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Tornado Warning 37, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 1990, 10:18 PM CDT for Erath County, Palo Pinto County, Texas. It was in force for 57 min. 3 reports 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
- Apr 25, 1990, 10:18 PM CDT (03:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 1990, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Erath County, TX, Palo Pinto 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 10:22 PM CDT | Tornado F1 | Palo Pinto, TX | |
| Apr 25, 10:33 PM CDT | Hail 1.75 | Erath, TX | |
| Apr 25, 10:48 PM CDT | Hail 1.75 | Palo Pinto, 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, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 34 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
- 1429 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 760 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 5.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KFTW 260320 TORFTW TXC143-363-367-260415- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1018 PM CDT WED APR 25 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...NORTHERN ERATH COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN PALO PINTO COUNTY ...PARKER COUNTY AT 1018 PM CDT SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR PATILLO IN EXTREME NORTHERN ERATH COUNTY. THE TORNADO WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR. NEW SALEM...BROCK AND DENNIS ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT.
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
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 5:21 PM CDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before
TXZ031-252320- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 520 PM CDT WED APR 25 1990 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WEST OF A LINE FROM PARIS...TO CORSICANA TO TEMPLE...AND EAST OF A LINE FROM BOWIE...TO EASTLAND TO COLEMAN. ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 900 PM CDT... COUNTIES OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS INCLUDED ARE BOSQUE..HILL..CORYELL.. MCLENNAN..LIMESTONE..BELL AND FALLS. AT 507 PM CDT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER MOST OF NORTH TEXAS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE HEAVIER RAINFALL WERE OVER BOSQUE AND NORTHERN HILL COUNTIES. RESIDENTS IN THESE COUNTIES SHOULD EXPECT HEAVY RAINS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL.< THE HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS ARE CURRENTLY WEST OF HAMILTON AND IN THE DALLAS/FT WORTH AREA AND NORTHWARD. HOWEVER...THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. CENTRAL TEXAS RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...AS SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER THE CENTRAL TEXAS AREA AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER (3/4 INCH OR GREATER HAIL, OR, WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MILES AN HOUR) TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIUO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS...OR WARNINGS SHOULD THE NEED ARISE. 07
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 6:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
TXZ031-260037- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 636 PM CDT WED APR 25 1990 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WEST OF A LINE FROM PARIS...TO CORSICANA TO TEMPLE...AND EAST OF A LINE FROM BOWIE...TO EASTLAND TO COLEMAN. ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 900 PM CDT... COUNTIES OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS INCLUDED ARE BOSQUE..HILL..CORYELL.. MCLENNAN..LIMESTONE..BELL AND FALLS. AT 626 PM CDT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE WEST OF A LINE... FROM MCKINNEY....TO GRANBURY...TO SAN SABA. QUARTER SIZE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THE HEAVIER STORMS IN COMANCHE AND ERATH COUNTY...WITH A TORNADO REPORTED IN ERATH COUNTY. < IN CENTRAL TEXAS...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE INDICATED OVER BOSQUE COUNTY...BUT NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED. ELSEWHERE...ISOLATED SHOWERS WERE WERE IN CORYELL COUNTY...AROUND FT HOOD. CENTRAL TEXAS RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO STAY CURRENT ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION...AS SEVERE WEATHER IS STILL A STRONG POSSIBILITY AS THE EVENING WEARS ON. ALSO...MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL TO THE WEST AND NORTH SHOULD BE ALERT TO FLOODING...AS HEAVY RAINS AND SOME ROADL CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS...AND WARNINGS SHOULD THE NEED ARISE. 07
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 7:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
TXZ031-260146- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 746 PM CDT WED APR 25 1990 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WEST OF A LINE FROM PARIS...TO CORSICANA TO TEMPLE...AND EAST OF A LINE FROM BOWIE...TO EASTLAND TO COLEMAN. ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 900 PM CDT... COUNTIES OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS INCLUDED ARE BOSQUE..HILL..CORYELL.. MCLENNAN..LIMESTONE..BELL AND FALLS. AT 735 PM CDT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE WEST OF A LINE... FROM DECATUR...TO STEPHENVILLE...TO JUST WEST OF SAN SABA. ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINSHOWERS WERE OVER CORYELL ...BELL AND SOUTHERN FALLS COUNTY.< SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. CENTRAL TEXAS RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO STAY CURRENT ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION...AS SEVERE WEATHER IS STILL A STRONG POSSIBILITY AS THE EVENING WEARS ON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS...AND WARNINGS SHOULD THE NEED ARISE. 07
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 9:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
TXZ031-260304- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 904 PM CDT WED APR 25 1990 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WEST OF A LINE FROM PARIS...TO CORSICANA TO TEMPLE...AND EAST OF A LINE FROM BOWIE...TO EASTLAND TO COLEMAN. ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 300 AM CDT... COUNTIES OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS INCLUDED ARE BELL...BOSQUE...CORYELL... HILL...AND MCLENNAN. AT 854 PM CDT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE WEST OF A LINE...FROM DENTON....TO STEPHENVILLE...TO JUST NORTH OF SAN SABA. ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINSHOWERS WERE OVER CORYELL AND BELL COUNTIES...AND WILL BE MOVING INTO BOSQUE COUNTY SHORTLY.< SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. CENTRAL TEXAS RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ...LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR FURTHER INFOR3MATION ON THIS STORM SITUATION. PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. 07
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 10:09 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
TXZ031-260409- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 1008 PM CDT WED APR 25 1990 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WEST OF A LINE FROM PARIS...TO CORSICANA TO TEMPLE...AND EAST OF A LINE FROM WICHITA FALLS...TO EASTLAND TO COLEMAN. ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 300 AM CDT... COUNTIES OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS INCLUDED ARE BELL...BOSQUE...CORYELL... HILL...AND MCLENNAN. AT 958 PM CDT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE WEST OF A LINE...FROM DENTON....TO STEPHENVILLE...TO MASON. ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINSHOWERS WERE OVER CORYELL AND BELL COUNTIES...AND OTHER SHOWERS WERE DEVELOPING BETWEEN AUSTIN< AND COLLEGE STATION. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. VERY HEAVY RAINS HAVE BEEN OCCURING OVER COMANCHE...ERATH AND PARKER COUNTIES...AND THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF ROADS UNDER WATER. CENTRAL TEXAS MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOACL RADIO AND TV FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION. 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath, Palo Pinto | 56 min |
| Apr 25, 7:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Young | 4 hr |
| Apr 25, 7:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Erath | 66 min |
| Apr 25, 7:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Comanche, Erath | 62 min |
| Apr 25, 8:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Brown | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche | 55 min |
| Apr 25, 8:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Archer, Clay | 4 hr |
| Apr 25, 8:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Parker | 56 min |
| Apr 25, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 56 min |
| Apr 25, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland, Erath | 56 min |
| Apr 25, 9:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Parker | 4 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Wise | 4 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Parker | 57 min |
| Apr 25, 10:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Comanche, Eastland, Erath | 4 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto | 4 hr |
| Apr 25, 11:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Cooke | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 12:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Coryell | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 12:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Clay | 2 hr |
| Apr 26, 1:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Denton | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 1:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Parker, Wise | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Brown | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Palo Pinto | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Clay, Jack, Montague | 5 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Young | 5 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hamilton | 49 min |
| Apr 26, 4:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bosque | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Cooke | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 5:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Brown, Coleman | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 5:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hood | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 5:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hamilton | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Johnson, Parker, Somervell | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Palo Pinto | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Wise | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hamilton | 80 min |
| Apr 26, 8:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hood | 80 min |
| Apr 26, 9:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bosque, McLennan | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 10:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hood, Johnson, Parker, Somervell | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 10:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Palo Pinto | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 10:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Denton, Wise | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 10:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hamilton | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 10:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Coryell | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 10:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Rockwall, Tarrant | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 1:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bosque, Coryell, Hill, McLennan | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 1:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bell | 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.