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River Flood Warning 99, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 20, 2015Hunt County, Rockwall County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at May 20, 2015, 8:15 AM CDT for Hunt County, Rockwall County, Texas. It took effect at May 20, 2015, 6:36 PM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 20, 2015, 8:15 AM CDT (13:15 UTC)
In effect from: May 20, 2015, 6:36 PM CDT
Expired: May 21, 2015, 3:52 PM CDT
In force: 21 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Hunt County, TX, Rockwall County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point South Fork Sabine River near Quinlan (QLAT2). The gauge peaked at 16.05 ft at May 21, 2015, 9:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 18 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08017300, 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 20, 7:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 7:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 4:40 AM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 20, 5:35 AM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 20, 6:28 AM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 19, 7:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise	44 min
May 19, 7:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto	34 min
May 19, 7:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland	66 min
May 19, 7:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Parker	34 min
May 19, 7:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Parker	23 min
May 19, 7:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	63 min
May 19, 7:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Jack	27 min
May 19, 7:52 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	3 hr
May 19, 7:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Jack, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise	33 min
May 19, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Young	46 min
May 19, 8:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Jack	31 min
May 19, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	63 min
May 19, 9:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Erath	43 min
May 19, 9:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Wise	54 min
May 19, 9:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland, Erath	45 min
May 19, 9:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Jack, Wise	30 min
May 19, 9:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Jack	3 hr
May 19, 9:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	FWD	Wise	33 min
May 19, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Wise	62 min
May 19, 9:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Erath	24 min
May 19, 10:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Wise	37 min
May 19, 10:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Wise	118 min
May 19, 10:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Jack	3 hr
May 19, 10:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Wise	35 min
May 19, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Wise	62 min
May 19, 10:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Denton, Wise	3 hr
May 19, 10:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton	61 min
May 19, 11:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Denton	36 min
May 19, 11:24 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Jack	4 days
May 19, 11:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Denton	34 min
May 20, 12:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Jack	3 hr
May 20, 12:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Denton	50 min
May 20, 12:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Wise	58 hr
May 20, 12:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Cooke	3 hr
May 20, 12:47 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Cooke	3 hr
May 20, 12:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Cooke	49 min
May 20, 1:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Montague	54 min
May 20, 1:22 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Montague	3 hr
May 20, 1:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Cooke	56 min
May 20, 1:51 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Cooke, Montague	6 hr
May 20, 2:09 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Denton	17 hr
May 20, 2:09 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Denton	8 days
May 20, 2:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Jack, Wise	3 hr
May 20, 2:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Grayson	4 hr
May 20, 3:17 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Denton, Jack, Wise	6 hr
May 20, 4:17 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Fannin, Lamar	4 hr
May 20, 4:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Young	3 hr
May 20, 5:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Collin	3 hr
May 20, 5:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Cooke	19 hr
May 20, 5:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Collin	34 hr
May 20, 5:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Hunt	3 hr
May 20, 6:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	47 min
May 20, 6:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Grayson	3 hr
May 20, 7:43 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Cooke, Montague	3 hr
May 20, 8:00 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Fannin, Lamar	3 hr
May 20, 8:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt	43 hr
May 20, 11:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Cooke, Montague	6 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.