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River Flood Warning 14, NWS Fort Worth, TX

June 21, 2011Dallas County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Jun 21, 2011, 5:42 AM CDT for Dallas County, Texas. It was in force for 106 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 21, 2011, 5:42 AM CDT (10:42 UTC)
Expired: Jun 21, 2011, 7:28 AM CDT
In force: 106 min
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Flood severity: Minor

County Dallas County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point White Rock Creek at Dallas (DWRT2). The gauge peaked at 86.18 ft at Jun 22, 2011, 2:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 78 ft
Minor stage: 84 ft
Moderate stage: 88 ft
Major stage: 90 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08057200, 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 Jun 21, 5:03 AM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 5:03 AM CDT, 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 4:15 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
415 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-221200-
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-
415 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN HALF OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH THE MORNING. A FEW OF THESE
STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL
BE SEVERE WITH A DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE
EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUESTED ACROSS NORTH TEXAS
THROUGH TONIGHT.

DUNN

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 21, 3:33 AM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
333 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011

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

0300 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HEBRON                  33.03N  96.88W
06/21/2011                   DENTON             TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            6-10 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES WERE SNAPPED OFF TREES IN
            HEBRON AND CARROLTON

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 3:37 AM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
337 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011

TXZ094-104-105-120-121-210900-
FANNIN TX-HUNT TX-KAUFMAN TX-ROCKWALL TX-COLLIN TX-
337 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN COLLIN COUNTY
  SOUTHERN FANNIN COUNTY
  HUNT COUNTY
  NORTHERN KAUFMAN COUNTY
  ROCKWALL COUNTY

AT 337 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF
BONHAM TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREENVILLE TO 8 MILES EAST OF WYLIE TO
4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DALLAS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE BAILEY...BONHAM...CADDO
MILLS...CAMPBELL...CELESTE...COMBINE...COMMERCE...CRANDALL...DODD
CITY...ECTOR...FATE...FORNEY...GREENVILLE...HEATH...HONEY GROVE...
KAUFMAN...LEONARD...QUINLAN...ROCKWALL...ROYSE CITY...TERRELL...WEST
TAWAKONI...WOLFE CITY AND BONHAM STATE PARK.

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

IF THESE STORMS INTENSIFY...A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT
TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3367 9586 3302 9586 3298 9591 3298 9594
      3284 9600 3283 9608 3258 9609 3255 9652
      3294 9652 3298 9646 3321 9631 3369 9635
      3370 9631
TIME...MOT...LOC 0837Z 280DEG 28KT 3364 9610 3317 9613
          3303 9632 3276 9667

CAVANAUGH

Local storm report, Jun 21, 3:42 AM CDT, 2 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
342 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011

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

0336 AM     HAIL             9 NW DALLAS             32.86N  96.89W
06/21/2011  E1.00 INCH       DALLAS             TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AT LOOP 12 AND I-35 E NORTHWEST OF LOVE FIELD

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:03 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
403 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011

TXZ095-106-107-211000-
DELTA TX-HOPKINS TX-LAMAR TX-
403 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  DELTA COUNTY
  HOPKINS COUNTY
  LAMAR COUNTY

AT 403 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST
OF PARIS TO 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF COMMERCE TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF
GREENVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

CITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE BLOSSOM...COMO...COOPER...
CUMBY...DEPORT...PARIS...SULPHUR SPRINGS...COOPER LAKE PARK DOCTORS
CREEK AND COOPER LAKE PARK SOUTH SULPHUR.

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

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT
TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3392 9554 3389 9554 3390 9551 3388 9549
      3387 9539 3389 9531 3297 9530 3295 9562
      3295 9566 3298 9567 3299 9586 3384 9585
      3387 9581 3385 9577 3390 9575
TIME...MOT...LOC 0903Z 268DEG 37KT 3383 9568 3336 9568
          3300 9603

CAVANAUGH

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 5:01 AM CDT, 41 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 21, 5:14 AM CDT, 28 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
Jun 20, 7:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	57 min
Jun 20, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack	45 min
Jun 20, 7:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Stephens, Young	65 min
Jun 20, 7:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Montague, Wise	39 min
Jun 20, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Wise	63 min
Jun 20, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack	60 min
Jun 20, 8:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Young	52 min
Jun 20, 8:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Young	30 min
Jun 20, 8:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Wise	49 min
Jun 20, 9:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto	30 min
Jun 20, 9:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Cooke, Denton	58 min
Jun 20, 9:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise, Young	62 min
Jun 20, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton, Wise	62 min
Jun 20, 10:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Parker, Wise	61 min
Jun 20, 10:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton	59 min
Jun 20, 11:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton, Tarrant	60 min
Jun 20, 11:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Grayson	62 min
Jun 20, 11:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Montague	55 min
Jun 20, 11:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Grayson	44 min
Jun 20, 11:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Young	27 min
Jun 20, 11:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Fannin	35 min
Jun 21, 12:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Montague	49 min
Jun 21, 12:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland, Stephens	62 min
Jun 21, 12:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack	55 min
Jun 21, 12:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Wise	62 min
Jun 21, 1:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton, Jack, Wise	62 min
Jun 21, 1:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton, Parker, Tarrant, Wise	55 min
Jun 21, 2:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Grayson	50 min
Jun 21, 2:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton	20 min
Jun 21, 2:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Denton	62 min
Jun 21, 2:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Parker, Tarrant	59 min
Jun 21, 3:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas	43 min
Jun 21, 3:23 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Dallas, Tarrant	3 hr
Jun 21, 3:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Fannin, Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall	23 min
Jun 21, 3:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Hunt	38 min
Jun 21, 4:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Lamar	57 min
Jun 21, 4:45 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas, Tarrant	3 hr
Jun 21, 4:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton, Tarrant	40 min
Jun 21, 5:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	29 min
Jun 21, 5:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Kaufman	32 min
Jun 21, 6:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Kaufman	34 min
Jun 21, 6:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Van Zandt	31 min
Jun 21, 7:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Kaufman	30 min
Jun 21, 7:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Van Zandt	29 min
Jun 21, 8:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Van Zandt	30 min
Jun 21, 8:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Henderson, Van Zandt	58 min
Jun 21, 5:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Eastland	30 min
Jun 21, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Comanche, Eastland	63 min
Jun 21, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland	30 min
Jun 21, 6:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland	60 min
Jun 21, 6:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Stephens	58 min
Jun 21, 6:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Erath	37 min
Jun 21, 6:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Erath, Palo Pinto	62 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2011 Every river flood warning in 2011

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.