Flash Flood Warning 97, NWS Fort Worth, TX

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WGUS74 KFWD 031738
FFSFWD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1235 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007

TXC217-349-031930-
NAVARRO TX-HILL TX-
1235 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HILL AND NAVARRO COUNTIES...

AT 1210 PM CDT...NAVARRO COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED 
FLOODING IN BARRY...CORSICANA...AND NAVARRO MILLS AREAS. A CLUSTER 
OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES PER 
HOUR WERE LOCATED FROM BLOOMING GROVE...TO CORSICANA...TO EMHOUSE... 
RICE AND TO THE NORTHWEST HENDERSON COUNTY LINE. MANY AREAS IN THE 
WARNING AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES THE PAST 
FEW DAYS. ANY ADDITIONAL VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL IMMEDIATELY RUN 
OFF AND AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLASH FLOODING. 

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

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

LAT...LON 3174 9691 3221 9618 3232 9639 3210 9685
      3188 9701

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000 
WGUS74 KFWD 031837
FFSFWD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
135 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007

TXC217-349-031930-
NAVARRO TX-HILL TX-
135 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HILL AND NAVARRO COUNTIES...

AT 130 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS STILL 
NEAR RICE IN NORTHERN NAVARRO COUNTY...THOUGH MOST ACTIVITY HAD MOVE 
EAST AND NORTHEAST OF THE WARNING AREA. THOUGH RAINS HAVE MOSTLY 
ENDED...MANY AREAS FROM BETWEEN DAWSON AND BLOOMING GROVE...TO 
CORSICANA...TO EMHOUSE AND RICE ARE REPORTING FLOODING. 

THE HEAVY RAINFALL SHOULD CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE WARNING 
AREA THROUGH 230 PM CDT. 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CORSICANA...
BLOOMING GROVE AND BARRY

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.

LAT...LON 3174 9691 3221 9618 3232 9639 3210 9685
      3188 9701

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WGUS74 KFWD 031935
FFSFWD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
235 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007

TXC217-031945-
HILL TX-
235 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHEASTERN HILL
COUNTY...

SOME LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS MAY HAVE SOME 
RESIDUAL WATER OVER THE ROADS...USE CAUTION.

LAT...LON 3174 9691 3196 9687 3188 9701

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1046 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2007

.UPDATE...CURRENT FORECAST IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND ONLY MADE SOME
MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO POP GRIDS FOR ONGOING ACTIVITY. WATER VAPOR
SHOWS UPPER LOW MOVING ACROSS NORTH TEXAS THIS MORNING...WITH ONE
ADDITIONAL AREA OF ENHANCED VORTICITY YET TO CROSS THE AREA.
VISIBLE IMAGERY SHOWS ABUNDANT SUNSHINE ACROSS THE WESTERN ZONES
AND ATMOSPHERE IS UNSTABLE. THINK BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIP WILL
REMAIN ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CWA...MAINLY EAST OF
I35...BUT WILL LEAVE IN 20/30 POPS FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CWA
UNTIL UPPER LOW CROSSES THE REGION. SCATTERED CONVECTION ONGOING
ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN CWA...SOME HAS BEEN MARGINALLY SEVERE.
WILL LEAVE CURRENT FLOOD WATCH INTACT UNTIL EXPIRATION AT 4 PM.
HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH TODAYS STORMS.

DUNN

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 650 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2007/

TEMPORARILY CLEARING OF THE MID LEVEL CLOUD DECK WILL GIVE WAY TO
SOME MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES THIS MORNING ACROSS ALL TAF
SITES. WACO MAY EVEN FALL BELOW 1000 FT FOR A SHORT TIME. CEILINGS
SHOULD LIFT TO AROUND 5000 BY MIDDAY AND REMAIN VFR THROUGH THE
EVENING. MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL MOST LIKELY RETURN TO
ALL TAF SITES BEFORE SUNRISE FRIDAY.

A SOUTH WIND WILL PREVAIL AT ALL TAF SITES BETWEEN 7 AND 11 KNOTS.

LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH PASSING SHORT WAVE WILL YIELD SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.  IT APPEARS THAT THE BEST CHANCE OF STORMS
AT THE TAF SITES WILL FROM EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON.  HOWEVER...STORMS
SHOULD BE WIDELY SCATTERED SO WILL NOT INCLUDE A PREVAILING GROUP IN
THIS TAF PACKAGE.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX  77  67  88  70  88 /  30  20   0   0   0
WACO, TX              79  67  89  70  89 /  50  10   0   0   0
PARIS, TX             74  64  85  67  87 /  70  20   0   0   0
DENTON, TX            77  65  88  70  87 /  20  20   0   0   0
MCKINNEY, TX          76  64  87  69  88 /  40  20   0   0   0
DALLAS, TX            77  67  88  71  88 /  40  20   0   0   0
TERRELL, TX           76  67  87  69  88 /  60  20   0   0   0
CORSICANA, TX         76  68  87  70  88 /  70  20   0   0   0
TEMPLE, TX            80  69  89  70  89 /  50  10   0   0   0

&&

.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: TXZ135-146>148-158>162-174-175.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
740 AM CDT WED MAY 3 2007

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-041100-
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-
740 AM CDT WED MAY 3 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM...ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A
CORSICANA...WACO...TO KILLEEN LINE.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS
TODAY.  THE WIND THREAT TODAY WILL NOT BE AS HIGH AS IT WAS ON
WEDNESDAY.  HOWEVER...A FEW STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS WITH HAIL
UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER.

HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TODAY...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS.
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE DAY
AS THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES TOWARD SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
LOW THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN TO NORTH TEXAS SUNDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WHEN ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
930 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2007

TXZ135-031500-
HENDERSON TX-
930 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  WESTERN HENDERSON COUNTY

AT 930 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE NAVARRO AND
HENDERSON COUNTY LINE. THIS ACTIVITY IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ATHENS...CANEY CITY...
ENCHANTED OAKS...EUSTACE...GUN BARREL CITY...MALAKOFF...SEVEN
POINTS...TOOL AND TRINIDAD.

PEA TO MARBLE-SIZED HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS CLUSTER OF STORMS.

IF ANY OF THESE STORMS INTENSIFIES...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.

LAT...LON 3233 9636 3206 9612 3207 9567 3233 9580

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
947 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2007

TXZ121-031515-
KAUFMAN TX-
947 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  KAUFMAN COUNTY

AT 947 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KAUFMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE COTTONWOOD...GRAYS
PRAIRIE...KAUFMAN AND TERRELL.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND PEA
TO MARBLE-SIZED HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3253 9655 3238 9643 3258 9606 3279 9628

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1002 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2007

TXZ135-031530-
HENDERSON TX-
1002 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN HENDERSON COUNTY

AT 1002 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF ENNIS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ENCHANTED OAKS...EUSTACE...
GUN BARREL CITY...SEVEN POINTS...TOOL AND CEDAR CREEK LAKE.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND
PEA-MARBLE SIZED HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM...AS IT MOVES
INTO THE ADVISORY AREA.

IF THIS STORM CONTINUES ON ITS PRESENT COURSE...A SEVERE WEATHER
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.

LAT...LON 3229 9629 3232 9630 3232 9634 3235 9641
      3235 9602 3235 9595 3235 9586 3219 9616

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1006 AM CDT THU MAY 03 2007

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

0948 AM     HAIL             MILFORD                 32.12N  96.95W
05/03/2007  E0.75 INCH       ELLIS              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            UP TO PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR MILFORD.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1045 AM CDT THU MAY 03 2007

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

1041 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ENNIS                   32.34N  96.63W
05/03/2007                   ELLIS              TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1 OF RAIN...MINOR STREET FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHEAST
            ELLIS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1119 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2007

TXZ145-146-031645-
NAVARRO TX-HILL TX-
1119 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN HILL COUNTY
  WESTERN NAVARRO COUNTY

AT 1119 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM FROM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF WEST...TO NEAR
BLOOMING GROVE...TO RISE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS LINE OF STORMS INCLUDE BARRY...BLOOMING
GROVE...CORSICANA...DAWSON AND HUBBARD.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL... AND PEA
TO MARBLE-SIZED HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS
WITHIN THIS LINE.

LAT...LON 3186 9702 3178 9693 3208 9632 3226 9660

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