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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood watch at Apr 19, 2006, 9:58 PM CDT for 46 counties in Texas. It was in force for 31 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2006, 9:58 PM CDT (02:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2006, 4:47 AM CDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Flood severity
- None
All 46 counties
Anderson County, TX, Bell County, TX, Bosque County, TX, Collin County, TX, Comanche County, TX, Cooke County, TX, Coryell County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Delta County, TX, Denton County, TX, Eastland County, TX, Ellis County, TX, Erath County, TX, Falls County, TX, Fannin County, TX, Freestone County, TX, Grayson County, TX, Hamilton County, TX, Henderson County, TX, Hill County, TX, Hood County, TX, Hopkins County, TX, Hunt County, TX, Jack County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Lamar County, TX, Lampasas County, TX, Leon County, TX, Limestone County, TX, McLennan County, TX, Milam County, TX, Mills County, TX, Montague County, TX, Navarro County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Parker County, TX, Rains County, TX, Robertson County, TX, Rockwall County, TX, Somervell County, TX, Stephens County, TX, Tarrant County, TX, Van Zandt County, TX, Wise County, TX, Young County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:02 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 watch 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 watch went out at Apr 19, 9:26 PM CDT, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 9:26 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
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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, 4 hours 1 minute 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 48 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, 3 hours 15 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. 92
Local storm report, Apr 19, 9:02 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
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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, 9:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Anderson | 3 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.