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River Flood Warning 124, NWS Fort Worth, TX

October 29, 2009Delta County, Hopkins County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Oct 29, 2009, 9:34 AM CDT for Delta County, Hopkins County, Texas. It took effect at Oct 29, 2009, 3:59 PM CDT. It was in force for 41 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 29, 2009, 9:34 AM CDT (14:34 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 29, 2009, 3:59 PM CDT
Expired: Oct 31, 2009, 9:18 AM CDT
In force: 41 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Delta County, TX, Hopkins County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 175 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 South Sulphur River near Cooper (COPT2). The gauge peaked at 16.51 ft at Oct 30, 2009, 12:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 20 ft
Major stage: 25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07342500, 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 Oct 29, 6:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 29, 6:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 42 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
Oct 29, 1:00 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Hill, Johnson	45 min
Oct 29, 3:36 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FWD	Anderson, Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Ellis, Falls and 15 more	12 hr
Oct 29, 7:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Collin	13 hr
Oct 29, 9:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Denton, Tarrant	3 hr
Oct 29, 10:03 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	34 hr
Oct 29, 10:03 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	11 hr
Oct 29, 11:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Dallas	3 hr
Oct 29, 11:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	32 min
Oct 29, 11:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Ellis	26 min
Oct 29, 11:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Ellis	57 min
Oct 29, 11:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Collin	2 hr
Oct 29, 12:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall	35 min
Oct 29, 1:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hopkins	25 min
Oct 29, 2:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Henderson	26 min
Oct 29, 2:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Lamar	23 min
Oct 29, 2:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Henderson, Van Zandt	35 min
Oct 29, 3:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Freestone	28 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2009 Every river flood warning in 2009

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.