Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1992
Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at Mar 4, 1992, 7:48 AM CST for Falls County, Limestone County, Robertson County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 1992, 7:48 AM CST (13:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 1992, 10:45 AM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Falls County, TX, Limestone County, TX, Robertson County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Stephenville/Cla, TX (KSEP), launched 12:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 1242 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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 4, 1:50 AM CST, 5 hours 58 minutes before
TXZ031-037-032-040845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 143 AM CST WED MAR 4 1992 ...THE TORNADO WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR BELL...BOSQUE... CORYELL...FALLS...HILL...LIMESTONE AND MCLENNAN COUNTIES OF CENTRAL TEXAS... ...THE TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST FOR BRAZOS... LEON...MADISON AND ROBERTSON COUNTIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST TEXAS... ...A FLASH FLOOD IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND EAST TEXAS TONIGHT... ...A FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT... AT 135 AM CST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED OVER CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST TEXAS SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM DALLAS TO WACO TO NORTH OF KILLEEN TO EAST OF EVANT. NO HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING IN CENTRAL OR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. < EVEN THOUGH THE TORNADO WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SHOULD CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THE REST OF TONIGHT. THIS RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE RUNOFF INTO ALREADY SWOLLEN RIVERS AND STREAMS. PERSONS IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING ON RAIN SLICK ROADS. AVOID LOW WATER CROSSINGS OR OTHER AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND A SURFACE COLD FRONT CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD CENTRAL TEXAS. THESE SYSTEMS WILL COMBINE WITH A MOISTURE RICH AIRMASS TO PRODUCE A CONTINUATION OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THE REST OF TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Mar 4, 2:43 AM CST, 5 hours 5 minutes before
TXZ031-037-032-040945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 240 AM CST WED MAR 4 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST FOR BRAZOS...LEON... MADISON AND ROBERTSON COUNTIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST TEXAS... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT... ...A FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT... AT 235 AM CST AN AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BRECKENRIDGE TO DALLAS TO BONHAM. MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING OVER BELL COUNTY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NORTH OF KILLEEN TO NORTH OF TEMPLE AND OVER LIMESTONE AND LEON COUNTIES EAST OF A LINE FROM EAST OF GROESBECK TO SOUTH OF MARQUEZ. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY. WITH AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND SURFACE COLD FRONT OVER THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF TEXAS...THE POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS FOR THE FORMATION OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH COULD BECOME SEVERE. DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN FALLING ON SATURATED GROUND FLASH FLOODING REMAINS A STRONG POSSIBLITY ESPECIALLY IN FLOOD PRONE AND LOW LYING AREAS. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. MOTORISTS IN THE AREA SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. ST\AY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Mar 4, 4:11 AM CST, 3 hours 37 minutes before
TXZ031-032-037-041100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX 405 AM CST WED MAR 4 1992 ...THE TORNADO WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FOR CENTRAL AND EAST TEXAS... ...A FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 400 AM CST AND AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN EXTENDED OVER CENTRAL ...SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST TEXAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HAMILTON TO NORTHWEST OF GROESBECK TO EAST OF ATHENS. MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING OVER MOST OF LEON COUNTY EAST OF A LINE FROM NORMANGEE TO NORTHWEST OF JEWETT. MODERATE RAIN WAS ALSO FALLING OVER LAMPASAS AND HAMILTON COUNTIES AND WAS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO BELL AND CORYELL COUNTIES. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER CONDITIONS VERY CLOSELY. ANOTHER IN A SEQUENCE OF UPPER AIR DISTURBANCES IS SUPPOSED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY. THIS NEW SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ...SOME OF WHICH COULD BE SEVERE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED AND THE LAKES AND RIVERS SWOLLEN...THERE WILL BE A GOOD POSSIBLITY OF ADDITIONAL FLOODING. PERSONS IN LOW LYING AND NORMALLY FLOOD AREAS SHOULD BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. MOTORISTS SHOULE BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS AND DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Mar 4, 6:16 AM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 6:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Coleman | 64 min |
| Mar 3, 6:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Brown, Callahan | 56 min |
| Mar 3, 7:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Eastland | 60 min |
| Mar 3, 7:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Coleman | 58 min |
| Mar 3, 8:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Brown, Callahan | 38 min |
| Mar 3, 8:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche | 61 min |
| Mar 3, 8:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 64 min |
| Mar 3, 8:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 66 min |
| Mar 3, 10:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 63 min |
| Mar 3, 10:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton, Wise | 65 min |
| Mar 3, 10:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill, McLennan | 69 min |
| Mar 3, 10:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Ellis | 65 min |
| Mar 4, 4:47 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bell, Coryell | 4 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 64 min |
| Mar 4, 4:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath, Somervell | 45 min |
| Mar 4, 4:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque | 55 min |
| Mar 4, 4:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood | 54 min |
| Mar 4, 5:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson, Tarrant | 66 min |
| Mar 4, 5:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque | 26 min |
| Mar 4, 5:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hill | 67 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.