Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2010
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 2, 2010, 6:19 PM CDT for Denton County, Tarrant County, Wise County, Texas. It was in force for 116 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2010, 6:19 PM CDT (23:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2010, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 116 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Denton County, TX, Tarrant County, TX, Wise County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 25 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1593 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 996 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
567
WGUS54 KFWD 022319
FFWFWD
TXC121-439-497-030115-
/O.NEW.KFWD.FF.W.0021.100602T2319Z-100603T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
619 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN DENTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
NORTHWESTERN TARRANT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
SOUTHEASTERN WISE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
* AT 619 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JUSTIN...MOVING
NORTH AT 5 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 815
PM CDT.
* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE...JUSTIN...NEWARK...NORTHLAKE AND CORRAL CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY
MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
&&
LAT...LON 3294 9725 3291 9754 3299 9755 3300 9754
3300 9755 3318 9757 3320 9717
$$
82/JLD2 follow-up statements
935
WGUS74 KFWD 030029
FFSFWD
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
729 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010
TXC121-439-497-030115-
/O.CON.KFWD.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100603T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WISE TX-DENTON TX-TARRANT TX-
729 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN TARRANT...SOUTHWESTERN DENTON AND SOUTHEASTERN WISE
COUNTIES...
AT 727 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PECAN ACRES. THE
STORM PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAINFALL WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. RADAR
INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER
ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 815 PM CDT.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE ROANOKE...PECAN ACRES...NORTHLAKE...JUSTIN...HASLET...CORRAL
CITY AND AURORA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY
MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS
OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND DRAINAGE
DITCHES SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING IS
OBSERVED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER BY FOOT OR BY
AUTO...YOU MAY BE SWEPT AWAY BY THE STRONG CURRENT. IT ONLY TAKES TWO
FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND
PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT
UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.
&&
LAT...LON 3294 9725 3291 9754 3299 9755 3300 9754
3300 9755 3318 9757 3320 9717
$$226
WGUS74 KFWD 030117
FFSFWD
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
817 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010
TXC121-439-497-030130-
/O.EXP.KFWD.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100603T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WISE TX-DENTON TX-TARRANT TX-
817 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN TARRANT...SOUTHWESTERN
DENTON...AND SOUTHEASTERN WISE COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 815 PM CDT...
THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS MOVING OUT OF THE PREVIOUSLY WARNED
AREA. HOWEVER...VERY HEAVY RAIN FELL IN SOUTHEASTERN WISE COUNTY...
AND THE RUNOFF MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO RECEDE. SOME LINGERING FLOODING
ISSUES MAY CONTINUE...PARTICULARLY ALONG SWOLLEN CREEKS AND STREAMS.
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION. BE PARTICULARLY CAUTIOUS AT
NIGHT WHEN IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TO REPORT PREVIOUS OR ONGOING FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN FORT WORTH.
LAT...LON 3294 9725 3291 9754 3299 9755 3300 9754
3300 9755 3318 9757 3320 9717
$$
25The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 23 min |
| Jun 2, 3:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Stephens | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hood | 25 min |
| Jun 2, 3:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Stephens | 29 min |
| Jun 2, 4:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 27 min |
| Jun 2, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 64 min |
| Jun 2, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Comanche | 41 min |
| Jun 2, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Wise | 23 min |
| Jun 2, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton, Wise | 27 min |
| Jun 2, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 36 min |
| Jun 2, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton, Tarrant, Wise | 47 min |
| Jun 2, 5:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Denton, Tarrant, Wise | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Comanche | 60 min |
| Jun 2, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hamilton | 27 min |
| Jun 2, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Parker | 39 min |
| Jun 2, 6:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Lampasas, Mills | 63 min |
| Jun 2, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hood, Somervell | 27 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.