Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1997
Flash Flood Warning 145, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 22, 1997, 11:13 PM CDT for Eastland County, Stephens County, Young County, Texas. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 1997, 11:13 PM CDT (04:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 1997, 4:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Eastland County, TX, Stephens County, TX, Young County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 299 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -79 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 969 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 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
Local storm report, Jun 22, 5:50 PM CDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
550 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0140 PM 2 SW DELEON TX TORNADO
06/22/97 COMANCHE TORNADO AND DAMAGE
REPORTED BY COMANCHE SD.
0140 PM 10 NE COMANCHE TX TORNADO
06/22/97 COMANCHE TRAILER ROOF
DAMAGED...TREES DOWNED...3
BARNS AND SEVERAL
OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED NEAR
VANDYKE (LSR PROGRAM DOES
NOT RECOGNIZE VANDYKE).
0145 PM OLDEN TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 EASTLAND TREES DOWNED BY
THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
0145 PM 12 ESE EASTLAND TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 EASTLAND TREES DOWNED BY
THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
0248 PM 5 ESE GRANBURY TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 HOOD POWER LINES DOWNED AND
BUILDINGS DAMAGED.
0250 PM 5 E GRANBURY TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 HOOD HOUSE AND 2 MOBILE HOMES
DAMAGED...SMALL
OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED...AND
A TRAVEL TRAILER
OVERTURNED BY THUNDERSTORM
WINDS.
0255 PM WEATHERFORD TX 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/97 PARKER 60 MPH WINDS REPORTED SE
OF WEATHERFORD. TREES AND
POWER LINES DOWNED BETWEEN
WILLOW PARK AND
WEATHERFORD.
0325 PM BRIDGEPORT TX 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/97 WISE ROOF DAMAGE TO BUSINESS
AND TREES DOWNED BY
THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
0327 PM 6 W BRIDGEPORT TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 WISE BOAT OVERTURNED ON LAKE
BRIDGEPORT.
0335 PM DALLAS REDBIRD ARPT TX 58 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/97 DALLAS
0340 PM ARLINGTON TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 TARRANT TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWNED AND SHEDS DAMAGED
NEAR BROOKVIEW AND INWOOD
IN CENTRAL ARLINGTON.
0347 PM ARLINGTON TX 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/97 TARRANT REPORTED AT I30 AND
BALLPARK WAY BY ARLINGTON
PD.
0347 PM ARLINGTON TX 58 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/97 TARRANT 58 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED
AT THE BALLPARK IN
ARLINGTON.
0350 PM IRVING TX 80 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/97 DALLAS 70 TO 80 MPH WIND GUSTS
REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE
JUST NORTH OF TEXAS
STADIUM.
0400 PM BOWIE TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 MONTAGUE WINDOWS BLOWN OUT AT
BUSINESS BY THUNDERSTORM
WINDS.
0423 PM 6 NW LEWISVILLE TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 DENTON TREES DOWNED BY
THUNDERSTORM WINDS IN
HIGHLAND VILLAGE.
0425 PM SULPHUR SPRINGS TX 58 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/97 RUSK REPORTED BY TEXAS DPS.
0435 PM HEARNE TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 ROBERTSON POWER LINES AND LIMBS
DOWNED BY THUNDERSTORM
WINDS.
0441 PM PLANO TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 COLLIN FENCES AND POWER LINES
DOWNED BY THUNDERSTORM
WINDS.
0500 PM 3 W COOPER TX 65 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/97 DELTA 60 TO 65 MPH WIND GUSTS
REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER
ON COOPER LAKE.
0503 PM VALLEY VIEW TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 COOKE LARGE LIMB DOWNED BY
THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
0510 PM 8 S GAINESVILLE TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 COOKE TREE LIMBS DOWNED BY
THUNDERSTORM WINDS AT MM
485 ON I35.
0516 PM WHITESBORO TX 75 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/97 GRAYSON 70 TO 75 MPH WINDS
REPORTED.
0520 PM WOLFE CITY TX 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/97 HUNT 50 TO 60 MPH WINDS
REPORTED.Local storm report, Jun 22, 5:51 PM CDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
550 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0140 PM 2 SW DELEON TX TORNADO
06/22/97 COMANCHE TORNADO AND DAMAGE
REPORTED BY COMANCHE SD.
0140 PM 10 NE COMANCHE TX TORNADO
06/22/97 COMANCHE TRAILER ROOF
DAMAGED...TREES DOWNED...3
BARNS AND SEVERAL
OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED NEAR
VANDYKE (LSR PROGRAM DOES
NOT RECOGNIZE VANDYKE).
0145 PM OLDEN TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 EASTLAND TREES DOWNED BY
THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
0145 PM 12 ESE EASTLAND TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 EASTLAND TREES DOWNED BY
THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
0248 PM 5 ESE GRANBURY TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 HOOD POWER LINES DOWNED AND
BUILDINGS DAMAGED.
0250 PM 5 E GRANBURY TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 HOOD HOUSE AND 2 MOBILE HOMES
DAMAGED...SMALL
OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED...AND
A TRAVEL TRAILER
OVERTURNED BY THUNDERSTORM
WINDS.
0255 PM WEATHERFORD TX 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/97 PARKER 60 MPH WINDS REPORTED SE
OF WEATHERFORD. TREES AND
POWER LINES DOWNED BETWEEN
WILLOW PARK AND
WEATHERFORD.
0325 PM BRIDGEPORT TX 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/97 WISE ROOF DAMAGE TO BUSINESS
AND TREES DOWNED BY
THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
0327 PM 6 W BRIDGEPORT TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 WISE BOAT OVERTURNED ON LAKE
BRIDGEPORT.
0335 PM DALLAS REDBIRD ARPT TX 58 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/97 DALLAS
0340 PM ARLINGTON TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 TARRANT TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWNED AND SHEDS DAMAGED
NEAR BROOKVIEW AND INWOOD
IN CENTRAL ARLINGTON.
0347 PM ARLINGTON TX 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/97 TARRANT REPORTED AT I30 AND
BALLPARK WAY BY ARLINGTON
PD.
0347 PM ARLINGTON TX 58 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/97 TARRANT 58 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED
AT THE BALLPARK IN
ARLINGTON.
0350 PM IRVING TX 80 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/97 DALLAS 70 TO 80 MPH WIND GUSTS
REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE
JUST NORTH OF TEXAS
STADIUM.
0400 PM BOWIE TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 MONTAGUE WINDOWS BLOWN OUT AT
BUSINESS BY THUNDERSTORM
WINDS.
0423 PM 6 NW LEWISVILLE TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 DENTON TREES DOWNED BY
THUNDERSTORM WINDS IN
HIGHLAND VILLAGE.
0425 PM SULPHUR SPRINGS TX 58 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/97 RUSK REPORTED BY TEXAS DPS.
0435 PM HEARNE TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 ROBERTSON POWER LINES AND LIMBS
DOWNED BY THUNDERSTORM
WINDS.
0441 PM PLANO TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 COLLIN FENCES AND POWER LINES
DOWNED BY THUNDERSTORM
WINDS.
0500 PM 3 W COOPER TX 65 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/97 DELTA 60 TO 65 MPH WIND GUSTS
REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER
ON COOPER LAKE.
0503 PM VALLEY VIEW TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 COOKE LARGE LIMB DOWNED BY
THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
0510 PM 8 S GAINESVILLE TX WIND DAMAGE
06/22/97 COOKE TREE LIMBS DOWNED BY
THUNDERSTORM WINDS AT MM
485 ON I35.
0516 PM WHITESBORO TX 75 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/97 GRAYSON 70 TO 75 MPH WINDS
h REPORTED.
0520 PM WOLFE CITY TX 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/97 HUNT 50 TO 60 MPH WINDS
REPORTED.Special weather statement, Jun 22, 10:38 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
TXZ091>095-098>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-231800- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1038 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 1997 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS FOR THAT PART OF NORTH TEXAS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A BONHAM TO KAUFMAN TO CENTERVILLE LINE. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS LOCATED NEAR HASKELL EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW OF 30 TO 40 MPH CONTINUES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AREAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORM WILL ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP QUICK IN THE UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER NORTH TEXAS. THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THE STORMS WILL LEAD TO A QUICK SPINUP OF THE AIR MOVING INTO THE STORMS AND THE FORMATION OF BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUDS OR WEAK TORNADOES IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...A FORWARD STORM MOTION OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN LEAD DAMAGING OUTFLOW WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION BETWEEN 1 PM AND 4 PM.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 7:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Eastland, Stephens, Throckmorton, Young | 4 hr |
| Jun 22, 7:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Comanche, Mills | 4 hr |
| Jun 22, 8:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 4 hr |
| Jun 22, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Mills | 39 min |
| Jun 22, 9:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Erath, Hamilton | 6 hr |
| Jun 22, 11:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Comanche, Eastland, Mills | 5 hr |
| Jun 22, 11:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Stephens, Young | 5 hr |
| Jun 22, 11:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Comanche, Mills | 5 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Comanche, Eastland, Stephens | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Comanche, Eastland | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Stephens | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 10:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Comanche, Eastland, Stephens | 3 hr |
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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.