Flash Flood Warning 119, NWS Fort Worth, TX

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WGUS74 KFWD 261334
FFSFWD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
833 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007

TXC309-261500-
MCLENNAN TX-
833 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR
MCLENNAN COUNTY...

AT 828 AM CDT...IT CONTINUES TO RAIN VERY HARD OVER THE EASTERN HALF 
OF THE COUNTY. THE RAIN END DIMINISHED OVER THE WESTERN HALF FOR THE 
MORNING.  

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WEST...
WACO...NORTHWEST...LACY-LAKEVIEW AND BELLMEAD

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE IN 
THE EASTERN HALF OF THE WARNED AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 3134 9743 3159 9760 3179 9720 3184 9707
      3186 9704 3153 9681 3128 9728 3126 9735

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WGUS74 KFWD 261440
FFSFWD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
938 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007

TXC309-261500-
MCLENNAN TX-
938 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR
MCLENNAN COUNTY...

AT 937 AM CDT...THE RAIN ACROSS THE COUNTY WAS DIMINISHING....BUT 
CONTINUES OVER THE FAR EASTERN SECTION. THE THREAT OF FLOODING WILL 
CONTINUE ACROSS THE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE EASTERN THIRD 
THROUGH LATE MORNING WHEN THE RAIN WILL END.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WEST...
WACO...NORTHCREST...LACY-LAKEVIEW AND BELLMEAD

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN FORT
WORTH.

LAT...LON 3134 9743 3159 9760 3179 9720 3184 9707
      3186 9704 3153 9681 3128 9728 3126 9735

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
651 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007

.12Z AVIATION UPDATE...SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED PERIODS OF
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. WILL
PREVAIL MODERATE SHRA FOR MOST OF THE MORNING...THEN EXPECTED
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON WITH ACTIVITY DECREASING IN COVERAGE LATER THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION MAY REDEVELOP LATE IN THE PERIOD. EXPECT
MVFR CONDS TO PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE DAY ALL TERMINALS. SOME
IMPROVEMENT POSSIBLE TOMORROW AS PRECIP EXPECTED TO BE MORE SCATTERED.

91/DUNN

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 410 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007/

HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO BE THE MAIN WEATHER PROBLEM FOR TODAY. AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS
MORNING...WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING OVERNIGHT...MAINLY
ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. THIS
ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. WITH A SATURATED GROUND
ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL ZONES... HAVE KEPT THE
FLASH FLOOD WATCH AS IS. HAVE ADDED THE MENTION OF HEAVY RAIN TO
TODAYS FORECAST FOR ALL ZONES. THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME TRAINING OF
RAIN TODAY BUT SINCE THE GROUND FARTHER NORTH ISN/T AS
SATURATED...HAVE HELD OFF ON EXPANDING THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH
FARTHER NORTH.

WE WILL REMAIN IN AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN FOR MUCH OF THE
COMING WEEK AS GENERAL TROUGHING CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION.
THUS HAVE KEPT 30 TO 50 PERCENT POPS IN FOR SUNDAY...AND THEN 20
TO 30 PERCENT POPS FOR SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE CLOUD
COVER AND WET GROUND WILL TEND TO KEEP HIGH TEMPERATURES DOWN
FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE
MID 80S TO LOWER 90S MID TO LATE WEEK.  #58

#58

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX  80  65  80  66  84 /  70  30  40  20  30
WACO, TX              79  66  80  64  82 /  70  30  50  30  40
PARIS, TX             81  65  80  62  83 /  40  20  30  20  30
DENTON, TX            78  64  81  63  82 /  70  30  40  20  30
MCKINNEY, TX          80  63  80  63  83 /  70  30  40  20  30
DALLAS, TX            80  67  81  65  83 /  70  30  40  20  30
TERRELL, TX           80  66  79  63  83 /  60  20  40  20  30
CORSICANA, TX         81  66  80  65  83 /  60  20  40  30  40
TEMPLE, TX            77  66  79  65  81 /  70  40  50  30  40

&&

.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: TXZ129-141>143-156>161-174-175.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
450 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-271100-
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-
LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
450 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS A
LARGE PORTION OF NORTH TEXAS TODAY AS A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE CROSSES THE REGION. CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO REMAIN
FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME
AREAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF AN
EASTLAND TO WACO TO HEARNE LINE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND
MONDAY...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT
THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

DUNN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
145 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0144 AM     FLASH FLOOD      WALNUT SPRINGS          32.06N  97.75W
05/26/2007                   BOSQUE             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUNTY 2590 NEAR WALNUT SPRINGS HAS WATER OVER THE ROAD.
            SOME MINOR FLOODING ELSEWHERE.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
156 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0156 AM     FLOOD            KILLEEN                 31.10N  97.72W
05/26/2007                   BELL               TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SO CONTINUES TO STATE SOME FLOODED AREAS OFF HWY 190
            FROM HARKER HEIGHTS TO KILLEEN...THEN SOUTH DOWN COUNTY
            ROAD 440 TOWARD DING DONG.