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River Flood Warning 11, NWS Fort Worth, TX

July 16, 2013Stephens County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Jul 16, 2013, 7:53 AM CDT for Stephens County, Texas. It took effect at Jul 16, 2013, 12:35 PM CDT. It was in force for 25 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 16, 2013, 7:53 AM CDT (12:53 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 16, 2013, 12:35 PM CDT
Expired
Jul 17, 2013, 1:50 PM CDT
In force
25 hr
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Stephens County, TX

The river

Written for the forecast point Big Sandy Creek (Brazos River Basin) above Breckenridge (BGET2). The gauge peaked at 25.29 ft at Jul 16, 2013, 2:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
20 ft
Minor stage
24 ft
Moderate stage
28 ft
Major stage
31 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08086290, 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 Jul 16, 5:48 AM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 5:48 AM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 4:10 AM CDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
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      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
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        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
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        Please try again in a few minutes.
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 7:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDVan Zandt28 min
Jul 15, 7:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMilam27 min
Jul 15, 8:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMilam25 min
Jul 16, 3:52 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDEastland, Stephens3 hr
Jul 16, 2:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDJohnson37 min
Jul 16, 3:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHenderson30 min
Jul 16, 3:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDVan Zandt32 min
Jul 16, 3:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDFreestone26 min
Jul 16, 4:28 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDEastland6 hr
Jul 16, 4:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDEllis27 min
Jul 16, 5:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDKaufman27 min
Jul 16, 5:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDallas36 min
Jul 16, 5:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDallas29 min
Jul 16, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMilam25 min
Jul 16, 6:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDTarrant32 min
Jul 16, 6:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDenton, Johnson, Somervell, Tarrant32 min
Jul 16, 6:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDBell32 min
Jul 16, 6:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDFreestone33 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2013Every river flood warning in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.