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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Lubbock, TX

July 9, 2015Childress County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this river flood warning at Jul 9, 2015, 2:20 PM CDT for Childress County, Texas. It took effect at Jul 9, 2015, 5:35 PM CDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 9, 2015, 2:20 PM CDT (19:20 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 9, 2015, 5:35 PM CDT
Expired: Jul 10, 2015, 5:48 PM CDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Childress County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River at Childress 10N (CHLT2). The gauge peaked at 11.39 ft at Jul 9, 2015, 11:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07299540, 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 Lubbock, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jul 9, 12:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 12:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 8, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Castro, Swisher	61 min
Jul 9, 12:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Briscoe, Childress, Hall	37 min
Jul 9, 1:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Childress, Hall	28 min
Jul 9, 2:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Briscoe	28 min
Jul 9, 2:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Briscoe	30 min
Jul 9, 4:08 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Briscoe, Hall	112 min
Jul 9, 7:31 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Floyd, Hale	89 min

Nearby

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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.