Alert archive / Texas / River Flood Warnings in 2010

River Flood Warning 2, NWS Fort Worth, TX

January 28, 2010Hunt County, Rockwall County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Jan 28, 2010, 7:10 PM CST for Hunt County, Rockwall County, Texas. It took effect at Jan 29, 2010, 5:40 AM CST. It was in force for 38 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 28, 2010, 7:10 PM CST (01:10 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 29, 2010, 5:40 AM CST
Expired: Jan 30, 2010, 7:15 PM CST
In force: 38 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Hunt County, TX, Rockwall County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 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 river

Written for the forecast point South Fork Sabine River near Quinlan (QLAT2). The gauge peaked at 17.47 ft at Jan 29, 2010, 1:00 PM CST.

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 18 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08017300, 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 Jan 28, 5:53 PM CST, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 5:53 PM CST, 1 hour 17 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 2:35 PM CST, 4 hours 35 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 28, 3:08 PM CST, 4 hours 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
308 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010

TXZ118-282130-
TARRANT TX-
308 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010

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

AT 307 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF
AZLE TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF BENBROOK...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

PENNY-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE
STORMS AS THEY MOVE INTO WESTERN TARRANT COUNTY.

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT BENBROOK AND LAKE WORTH BETWEEN 315 PM AND
330 PM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST
THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3298 9710 3257 9705 3255 9733 3256 9754
      3299 9754 3300 9753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 273DEG 32KT 3292 9759 3256 9750

Local storm report, Jan 28, 3:24 PM CST, 3 hours 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
324 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0318 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 NW CLEBURNE           32.36N  97.41W
01/28/2010  M62 MPH          JOHNSON            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            INTERSECTION OF HWY 174 AND HWY 67

Special weather statement, Jan 28, 3:48 PM CST, 3 hours 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
348 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010

TXZ134-145-282215-
ELLIS TX-HILL TX-
348 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  ELLIS COUNTY
  NORTHERN HILL COUNTY

AT 348 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTH OF
MANSFIELD TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HILLSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE CARL'S CORNER...FERRIS...
ITALY...ITASCA...MAYPEARL...MIDLOTHIAN...OAK LEAF...OVILLA...
PALMER...RED OAK AND WAXAHACHIE.

PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST
THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3233 9663 3209 9688 3209 9690 3208 9689
      3198 9729 3228 9710 3228 9708 3255 9708
      3255 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 269DEG 29KT 3253 9709 3208 9716

Special weather statement, Jan 28, 4:16 PM CST, 2 hours 54 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
416 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010

TXZ134-282245-
ELLIS TX-
416 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  ELLIS COUNTY

AT 415 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MIDLOTHIAN TO NEAR
MAYPEARL...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE BARDWELL...ENNIS...
ITALY...MAYPEARL...MIDLOTHIAN...OAK LEAF...OVILLA...PALMER...RED OAK
AND WAXAHACHIE.

PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE
STORMS.

LAT...LON 3225 9657 3224 9660 3223 9660 3212 9698
      3229 9708 3255 9706 3253 9657 3225 9656
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 263DEG 23KT 3247 9696 3214 9697

92

Special weather statement, Jan 28, 5:08 PM CST, 2 hours 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
508 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010

TXZ146-282345-
NAVARRO TX-
508 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  NAVARRO COUNTY

AT 508 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTH OF
ENNIS TO 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF MEXIA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ANGUS...BARRY...BLOOMING
GROVE...CORSICANA...DAWSON AND NAVARRO.

PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE
STORMS.

LAT...LON 3181 9649 3182 9672 3188 9677 3200 9683
      3211 9684 3233 9640 3192 9625
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 255DEG 20KT 3221 9665 3181 9671

92

Special weather statement, Jan 28, 5:47 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
547 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010

TXZ142-143-156-290015-
HAMILTON TX-MILLS TX-LAMPASAS TX-
547 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  SOUTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY
  NORTHERN LAMPASAS COUNTY
  SOUTHEASTERN MILLS COUNTY

AT 547 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES WEST OF
HAMILTON TO 16 MILES EAST OF SAN SABA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM 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.

LAT...LON 3174 9836 3166 9781 3149 9816 3148 9815
      3147 9817 3129 9806 3128 9853
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 272DEG 31KT 3166 9828 3128 9845

92

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 28, 7:03 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills	117 min
Jan 28, 7:27 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Collin	35 hr
Jan 28, 7:27 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Navarro	3 days
Jan 28, 7:59 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Coryell, Lampasas	3 hr
Jan 28, 8:06 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Falls, Limestone, McLennan	3 hr
Jan 28, 9:35 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Bell	5 hr
Jan 28, 9:49 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	56 hr
Jan 28, 9:49 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Henderson, Navarro	27 days
Jan 28, 10:00 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	4 hr
Jan 28, 10:35 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Delta, Ellis, Hopkins, Hunt and 4 more	3 hr
Jan 28, 10:59 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Coryell, Lampasas	10 hr
Jan 28, 11:04 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Falls, Limestone	3 hr
Jan 28, 11:10 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Coryell	22 hr
Jan 28, 11:10 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	McLennan	13 hr
Jan 28, 11:10 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Coryell	69 hr
Jan 29, 12:17 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt	43 hr
Jan 29, 1:36 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall, Van Zandt	3 hr
Jan 29, 2:19 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Lampasas	19 hr
Jan 29, 3:02 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Denton	19 hr
Jan 29, 3:33 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Bosque	18 hr
Jan 29, 5:08 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Limestone	49 hr
Jan 29, 7:48 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Bosque, Ellis, Hill, Johnson, Limestone, McLennan and 1 more	3 hr
Jan 29, 8:12 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Ellis, Kaufman	59 hr
Jan 29, 8:46 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hamilton	13 hr
Jan 29, 8:46 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Bosque, McLennan	13 hr
Jan 29, 8:58 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Coryell	7 hr
Jan 29, 9:18 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins	9 hr
Jan 29, 9:52 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Bell	11 hr
Jan 29, 11:43 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar and 2 more	3 hr
Jan 29, 4:41 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Leon, Robertson	4 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2010 Every river flood warning in 2010

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.