Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1997
Flash Flood Warning 112, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 15, 1997, 4:30 PM CDT for Comanche County, Texas. It was in force for 60 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 15, 1997, 4:30 PM CDT (21:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 1997, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Comanche County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 1947 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 674 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KFTW 152130 FFWFTW TXC093-152230- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 430 PM CDT THU MAY 15 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...COMANCHE COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO DETECT A LARGE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR COMANCHE. THIS STORM SHOWS LITTLE MOVEMENT. DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN MERCERS GAP AT 345 PM. HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...DAMAGING WINDS...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. RADAR ESTIMATES OF ABOVE 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF COMANCHE COUNTY BETWEEN 330 PM AND 440 PM. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR NEAR STREAMS AND CREEKS AND IN OTHER LOW-LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMAL@L ONE...ON FOOT. &
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, May 15, 12:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
TXZ091>095-098>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-152300- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1215 PM CDT THU MAY 15 1997 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY TO THE WEST OF A CLARKSVILLE TO CROCKETT LINE. A LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ZONE WAS LOCATED ALONG A SHREVEPORT TO WAXAHACHIE TO COMANCHE LINE. THIS...ALONG WITH DAYTIME HEATING MAY TRIGGER ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WEAK VERTICAL WIND PROFILE SUGGESTS THAT THE MAIN THREAT SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WOULD BE IN THE FORM OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. DUE TO THE ISOLATED NATURE OF THE SEVERE STORMS...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
Special weather statement, May 15, 12:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
TXZ091>095-098>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-152300- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1215 PM CDT THU MAY 15 1997 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY TO THE WEST OF A CLARKSVILLE TO CROCKETT LINE. A LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ZONE WAS LOCATED ALONG A SHREVEPORT TO WAXAHACHIE TO COMANCHE LINE. THIS...ALONG WITH DAYTIME HEATING MAY TRIGGER ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WEAK VERTICAL WIND PROFILE SUGGESTS THAT THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WOULD BE IN THE FORM OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. DUE TO THE ISOLATED NATURE OF THE SEVERE STORMS...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
Special weather statement, May 15, 12:18 PM CDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
TXZ091>095-098>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-152300- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1215 PM CDT THU MAY 15 1997 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY TO THE WEST OF A CLARKSVILLE TO CROCKETT LINE. A LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ZONE WAS LOCATED ALONG A SHREVEPORT TO WAXAHACHIE TO COMANCHE LINE. THIS...ALONG WITH DAYTIME HEATING MAY TRIGGER ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WEAK VERTICAL WIND PROFILE SUGGESTS THAT THE MAIN THREAT SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WOULD BE IN THE FORM OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. DUE TO THE ISOLATED NATURE OF THE SEVERE STORMS...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
Special weather statement, May 15, 12:32 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
TXZ091>095-098>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-152300- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1215 PM CDT THU MAY 15 1997 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY TO THE WEST OF A CLARKSVILLE TO CROCKETT LINE. A LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ZONE WAS LOCATED ALONG A SHREVEPORT TO WAXAHACHIE TO COMANCHE LINE. THIS...ALONG WITH DAYTIME HEATING MAY TRIGGER ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WEAK VERTICAL WIND PROFILE SUGGESTS THAT THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WOULD BE IN THE FORM OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. DUE TO THE ISOLATED NATURE OF THE SEVERE STORMS...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
Special weather statement, May 15, 3:45 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
TXZ091>095-098>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-160500- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 345 PM CDT THU MAY 15 1997 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WEST OF A CLARKSVILLE TO CROCKETT LINE. A LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ZONE WAS LOCATED ALONG A SHREVEPORT TO WAXAHACHIE TO COMANCHE LINE. THIS...ALONG WITH DAYTIME HEATING MAY TRIGGER ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY MOVE EAST OR SOUTHEAST. AN OLD OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ALONG A CHILDRESS TO LUBBOCK LINE MAY ALSO SERVE AS A FOCUS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THESE STORMS MAY MOVE INTO WESTERN AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A WEAK VERTICAL WIND PROFILE SUGGESTS THAT THE MAIN THREAT SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WOULD BE IN THE FORM OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM EASTLAND TO TYLER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND POSSIBLY NORTH OF A CLARKSVILLE TO COMANCHE LINE AFTER SUNSET. IS NOT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. 77
Special weather statement, May 15, 3:48 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
TXZ091>095-098>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-160500- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 345 PM CDT THU MAY 15 1997 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WEST OF A CLARKSVILLE TO CROCKETT LINE. A LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ZONE WAS LOCATED ALONG A SHREVEPORT TO WAXAHACHIE TO COMANCHE LINE. THIS...ALONG WITH DAYTIME HEATING MAY TRIGGER ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY MOVE EAST OR SOUTHEAST. AN OLD OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ALONG A CHILDRESS TO LUBBOCK LINE MAY ALSO SERVE AS A FOCUS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THESE STORMS MAY MOVE INTO WESTERN AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A WEAK VERTICAL WIND PROFILE SUGGESTS THAT THE MAIN THREAT SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WOULD BE IN THE FORM OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MNAY BE REQUIRED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM EASTLAND TO TYLER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND POSSIBLY NORTH OF A CLARKSVILLE TO COMANCHE LINE AFTER SUNSET. IS NOT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. 77
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 4:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens | 66 min |
| May 15, 9:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 3 hr |
| May 15, 9:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 3 hr |
| May 15, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche | 55 min |
| May 15, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche | 60 min |
| May 15, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Anderson | 58 min |
| May 15, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hamilton | 67 min |
| May 15, 5:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Comanche | 2 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 1997Every flash flood warning in 1997
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.