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River Flood Warning 34, NWS Fort Worth, TX

March 18, 2008Delta County, Lamar County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Mar 18, 2008, 10:07 PM CDT for Delta County, Lamar County, Texas. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 18, 2008, 10:07 PM CDT (03:07 UTC)
Expired
Mar 19, 2008, 9:44 AM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Flood severity
Moderate

Counties Delta County, TX, Lamar County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 189 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:09 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 river

Written for the forecast point North Sulphur River near Cooper (CPPT2). The gauge peaked at 34.64 ft at Mar 18, 2008, 11:00 PM CDT.

actionminormoderate10203003/1903/20
Action stage
28 ft
Minor stage
30 ft
Moderate stage
34 ft
Major stage
37 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07343000, 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, 6:59 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 6:59 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 18, 9:00 AM CDT, 13 hours 7 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

Special weather statement, Mar 18, 6:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
615 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

TXZ148-162-182345-
ANDERSON TX-LEON TX-
615 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN ANDERSON COUNTY
  EASTERN LEON COUNTY

AT 615 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 21 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF TEAGUE TO 10 MILES NORTH OF MADISONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE AND
ELKHART.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA-SIZED
HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS.

LAT...LON 3149 9608 3161 9581 3165 9578 3185 9541
      3161 9528 3154 9553 3154 9563 3151 9566
      3150 9572 3124 9571 3108 9593
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 251DEG 45KT 3144 9594 3112 9584

07/BB
Local storm report, Mar 18, 6:16 PM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
616 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

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

0615 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NW SULPHUR SPRINGS    33.20N  95.67W
03/18/2008                   HOPKINS            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING ON HWY 11 BETWEEN SULPHUR SPRINGS AND COMMERCE.
Local storm report, Mar 18, 6:17 PM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
617 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

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

0617 PM     FLASH FLOOD      PARIS                   33.67N  95.55W
03/18/2008                   LAMAR              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MANY ROADS FLOODED ACROSS COUNTY
Local storm report, Mar 18, 6:31 PM CDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
631 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

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

0630 PM     FLASH FLOOD      FERRIS                  32.54N  96.66W
03/18/2008                   ELLIS              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGH WATER RESCUE NEAR FERRIS...ALSO NEAR RED OAK
Special weather statement, Mar 18, 6:41 PM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
641 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

TXZ148-162-190015-
ANDERSON TX-LEON TX-
641 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  ANDERSON COUNTY
  NORTHEASTERN LEON COUNTY

AT 641 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES WEST OF
PALESTINE TO 16 MILES WEST OF CROCKETT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ELKHART AND PALESTINE.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA-SIZED
HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS.

LAT...LON 3120 9575 3157 9589 3163 9579 3169 9579
      3170 9586 3175 9587 3179 9592 3198 9545
      3191 9541 3185 9542 3160 9528 3150 9572
      3132 9567
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 233DEG 39KT 3175 9581 3136 9567
Local storm report, Mar 18, 6:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
648 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

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

0646 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 NW PARIS              33.70N  95.58W
03/18/2008                   LAMAR              TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            CHEST-DEEP WATER NEAR LAKE CROOK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 18, 7:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDAnderson23 min
Mar 18, 7:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHenderson33 min
Mar 18, 7:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins, Lamar3 hr
Mar 18, 8:30 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDKaufman44 hr
Mar 18, 8:30 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDEllis, Kaufman4 days
Mar 19, 5:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDNavarro56 hr
Mar 19, 9:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHenderson, Navarro8 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2008Every river flood warning in 2008

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.