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River Flood Warning 232, NWS Fort Worth, TX

October 31, 2015Hunt County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Oct 31, 2015, 2:21 AM CDT for Hunt County, Texas. It took effect at Oct 31, 2015, 6:11 AM CDT. It was in force for 41 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 31, 2015, 2:21 AM CDT (07:21 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 31, 2015, 6:11 AM CDT
Expired
Nov 1, 2015, 9:42 PM CST
In force
41 hr
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Hunt County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Cowleech Fork Sabine River at Greenville (GNVT2).

Action stage
13 ft
Minor stage
14 ft
Moderate stage
17 ft
Major stage
19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08017200, 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 Oct 31, 12:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 12:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 31, 2:16 AM CDT, 5 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

Local storm report, Oct 31, 1:13 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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Local storm report, Oct 31, 1:15 AM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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Local storm report, Oct 31, 1:21 AM CDT, 1 hour before
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Local storm report, Oct 31, 1:24 AM CDT, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
124 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015

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

0115 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 W GLEN ROSE           32.23N  97.82W
10/31/2015                   SOMERVELL          TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CR1001 AND CR1008 AT THE PALUXY RIVER CLOSED DUE TO HIGH
            WATER
Special weather statement, Oct 31, 1:51 AM CDT, 30 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

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Special weather statement, Oct 31, 2:09 AM CDT, 12 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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 30, 7:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDEllis, Hill, Limestone, Navarro115 min
Oct 30, 7:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDTarrant42 min
Oct 30, 8:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDComanche115 min
Oct 30, 8:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDMcLennan2 hr
Oct 30, 8:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDCollin, Dallas3 hr
Oct 30, 9:09 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDMcLennan111 min
Oct 30, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEastland62 min
Oct 30, 9:20 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDBell115 min
Oct 30, 9:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDLimestone60 hr
Oct 30, 9:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDLeon, Robertson5 days
Oct 30, 9:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDBosque, Erath, Johnson, Somervell3 hr
Oct 30, 10:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDallas, Ellis55 min
Oct 30, 10:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDDallas, Tarrant3 hr
Oct 30, 10:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDComanche, Erath3 hr
Oct 30, 10:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDAnderson, Henderson3 hr
Oct 30, 10:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDBosque, Ellis, Johnson, Somervell3 hr
Oct 30, 10:38 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas18 hr
Oct 30, 10:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDHunt, Rockwall3 hr
Oct 30, 11:29 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas20 hr
Oct 30, 11:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDHood3 hr
Oct 30, 11:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas59 hr
Oct 31, 12:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDTarrant21 hr
Oct 31, 12:41 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDHamilton, Mills3 hr
Oct 31, 1:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDComanche, Erath3 hr
Oct 31, 1:10 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDDallas, Tarrant3 hr
Oct 31, 1:20 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDKaufman4 hr
Oct 31, 1:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDBosque, Ellis, Johnson, Somervell3 hr
Oct 31, 1:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDBell54 min
Oct 31, 1:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDNavarro4 hr
Oct 31, 2:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLampasas66 min
Oct 31, 2:19 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDBosque, Ellis, Hill3 hr
Oct 31, 2:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt, Rockwall32 hr
Oct 31, 2:31 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDHood3 hr
Oct 31, 2:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMcLennan65 min
Oct 31, 2:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCoryell63 min
Oct 31, 3:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDNavarro4 days
Oct 31, 3:29 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDBell3 hr
Oct 31, 3:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHenderson, Navarro9 days
Oct 31, 4:14 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDDallas3 hr
Oct 31, 4:30 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDEllis, Johnson, Somervell3 hr
Oct 31, 4:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDLimestone3 hr
Oct 31, 4:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDFalls, Milam3 hr
Oct 31, 5:15 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDKaufman2 hr
Oct 31, 5:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDLimestone3 hr
Oct 31, 5:41 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDFreestone, Leon, Robertson4 hr
Oct 31, 5:45 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDBosque3 hr
Oct 31, 6:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDNavarro4 hr
Oct 31, 7:31 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDEllis, Johnson, Somervell3 hr
Oct 31, 7:43 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDFalls, Milam3 hr
Oct 31, 8:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDLeon, Robertson5 days
Oct 31, 8:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDLimestone3 hr
Oct 31, 9:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDEllis, Kaufman55 hr
Oct 31, 10:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDTarrant24 hr
Oct 31, 5:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDWise23 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2015Every river flood warning in 2015

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.