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Flash Flood Watch 8, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 17, 20157 counties in Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood watch at May 17, 2015, 6:55 AM CDT for 7 counties in Texas. It took effect at May 17, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 17, 2015, 6:55 AM CDT (11:55 UTC)
In effect from: May 17, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired: May 17, 2015, 11:40 AM CDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX

Counties Henderson County, TX, Hopkins County, TX, Hunt County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Navarro County, TX, Rains County, TX, Van Zandt County, TX

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 watch went out at May 17, 6:47 AM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 17, 6:47 AM CDT, 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 17, 3:33 AM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
333 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-180845-
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-
333 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS
THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS. HOWEVER...THE BIGGER THREAT WILL BE FROM FLASH
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM EMORY TO HILLSBORO
TO GOLDTHWAITE WHERE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6
PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED
AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
VERY LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE TODAY...MAINLY
SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM EMORY TO HILLSBORO TO GOLDTHWAITE.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 17, 1:14 AM CDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
114 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

TXZ093-104-170700-
GRAYSON TX-COLLIN TX-
114 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GRAYSON AND NORTHERN COLLIN
COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT...

AT 113 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
PROSPER...OR NEAR MCKINNEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

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.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3385 9686 3387 9681 3382 9676 3383 9671
      3392 9666 3389 9658 3384 9662 3382 9653
      3377 9650 3377 9642 3373 9638 3334 9639
      3335 9629 3327 9630 3308 9679 3317 9684
      3340 9684 3342 9694 3395 9694 3396 9692
TIME...MOT...LOC 0613Z 242DEG 43KT 3321 9675

30

Local storm report, May 17, 1:39 AM CDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
139 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

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

1142 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WNW MILLSAP           32.77N  98.08W
05/15/2015                   PARKER             TX   PUBLIC

            PART OF THE ROOF OF A FRAME HOUSE REMOVED. TRAILER HOME
            PUSHED OFF PINNINGS ABT 2 FT. METAL POLES RIPPED OUTOF
            GROUND.

Local storm report, May 17, 1:39 AM CDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED DATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
139 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

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

1142 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WNW MILLSAP           32.77N  98.08W
05/16/2015                   PARKER             TX   PUBLIC

            PART OF THE ROOF OF A FRAME HOUSE REMOVED. TRAILER HOME
            PUSHED OFF PINNINGS ABT 2 FT. METAL POLES RIPPED OUTOF
            GROUND.

Special weather statement, May 17, 1:44 AM CDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
144 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

TXZ094-105-170730-
HUNT TX-FANNIN TX-
144 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN HUNT AND FANNIN COUNTIES
UNTIL 230 AM CDT...

AT 143 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BELLS TO 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF WHITEWRIGHT TO NEAR FARMERSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BONHAM...COMMERCE...LEONARD...HONEY GROVE...WHITEWRIGHT...WOLFE
CITY...SAVOY...CELESTE...ECTOR...DODD CITY...BAILEY...RAVENNA...
BONHAM STATE PARK...TRENTON...LADONIA...PECAN GAP...WINDOM AND
NEYLANDVILLE.

LAT...LON 3388 9591 3384 9585 3322 9586 3315 9630
      3335 9629 3334 9639 3371 9638 3370 9632
      3375 9630 3376 9626 3375 9619 3380 9616
      3386 9599 3386 9595 3388 9592
TIME...MOT...LOC 0643Z 252DEG 38KT 3366 9638 3344 9645 3322 9640

92

Local storm report, May 17, 3:28 AM CDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
328 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

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

0117 AM     TSTM WND DMG     DENISON                 33.75N  96.55W
05/17/2015                   GRAYSON            TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE TO HOMES. LARGE LIMBS DOWN. POWER
            LINES DOWNED.

Local storm report, May 17, 5:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 53 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
May 16, 7:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Stephens	58 min
May 16, 7:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Young	52 min
May 16, 8:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt	48 hr
May 16, 8:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt, Rockwall	48 hr
May 16, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Young	39 min
May 16, 8:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Stephens	60 min
May 16, 9:16 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Collin	44 hr
May 16, 9:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack	51 min
May 16, 9:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Stephens	58 min
May 16, 10:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack	60 min
May 16, 10:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland, Stephens	57 min
May 16, 10:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Stephens	3 hr
May 16, 10:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	34 min
May 16, 10:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Wise	25 min
May 16, 10:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack	48 min
May 16, 11:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	44 min
May 16, 11:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Jack, Montague, Wise	3 hr
May 16, 11:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Parker	59 min
May 16, 11:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Montague	3 hr
May 17, 12:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Comanche, Erath, Hood	42 min
May 17, 12:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton, Tarrant, Wise	53 min
May 17, 1:06 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Erath, Hood	3 hr
May 17, 1:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Collin, Grayson	46 min
May 17, 1:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Fannin	46 min
May 17, 1:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Tarrant	3 hr
May 17, 2:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Denton, Rockwall	3 hr
May 17, 2:37 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Comanche, Erath	3 hr
May 17, 3:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Fannin, Lamar	3 hr
May 17, 3:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Ellis, Hill, Johnson	3 hr
May 17, 3:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	15 hr
May 17, 3:50 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas, Ellis, Johnson, Tarrant	3 hr
May 17, 4:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Bosque, Comanche, Hamilton, Mills	3 hr
May 17, 4:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Hunt	3 hr
May 17, 5:24 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Kaufman	3 hr
May 17, 5:28 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Coryell	3 hr
May 17, 5:33 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Hill	3 hr
May 17, 5:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	McLennan	3 hr
May 17, 5:50 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Navarro	3 hr
May 17, 6:26 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Tarrant	16 hr
May 17, 6:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Rockwall and 1 more	3 hr
May 17, 6:47 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Kaufman	11 hr
May 17, 7:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Hunt	118 min
May 17, 7:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Anderson, Falls, Freestone, Henderson, Kaufman, Leon and 5 more	3 hr
May 17, 7:31 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Lamar	3 hr
May 17, 8:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Johnson	6 hr
May 17, 8:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas, Ellis, Tarrant	3 hr
May 17, 9:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Navarro	70 hr
May 17, 9:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins	7 days
May 17, 10:13 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Ellis, Kaufman	3 days

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Sources

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