Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1998
Flash Flood Warning 84, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at Oct 17, 1998, 3:08 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 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
- Oct 17, 1998, 3:08 PM CDT (20:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 17, 1998, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Delta County, TX, Hopkins County, TX, Hunt County, TX, Rains County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 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 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 1219 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 713 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 226 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 10.8
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, Oct 17, 10:48 AM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
TXZ146-171615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1048 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 1998 AT 1044 AM NAVARRO COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS A TORNADO ON THE WEST SIDE OF CORSICANA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH. RESIDENTS ON THE WEST AND NORTH SIDES OF CORSICANA TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
Local storm report, Oct 17, 1:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
124 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0925 AM KILLEEN TX WIND DAMAGE
10/17/98 BELL 6 SW OF YOUNGSPORT ALONG
COUNTY ROAD 195. TREES
UPROOTED, HOUSE DESTROYED.
1005 AM KILLEEN TX WIND DAMAGE
10/17/98 BELL NEAR YOUNGSPORT,10S OF
KILLEEN REPORT OF SEVERAL
HOMES DESTROYED...ROOFS
TORN OFF HOMES. INJURIES
REPORTED DUE TO FLYING
DEBRIS EXTENT UNKNOWN.
1032 AM SILVER CITY TX TORNADO
10/17/98 NAVARRO PUBLIC RPTD TORNADO NEAR
SILVER CITY.
1042 AM CORSICANA TX TORNADO
10/17/98 NAVARRO TORNADO 10 SW OF CORSICANA
ON HWY 31. ONE MOBLE HOME
DESTROYED SEVERAL PEOPLE
INJURED RPTD BY CORSICANA
FIRE DEPT.
1055 AM CORSICANA TX TORNADO
10/17/98 NAVARRO *** 1 DEAD ***
DPS RPTD CONSIDERABLE
DAMAGE AND ONE FATALITY 5
S OF CORSICANA.
1117 AM OGLESBY TX TORNADO
10/17/98 CORYELL TWO BRICK HOMES DESTROYED
AND LARGE TREES UPROOTED
1155 AM RICHLAND TX TORNADO
10/17/98 NAVARRO 2 S OF RICHLAND TORNpADO
RPTD.Local storm report, Oct 17, 1:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
124 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0925 AM KILLEEN TX WIND DAMAGE
10/17/98 BELL 6 SW OF YOUNGSPORT ALONG
COUNTY ROAD 195. TREES
UPROOTED, HOUSE DESTROYED.
1005 AM KILLEEN TX WIND DAMAGE
10/17/98 BELL NEAR YOUNGSPORT,10S OF
KILLEEN REPORT OF SEVERAL
HOMES DESTROYED...ROOFS
TORN OFF HOMES. INJURIES
REPORTED DUE TO FLYING
DEBRIS EXTENT UNKNOWN.
1032 AM SILVER CITY TX TORNADO
10/17/98 NAVARRO PUBLIC RPTD TORNADO NEAR
SILVER CITY.
1042 AM CORSICANA TX TORNADO
10/17/98 NAVARRO TORNADO 10 SW OF CORSICANA
ON HWY 31. ONE MOBLE HOME
DESTROYED SEVERAL PEOPLE
INJURED RPTD BY CORSICANA
FIRE DEPT.
1055 AM CORSICANA TX TORNADO
10/17/98 NAVARRO *** 1 DEAD ***
DPS RPTD CONSIDERABLE
DAMAGE AND ONE FATALITY 5
S OF CORSICANA.
1117 AM OGLESBY TX TORNADO
10/17/98 CORYELL TWO BRICK HOMES DESTROYED
AND LARGE TREES UPROOTED
1155 AM RICHLAND TX TORNADO
10/17/98 NAVARRO 2 S OF RICHLAND TORNpADO
RPTD.Local storm report, Oct 17, 1:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
150 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0125 PM BRANDON TX TORNADO
10/17/98 HILL POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
RPTD NEAR BRANDON BY SO.Local storm report, Oct 17, 2:08 PM CDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
208 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1015 AM TX WIND DAMAGE
10/17/98 BELL ONE HOME AND 3 MOBLE HOMES
DESTROYED IN HARKER
HEIGHTS ON COUNTY ROAD
190.
1020 AM TX TORNADO
10/17/98 NAVARRO *** 1 DEAD, 4 INJ ***
MORE INFORMATION ON
EARLIER REPORT. S.O.
REPORTED ALL INJURIES AND
DEATH OCCURRED WHEN THE
MOBLE HOME WAS DESTROYED.
1110 AM KILLEEN TX FLOODING
10/17/98 BELL LOW WATER CROSSINGS
FLOODED IN THE KILLEEN
AREA.
1255 PM KAUFMAN TX FLOODING
10/17/98 KAUFMAN HWY 175 8 SE OF
KAUFMAN...HWY 148 AND
COUNTY ROAD 4061 AND
NEARBY ROADS FLOODED.
RPTD BY SO.
0114 PM WILLS POINT TX FLOODING
10/17/98 VAN ZANDT * FLOODING IN LOW AREAS WITH
2 TO 3 INCHES OVER ROADS
NEAR WILLS POINT.Local storm report, Oct 17, 2:08 PM CDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
208 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1015 AM TX WIND DAMAGE
10/17/98 BELL ONE HOME AND 3 MOBLE HOMES
DESTROYED IN HARKER
HEIGHTS ON COUNTY ROAD
190.
1020 AM TX TORNADO
10/17/98 NAVARRO *** 1 DEAD, 4 INJ ***
MORE INFORMATION ON
EARLIER REPORT. S.O.
REPORTED ALL INJURIES AND
DEATH OCCURRED WHEN THE
MOBLE HOME WAS DESTROYED.
1110 AM KILLEEN TX FLOODING
10/17/98 BELL LOW WATER CROSSINGS
FLOODED IN THE KILLEEN
AREA.
1255 PM KAUFMAN TX FLOODING
10/17/98 KAUFMAN HWY 175 8 SE OF
KAUFMAN...HWY 148 AND
COUNTY ROAD 4061 AND
NEARBY ROADS FLOODED.
RPTD BY SO.
0114 PM WILLS POINT TX FLOODING
10/17/98 VAN ZANDT * FLOODING IN LOW AREAS WITH
2 TO 3 INCHES OVER ROADS
NEAR WILLS POINT.The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 10:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell | 44 min |
| Oct 17, 10:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Navarro | 28 min |
| Oct 17, 10:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Navarro | 31 min |
| Oct 17, 11:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Coryell, McLennan | 56 min |
| Oct 17, 11:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Henderson, Navarro | 48 min |
| Oct 17, 11:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bell | 3 hr |
| Oct 17, 11:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 52 min |
| Oct 17, 11:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | McLennan | 3 hr |
| Oct 17, 12:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 34 min |
| Oct 17, 12:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Kaufman | 4 hr |
| Oct 17, 12:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Limestone, Navarro | 4 hr |
| Oct 17, 1:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hill | 30 min |
| Oct 17, 1:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 3 hr |
| Oct 17, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 34 min |
| Oct 17, 5:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bell, McLennan | 3 hr |
| Oct 17, 6:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Milam, Robertson | 3 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.