH. ALSO POSSIBLE FLOODING OF LOW LYING..FLOOD PRONE AREAS... INCLUDING ROADWAYS AND UNDERPASSES THROUGH THESE COUNTIES. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE PERCHED JUST TO THE WEST OF CENTRAL TEXAS ...AND SHOULD BE MOVING INTO BOSQUE AND CORYELL COUNTIES WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR! TWO. THESE AREAS WERE DRIFTING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHEAST...WHILE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST 40 MPH. STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TV OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMETNS OR WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Mar 14, 7:34 AM CST, 40 minutes before
TXZ021-022-023-025-026-027-141200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 730 AM CST WED MAR 14 1990 A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM FOR PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS. THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX AND THE CITIES OF GAINESVILLE...SHERMAN...PARIS...DENTON... MCKINNEY...SULPHUR SPRINGS....CANTON...CORSICANA...CLEBURNE...AND WEATHERFORD ARE IN THE WATCH AREA. AT 725 AM...WEATHER RADARS INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG...EXTENDING FROM BETWEEN WICHITA FALLS AND GAINESVILLE SOUTHWARD TO NEAR MINERAL WELLS AND FARTHER SOUTH TO BETWEEN COMANCHE AND HAMILTON. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG...WERE MAINLY EAST OF A WACO...BONHAM LINE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SAFETY MEASURES. STAY TU<NED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Mar 14, 7:58 AM CST, 16 minutes before
TXZ031-141500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 755 AM CST WED MAR 14 1990 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CST FOR LIMESTONE COUNTY OF CENTRAL TEXAS... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 100 PM CST... AT 750 AM CST STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...EXTENDED NORTH/SOUTH THROUGH CENTRAL LIMESTONE COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST 40 MPH. OTHERWISE...THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE SCATTERED JUST TO THE WEST OF CENTRAL TEXAS...10 TO 20 MILES WEST OF BOSQUE AND CORYELL COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE DRIFTING SLOWLY TO THE EAST...WHILE INDIVIDUAL SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST 40 MILESd AN HOUR. PERSONS IN LIMESTONE COUNTY SHOULD BE ALERT TO FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING..FLOOD PRONE AREAS...INCLUDING ROADWAYS AND STREAM BEDS. STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TV OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 6:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wichita | 69 min |
| Mar 13, 6:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fisher, Stonewall | 60 min |
| Mar 13, 7:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wichita | 52 min |
| Mar 13, 7:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fisher, Jones, Nolan | 67 min |
| Mar 13, 8:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Wilbarger | 47 min |
| Mar 14, 12:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hardeman | 42 min |
| Mar 14, 2:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Clay | 31 min |
| Mar 14, 3:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell, Falls | 67 min |
| Mar 14, 3:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Limestone, McLennan | 63 min |
| Mar 14, 4:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Henderson | 53 min |
| Mar 14, 7:38 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Limestone | 3 hr |
| Mar 14, 8:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell | 67 min |
| Mar 14, 9:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, McLennan | 60 min |
| Mar 14, 9:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill, McLennan | 69 min |
| Mar 14, 10:04 AM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hill | 56 min |
| Mar 14, 10:25 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 2 hr |
| Mar 14, 10:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Falls, Limestone | 69 min |
| Mar 14, 11:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 41 min |
| Mar 14, 11:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hunt, Rains | 56 min |
| Mar 14, 11:49 AM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Rains, Van Zandt | 41 min |
| Mar 14, 11:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Lamar | 65 min |
| Mar 14, 12:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Falls | 66 min |
| Mar 14, 2:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cherokee, Smith | 53 min |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.