Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 1990
Tornado Warning 82, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Jul 18, 1990, 4:13 PM CDT for Clay County, Texas. It was in force for 47 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 18, 1990, 4:13 PM CDT (21:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 1990, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Clay 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 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 1086 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 580 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSPS 182115 RRA TORSPS TXC077-182200- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA FALLS TX 413 PM CDT WED JUL 18 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA FALLS HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...CLAY COUNTY AT 410 PM WICHITA FALLS RADAR SHOWED A POSSIBLE TORNADO FORMING NEAR PETROLIA. 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 SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR B ODY. 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, Jul 18, 2:04 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
TXZ031-000-182000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 200 PM CDT WED JUL 18 1990 AT 153 PM CDT WACO WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS THUNDERSTORMS IN PARTS OF BELL...BOSQUE...CORYELL...FALLS...LIMESTONE...AND MCLENNAN COUNTIES OF CENTRAL TEXAS. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY WAS NEAR THE BELL/BURNETT COUNTY LINE 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRIGGS. ELSEWHERE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH THE HILL COUNTRY. MOVEMENT OF ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION WAS NORTH AT 20 MPH. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS INDICATED BY RADAR...PERSONS IN CENTRAL TEXAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS ASSOOCIATED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ON WET ROADS AND BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 2:09 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
TXZ031-000-182000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 200 PM CDT WED JUL 18 1990 AT 153 PM CDT WACO WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS THUNDERSTORMS IN PARTS OF BELL...BOSQUE...CORYELL...HILL...LIMESTONE...AND MCLENNAN COUNTIES OF CENTRAL TEXAS. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY WAS NEAR THE BELL/BURNETT COUNTY LINE 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRIGGS. ELSEWHERE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH THE HILL COUNTRY. MOVEMENT OF ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION WAS NORTH AT 20 MPH. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS INDICATED BY RADAR...PERSONS IN CENTRAL TEXAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ON WET ROADS AND BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMVENTS.
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 3:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
TXZ031-000-182000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 300 PM CDT WED JUL 18 1990 AT 255 PM CDT WACO WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS...WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...OVER PARTS OF BELL...BOSQUE...CORYELL...HILL AND MCLENNAN COUNTIES OF CENTRAL TEXAS. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED IN CORYELL COUNTY 8 MILES WEST OF GATESVILLE. ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERED MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH THE HILL COUNTRY. MOVEMENT OF THE PRECIPITATION WAS NORTH AT 20 MPH. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS INDICATED...THE STRONGER STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING AS ROADS IN SOME AREAS ARE WET FROM RAINFALL. > STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 3:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
TXZ031-000-182000-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
300 PM CDT WED JUL 18 1990
AT 255 PM CDT WACO WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS...WITH
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...OVER PARTS OF BELL...BOSQUE...CORYELL...HILL
AND MCLENNAN COUNTIES OF CENTRAL TEXAS. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY WAS
LOCATED IN CORYELL COUNTY 8 MILES WEST OF GATESVILLE.
ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERED MUCH OF NORTH
TEXAS THROUGH THE HILL COUNTRY.
MOVEMENT OF THE PRECIPITATION WAS NORTH AT 20 MPH.
ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS INDICATED...THE STRONGER STORMS ARE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS
AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING AS ROADS IN SOME AR
EAS ARE WET FROM RAINFALL.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.Special weather statement, Jul 18, 3:44 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
TXZ021-026-027-182200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FT WORTH TX 344 PM CDT WED JUL 18 1990 AT 340 PM CDT... WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR DENTON TO EAST OF ENNIS ALONG THE TRINITY RIVER. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING ALONG THE TRINITY RIVER IN SOUTHEAST DALLAS COUNTY...JUST EAST OF DFW AIRPORT...AND NEAR DENTON. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 25 MILES AN AN HOUR. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR ANY ADDTIONAL STATEMENTS ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 3:47 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
TXZ031-000-182145-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
345 PM CDT WED JUL 18 1990
...SHOWERS DECREACING ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS...
AT 338 PM CDT WACO WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN
...WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS...ACROSS PARTS OF BELL...BOSQUE...CORYELL AND
HILL COUNTIES OF CENTRAL TEXAS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 20 MPH.
THE TROPICAL SYSTEM THAT HAS CAUSED THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
ACROSS THE STATE HAS SLOWED ITS WESTWARD MOVEMENT...AND...WITH MOISTURE
IN PLACE OVER CENTRAL TEXAS...ADDITIONAL SHOWER DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED
LATER TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN NOTED...THE STRONGER
STORMS THAT DEVELOP COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
PERSONS IN CENTRAL TEXAS WILL WANT TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE LATEST WEATHER
DEVELOPMENTS...NOAA WEATHWR RADIO IS YOUR BEST SOURCE.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.