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Flash Flood Warning 187, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 18, 2007, 5:20 AM CDT for Cooke County, Grayson County, Texas. It was in force for 4 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
- Jun 18, 2007, 5:20 AM CDT (10:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2007, 9:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Cooke County, TX, Grayson County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:19 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 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 860 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 894 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
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 Jun 18, 5:11 AM CDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 5:11 AM CDT, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 511 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2007 .AVIATION... CONVECTIVE COMPLEX REMAINS WELL NORTH OF METROPLEX. RAIN CHANCES SHOULD DIMINISH FOR NORTH TEXAS AS AXIS OF UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES EAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. CHANCES OF AFTERNOON RE-DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE IN THE METROPLEX...ESPECIALLY WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THIS MORNINGS ACTIVITY LAYING AROUND. WILL ONLY INCLUDE A PROB30 AT THIS TIME. OTHERWISE...EXPECT MVFR CIGS LIFTING TO VFR BY 18Z AND DISSIPATING BY 00Z. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE 12-15 KT RANGE WITH GUSTS IN THE 20S. WACO WILL HAVE A SIMILAR TAF BUT PRECIP CHANCES ARE TOO LOW TO INCLUDE AT THIS TIME. /13 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 452 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2007/ UPDATE... UPDATING TO ADD TORNADO WATCH 415 TO THE NORTHEASTERN COUNTIES. /13 PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 403 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2007/ DISCUSSION... A VERY SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOOD SITUATION CONTINUES TO UNFOLD ACROSS NORTHERN CWA THIS MORNING FROM DFW METROPLEX NORTH THROUGH DENTON...COOKE... AND GRAYSON COUNTIES. WE WILL EXTEND THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH NOON FOR DENTON-COOKE COUNTIES EAST FOR CURRENT ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS. CONSIDERED EXTENDING WATCH FURTHER SOUTH GIVEN A FEW CELLS ON RADAR WEST OF PALESTINE...BUT BELIEVE THESE SHOULD REMAIN SCATTERED. HIGHEST POPS TODAY NORTHCENTRAL/NORTHEAST WHERE UPPER TROUGH WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIFT...HOWEVER WILL KEEP AT LEAST 20 POPS EVERYWHERE TODAY AS DIURNAL HEATING OF A WEAKLY CAPPED ATMOSPHERE SHOULD RESULT IN SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS...WITH ISOLATED SEVERE POTENTIAL. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES AFTER TODAY WILL BE MAINLY ACROSS NORTH AND EAST DUE TO DEVELOPMENT ALONG WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY TO OUR NORTH...WITH STORMS MOVING SOUTH OF RED RIVER DURING AFTERNOON/NIGHT TIME HOURS. BOUNDARY FORECAST TO DROP INTO NORTH TEXAS BY MID WEEK...AND GIVEN MODEL AGREEMENT...HAVE REFLECTED THIS IN GRIDDED/TEXT FORECASTS. GIVEN ONGOING FLOOD/SEVERE EVENT...HAVE NOT MADE MAJOR CHANGES TO FORECASTS LATER THIS WEEK. MAV GUIDANCE TEMPS WERE GENERALLY FOLLOWED CLOSELY. 07/BB && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 90 74 92 75 89 / 40 20 20 20 10 WACO, TX 90 74 92 74 89 / 30 10 20 10 20 PARIS, TX 85 71 91 73 89 / 50 30 30 20 20 DENTON, TX 90 73 92 72 90 / 40 20 20 20 10 MCKINNEY, TX 89 73 92 71 90 / 50 20 20 20 10 DALLAS, TX 90 76 93 76 90 / 40 20 20 20 10 TERRELL, TX 89 74 93 73 90 / 50 20 20 20 20 CORSICANA, TX 89 75 91 74 89 / 40 20 30 20 30 TEMPLE, TX 89 74 91 74 89 / 20 10 20 10 20 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: TXZ092>095-103>107. && 13/07
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 3:53 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 353 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2007 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-191100- 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- 353 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON FOR AREAS NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM GAINESVILLE...TO FLOWER MOUND...TO SULPHUR SPRINGS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO FOUR INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM INTENSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER SATURATED SOILS MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. THIS MAGNITUDE OF FLASH FLOODING OVER URBAN AREAS CAN QUICKLY CAUSE LIFE THREATENING SITUATIONS. ADDITIONALLY...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL CANNOT BE RULED OUT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH THURSDAY...AND ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS ON FRIDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ON SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN COUNTIES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...MAINLY FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING. 13
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 18, 2:47 AM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
247 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2007
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0246 AM TSTM WND GST DENTON 33.21N 97.13W
06/18/2007 E79 MPH DENTON TX ASOS
KDTO ASOS REPORTS G68 KT AT 0738ZLocal storm report, Jun 18, 3:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jun 18, 3:35 AM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
335 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2007
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0334 AM FLASH FLOOD DENTON 33.21N 97.13W
06/18/2007 DENTON TX TRAINED SPOTTER
HICKORY CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS ACROSS CENTRAL DENTON
COUNTYLocal storm report, Jun 18, 3:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
345 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2007
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 N PONDER 33.21N 97.29W
06/18/2007 DENTON TX TRAINED SPOTTER
SWIFT WATER FLOWING ACROSS ROAD NORTH OF PONDER. TRAFFIC
CANNOT PROCEDE.Local storm report, Jun 18, 3:54 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
354 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2007
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0353 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 ENE DENOTON 33.24N 97.07W
06/18/2007 DENTON TX TRAINED SPOTTER
MINGO ROAD AT COOPER CREEK...VEHICLE SWEPT
AWAY...EMERGENCY VEHICLE REQUESTEDSpecial weather statement, Jun 18, 3:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
356 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2007
TXZ092-180930-
COOKE TX-
356 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2007
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHERN COOKE COUNTY
AT 356 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTHWEST
OF SANGER TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF SANGER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15
MPH.
CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE GAINESVILLE AND LINDSAY.
PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE
STORMS. IN ADDITION...THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS
DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS AS THEY MAY BE WASHED OUT.
LAT...LON 3343 9748 3342 9694 3363 9693 3364 9748
3356 9748The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Comanche | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 7:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Lampasas | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 11:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 11:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 12:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 43 min |
| Jun 18, 12:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Denton | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Denton | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 1:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 25 min |
| Jun 18, 1:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 21 min |
| Jun 18, 2:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 65 min |
| Jun 18, 2:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Grayson | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Cooke | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 61 min |
| Jun 18, 3:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Denton | 4 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 80 min |
| Jun 18, 3:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Cooke | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 4:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Cooke | 44 min |
| Jun 18, 4:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Denton | 50 min |
| Jun 18, 4:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke, Grayson | 67 min |
| Jun 18, 6:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Cooke | 27 min |
| Jun 18, 6:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke | 67 min |
| Jun 18, 7:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 30 min |
| Jun 18, 7:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin, Denton, Grayson | 66 min |
| Jun 18, 7:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Montague | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 7:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 7:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Fannin | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 8:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Fannin | 26 min |
| Jun 18, 9:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Cooke, Grayson | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Fannin, Hunt | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 11:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hopkins, Rains | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 11:56 AM CDT | Flood Watch | FWD | Collin, Cooke, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Fannin | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.