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River Flood Warning 236, NWS Fort Worth, TX

October 31, 2015Leon County, Robertson County, Texas

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.

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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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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

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Special 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

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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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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 WarningFWDHunt44 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, 8:57 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.