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River Flood Warning 75, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Nov 10, 2008, 10:25 PM CST for Dallas County, Texas. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 10, 2008, 10:25 PM CST (04:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2008, 9:06 AM CST
- In force
- 11 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 04:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point White Rock Creek at Dallas (DWRT2). The gauge peaked at 88.01 ft at Nov 10, 2008, 11:00 PM CST.
- Action stage
- 78 ft
- Minor stage
- 84 ft
- Moderate stage
- 88 ft
- Major stage
- 90 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08057200, 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 Nov 10, 5:38 PM CST, 4 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 10, 5:38 PM CST, 4 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 538 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008 .AVIATION... WARM FRONT NOW STRETCHES FROM NEAR WICHITA FALLS...TO JUST WEST OF DFW...TO WEST OF LUFKIN. STORMS ARE WEAKENING AS THEY MOVE EAST OF THIS BOUNDARY. TSRA WILL EVENTUALLY REACH DFW AND DAL AS THE ENTIRE LINE AREA OF CONVECTION SHIFTS SLOWLY EAST. WILL SHOW PREVAILING TSRA UNTIL 04Z AND THEN RA FOR A FEW HOURS THEREAFTER. LACK OF A FRONTAL PASSAGE...A STRONG LLJ...AND LEFTOVER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO IFR CIGS AND BR FOR A FEW HOURS TOMORROW MORNING. DAL AND ACT WILL SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTION BETWEEN 10 AND 16Z TOMORROW AS THE COLD FRONT FINALLY MOVES THROUGH. WINDS AT ALL SITES WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BETWEEN 20-23Z TOMORROW EVENING. SH/13 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 327 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008/ COMPLEX FORECAST SITUATION HEADED INTO THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WITH WARM FRONT DRAPED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST HALF OF THE CWA THIS EVENING AND STRONG UPPER LOW MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SUGGESTS THAT EFFECTIVE WARM FRONT LIES NEAR THE SURFACE LOW IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TO WICHITA FALLS TO HILLSBORO TO NEAR BEAUMONT ON THE TEXAS COAST. 18Z NAM HAS A GOOD HANDLE ON THE INSTABILITY ACROSS THE CWA...ALTHOUGH IT IS A LITTLE FAR EAST WITH THE WARM FRONT. W/V IMAGERY SHOWS TRAILING S/W MOVING INTO FAR WEST TEXAS ATTM...AND THIS WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL TEXAS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS HELPING SUSTAIN SYNOPTIC LIFT ACROSS THE AREA. LATEST RUNS OF THE GFS/NAM INDICATE THAT UPPER JET MAX WILL ALSO IMPINGE ON THE AREA THIS EVENING INCREASING THE DIVERGENT FLOW ALOFT. ONGOING ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AND BECOME INCREASINGLY ELEVATED AS STORMS MOVE EAST OF THE WARM FRONT PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN COUNTIES. HAIL WOULD BE PRIMARY THREAT IN THESE AREA. FARTHER SOUTH...SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AS UPPER LIFT INCREASES THIS EVENING. AREAS PRIMARILY SOUTH AND WEST OF A BRECKENRIDGE TO ATHENS LINE WILL HAVE THE GREATEST DAMAGING WIND AND TORNADO THREAT INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY OF 500-750J/KG COMBINED WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL SHEAR WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. IN ADDITION...WITH PWS IN EXCESS OF 1.5 INCHES...SOME OVERNIGHT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE TRAINING OCCURS. ACTIVITY WILL LINGER AROUND...PRIMARILY ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CWA ON TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. HAVE ALSO RETAINED SOME LOW POPS INTO WEDNESDAY AS LINGERING TROF WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE OUT OF SOUTHERN TEXAS. BEYOND MIDWEEK...HAVE KEPT THE FORECAST DRY. A FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BY THE WEEKEND WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 62 78 55 73 53 / 80 30 20 20 10 WACO, TX 63 81 55 78 54 / 80 60 30 20 10 PARIS, TX 52 69 51 68 47 / 90 50 20 20 10 DENTON, TX 57 78 52 70 51 / 80 30 20 20 10 MCKINNEY, TX 57 76 54 70 47 / 90 40 20 20 10 DALLAS, TX 60 78 55 73 53 / 80 40 20 20 10 TERRELL, TX 60 77 57 74 51 / 90 50 30 20 10 CORSICANA, TX 62 76 57 73 51 / 90 70 40 20 10 TEMPLE, TX 63 80 57 78 53 / 80 70 40 20 10 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 13/58
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 10, 8:56 PM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 856 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-111100- 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- 856 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES AS WELL AS WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM RISING STAR...TO WEATHERFORD...TO BONHAM. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN WITH AMPLE MOISTURE IN PLACE AND TRAINING OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN NORTH TEXAS THROUGH 2 AM CDT TUESDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ONGOING TUESDAY MORNING WITH A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTH TEXAS BY MID MORNING...TRIGGERING MORE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS IT MOVES SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AND EVENTUALLY STALLS. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM STORMS ON TUESDAY WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...THOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT. FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN WITH HIGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN PLACE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM RISING STAR...TO WEATHERFORD...TO BONHAM. 13
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 10, 8:57 PM CST, 1 hour 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 857 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008 TXZ118-133-110330- TARRANT TX-JOHNSON TX- 857 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY SOUTHERN TARRANT COUNTY AT 857 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BENBROOK TO 7 MILES WEST OF JOSHUA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ARLINGTON...BENBROOK... BURLESON...CROWLEY...DALWORTHINGTON GARDENS...EDGECLIFF...EVERMAN... FOREST HILL...FORT WORTH...GODLEY...JOSHUA...KENNEDALE...MANSFIELD... PANTEGO...RENDON AND VENUS. VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THEY MAY BE WASHED OUT. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF TARRANT COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 3278 9708 3242 9709 3240 9755 3273 9751 TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 256DEG 26KT 3267 9740 3244 9746 82/JLD
Local storm report, Nov 10, 9:09 PM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
909 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0907 PM FLASH FLOOD ARLINGTON 32.69N 97.13W
11/10/2008 TARRANT TX FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
VEHICLES STRANDED AT I-30 AND COLLINS IN NORTH ARLINGTONSpecial weather statement, Nov 10, 9:10 PM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 910 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008 TXZ104-110345- COLLIN TX- 910 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHEASTERN COLLIN COUNTY AT 910 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES EAST OF WYLIE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE FARMERSVILLE...LOWRY CROSSING...PRINCETON AND WYLIE. VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THEY MAY BE WASHED OUT. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 3332 9629 3299 9629 3299 9656 3325 9659 TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 269DEG 29KT 3305 9643 82/JLD
Local storm report, Nov 10, 9:12 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 6:32 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hood, Tarrant | 58 min |
| Nov 10, 6:44 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Tarrant | 2 hr |
| Nov 10, 6:49 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Comanche, Erath | 116 min |
| Nov 10, 7:09 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Erath | 36 min |
| Nov 10, 7:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 35 min |
| Nov 10, 7:11 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Collin | 34 min |
| Nov 10, 7:29 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin, Denton, Tarrant | 3 hr |
| Nov 10, 7:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 45 min |
| Nov 10, 7:37 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 23 min |
| Nov 10, 7:38 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Comanche, Erath | 3 hr |
| Nov 10, 8:08 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas | 67 min |
| Nov 10, 8:23 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hood | 37 min |
| Nov 10, 8:41 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Hood, Parker | 2 hr |
| Nov 10, 8:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 33 min |
| Nov 10, 8:59 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Tarrant | 3 hr |
| Nov 10, 9:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Collin | 35 min |
| Nov 10, 9:28 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hunt | 32 min |
| Nov 10, 11:04 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Kaufman, Rockwall | 26 min |
| Nov 10, 11:59 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 3 hr |
| Nov 11, 2:05 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Palo Pinto | 25 min |
| Nov 11, 2:28 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Parker | 32 min |
| Nov 11, 3:03 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 3 hr |
| Nov 11, 3:10 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 35 min |
| Nov 11, 3:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 57 min |
| Nov 11, 3:35 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 25 min |
| Nov 11, 3:40 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Collin | 35 min |
| Nov 11, 3:48 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Erath | 27 min |
| Nov 11, 3:56 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas | 34 min |
| Nov 11, 4:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 39 min |
| Nov 11, 4:44 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hood, Somervell | 31 min |
| Nov 11, 5:02 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hunt | 28 min |
| Nov 11, 5:09 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Johnson | 36 min |
| Nov 11, 5:37 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell, Lampasas | 23 min |
| Nov 11, 6:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell | 59 min |
| Nov 11, 6:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | McLennan | 61 min |
| Nov 11, 7:32 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Falls | 28 min |
| Nov 11, 9:29 AM CST | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 25 hr |
| Nov 11, 5:45 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Milam | 30 min |
| Nov 11, 5:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Milam | 35 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.