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Flash Flood Warning 58, NWS Fort Worth, TX

July 31, 2008Fannin County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 31, 2008, 4:59 PM CDT for Fannin County, Texas. It was in force for 2 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: Jul 31, 2008, 4:59 PM CDT (21:59 UTC)
Expired: Jul 31, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Fannin County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 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 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 Jul 31, 3:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 3:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 31, 2:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 30, 7:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Eastland	3 hr
Jul 31, 2:37 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	FWD	Anderson, Bell, Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke and 40 more	5 days
Jul 31, 5:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Kaufman	26 min
Jul 31, 5:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Kaufman	34 min
Jul 31, 6:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Rains	37 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.