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River Flood Warning 236, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Oct 31, 2015, 8:46 AM CDT for Leon County, Robertson County, Texas. It took effect at Nov 1, 2015, 1:20 PM CST. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 31, 2015, 8:46 AM CDT (13:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 1, 2015, 1:20 PM CST
- Expired
- Nov 5, 2015, 10:00 AM CST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Leon County, TX, Robertson County, TX
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Navasota River near Easterly (EAST2). The gauge peaked at 23.68 ft at Nov 2, 2015, 2:00 AM CST.
- Action stage
- 17 ft
- Minor stage
- 19 ft
- Moderate stage
- 23 ft
- Major stage
- 26 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08110500, 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, 7:43 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 7:43 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 31, 2:16 AM CDT, 6 hours 30 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, 2:55 AM CDT, 5 hours 51 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, 5 hours 49 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, 4 hours 10 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, 2 hours 45 minutes 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, 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, 8:57 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.