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Tornado Warning 47, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at May 2, 1990, 7:41 PM CDT for Tarrant County, Texas. It was in force for 64 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
- May 2, 1990, 7:41 PM CDT (00:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 1990, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Tarrant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 8:30 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Tarrant, 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, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 98 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 030043 TORFTW TXC439-030145- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 741 PM CDT WED MAY 2 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...TARRANT COUNTY AT 740 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO DEVELOPING ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALEDO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH INTO SOUTHWEST TARRANT COUNTY. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL MOVE CLOSE TO BENBROOK LAKE AND THE CITY OF BENBROOK DURING THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE T$O A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.
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, May 2, 2:32 PM CDT, 5 hours 9 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, 4 hours 14 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 48 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, 19 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, 7:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hood, Somervell | 4 hr |
| May 2, 7:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Johnson, Tarrant | 4 hr |
| 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.