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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 29, 2009Cooke County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at Apr 29, 2009, 11:57 AM CDT for Cooke County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 29, 2009, 11:57 AM CDT (16:57 UTC)
Expired: Apr 29, 2009, 3:00 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Cooke County, TX

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Apr 29, 9:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 9:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 9:46 AM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
946 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-301200-
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-
946 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE
IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN
TWO-THIRDS OF NORTH TEXAS. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND
LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EAST OF INTERSTATE 35
THURSDAY.

FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL SPREAD FROM NORTH
TO SOUTH ALONG A COLD FRONT. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
ON TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY ALONG THE RED RIVER THIS MORNING AND
ADDITIONAL ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

82/JLD

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 29, 9:26 AM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
926 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

TXZ091-291500-
MONTAGUE TX-
926 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  WESTERN MONTAGUE COUNTY

AT 925 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 19 MILES EAST OF WICHITA FALLS...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 25 MPH. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT NORTHWESTERN
MONTAGUE COUNTY BY 945 AM CDT.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BOWIE...NOCONA AND
STONEBURG.

HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.

IF THIS STORM CONTINUES ON ITS PRESENT COURSE...A SEVERE WEATHER
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3399 9767 3355 9765 3354 9799 3390 9799
      3386 9786 3389 9780
TIME...MOT...LOC 1425Z 296DEG 23KT 3393 9816

82/JLD

Special weather statement, Apr 29, 10:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 29, 10:55 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 29, 11:25 AM CDT, 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 29, 11:40 AM CDT, 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1140 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

TXZ092-291700-
COOKE TX-
1140 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTHERN COOKE COUNTY

AT 1137 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF
GAINESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE
CALLISBURG...GAINESVILLE...LINDSAY AND MUENSTER.

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

THE HEAVY RAINS MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG
AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 82 AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 35.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3361 9696 3362 9748 3385 9746 3383 9739
      3389 9731 3388 9726 3391 9720 3387 9716
      3383 9720 3377 9719 3373 9715 3373 9710
      3380 9710 3382 9706 3385 9709 3385 9702
      3393 9699 3393 9694
TIME...MOT...LOC 1637Z 279DEG 22KT 3373 9735

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 28, 7:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Freestone	4 hr
Apr 28, 7:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Robertson	3 hr
Apr 29, 8:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Anderson, Freestone, Leon	37 hr
Apr 29, 9:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Montague	34 min
Apr 29, 10:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Montague	35 min
Apr 29, 10:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Montague	73 min
Apr 29, 11:09 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Montague	3 hr
Apr 29, 11:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Grayson	35 min
Apr 29, 11:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Cooke	20 min
Apr 29, 12:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Grayson	27 min
Apr 29, 12:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Wise	24 min
Apr 29, 12:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Grayson	3 hr
Apr 29, 1:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Fannin, Lamar	67 min
Apr 29, 1:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Fannin, Lamar	3 hr
Apr 29, 2:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Montague	3 hr
Apr 29, 2:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Montague	55 min
Apr 29, 2:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Cooke, Montague	3 hr
Apr 29, 3:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Fannin, Grayson	6 hr
Apr 29, 3:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Cooke, Wise	66 min
Apr 29, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Young	61 min
Apr 29, 3:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Hopkins, Hunt	3 hr
Apr 29, 4:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack	62 min
Apr 29, 5:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Cooke, Montague	3 hr
Apr 29, 5:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Jack, Wise	3 hr
Apr 29, 6:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Collin, Denton	3 hr
Apr 29, 6:10 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Cooke	14 hr
Apr 29, 6:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Montague	32 min
Apr 29, 6:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Montague	33 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.