Alert archive / Texas / River Flood Warnings in 2015
River Flood Warning 232, NWS Fort Worth, TX
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.
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 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
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>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
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Local storm report, Oct 31, 1:15 AM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Local storm report, Oct 31, 1:21 AM CDT, 1 hour before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>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
WATERSpecial 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
58Special 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
58The 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, 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, 6:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Navarro | 4 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 |
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.