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River Flood Warning 56, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at May 9, 2015, 3:22 PM CDT for Denton County, Texas. It took effect at May 9, 2015, 6:09 PM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 9, 2015, 3:22 PM CDT (20:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 9, 2015, 6:09 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 10, 2015, 8:12 AM CDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Denton County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Clear Creek near Sanger (SGET2). The gauge peaked at 26.96 ft at May 10, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 23 ft
- Minor stage
- 25 ft
- Moderate stage
- 28 ft
- Major stage
- 30 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08051500, 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 May 9, 1:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 9, 1:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 10:35 AM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1035 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-101145- 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- 1035 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...AND THE MAIN HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. THE BETTER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. AFTERNOON AND EVENING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. IN ADDITION... HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE BEST CHANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER DURING THIS PERIOD WILL BE ON SUNDAY WHEN SOME STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS. 15-BAIN
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 9, 1:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, May 9, 1:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
141 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015
TXZ093-091915-
GRAYSON-
141 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT GRAYSON COUNTY...
AT 138 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG STORMS WAS MOVING THROUGH GRAYSON
COUNTY. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER HOWE...OR 7 MILES SOUTH
OF SHERMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.
THE STRONGEST STORM WILL BE NEAR...
TOM BEAN AROUND 145 PM CDT.
BELLS AROUND 155 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 3377 9650 3378 9644 3377 9642 3375 9641
3373 9638 3340 9639 3342 9694 3375 9694
3380 9652
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 229DEG 42KT 3351 9660
25Local storm report, May 9, 1:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
142 PM CDT SAT MAY 09 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0141 PM FLASH FLOOD VAN ALSTYNE 33.42N 96.58W
05/09/2015 GRAYSON TX PUBLIC
SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF FLOODING AT HIGHWAY 75 EXIT 51 NEAR
VAN ALSTYNE.Local storm report, May 9, 1:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
145 PM CDT SAT MAY 09 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0138 PM FLASH FLOOD BONHAM 33.59N 96.18W
05/09/2015 FANNIN TX AMATEUR RADIO
A COUPLE OF HIGH WATER RESCUES ONGOING ACROSS POPULAR
STREET IN BONHAM.Special weather statement, May 9, 2:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
206 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015
TXZ093-091945-
GRAYSON TX-
206 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN GRAYSON COUNTY UNTIL
245 PM CDT...
AT 204 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TWO STRONG STORMS IN
NORTHERN GRAYSON COUNTY. ONE STORM WAS NEAR POTTSBORO...AND THE
OTHER WAS NEAR KNOLLWOOD. BOTH WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
DENISON AROUND 210 PM CDT.
EISENHOWER STATE PARK AROUND 220 PM CDT.
SOUTHEASTERN LAKE TEXOMA AROUND 245 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3389 9663 3390 9659 3388 9659 3385 9663
3382 9658 3382 9653 3377 9650 3378 9643
3373 9638 3364 9638 3367 9684 3387 9681
3387 9679 3383 9677 3382 9675 3384 9669
3392 9667
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 208DEG 36KT 3372 9673 3371 9660
25Local storm report, May 9, 3:00 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
300 PM CDT SAT MAY 09 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0220 PM HAIL PAT MAYSE LAKE 33.83N 95.60W
05/09/2015 E1.75 INCH LAMAR TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
DELAYED REPORT OF HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS NEAR
LAMAR POINT NEAR PAT MAYSE LAKEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 7:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Fannin, Lamar | 3 hr |
| May 8, 7:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Young | 43 min |
| May 8, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 39 min |
| May 8, 7:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Montague | 50 min |
| May 8, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens, Young | 58 min |
| May 8, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Montague | 60 min |
| May 8, 7:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Navarro | 3 hr |
| May 8, 7:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Young | 3 hr |
| May 8, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Young | 57 min |
| May 8, 7:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Montague | 15 min |
| May 8, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Montague | 47 min |
| May 8, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke | 55 min |
| May 8, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Young | 59 min |
| May 8, 8:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Stephens | 3 hr |
| May 8, 9:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Cooke | 3 hr |
| May 8, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto, Stephens, Young | 62 min |
| May 8, 9:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Wise | 48 min |
| May 8, 10:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Montague | 3 hr |
| May 8, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto, Young | 26 min |
| May 8, 10:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Cooke | 3 hr |
| May 8, 10:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Grayson | 42 min |
| May 8, 10:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Young | 3 hr |
| May 8, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens | 62 min |
| May 8, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens | 47 min |
| May 8, 11:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Lamar | 43 min |
| May 8, 11:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Stephens | 3 hr |
| May 9, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto | 39 min |
| May 9, 3:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Stephens | 6 hr |
| May 9, 5:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Young | 44 min |
| May 9, 6:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 35 min |
| May 9, 6:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Jack | 47 min |
| May 9, 6:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Jack | 50 min |
| May 9, 7:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Montague | 38 min |
| May 9, 8:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Montague | 51 min |
| May 9, 8:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Montague | 3 hr |
| May 9, 8:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt | 44 hr |
| May 9, 9:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Wise | 23 min |
| May 9, 9:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Wise | 2 hr |
| May 9, 9:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Young | 28 hr |
| May 9, 9:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 27 hr |
| May 9, 9:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Collin | 3 days |
| May 9, 9:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Henderson, Navarro | 5 days |
| May 9, 9:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Denton | 41 min |
| May 9, 10:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Cooke, Denton | 114 min |
| May 9, 10:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Collin, Denton, Grayson | 67 min |
| May 9, 10:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin, Cooke, Denton, Grayson | 6 hr |
| May 9, 10:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Wise | 119 min |
| May 9, 11:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Fannin | 61 min |
| May 9, 12:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Fannin | 3 hr |
| May 9, 12:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Fannin, Lamar | 41 min |
| May 9, 12:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Wise | 3 hr |
| May 9, 12:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin, Lamar | 45 min |
| May 9, 1:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 26 min |
| May 9, 1:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 34 min |
| May 9, 1:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin, Lamar | 56 min |
| May 9, 2:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 39 min |
| May 9, 2:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Lamar | 115 min |
| May 9, 3:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Fannin | 3 hr |
| May 9, 3:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Wise | 117 min |
| May 9, 3:22 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Collin | 51 hr |
| May 9, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland, Stephens | 61 min |
| May 9, 4:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Lamar | 3 hr |
| May 9, 4:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Eastland | 47 min |
| May 9, 4:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Collin, Denton | 3 hr |
| May 9, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 64 min |
| May 9, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 64 min |
| May 9, 4:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Eastland | 29 min |
| May 9, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Cooke | 43 min |
| May 9, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Cooke | 35 min |
| May 9, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke, Grayson | 55 min |
| May 9, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Lamar | 20 min |
| May 9, 5:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Eastland | 6 hr |
| May 9, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Young | 63 min |
| May 9, 5:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Eastland | 33 min |
| May 9, 5:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Cooke | 22 min |
| May 9, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland | 61 min |
| May 9, 5:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Young | 32 min |
| May 9, 5:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Young | 2 hr |
| May 9, 6:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Grayson | 24 min |
| May 9, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Eastland, Erath, Palo Pinto | 66 min |
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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.