Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Fort Worth, TX
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 8:05 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Paradise, TX | WATER RESCUE AT THE DOLLAR GENERAL IN PARADISE. |
| Mar 7, 8:15 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Paradise, TX | HIGH WATER RESCUE ON PRIVATE ROAD 3475 NEAR PARADISE. |
| Mar 7, 8:23 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Bridgeport, TX | SEVERAL HIGH WATER RESCUES IN BRIDGEPORT |
| Mar 7, 8:45 PM CST | HEAVY RAIN 3.98 | Paradise, TX | IN SOUTHWEST PARADISE SINCE 645 PM CDT |
| Mar 7, 9:15 PM CST | HEAVY RAIN 5.21 | Paradise, TX | 5.21 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 645 PM CDT ON THE SW SIDE OF PARADISE. ZIP CODE 76073. |
| Mar 7, 10:20 PM CST | FLOOD | Decatur, TX | ROADS 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.
- 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
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
$$
JLDUNN3 follow-up statements
316
WGUS74 KFWD 080209
FFSFWD
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
809 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016
TXC367-497-080430-
/O.CON.KFWD.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160308T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PARKER TX-WISE TX-
809 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR
EASTERN PARKER AND WISE COUNTIES...
AT 808 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN
PARADISE NEAR THE DOLLAR GENERAL STORE. VEHICLES WERE SUBMERGED IN
WATER NEAR THIS AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN.
FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WEATHERFORD...AZLE...DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...BRIAR...PECAN ACRES...WILLOW
PARK...RENO...ALEDO...SPRINGTOWN...HUDSON OAKS...ALVORD...ANNETTA...NEW
FAIRVIEW...AURORA...BOYD...CHICO...PARADISE...BOONSVILLE AND COTTONDALE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW! ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3343 9738 3299 9740 3299 9754 3274 9755
3256 9788 3300 9787 3300 9792 3343 9791
$$
JLDUNN357
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
$$
JLDUNN098
WGUS74 KFWD 080329
FFSFWD
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
929 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016
TXC367-497-080430-
/O.CON.KFWD.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160308T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PARKER TX-WISE TX-
929 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR
EASTERN PARKER AND WISE COUNTIES...
AT 927 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA FROM NEAR BRIDGEPORT TO NORTH OF
DECATUR. FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES IN BRIDGEPORT AND ADDITIONAL RAIN
WILL CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS. FLOODING IS ALSO LIKELY ONGOING IN THE
PARADISE AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH
FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WEATHERFORD...AZLE...DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...BRIAR...PECAN ACRES...WILLOW
PARK...RENO...ALEDO...SPRINGTOWN...HUDSON OAKS...ALVORD...ANNETTA...NEW
FAIRVIEW...AURORA...BOYD...CHICO...PARADISE...BOONSVILLE AND
COTTONDALE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW! ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3343 9738 3299 9740 3299 9754 3274 9755
3256 9788 3300 9787 3300 9792 3343 9791
$$
JLDUNNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 6:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto, Parker | 47 min |
| Mar 7, 6:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Parker | 33 min |
| Mar 7, 6:33 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto, Parker | 117 min |
| Mar 7, 6:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wise | 60 min |
| Mar 7, 6:58 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Wise | 3 hr |
| Mar 7, 7:41 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Denton, Tarrant | 64 min |
| Mar 7, 8:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke | 45 min |
| Mar 7, 8:31 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Parker | 119 min |
| Mar 7, 8:34 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto | 9 hr |
| Mar 7, 8:43 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Grayson | 47 min |
| Mar 7, 8:46 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Cooke, Denton | 6 hr |
| Mar 7, 9:51 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Grayson | 3 hr |
| Mar 7, 10:14 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FWD | Parker | 34 hr |
| Mar 7, 10:20 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Parker, Wise | 3 hr |
| Mar 7, 11:34 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FWD | Wise | 8 days |
| Mar 7, 11:34 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FWD | Denton | 5 days |
| Mar 8, 4:05 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | FWD | Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 8, 5:03 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland, Stephens, Young | 57 min |
| Mar 8, 5:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Stephens | 52 min |
| Mar 8, 6:07 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Young | 38 min |
| Mar 8, 6:21 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Mills | 39 min |
| Mar 8, 6:26 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Palo Pinto | 49 min |
| Mar 8, 6:32 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Comanche, Erath | 58 min |
| Mar 8, 6:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath | 42 min |
| Mar 8, 6:59 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto, Parker | 3 hr |
| Mar 8, 7:12 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hood, Parker, Somervell, Wise | 63 min |
| Mar 8, 7:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Erath, Hood, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell | 58 min |
| Mar 8, 7:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Wise | 50 min |
| Mar 8, 7:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lampasas | 62 min |
| Mar 8, 7:46 AM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant | 29 min |
| Mar 8, 7:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Johnson | 40 min |
| Mar 8, 7:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Lampasas | 49 min |
| Mar 8, 8:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 58 min |
| Mar 8, 8:26 AM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Coryell, Lampasas | 34 min |
| Mar 8, 8:27 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 63 min |
| Mar 8, 8:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas | 54 min |
| Mar 8, 8:44 AM CST | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 12 days |
| Mar 8, 8:44 AM CST | River Flood Warning | FWD | Henderson, Navarro | 13 days |
| Mar 8, 8:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin | 54 min |
| Mar 8, 8:53 AM CST | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt | 64 hr |
| Mar 8, 8:53 AM CST | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt, Rockwall | 64 hr |
| Mar 8, 8:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell | 38 min |
| Mar 8, 9:04 AM CST | River Flood Warning | FWD | Limestone | 3 days |
| Mar 8, 9:04 AM CST | River Flood Warning | FWD | Leon, Robertson | 7 days |
| Mar 8, 9:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Grayson | 52 min |
| Mar 8, 9:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bell, Coryell | 53 min |
| Mar 8, 9:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Fannin, Hunt | 58 min |
| Mar 8, 9:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin | 19 min |
| Mar 8, 10:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Lamar | 57 min |
| Mar 8, 10:20 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Bell, Hill, McLennan | 3 hr |
| Mar 8, 10:35 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Bosque | 3 hr |
| Mar 8, 10:42 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Falls | 48 min |
| Mar 8, 10:56 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Dallas, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall | 2 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:11 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Limestone | 49 min |
| Mar 8, 11:17 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Limestone | 43 min |
| Mar 8, 11:23 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Falls | 112 min |
| Mar 8, 12:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Henderson, Navarro | 56 min |
| Mar 8, 12:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Henderson | 26 min |
| Mar 8, 12:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 47 min |
| Mar 8, 12:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 38 min |
| Mar 8, 1:07 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Lampasas | 38 min |
| Mar 8, 2:00 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FWD | Anderson, Freestone, Leon | 15 days |
| Mar 8, 2:00 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FWD | Collin | 57 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:00 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FWD | Navarro | 4 days |
| Mar 8, 2:23 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hamilton | 17 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills | 47 min |
| Mar 8, 4:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Coryell, Hamilton | 67 min |
| Mar 8, 5:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, Hamilton | 34 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.