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River Flood Warning 194, NWS Fort Worth, TX

July 5, 2007Hunt County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Jul 5, 2007, 3:44 PM CDT for Hunt County, Texas. It took effect at Jul 5, 2007, 5:07 PM CDT. It was in force for 27 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 5, 2007, 3:44 PM CDT (20:44 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 5, 2007, 5:07 PM CDT
Expired: Jul 6, 2007, 8:23 PM CDT
In force: 27 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Flood severity: Minor

County Hunt County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Cowleech Fork Sabine River at Greenville (GNVT2).

Action stage: 13 ft
Minor stage: 14 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08017200, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Jul 5, 2:47 PM CDT, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 2:47 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
247 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2007

.DISCUSSION...
COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH ORIGINATED ALONG THE
COAST CONTINUES TO ROTATE SLOWLY NORTHWARD AND HAS SHOWED LITTLE
SIGN OF DISSIPATING. HEAVIEST RAIN AREA IN THE CWA IS NOW CENTERED
FROM WEATHERFORD TO FLOWER MOUND TO CANTON. THIS IS A PSEUDO-WARM
RAIN SCENARIO WITH LITTLE LIGHTNING AND CELLS EXHIBITING A BOTTOM-
HEAVY REFLECTIVITY STRUCTURE. RAINFALL RATES HAVE GENERALLY
AVERAGED BETWEEN A QUARTER AND A HALF-INCH PER HOUR.

MAIN UPPER LOW IS NOW EASILY LOCATED VIA RADAR NEAR GRANGER...AND IS
PROGGED TO MOVE NORTH OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FLOODING CONCERN WILL
CONTINUE TO BE FOCUSED OVER THE SOUTH AND EAST...HOWEVER A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE CWA THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY.
WITH SATURATED GROUNDS...MANY COUNTIES NEED ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF
RAIN TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. BOTH THE GFS AND NAM KEEP PRECIP
BULLSEYES OVER THE CWA OVERNIGHT...AND WANT TO GENERATE ANOTHER MCS
OVER THE EAST SIMILAR TO TODAYS. SATURDAY ALSO LOOKS WET...WITH THE
EASTERN COUNTIES AGAIN HAVING THE HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES. PW VALUES
WILL APPROACH 2.30 INCHES ON FRIDAY...WHICH IS EXTREMELY ABERRANT...
EVEN FOR JULY.

ON SUNDAY BOTH THE GFS AND NAM AGREE ON TAKING A MAIN PIECE OF
ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW EAST AS THE JET STREAM DIVES
SOUTH IN RESPONSE TO A PIVOTING SYSTEM IN EASTERN CANADA. THIS
LEAVES NORTH TEXAS IN NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...DRYING OUT THE COLUMN
SUBSTANTIALLY. THE BERMUDA HIGH WILL SLOWLY GAIN FOOTING AND BUILD
WESTWARD BY TUESDAY...PUTTING NORTH TEXAS IN LIMBO AGAIN WITH WEAK
TROUGHING ALOFT AND HIGH PRESSURE ON EITHER SIDE.

MAJOR DISAGREEMENT EXIST AMONG THE MODELS AS FAR AS HIGH
TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND. THE ETA KEEPS NORTH TEXAS RAINY AND
CLOUDY LONGER THEN THE GFS...WHICH RESULTS IN MAJOR DISCREPANCIES
FOR THE HIGH TEMPERATURES FORECAST ON SATURDAY. WILL CAUTIOUSLY
TEMPER THE GFS...REMEMBERING THAT IS IT JULY IN NORTH TEXAS.  /13

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX  70  84  71  89  74 /  60  60  30  20  20
WACO, TX              71  85  71  90  72 /  70  70  40  30  20
PARIS, TX             70  82  69  87  70 /  80  60  40  30  20
DENTON, TX            70  84  68  90  71 /  50  50  30  20  20
MCKINNEY, TX          71  84  70  89  69 /  70  60  30  20  20
DALLAS, TX            70  84  73  89  75 /  60  60  30  20  20
TERRELL, TX           70  84  71  88  73 /  80  60  40  30  20
CORSICANA, TX         71  84  71  87  72 /  80  70  40  30  20
TEMPLE, TX            70  85  70  88  72 /  70  70  40  30  20

&&

.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES:
TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175.

&&

13/26

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 3:29 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
329 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2007

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-060900-
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-
329 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS
FROM TONIGHT...INTO LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN TOWARD DAYBREAK...PARTICULARLY EAST OF A
SHERMAN...WEATHERFORD...LAMPASAS LINE.

WITH A TROPICAL AIRMASS IN PLACE...SOME STORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY TO
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WITH AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 2 INCHES. ANY HEAVY RAIN
WILL RUN OFF QUICKLY AND PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING.
OTHER THREATS WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY
WINDS TO 35 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT
THURSDAY. HOWEVER...THE GREATEST CHANCES FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL BE
FRIDAY. ONLY ISOLATED AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE MUCH LOWER CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
MAINLY FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALIZED FLOODING.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 5, 10:25 AM CDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1025 AM CDT THU JUL 05 2007

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

1021 AM     FLASH FLOOD      6 SW CAMERON            30.80N  97.05W
07/05/2007                   MILAM              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FM1600 SOUTHWEST OF CAMERON CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER
            FROM LITTLE RIVER

Local storm report, Jul 5, 10:47 AM CDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1047 AM CDT THU JUL 05 2007

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

1041 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 NE ENNIS              32.37N  96.59W
07/05/2007                   ELLIS              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGHWAY 34 NORTHEAST OF ENNIS FLOODED

Local storm report, Jul 5, 11:46 AM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1146 AM CDT THU JUL 05 2007

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

1145 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 WSW BREMOND           31.15N  96.71W
07/05/2007                   ROBERTSON          TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER ROADS WEST OF BREMOND

Local storm report, Jul 5, 11:48 AM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1148 AM CDT THU JUL 05 2007

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

1146 AM     FLASH FLOOD      8 SE MARLIN             31.23N  96.80W
07/05/2007                   FALLS              TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER ON HIGHWAY 46 WEST OF BREMOND

Local storm report, Jul 5, 12:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1243 PM CDT THU JUL 05 2007

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

1241 PM     FLOOD            TERRELL                 32.73N  96.29W
07/05/2007                   KAUFMAN            TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            LOCAL STREET FLOODING IN TERRELL ON HIWAY 34 NORTH OF 80
            AND ON 986 STATE ST AND TERRELL WATER GOING OVER THE
            CURBS

Local storm report, Jul 5, 3:04 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
304 PM CDT THU JUL 05 2007

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

0303 PM     FLASH FLOOD      WYLIE                   33.04N  96.51W
07/05/2007                   COLLIN             TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FLOODING AND TWO STREETS CLOSED IN WYLIE.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 5, 12:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Lampasas	12 hr
Jul 5, 2:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Coryell	66 hr
Jul 5, 9:09 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Milam	47 hr
Jul 5, 9:21 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Milam	3 hr
Jul 5, 9:54 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Ellis	3 hr
Jul 5, 10:12 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Falls, Robertson	3 hr
Jul 5, 11:09 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Milam	38 hr
Jul 5, 12:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Collin	3 hr
Jul 5, 12:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Ellis	2 hr
Jul 5, 3:44 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt, Rockwall	41 hr
Jul 5, 5:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Anderson	3 hr
Jul 5, 6:51 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Henderson	3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2007 Every river flood warning in 2007

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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.