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Flash Flood Warning 220, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at Oct 31, 2015, 6:02 AM CDT for Navarro County, Texas. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 31, 2015, 6:02 AM CDT (11:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2015, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Navarro County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:03 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -199 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 630 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 513 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 614 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Oct 31, 5:05 AM CDT, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 5:05 AM CDT, 57 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 31, 2:16 AM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 216 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-011200- 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- 216 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY SOUTH OF I-20 AND EAST OF I-35 THIS MORNING...BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN A THREAT ACROSS THESE AREAS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. ANTECEDENT WET SOILS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO RUN OFF AND LOCALIZED FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING. IN ADDITION...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 THROUGH MIDDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FAR EAST AND NORTHEAST PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS ON SUNDAY. INCREASING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN TO ALL OF NORTH TEXAS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...THOUGH REPORTS OF FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING ARE APPRECIATE AND SHOULD BE MADE TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 31, 1:51 AM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
151 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
TXZ158-310745-
BELL TX-
151 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 150 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WATSON...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF COPPERAS COVE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND
HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KILLEEN...TEMPLE...COPPERAS COVE...HARKER HEIGHTS...BELTON...FORT
HOOD...NOLANVILLE...MORGAN'S POINT RESORT AND SALADO.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 288 AND 305.
INTERSTATE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 288 AND 305.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3091 9783 3103 9791 3106 9791 3115 9775
3131 9742 3109 9726 3089 9774
TIME...MOT...LOC 0650Z 236DEG 32KT 3097 9795
58Special weather statement, Oct 31, 2:09 AM CDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
209 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
TXZ156-310815-
LAMPASAS TX-
209 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 209 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER CHAPPEL...OR 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAN SABA...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY
RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COPPERAS COVE...LAMPASAS...KEMPNER AND LOMETA.
LAT...LON 3123 9856 3144 9820 3107 9791 3104 9791
3103 9844 3106 9848 3108 9846 3110 9847
3111 9846 3112 9850 3109 9853 3113 9855
3117 9851 3120 9857
TIME...MOT...LOC 0708Z 236DEG 31KT 3105 9853
58Special weather statement, Oct 31, 2:55 AM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
255 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
TXZ157-159-160-310900-
MCLENNAN-CORYELL-FALLS-
255 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN FALLS...MCLENNAN
AND EAST CENTRAL CORYELL COUNTIES...
AT 254 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER MOTHER NEFF STATE
PARK...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF MCGREGOR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND
HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WACO...HEWITT...ROBINSON...BELLMEAD...WOODWAY...LACY-LAKEVIEW...
MCGREGOR...WEST...MART...BEVERLY HILLS...LORENA...BRUCEVILLE-EDDY...
MOODY...RIESEL...CRAWFORD...GOLINDA...HALLSBURG...MOTHER NEFF STATE
PARK...NORTHCREST AND GHOLSON.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 313 AND 354.
INTERSTATE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 313 AND 354.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3132 9742 3126 9754 3151 9769 3174 9730
3186 9705 3152 9681 3126 9727 3128 9728
3124 9734
TIME...MOT...LOC 0754Z 229DEG 35KT 3132 9743
58Special weather statement, Oct 31, 2:57 AM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 257 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015 TXZ156-157-310900- LAMPASAS-CORYELL- 257 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN LAMPASAS AND CENTRAL CORYELL COUNTIES... AT 256 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 7 MILES NORTH OF KEMPNER... OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF COPPERAS COVE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...FORT HOOD...KEMPNER...FORT GATES AND SOUTH MOUNTAIN. LAT...LON 3104 9800 3118 9815 3163 9777 3129 9752 TIME...MOT...LOC 0756Z 230DEG 32KT 3117 9802 58
Local storm report, Oct 31, 4:36 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
436 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0433 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 W MEXIA 31.68N 96.59W
10/31/2015 LIMESTONE TX EMERGENCY MNGR
LAKE MEXIA 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL POOL HEIGHT AND STILL
RISING. RESIDENTS NEAR THE LAKE ARE BEING EVACUTATED.Local storm report, Oct 31, 6:01 AM CDT, 1 minute before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 7:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Ellis, Hill, Limestone, Navarro | 115 min |
| Oct 30, 7:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 42 min |
| Oct 30, 8:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Comanche | 115 min |
| Oct 30, 8:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | McLennan | 2 hr |
| Oct 30, 8:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Collin, Dallas | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 9:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | McLennan | 111 min |
| Oct 30, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 62 min |
| Oct 30, 9:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Bell | 115 min |
| Oct 30, 9:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Limestone | 60 hr |
| Oct 30, 9:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Leon, Robertson | 5 days |
| Oct 30, 9:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Bosque, Erath, Johnson, Somervell | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 10:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas, Ellis | 55 min |
| Oct 30, 10:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 10:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Comanche, Erath | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 10:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Anderson, Henderson | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 10:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bosque, Ellis, Johnson, Somervell | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 10:38 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 18 hr |
| Oct 30, 10:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Hunt, Rockwall | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 11:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 20 hr |
| Oct 30, 11:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Hood | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 11:35 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 59 hr |
| Oct 31, 12:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 21 hr |
| Oct 31, 12:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Hamilton, Mills | 3 hr |
| Oct 31, 1:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Comanche, Erath | 3 hr |
| Oct 31, 1:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 3 hr |
| Oct 31, 1:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Kaufman | 4 hr |
| Oct 31, 1:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Bosque, Ellis, Johnson, Somervell | 3 hr |
| Oct 31, 1:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bell | 54 min |
| Oct 31, 1:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Navarro | 4 hr |
| Oct 31, 2:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Lampasas | 66 min |
| Oct 31, 2:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Bosque, Ellis, Hill | 3 hr |
| Oct 31, 2:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt | 44 hr |
| Oct 31, 2:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt, Rockwall | 32 hr |
| Oct 31, 2:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Hood | 3 hr |
| Oct 31, 2:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | McLennan | 65 min |
| Oct 31, 2:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Coryell | 63 min |
| Oct 31, 3:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Navarro | 4 days |
| Oct 31, 3:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Bell | 3 hr |
| Oct 31, 3:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Henderson, Navarro | 9 days |
| Oct 31, 4:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 3 hr |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis, Johnson, Somervell | 3 hr |
| Oct 31, 4:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Limestone | 3 hr |
| Oct 31, 4:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Falls, Milam | 3 hr |
| Oct 31, 5:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Kaufman | 2 hr |
| Oct 31, 5:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Limestone | 3 hr |
| Oct 31, 5:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Freestone, Leon, Robertson | 4 hr |
| Oct 31, 5:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Bosque | 3 hr |
| Oct 31, 7:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis, Johnson, Somervell | 3 hr |
| Oct 31, 7:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Falls, Milam | 3 hr |
| Oct 31, 8:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Leon, Robertson | 5 days |
| Oct 31, 8:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Limestone | 3 hr |
| Oct 31, 9:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Ellis, Kaufman | 55 hr |
| Oct 31, 10:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 24 hr |
| Oct 31, 5:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Wise | 23 hr |
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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.