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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 13, 2014, 1:18 AM CDT for Limestone County, McLennan County, Texas. It was in force for 117 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 2014, 1:18 AM CDT (06:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2014, 3:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 117 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Limestone County, TX, McLennan County, TX
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:19 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 nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 153 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1037 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1228 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
503
WGUS54 KFWD 130618
FFWFWD
TXC293-309-130815-
/O.NEW.KFWD.FF.W.0021.140613T0618Z-140613T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
118 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
MCLENNAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
* UNTIL 315 AM CDT
* AT 118 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL NEAR BELLMEAD.
* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE...BEVERLY HILLS...HEWITT...COOLIDGE...ROBINSON...
HALLSBURG...MOODY...LORENA...BRUCEVILLE-EDDY...MART...RIESEL...
MEXIA...FORT PARKER STATE PARK AND GROESBECK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND...DONT
DROWN. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF MOVING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST
VEHICLES...INCLUDING PICKUPS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. TAKE A
DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL WATER
RECEDES. CHILDREN SHOULD NEVER PLAY AROUND HIGH WATER...DRAINAGE
DITCHES...STORM DRAINS...OR FLOODED STREAMS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW
MUCH WATER IS ON THE ROADS OR IF THE ROAD HAS BEEN DAMAGED OR WASHED
AWAY. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL
WATER RECEDES.
&&
LAT...LON 3152 9680 3124 9734 3137 9744 3162 9732
3178 9698 3171 9693 3182 9672 3179 9650
3142 9624 3138 9631 3135 9633 3122 9659
$$2 follow-up statements
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WGUS74 KFWD 130708
FFSFWD
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
208 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2014
TXC293-309-130815-
/O.CON.KFWD.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140613T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LIMESTONE TX-MCLENNAN TX-
208 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR
MCLENNAN AND LIMESTONE COUNTIES...
AT 202 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES
EAST OF WACO TO 5 MILES NORTH OF MART TO FORT PARKER STATE PARK. THE
STORMS PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAINFALL WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. VERY
HEAVY RAINS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING
THROUGH 315 AM CDT.
REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ACROSS SOUTHERN
MCLENNAN COUNTY. AT 2AM...I-35 SOUTHBOUND SOUTH OF MOONLIGHT DRIVE
WAS SHUT DOWN DUE TO HIGH WATER.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN OR
FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE GROESBECK...HALLSBURG...HEWITT AND LORENA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW
MUCH WATER IS ON THE ROADS OR IF THE ROAD HAS BEEN DAMAGED OR WASHED
AWAY. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL
WATER RECEDES.
&&
LAT...LON 3143 9742 3150 9738 3169 9715 3171 9693
3182 9672 3179 9650 3152 9632 3141 9672
3152 9680 3125 9733
$$
92840
WGUS74 KFWD 130812
FFSFWD
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
312 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2014
TXC293-309-130818-
/O.EXP.KFWD.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140613T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LIMESTONE TX-MCLENNAN TX-
312 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MCLENNAN AND LIMESTONE COUNTIES
EXPIRES AT 315 AM CDT...
THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE REGION
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BUT THIS ACTIVITY IS CURRENTLY WEAK.
IF RAINFALL FROM THIS ACTIVITY INCREASES IN INTENSITY...FLASH
FLOODING MAY BECOME A CONCERN ONCE AGAIN WHICH MAY NECESSITATE A NEW
WARNING.
LAT...LON 3143 9742 3150 9738 3169 9715 3171 9693
3182 9672 3179 9650 3152 9632 3141 9672
3152 9680 3125 9733
$$
92The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hamilton | 41 min |
| Jun 12, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lampasas | 33 min |
| Jun 12, 8:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Lampasas | 28 min |
| Jun 12, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bosque | 27 min |
| Jun 12, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lampasas | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hamilton | 52 min |
| Jun 12, 9:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hamilton | 22 min |
| Jun 12, 9:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hamilton | 53 min |
| Jun 12, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, Hamilton | 45 min |
| Jun 12, 10:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Robertson | 25 min |
| Jun 12, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Leon, Robertson | 51 min |
| Jun 12, 10:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell, Hamilton | 45 min |
| Jun 12, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque | 58 min |
| Jun 12, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell, McLennan | 62 min |
| Jun 12, 11:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Robertson | 22 min |
| Jun 12, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Leon, Robertson | 44 min |
| Jun 12, 11:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Bosque, Coryell, McLennan | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 12:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bosque, Hill | 23 min |
| Jun 13, 12:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Limestone | 28 min |
| Jun 13, 12:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Anderson, Freestone, Limestone | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 12:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Falls, McLennan | 38 min |
| Jun 13, 1:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Ellis | 31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.