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Flash Flood Warning 30, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 19, 2006Anderson County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at Apr 19, 2006, 9:27 PM CDT for Anderson County, 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: Apr 19, 2006, 9:27 PM CDT (02:27 UTC)
Expired: Apr 20, 2006, 12:30 AM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Anderson County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 177 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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.

NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Apr 19, 9:26 PM CDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 9:26 PM CDT, 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 8:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
821 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-201100-
ANDERSON-BELL-BOSQUE-COLLIN-COMANCHE-COOKE-CORYELL-DALLAS-DELTA-
DENTON-EASTLAND-ELLIS-ERATH-FALLS-FANNIN-FREESTONE-GRAYSON-HAMILTON-
HENDERSON-HILL-HOOD-HOPKINS-HUNT-JACK-JOHNSON-KAUFMAN-LAMAR-LAMPASAS-
LEON-LIMESTONE-MCLENNAN-MILAM-MILLS-MONTAGUE-NAVARRO-PALO PINTO-
PARKER-RAINS-ROBERTSON-ROCKWALL-SOMERVELL-STEPHENS-TARRANT-VAN ZANDT-
WISE-YOUNG-
821 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AREAWIDE THROUGH
TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT...ALTHOUGH DAMAGING
DOWNBURST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STORMS...ESPECIALLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN..
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AREAWIDE ON THURSDAY.
A FEW TORNADOS ARE POSSIBLE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING DOWNBURST
WINDS...AS WELL AS HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF NORTH TEXAS.

THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ISOLATED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT AREAWIDE.

42

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 5:57 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
557 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

TXZ143-192330-

HAMILTON-
557 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE...

AT 557 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 17 MILES WEST OF HAMILTON...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE HAMILTON...LANHAM...OLIN AND
POTTSVILLE.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA-SIZED
HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.

IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.

92

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 6:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
610 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

TXZ144-192345-

BOSQUE-
610 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE...

AT 610 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 17 MILES WEST OF CLIFTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE MERIDIAN AND MERIDIAN
STATE PARK.

CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA-SIZED
HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.

IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.

92

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 6:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
643 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

TXZ145-200015-

HILL-
643 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE...

AT 643 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLIFTON...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BYNUM...CARLS CORNER...
HILLSBORO...WHITNEY AND LAKE WHITNEY STATE PARK.

PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.

IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.

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Local storm report, Apr 19, 9:02 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 19, 8:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto	52 min
Apr 19, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Anderson, Freestone	51 min
Apr 19, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Henderson	29 min
Apr 19, 9:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	FWD	Anderson, Bell, Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke and 40 more	31 hr
Apr 19, 10:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Stephens	59 min
Apr 19, 10:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Young	4 hr
Apr 19, 11:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Wise	59 min
Apr 20, 12:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Tarrant	57 min
Apr 20, 12:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas	64 min
Apr 20, 3:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Henderson, Van Zandt	43 min
Apr 20, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Lampasas	67 min
Apr 20, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell, Coryell	60 min
Apr 20, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell	65 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.