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River Flood Warning 31, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Mar 18, 2008, 5:32 PM CDT for Dallas County, Texas. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2008, 5:32 PM CDT (22:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2008, 8:36 AM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Dallas County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Elm Fork Trinity River near Carrollton (CART2). The gauge peaked at 8.20 ft at Mar 18, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 8 ft
- Minor stage
- 9 ft
- Moderate stage
- 10 ft
- Major stage
- 12 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08055500, 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 Mar 18, 5:30 PM CDT, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 5:30 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 18, 9:00 AM CDT, 8 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 900 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-191200- 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- 900 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHEAST OF A CAMERON...CORSICANA.....SULPHUR SPRINGS LINE. A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ACROSS THE REST OF NORTH TEXAS. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO ARE ALL POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER...HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FOR THESE STORMS MOVES OVER THE REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ENDING WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL ALSO END EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TODAY AND POSSIBLY TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS. 58/82
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 18, 3:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
338 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG 15 NE SULPHUR SPRINGS 33.30N 95.43W
03/18/2008 HOPKINS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
FM-3236: 18-WHEELER ON SIDE.Local storm report, Mar 18, 3:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
341 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0338 PM FLASH FLOOD 10 NNE PLANO 33.18N 96.68W
03/18/2008 COLLIN TX FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS 1 TO 2 FEET OF WATER OVER FM 546
NEAR BRANCHLocal storm report, Mar 18, 3:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
351 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG 10 N SULPHUR SPRINGS 33.29N 95.61W
03/18/2008 HOPKINS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
CR 4508: MODERATE ROOF DAMAGE TO 4 HOMES AND NUMEROUS
TREES DOWN.Local storm report, Mar 18, 5:08 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
508 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0506 PM FLASH FLOOD PARIS 33.67N 95.55W
03/18/2008 LAMAR TX AMATEUR RADIO
A HIGH WATER RESCUE WAS IN PROGRESS ON TIGERTOWN ROAD
ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF LOOP 286. FLOODING WAS ALSO REPORTED
AT FM 79 AND FM 2820.Special weather statement, Mar 18, 5:26 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 23 min |
| Mar 17, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Fannin | 36 min |
| Mar 17, 7:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Lamar | 35 min |
| Mar 17, 7:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hunt | 35 min |
| Mar 17, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin, Lamar | 61 min |
| Mar 17, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Young | 37 min |
| Mar 17, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 39 min |
| Mar 17, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens | 54 min |
| Mar 17, 10:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 64 min |
| Mar 17, 11:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Jack | 25 min |
| Mar 17, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 27 min |
| Mar 18, 5:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Mills | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 6:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Comanche | 29 min |
| Mar 18, 6:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 27 min |
| Mar 18, 6:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 6:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Comanche | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 7:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Jack | 35 min |
| Mar 18, 8:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 24 min |
| Mar 18, 8:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt | 51 hr |
| Mar 18, 8:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt, Rockwall | 51 hr |
| Mar 18, 9:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Denton | 36 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hill | 30 min |
| Mar 18, 10:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | McLennan | 37 min |
| Mar 18, 10:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Wise | 54 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bosque | 25 min |
| Mar 18, 10:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Ellis | 37 min |
| Mar 18, 11:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 11:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bosque | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 11:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin, Denton | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 11:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas | 30 min |
| Mar 18, 11:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 12:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Lamar | 37 min |
| Mar 18, 12:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 12:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 12 hr |
| Mar 18, 12:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 12:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hill | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 1:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Limestone | 36 min |
| Mar 18, 1:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Collin | 44 hr |
| Mar 18, 1:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 64 hr |
| Mar 18, 1:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bell | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 1:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Navarro | 37 min |
| Mar 18, 1:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Erath | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 1:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Navarro | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 1:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | McLennan | 29 min |
| Mar 18, 1:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Lamar | 25 min |
| Mar 18, 1:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 16 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, Hill, McLennan | 35 min |
| Mar 18, 2:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Rockwall | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Palo Pinto | 29 min |
| Mar 18, 2:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bell, Coryell | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Anderson | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 2:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Collin | 31 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Anderson, Henderson | 44 min |
| Mar 18, 3:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 3:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hill | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Fannin, Hunt | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Comanche | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Comanche | 10 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Lamar | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin, Kaufman, Rockwall | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis, Johnson | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Leon | 34 min |
| Mar 18, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Collin | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 5:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Leon | 24 min |
| Mar 18, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Leon | 30 min |
| Mar 18, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Anderson | 34 min |
| Mar 18, 6:53 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FWD | Anderson, Bell, Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke and 40 more | 9 hr |
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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.