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Flash Flood Warning 76, NWS Fort Worth, TX

September 25, 2010Young County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at Sep 25, 2010, 6:27 AM CDT for Young 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: Sep 25, 2010, 6:27 AM CDT (11:27 UTC)
Expired: Sep 25, 2010, 9:30 AM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Young 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 Sep 25, 4:39 AM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 25, 4:39 AM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 25, 4:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
447 AM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-261000-
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-
447 AM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING FOR AREAS NEAR THE INTERSTATE 20
CORRIDOR AND ALSO AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 35. THIS ACTIVITY WILL
REMAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS
EXPECTED TO BE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CAVANAUGH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 25, 2:07 AM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 25, 3:46 AM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
346 AM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010

TXZ101-250945-
JACK TX-
346 AM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTHERN JACK COUNTY

AT 344 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF
JACKSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

CITIES THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN INCLUDE JERMYN...
BRYSON...JACKSBORO...AND MARYETTA.

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.

LAT...LON 3347 9798 3323 9799 3316 9819 3311 9841
      3347 9841
TIME...MOT...LOC 0844Z 256DEG 3KT 3326 9821

Special weather statement, Sep 25, 4:17 AM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
417 AM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010

TXZ118-250945-
TARRANT TX-
417 AM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  CENTRAL TARRANT COUNTY

AT 416 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CENTERED OVER
DOWNTOWN FORT WORTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

CITIES THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN INCLUDE BEDFORD...BLUE
MOUND...DALWORTHINGTON GARDENS...FORT WORTH...HALTOM
CITY...HURST...LAKE WORTH...NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS...PANTEGO...RICHLAND HILLS...RIVER OAKS...SAGINAW...SANSOM
PARK...WATAUGA AND WESTWORTH.

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.

LAT...LON 3292 9742 3289 9710 3269 9713 3265 9732
      3272 9747
TIME...MOT...LOC 0916Z 210DEG 5KT 3277 9734

Special weather statement, Sep 25, 4:51 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 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
Sep 25, 2:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Young	53 min
Sep 25, 3:29 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Young	3 hr
Sep 25, 3:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack	59 min
Sep 25, 4:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	28 min
Sep 25, 4:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Jack	3 hr
Sep 25, 4:41 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Tarrant	2 hr
Sep 25, 4:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	24 min
Sep 25, 5:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Rockwall	2 hr
Sep 25, 5:32 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Eastland, Palo Pinto, Stephens	118 min
Sep 25, 6:40 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Stephens	3 hr
Sep 25, 6:47 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas, Rockwall	3 hr
Sep 25, 6:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	2 hr
Sep 25, 7:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Jack, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise	3 hr
Sep 25, 9:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Tarrant	2 hr
Sep 25, 9:18 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Tarrant	117 min
Sep 25, 9:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Erath	3 hr
Sep 25, 9:25 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Young	3 hr
Sep 25, 9:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Johnson	2 hr
Sep 25, 10:42 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Johnson	105 min
Sep 25, 2:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Falls	38 min
Sep 25, 4:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Leon	26 min
Sep 25, 4:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Leon	32 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.