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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Fort Worth, TX

January 28, 2010Coryell County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Jan 28, 2010, 11:10 PM CST for Coryell County, Texas. It took effect at Jan 29, 2010, 12:04 AM CST. It was in force for 68 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 28, 2010, 11:10 PM CST (05:10 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 29, 2010, 12:04 AM CST
Expired: Jan 31, 2010, 7:50 PM CST
In force: 68 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Flood severity: Minor

County Coryell County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Leon River at Gatesville (GAST2). The gauge peaked at 28.38 ft at Jan 29, 2010, 10:00 AM CST.

Action stage: 20 ft
Minor stage: 22 ft
Moderate stage: 28 ft
Major stage: 34 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08100500, 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, 9:58 PM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 9:58 PM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 7:31 PM CST, 3 hours 39 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
731 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-291200-
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-
731 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH AMOUNTS AVERAGING 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 20...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF A GOLDTHWAITE...WACO...ATHENS
LINE...WHERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO CAUSE SOME
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. RIVER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
MAJORITY OF NORTH TEXAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTHWEST PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH 6 AM.

FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE
NORTHWESTERN PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS...AFTER MIDNIGHT AND TOWARD
DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A CISCO TO GAINESVILLE
LINE FOR POTENTIAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF OF A TENTH OF
AN INCH...ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE
WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY. SOME VERY LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ON ESPECIALLY ELEVATED SURFACES ARE POSSIBLE
MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF I-20 FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED FOR ANY FLASH FLOODING
OR FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE REPORTS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

05/

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 28, 5:47 PM CST, 5 hours 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

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Local storm report, Jan 28, 8:56 PM CST, 2 hours 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 28, 8:59 PM CST, 2 hours 11 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
Jan 28, 7:03 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills	117 min
Jan 28, 7:10 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt, Rockwall	48 hr
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 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

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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.