Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1997
Flash Flood Warning 96, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at Apr 20, 1997, 9:48 PM CDT for Tarrant County, Texas. It was in force for 117 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
- Apr 20, 1997, 9:48 PM CDT (02:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 20, 1997, 11:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 117 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Tarrant County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 7 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
- 406 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -150 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1725 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 277 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KFTW 210248 FFWFTW TXC439-210445- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 948 PM CDT SUN APR 20 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...TARRANT COUNTY AT 945 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR ESTIMATES RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE A ONE HALF INCH HAS FALLEN SINCE 900 PM OVER PARTS OF TARRANT COUNTY. ADDI ORAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE BY MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL LIKELY RES TTHE FLASH FLOODING OF NORMAL FLOOD PRONED STREETS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVER S THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
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, Apr 20, 3:50 PM CDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before
TXZ091>095-098>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175- 210400- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 350 PM CDT SUN APR 20 1997 THERE IS NOW A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS MOST OF NORTH TEXAS. A FEW OF THE CITIES INCLUDED IN THE SLIGHT RISK AREA ARE PARIS...SHERMAN...THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX...TEMPLE AND WACO. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CONTINUED TO APPROACH THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS WITH A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE NORTHWEST PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS. SURFACE HEATING HAS WARMED TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 80S RESULTING IN A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE RISK AREA. AS THE FRONT PROGRESSES SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE AREA...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF A MONTAGUE TO EASTLAND LINE THROUGH 7 PM...A SHERMAN TO DALLAS TO SAN SABA LINE BY 9 PM...AND POINTS EAST AFTER 9 PM. LOW AND MID LEVEL WINDS HAVE STRENGTHENED DURING THE DAY AND ARE NOW SUPPORTIVE OF ORGANIZED CONVECTION. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STORM SPOTTER GROUPS NORTHWEST OF A MONTAGUE TO EASTLAND LINE SHOULD BE READY FOR ACTIVATION THROUGH EARLY EVENING ...AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTH TEXAS LATER THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR LOCAL CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.
Special weather statement, Apr 20, 3:51 PM CDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before
TXZ091>095-098>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175- 210400- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 350 PM CDT SUN APR 20 1997 THERE IS NOW A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS MOST OF NORTH TEXAS. A FEW OF THE CITIES INCLUDED IN THE SLIGHT RISK AREA ARE PARIS...SHERMAN...THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX...TEMPLE AND WACO. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CONTINUED TO APPROACH THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS WITH A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE NORTHWEST PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS. SURFACE HEATING HAS WARMED TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 80S RESULTING IN A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE RISK AREA. AS THE FRONT PROGRESSES SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE AREA...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF A MONTAGUE TO EASTLAND LINE THROUGH 7 PM...A SHERMAN TO DALLAS TO SAN SABA LINE BY 9 PM...AND POINTS EAST AFTER 9 PM. LOW AND MID LEVEL WINDS HAVE STRENGTHENED DURING THE DAY AND ARE NOW SUPPORTIVE OF ORGANIZED CONVECTION. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STORM SPOTTER GROUPS NORTHWEST OF A MONTAGUE TO EASTLAND LINE SHOULD BE READY FOR ACTIVATION THROUGH EARLY EVENING ...AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTH TEXAS LATER THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR LOCAL CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL SEVERLE WEATHER THREAT.
Local storm report, Apr 20, 8:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
845 PM CDT SUN APR 20 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0705 PM 3 S GOLDTHWAITE TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/20/97 MILLS GOLFBALL HAIL
0723 PM LOMETA TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/20/97 LAMPASAS GOLFBALL HAIL
0730 PM 18 SW BOZAR TX .75 INCH HAIL
04/20/97 MILLS DIME HAIL 14 SW
GOLDTHWAITE
0805 PM PARADISE TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/20/97 WISE GOLFBALL HAIL
0821 PM 1 N BEND TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/20/97 LAMPASAS GOLFBALL HAIL
0827 PM 3 NE ROANOKE TX WIND DAMAGE
04/20/97 DENTON 65 MPH WIND GUST NEAR
ALLIANCE AIRPORTLocal storm report, Apr 20, 8:48 PM CDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
845 PM CDT SUN APR 20 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0705 PM 3 S GOLDTHWAITE TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/20/97 MILLS GOLFBALL HAIL
0723 PM LOMETA TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/20/97 LAMPASAS GOLFBALL HAIL
0730 PM 18 SW BOZAR TX .75 INCH HAIL
04/20/97 MILLS DIME HAIL 14 SW
GOLDTHWAITE
0805 PM PARADISE TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/20/97 WISE GOLFBALL HAIL
0821 PM 1 N BEND TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/20/97 LAMPASAS GOLFBALL HAIL
0827 PM 3 NE ROANOKE TX WIND DAMAGE
04/20/97 DENTON 65 MPH WIND GUST NEAR
ALLIANCE AIRPORTLocal storm report, Apr 20, 9:46 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
946 PM CDT SUN APR 20 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0850 PM AZLE TX 1.5 INCH HAIL
04/20/97 TARRANT WALNUT SIZE HAIL
0852 PM 3 S RHOME TX .75 INCH HAIL
04/20/97 WISE DIME HAIL
0852 PM 2 NW ALEDO TX .88 INCH HAIL
04/20/97 PARKER NICKEL HAIL AT WILLOW PARK
ALONG I-20
0857 PM 2 NW AZLE TX .75 INCH HAIL
04/20/97 PARKER DIME HAIL REPORTED BY
SPOTTERS
0858 PM KEMPNER TX WIND DAMAGE
04/20/97 LAMPASAS TIN ROOF BLOWN OFF AN
OUTBUILDING
0924 PM WESTOVER HILLS TX .75 INCH HAIL
04/20/97 TARRANT DIME HAIL
0925 PM 4 W FOREST HILL TX WIND DAMAGE
04/20/97 TARRANT 70 MPH WINDS. REPORTS OF
NUMEROUS SIGNS DOWN.
0926 PM RIVER OAKS TX 1.25 INCH HAIL
04/20/97 TARRANT HALF DOLLAR HAIL
0930 PM BELTON TX WIND DAMAGE
04/20/97 BELL POWER LINES DOWN
0941 PM ALEDO TX 1.25 INCH HAIL
04/20/97 PARKER HALF DOLLAR HAILThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Mills | 41 min |
| Apr 20, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lampasas | 63 min |
| Apr 20, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wise | 66 min |
| Apr 20, 7:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Lampasas | 43 min |
| Apr 20, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 58 min |
| Apr 20, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 62 min |
| Apr 20, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lampasas | 40 min |
| Apr 20, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood, Palo Pinto, Parker | 65 min |
| Apr 20, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 65 min |
| Apr 20, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton, Wise | 34 min |
| Apr 20, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell | 55 min |
| Apr 20, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson | 63 min |
| Apr 20, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 61 min |
| Apr 20, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 45 min |
| Apr 20, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Somervell | 35 min |
| Apr 20, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 36 min |
| Apr 20, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque | 61 min |
| Apr 20, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 54 min |
| Apr 20, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Ellis | 65 min |
| Apr 20, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Henderson, Navarro | 33 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.