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River Flood Warning 57, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 24, 2008Collin County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Apr 24, 2008, 1:29 AM CDT for Collin County, Texas. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 24, 2008, 1:29 AM CDT (06:29 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2008, 1:00 AM CDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Flood severity: Minor

County Collin County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point East Fork Trinity River at McKinney (MCKT2).

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 20 ft
Major stage: 23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08059000, 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 24, 1:09 AM CDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 1:09 AM CDT, 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 12:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 23, 11:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1130 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

TXZ157-159-240500-
MCLENNAN TX-CORYELL TX-
1130 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL CORYELL COUNTY
  MCLENNAN COUNTY

AT 1130 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES EAST OF
BELLMEAD TO 9 MILES EAST OF GATESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE BELLMEAD...BEVERLY
HILLS...BRUCEVILLE-EDDY...CRAWFORD...FORT GATES...HALLSBURG...
HEWITT...LACY-LAKEVIEW...LORENA...MART...MCGREGOR...MOODY...
NORTHCREST...RIESEL...ROBINSON...WACO...WOODWAY AND MOTHER NEFF STATE
PARK.

VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE
STORMS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3133 9741 3128 9751 3142 9775 3176 9697
      3153 9681 3125 9734
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 273DEG 30KT 3163 9688 3140 9755

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Special weather statement, Apr 23, 11:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1132 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

TXZ135-146-240530-
HENDERSON TX-NAVARRO TX-
1132 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  EASTERN NAVARRO COUNTY
  WESTERN HENDERSON COUNTY

AT 1132 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES NORTH OF
CORSICANA TO 13 MILES EAST OF CORSICANA TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CORSICANA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ANGUS...ATHENS...CANEY
CITY...CORSICANA...ENCHANTED OAKS...EUSTACE...GUN BARREL CITY...
KERENS...MALAKOFF...NAVARRO...SEVEN POINTS...TOOL AND TRINIDAD.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3188 9638 3222 9663 3230 9644 3233 9641
      3234 9643 3237 9640 3236 9580 3206 9567
      3202 9605 3193 9622
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 264DEG 31KT 3227 9636 3213 9623
          3197 9622

85/NH

Local storm report, Apr 23, 11:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1135 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

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

1043 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HUBBARD                 31.85N  96.80W
04/23/2008                   HILL               TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            ONE TREE DOWN IN TOWN AND ANOTHER DOWN 4 E HUBBARD.

Local storm report, Apr 23, 11:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 23, 11:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 24, 12:46 AM CDT, 43 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 23, 7:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche	44 min
Apr 23, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	39 min
Apr 23, 7:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche, Eastland	65 min
Apr 23, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Erath	60 min
Apr 23, 7:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Johnson	34 min
Apr 23, 7:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto	30 min
Apr 23, 7:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hood, Somervell	40 min
Apr 23, 7:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Hood, Parker	3 hr
Apr 23, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Johnson, Parker, Tarrant	66 min
Apr 23, 8:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Bosque	26 min
Apr 23, 8:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bosque	52 min
Apr 23, 8:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Erath	46 min
Apr 23, 8:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche, Eastland	46 min
Apr 23, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Johnson, Tarrant	50 min
Apr 23, 8:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hood, Somervell	42 min
Apr 23, 8:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Johnson, Tarrant	2 hr
Apr 23, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hill	61 min
Apr 23, 8:51 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Erath, Palo Pinto	3 hr
Apr 23, 8:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche, Erath, Hamilton	50 min
Apr 23, 9:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bosque	52 min
Apr 23, 9:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Ellis	67 min
Apr 23, 9:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Tarrant	39 min
Apr 23, 9:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Denton, Tarrant	115 min
Apr 23, 9:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hill, Navarro	64 min
Apr 23, 9:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hamilton	42 min
Apr 23, 9:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Bosque, Hamilton, Hill, Johnson, Somervell	113 min
Apr 23, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche	32 min
Apr 23, 9:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hill	44 min
Apr 23, 9:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Kaufman	64 min
Apr 23, 10:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Coryell, Hill, McLennan	31 min
Apr 23, 10:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	25 min
Apr 23, 10:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Coryell	37 min
Apr 23, 10:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Henderson, Navarro	63 min
Apr 23, 10:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hill, Limestone, McLennan, Navarro	60 min
Apr 23, 10:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Ellis	65 min
Apr 23, 10:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	33 min
Apr 23, 10:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Parker	12 hr
Apr 23, 10:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Coryell	34 min
Apr 23, 11:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Freestone, Limestone	54 min
Apr 23, 11:11 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	FWD	Collin, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins and 4 more	4 hr
Apr 23, 11:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Anderson, Freestone	67 min
Apr 23, 11:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	McLennan	30 min
Apr 23, 11:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Henderson, Navarro	58 min
Apr 23, 11:41 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Collin, Hunt	94 min
Apr 23, 11:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Anderson, Leon	47 min
Apr 23, 11:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Falls, McLennan	32 min
Apr 24, 4:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	13 hr
Apr 24, 10:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Navarro	58 hr
Apr 24, 10:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	46 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2008 Every 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.