Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 1990
Tornado Warning 70, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at May 27, 1990, 9:47 PM CDT for Hamilton County, Texas. It was in force for 43 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 1990, 9:47 PM CDT (02:47 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 1990, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Hamilton 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, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- NaN m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KFTW 280247 TORFTW TXC193-280330- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 947 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...HAMILTON COUNTY AT 940 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF HAMILTON. THE STORM WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH AT ABOUT 20 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SU.CH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.
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 27, 4:43 PM CDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before
TXZ024>026-029>031-280300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 440 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS UNTIL 1000 PM CDT. THE WATCH AREA IS BOUNDED BY WEATHERFORD...COLLEGE STATION...FREDERICKSBURG AND ABILENE. THE CITIES OF ABILENE...WEATHERFORD...MINERAL WELLS...AUSTIN...LLANO... TEMPLE AND WACO ARE IN THE WATCH AREA. THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TORNADO WATCH... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE SOUTHEAST PART OF NORTH TEXAS. HOWEVER...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PART OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 800 PM CDT. AT 435 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN BROWN COUNTY...IN THE VICINITY OF BROWNWOOD...BANGS AND CAMP BOWIE. MOVEMENT WAS GENERALLY TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH. RESIDENTS IN COMANCHE COUNTY SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN CASE THE THUNDERSTORMS NOW IN BROWN COUNTY TAKE ON AN EASTWARD MOVEMENT. SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD REMAIN ON ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 27, 5:13 PM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
TXZ031-037-032-272310- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 515 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS... AT 510 PM CDT A LIGHT SHOWER WAS INDICATED OVER BRAZOS COUNTY 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLLEGE STATION. ELSEWHERE A LARGE THUNDERSTORM WAS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHERN BROWN COUNTY SOUTH OF BROWNWOOD. MOVMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. ALTHOUGH NO PRECIPITATION WAS OCCURRING IN CENTRAL TEXAS...CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPEMENT THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AN SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS. PERSONS IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHAN5GING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, May 27, 6:07 PM CDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
TXZ031-037-032-280005- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 605 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS... AT 600 PM CDT NO PRECIPITATION WAS OCCURRING IN CENTRAL TEXAS. LARGE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER BROWN COUNTY 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF BROWNWOOD AND OVER SAN SABA COUNTY 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAN SABA. A THUNDERSTORM WAS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN 15 MILES WEST OF BOWIE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. ALTHOUGH NO PRECIPITATION WAS OCCURRING IN CENTRAL TEXAS...CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPEMENT THROUGHO}UT CENTRAL AN SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS. PERSONS IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, May 27, 6:24 PM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
TXZ019>021-024>026-029>031-280300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 625 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL PART OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 1000 PM CDT. THE WATCH INCLUDES COOKE...DALLAS...DENTON...PALO PINTO...PARKER...STEPHENS...TARRANT AND WISE COUNTIES. THE WATCH AFFECTS THE CITIES OF GAINESVILLE...DENTON...DECATUR...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD ...AND THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX... ...A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS UNTIL 1000 PM CDT. THE WATCH AREA IS BOUNDED BY WEATHERFORD...COLLEGE STATION...FREDERICKSBURG AND ABILENE. THE CITIES OF ABILENE...AUSTIN...LLANO...TEMPLE AND WACO ARE IN THE WATCH AREA. AT 620 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED IN MONTAGUE COUNTY ABOUT 5 SOUTHWEST OF BOWIE. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE LARGE HAIL. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAD DEVELOPED OVER BROWN COUNTY NEAR THE TOWN OF BROWNWOOD. AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM SOUTHEAST OF WICHITA FALLS TO MINERAL WELLS TO SAN SABA. MOVEMENT WAS GENERALLY TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS AREA FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD REMAIN ON ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO OR T.V FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, May 27, 7:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
TXZ031-037-032-280115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 715 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS... AT 710 PM CDT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN... EXTENDED FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF MERIDIAN IN BOSQUE COUNTY TO 15 MILES WEST OF COMANCHE. A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS ON THE HAMILTON/BOSQUE COUNTY LINE BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO BOSQUE COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN CENTRAL TEXAS...ESPECIALLY BOSQUE COUNTY SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST IN WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, May 27, 9:45 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
TXZ031-037-032-280345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 946 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 940 PM CDT A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN... EXTENDED FROM WAXAHACHIE...WEST...TO NEAR HAMILTON AND SAN SABA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST 35 MPH. PERSONS IN BOSQUE..HILL...AND NORTHERN CORYELL COUNTIES SHOULD BE ALERT TO POSSIBLE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND HAIL...AS THESE STORMS PASS THROUGH DURING THE NEXT HOUR. STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TV OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR ADVISORIES. 0,8
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Brown | 60 min |
| May 27, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche | 61 min |
| May 27, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hamilton | 55 min |
| May 27, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 34 min |
| May 27, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood, Somervell | 60 min |
| May 27, 7:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Parker | 40 min |
| May 27, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque | 68 min |
| May 27, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 60 min |
| May 27, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson | 63 min |
| May 27, 8:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Erath | 47 min |
| May 27, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis | 45 min |
| May 27, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 66 min |
| May 27, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell | 69 min |
| May 27, 11:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell | 58 min |
| May 28, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Navarro | 60 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.