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River Flood Warning 45, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 9, 2008Hunt County, Rockwall County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Apr 9, 2008, 8:25 AM CDT for Hunt County, Rockwall County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 9, 2008, 12:18 PM CDT. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 9, 2008, 8:25 AM CDT (13:25 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 9, 2008, 12:18 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 11, 2008, 6:15 PM CDT
In force: 54 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Hunt County, TX, Rockwall County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point South Fork Sabine River near Quinlan (QLAT2). The gauge peaked at 15.94 ft at Apr 10, 2008, 4:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 18 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08017300, 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 Apr 9, 6:40 AM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 6:40 AM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 4:15 AM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 9, 2:31 AM CDT, 5 hours 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 9, 3:15 AM CDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 9, 4:07 AM CDT, 4 hours 18 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
Apr 8, 7:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills	57 min
Apr 8, 7:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas	49 min
Apr 8, 8:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Coryell	64 min
Apr 8, 8:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Lampasas	61 min
Apr 8, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Van Zandt	29 min
Apr 8, 8:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Lampasas	64 min
Apr 8, 8:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Bell	50 min
Apr 8, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	McLennan	62 min
Apr 8, 9:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Coryell	16 min
Apr 8, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Lampasas	32 min
Apr 8, 10:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	31 min
Apr 8, 10:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton	58 min
Apr 8, 10:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	37 min
Apr 8, 10:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Tarrant	53 min
Apr 8, 10:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Kaufman	32 min
Apr 8, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Fannin	27 min
Apr 8, 11:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Coryell	26 min
Apr 8, 11:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin	53 min
Apr 8, 11:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Lamar	30 min
Apr 8, 11:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Rains	35 min
Apr 8, 11:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Van Zandt	22 min
Apr 8, 11:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas	54 min
Apr 8, 11:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	35 min
Apr 8, 11:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland	64 min
Apr 8, 11:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Coryell	30 min
Apr 8, 11:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto	59 min
Apr 8, 11:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Fannin, Hunt	33 min
Apr 8, 11:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin	49 min
Apr 8, 11:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Coryell	31 min
Apr 9, 12:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	23 min
Apr 9, 12:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Parker	57 min
Apr 9, 12:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Tarrant	55 min
Apr 9, 12:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Dallas	47 min
Apr 9, 12:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hunt	33 min
Apr 9, 1:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton	55 min
Apr 9, 1:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Parker	46 min
Apr 9, 1:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hunt	30 min
Apr 9, 1:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Tarrant	58 min
Apr 9, 1:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Parker	7 min
Apr 9, 1:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Johnson	65 min
Apr 9, 2:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton	15 min
Apr 9, 2:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Tarrant	32 min
Apr 9, 3:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Ellis	30 min
Apr 9, 4:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	FWD	Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Eastland and 14 more	28 hr
Apr 9, 4:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	23 min
Apr 9, 5:18 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins	15 hr
Apr 9, 7:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	12 hr
Apr 9, 8:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt	25 hr
Apr 9, 3:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Cooke	25 min
Apr 9, 4:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Stephens	36 min
Apr 9, 4:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Stephens	21 min
Apr 9, 4:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Emergency	FWD	Stephens	43 min
Apr 9, 5:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	32 min
Apr 9, 5:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Stephens	46 min
Apr 9, 6:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Young	30 min
Apr 9, 6:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto	47 min
Apr 9, 6:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack	41 min
Apr 9, 6:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Grayson	33 min
Apr 9, 6:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Grayson	43 min
Apr 9, 6:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Jack, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise	29 min
Apr 9, 6:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Lamar	18 min

Nearby

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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.