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Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 8, 1995Hunt County, Rains County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 8, 1995, 3:02 AM CDT for Hunt County, Rains County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 8, 1995, 3:02 AM CDT (08:02 UTC)
Expired: May 8, 1995, 6:30 AM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Whole counties

Counties Hunt County, TX, Rains County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 128 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 3345 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 686 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 148 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 424 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 5.5
Supercell composite: 18.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KFTW 080802
FFWFTW
TXC231-379-081130-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
302 AM CDT MON MAY 8 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  630 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
 
   ...HUNT COUNTY
 
IN NORTHEAST TEXAS
 
   ...RAINS COUNTY
 
AT 302 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THAT A LARGE AREA
OF RAIN WITH NUMEROUS EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...
CONTINUED ACROSS MOST OF NORTH TEXAS EAST OF A MONTAGUE...BRADY LINE.
THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST TEXAS. WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED BETWEEN
300 AND 630 AM...ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS LIKELY.
 
 
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.  IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.  MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.  DO
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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

Local storm report, May 8, 1:23 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
120 AM CDT MON MAY 08 1995

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....   STATE    ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0410 PM    NOCONA                    TX       TORNADO
05/07/95   MONTAGUE                           ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
                                              30 HOMES DAMAGED AND 15
                                              DESTROYED IN THE NOCONA
                                              ST. JO AND FORESTBURG
                                              AREAS.

0741 PM    GORMAN                    TX       60 MPH WIND
05/07/95   EASTLAND

0747 PM    SIPE SPRINGS              TX       1.00 INCH HAIL
05/07/95   COMANCHE

0758 PM    10 E RANGER               TX       1.75 INCH HAIL
05/07/95   EASTLAND                           NEAR INTERSECTION OF TX
                                              16 AND I20.

0808 PM    THURBER                   TX       60 MPH WIND
05/07/95   ERATH                              THURBER IS 16 MILES N OF
                                              LINGLEVILLE.

0823 PM    DE LEON                   TX       TORNADO
05/07/95   ERATH                              ERATH SD REPORTED
                                              POSSIBLE TOUCHDOWN JUST
                                              SOUTHWEST OF DE LEON AT
                                              INTERSECTION OF FM 587
                                              AND TX 16.

0823 PM    DE LEON                   TX       WIND DAMAGE
05/07/95   ERATH                              TREES AND POWER LINES
                                              DOWNED.

0834 PM    SANTO                     TX       1.00 INCH HAIL
05/07/95   PALO PINTO

0837 PM    12 ENE RISING STAR        TX       TORNADO
05/07/95   EASTLAND                           COUNTY COOP PD DISPATCH
                                              REPORTED TOUCHDOWN ALONG
                                              A RISING STAR TO GORMAN
                                              LINE.  MOBILE HOMES
                                              DAMAGED.

0840 PM    EDNA HILL                 TX       2.50 INCH HAIL
05/07/95   ERATH

0850 PM    COMANCHE                  TX       1.75 INCH HAIL
05/07/95   COMANCHE

0902 PM    DUBLIN                    TX       0.75 INCH HAIL
05/07/95   ERATH

0902 PM    8 S WEATHERFORD           TX       60 MPH WIND
05/07/95   PARKER

0927 PM    STEPHENVILLE              TX       0.75 INCH HAIL
05/07/95   ERATH

0929 PM    3 W HICO                  TX       WIND DAMAGE
05/07/95   HAMILTON                           NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED.

0930 PM    5 W WEATHERFORD           TX       1.00 INCH HAIL
05/07/95   PARKER

0930 PM    SPRINGTOWN                TX       2.75 INCH HAIL
05/07/95   PARKER

0940 PM    10 S DECATUR              TX       FLOODING
05/07/95   WISE                               WATER OVER ROAD AT FM
                                              730 AND "BOBO" CROSSING.

0950 PM    LIPAN                     TX       FLOODING
05/07/95   HOOD                               12" WATER OVER FM 4.

0953 PM    GRANBURY                  TX       1.00 INCH HAIL
05/07/95   HOOD

0956 PM    GRANBURY                  TX       1.00 INCH HAIL
05/07/95   HOOD

0957 PM    8 NE GLEN ROSE            TX       2.75 INCH HAIL
05/07/95   SOMERVELL

1005 PM    NORTH RICHLAND HILLS      TX       70 MPH WIND
05/07/95   TARRANT

1015 PM    2 S GODLEY                TX       0.75 INCH HAIL
05/07/95   JOHNSON

1016 PM    2 E JUSTIN                TX       1.00 INCH HAIL
05/07/95   DENTON

1020 PM    CLEBURNE                  TX       1.00 INCH HAIL
05/07/95   JOHNSON

1021 PM    2 S CLEBURNE              TX       1.00 INCH HAIL
05/07/95   JOHNSON

1027 PM    WATAGUA                   TX       FLOODING
05/07/95   TARRANT                            STREET FLOODING.

1030 PM    COUNTY WIDE               TX       FLOODING
05/07/95   COOKE                              WATER COVERING RURAL AND
                                              CITY ROADS.

1030 PM    ERN DENTON COUNTY         TX       1.75 INCH HAIL
05/07/95   DENTON

1030 PM    ERN DENTON COUNTY         TX       60 MPH WIND
05/07/95   DENTON

1030 PM    GRAPEVINE                 TX       WIND DAMAGE
05/07/95   TARRANT                            ROOF DAMAGE.

1040 PM    6 WNW KRUM                TX       FLOODING
05/07/95   DENTON                             WATER OVER ROADS.

1041 PM    SRN JOHNSON COUNTY        TX       1.00 INCH HAIL
05/07/95   JOHNSON

1041 PM    SRN JOHNSON COUNTY        TX       WIND DAMAGE
05/07/95   JOHNSON

1045 PM    COPPELL                   TX       WIND DAMAGE
05/07/95   DALLAS                             TREES DOWNED.

1054 PM    DALLAS                    TX       WIND DAMAGE
05/07/95   DALLAS                             12" DIAMETER TREE
                                              DOWNED.

1107 PM    DALLAS                    TX       TORNADO
05/07/95   DALLAS                             POSSIBLE TORNADO
                                              REPORTED BY RACES AT
                                              SANDY LAKE ROAD AND
                                              I35E.

1132 PM    DALLAS                    TX       FLOODING
05/07/95   DALLAS                             18" WATER COVERING
                                              LANCASTER ROAD...SOME
                                              CARS FLOODED.

1139 PM    12 ESE MCKINNEY           TX       WIND DAMAGE
05/07/95   COLLIN                             ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE.

1139 PM    RED OAK                   TX       FLOODING
05/07/95   ELLIS                              I35E BLOCKED BY HIGH
                                              WATER.

1140 PM    NEAR MCKINNEY             TX       0.75 INCH HAIL
05/07/95   COLLIN

1140 PM    PALMER                    TX       1.00 INCH HAIL
05/07/95   ELLIS

1141 PM    DALLAS                    TX       WIND DAMAGE
05/07/95   DALLAS                             POWER LINES DOWNED.

1205 AM    COMMERCE                  TX       WIND DAMAGE
05/08/95   HUNT                               LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN IN
                                              FRONT OF HIGH SCHOOL.

1215 AM    COMMERCE                  TX       WIND DAMAGE
05/08/95   HUNT                               SEVERAL TREES DOWNED.

1215 AM    CRANDALL                  TX       1.00 INCH HAIL
05/08/95   KAUFMAN

1240 AM    CANTON                    TX       60 MPH WIND
05/08/95   VAN ZANDT

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 7, 7:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Coleman	59 min
May 7, 7:17 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Eastland	58 min
May 7, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche	64 min
May 7, 7:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Comanche	62 min
May 7, 7:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Eastland	58 min
May 7, 7:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Erath	65 min
May 7, 8:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto	68 min
May 7, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hood, Parker	59 min
May 7, 8:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Comanche	66 min
May 7, 8:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Erath	62 min
May 7, 9:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bosque, Hamilton	62 min
May 7, 9:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Somervell	62 min
May 7, 9:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hood, Parker	43 min
May 7, 9:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Johnson, Tarrant	63 min
May 7, 9:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Wise	46 min
May 7, 9:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Hood, Parker, Somervell	3 hr
May 7, 9:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Wise	3 hr
May 7, 10:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton	60 min
May 7, 10:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hill	61 min
May 7, 10:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas, Ellis, Johnson, Tarrant	4 hr
May 7, 10:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Collin, Denton	4 hr
May 7, 10:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis	60 min
May 7, 11:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas	56 min
May 7, 11:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Lampasas	64 min
May 7, 11:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin	61 min
May 7, 11:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Fannin, Hunt	55 min
May 8, 12:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Kaufman	69 min
May 8, 12:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Van Zandt	60 min
May 8, 12:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Rains	40 min
May 8, 1:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hopkins, Wood	63 min
May 8, 1:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Smith	30 min
May 8, 1:18 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Hood, Palo Pinto, Parker	3 hr
May 8, 1:53 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Hopkins	3 hr
May 8, 2:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Wood	3 hr
May 8, 2:03 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Navarro	3 hr
May 8, 2:26 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Bosque, Ellis, Hill, Johnson, Somervell, Tarrant	4 hr
May 8, 2:26 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall	4 hr
May 8, 2:26 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Camp, Franklin, Titus	4 hr
May 8, 2:26 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Denton	4 hr
May 8, 2:26 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Van Zandt	4 hr
May 8, 4:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Coryell, Hamilton	3 hr
May 8, 4:45 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Navarro	4 hr
May 8, 4:45 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Hopkins	4 hr
May 8, 5:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Hood	4 hr
May 8, 6:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Hood	4 hr
May 8, 7:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Delta, Lamar	4 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.