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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Fort Worth, TX

March 7, 2016Parker County, Wise County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at Mar 7, 2016, 7:25 PM CST for Parker County, Wise County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 7, 2016, 7:25 PM CST (01:25 UTC)
Expired
Mar 7, 2016, 10:30 PM CST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Parker County, TX, Wise County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 7, 8:05 PM CSTFLASH FLOODParadise, TXWATER RESCUE AT THE DOLLAR GENERAL IN PARADISE.
Mar 7, 8:15 PM CSTFLASH FLOODParadise, TXHIGH WATER RESCUE ON PRIVATE ROAD 3475 NEAR PARADISE.
Mar 7, 8:23 PM CSTFLASH FLOODBridgeport, TXSEVERAL HIGH WATER RESCUES IN BRIDGEPORT
Mar 7, 8:45 PM CSTHEAVY RAIN 3.98Paradise, TXIN SOUTHWEST PARADISE SINCE 645 PM CDT
Mar 7, 9:15 PM CSTHEAVY RAIN 5.21Paradise, TX5.21 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 645 PM CDT ON THE SW SIDE OF PARADISE. ZIP CODE 76073.
Mar 7, 10:20 PM CSTFLOODDecatur, TXROADS WERE CLOSED IN MANY AREAS ACROSS THE COUNTY DUE TO FLOODING, INCLUDING COTTONDALE, BOYD, PARADISE, BRIDGEPORT, DECATUR, AND CHICO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 42 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2016-03-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 440 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2016-03-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 424 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
440 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-111 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
909 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
424 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
508 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
3.7

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The text

As transmitted.

824 
WGUS54 KFWD 080125
FFWFWD
TXC367-497-080430-
/O.NEW.KFWD.FF.W.0002.160308T0125Z-160308T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
725 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN PARKER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  WISE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CST
    
* AT 723 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF
  THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING OVER THE WARNED AREA PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN.
  UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS
  EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  WEATHERFORD...AZLE...DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...BRIAR...PECAN ACRES...WILLOW
  PARK...RENO...ALEDO...SPRINGTOWN...HUDSON OAKS...ALVORD...ANNETTA...NEW
  FAIRVIEW...AURORA...BOYD...CHICO...PARADISE...BOONSVILLE AND
  COTTONDALE.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW! ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3343 9738 3299 9740 3299 9754 3274 9755
      3256 9788 3300 9787 3300 9792 3343 9791

$$

JLDUNN
3 follow-up statements
316 
WGUS74 KFWD 080209
FFSFWD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
809 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016

TXC367-497-080430-
/O.CON.KFWD.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160308T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PARKER TX-WISE TX-
809 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR
EASTERN PARKER AND WISE COUNTIES...

AT 808 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN
PARADISE NEAR THE DOLLAR GENERAL STORE. VEHICLES WERE SUBMERGED IN
WATER NEAR THIS AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN.
FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WEATHERFORD...AZLE...DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...BRIAR...PECAN ACRES...WILLOW
PARK...RENO...ALEDO...SPRINGTOWN...HUDSON OAKS...ALVORD...ANNETTA...NEW
FAIRVIEW...AURORA...BOYD...CHICO...PARADISE...BOONSVILLE AND COTTONDALE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW! ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3343 9738 3299 9740 3299 9754 3274 9755
      3256 9788 3300 9787 3300 9792 3343 9791

$$

JLDUNN
357 
WGUS74 KFWD 080240
FFSFWD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
840 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016

TXC367-497-080430-
/O.CON.KFWD.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160308T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PARKER TX-WISE TX-
840 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR
EASTERN PARKER AND WISE COUNTIES...

AT 838 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN
BRIDGEPORT WHERE SEVERAL HIGH WATER RESCUES WERE OCCURRING AND ALSO
IN THE PARADISE AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN.
FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WEATHERFORD...AZLE...DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...BRIAR...PECAN ACRES...WILLOW
PARK...RENO...ALEDO...SPRINGTOWN...HUDSON OAKS...ALVORD...ANNETTA...NEW
FAIRVIEW...AURORA...BOYD...CHICO...PARADISE...BOONSVILLE AND
COTTONDALE.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED
AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW! ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3343 9738 3299 9740 3299 9754 3274 9755
      3256 9788 3300 9787 3300 9792 3343 9791

$$

JLDUNN
098 
WGUS74 KFWD 080329
FFSFWD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
929 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016

TXC367-497-080430-
/O.CON.KFWD.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160308T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PARKER TX-WISE TX-
929 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR
EASTERN PARKER AND WISE COUNTIES...

AT 927 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA FROM NEAR BRIDGEPORT TO NORTH OF
DECATUR. FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES IN BRIDGEPORT AND ADDITIONAL RAIN
WILL CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS. FLOODING IS ALSO LIKELY ONGOING IN THE
PARADISE AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH
FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WEATHERFORD...AZLE...DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...BRIAR...PECAN ACRES...WILLOW
PARK...RENO...ALEDO...SPRINGTOWN...HUDSON OAKS...ALVORD...ANNETTA...NEW
FAIRVIEW...AURORA...BOYD...CHICO...PARADISE...BOONSVILLE AND
COTTONDALE.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW! ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3343 9738 3299 9740 3299 9754 3274 9755
      3256 9788 3300 9787 3300 9792 3343 9791

$$

JLDUNN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 6:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDPalo Pinto, Parker47 min
Mar 7, 6:12 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDParker33 min
Mar 7, 6:33 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDPalo Pinto, Parker117 min
Mar 7, 6:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDWise60 min
Mar 7, 6:58 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDWise3 hr
Mar 7, 7:41 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDenton, Tarrant64 min
Mar 7, 8:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCooke45 min
Mar 7, 8:31 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDParker119 min
Mar 7, 8:34 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningFWDPalo Pinto9 hr
Mar 7, 8:43 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDGrayson47 min
Mar 7, 8:46 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDCooke, Denton6 hr
Mar 7, 9:51 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDGrayson3 hr
Mar 7, 10:14 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDParker34 hr
Mar 7, 10:20 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningFWDParker, Wise3 hr
Mar 7, 11:34 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDWise8 days
Mar 7, 11:34 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDDenton5 days
Mar 8, 4:05 AM CSTFlash Flood WatchFWDCooke, Denton, Grayson, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto and 2 more8 hr
Mar 8, 5:03 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDEastland, Stephens, Young57 min
Mar 8, 5:23 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDStephens52 min
Mar 8, 6:07 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDYoung38 min
Mar 8, 6:21 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMills39 min
Mar 8, 6:26 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDPalo Pinto49 min
Mar 8, 6:32 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDComanche, Erath58 min
Mar 8, 6:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDErath42 min
Mar 8, 6:59 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDJack, Palo Pinto, Parker3 hr
Mar 8, 7:12 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHood, Parker, Somervell, Wise63 min
Mar 8, 7:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDErath, Hood, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell58 min
Mar 8, 7:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDWise50 min
Mar 8, 7:43 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLampasas62 min
Mar 8, 7:46 AM CSTTornado WarningFWDHood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant29 min
Mar 8, 7:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJohnson40 min
Mar 8, 7:56 AM CSTTornado WarningFWDLampasas49 min
Mar 8, 8:02 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDTarrant58 min
Mar 8, 8:26 AM CSTTornado WarningFWDCoryell, Lampasas34 min
Mar 8, 8:27 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDenton63 min
Mar 8, 8:36 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas54 min
Mar 8, 8:44 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas12 days
Mar 8, 8:44 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDHenderson, Navarro13 days
Mar 8, 8:51 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin54 min
Mar 8, 8:53 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt64 hr
Mar 8, 8:53 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt, Rockwall64 hr
Mar 8, 8:59 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCoryell38 min
Mar 8, 9:04 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDLimestone3 days
Mar 8, 9:04 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDLeon, Robertson7 days
Mar 8, 9:12 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDGrayson52 min
Mar 8, 9:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBell, Coryell53 min
Mar 8, 9:32 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFannin, Hunt58 min
Mar 8, 9:43 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCollin19 min
Mar 8, 10:18 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLamar57 min
Mar 8, 10:20 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDBell, Hill, McLennan3 hr
Mar 8, 10:35 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDBosque3 hr
Mar 8, 10:42 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDFalls48 min
Mar 8, 10:56 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDDallas, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall2 hr
Mar 8, 11:11 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLimestone49 min
Mar 8, 11:17 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLimestone43 min
Mar 8, 11:23 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDFalls112 min
Mar 8, 12:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHenderson, Navarro56 min
Mar 8, 12:34 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDHenderson26 min
Mar 8, 12:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDVan Zandt47 min
Mar 8, 12:52 PM CSTTornado WarningFWDVan Zandt38 min
Mar 8, 1:07 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLampasas38 min
Mar 8, 2:00 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDAnderson, Freestone, Leon15 days
Mar 8, 2:00 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDCollin57 hr
Mar 8, 2:00 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDNavarro4 days
Mar 8, 2:23 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDHamilton17 hr
Mar 8, 4:32 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHamilton, Lampasas, Mills47 min
Mar 8, 4:53 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCoryell, Hamilton67 min
Mar 8, 5:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Hamilton34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.