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River Flood Warning 115, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 29, 2016Jack County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at May 29, 2016, 3:08 AM CDT for Jack County, Texas. It took effect at May 29, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 58 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 29, 2016, 3:08 AM CDT (08:08 UTC)
In effect from: May 29, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired: May 31, 2016, 11:00 PM CDT
In force: 58 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Jack County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point West Fork Trinity River near Jacksboro (JAKT2).

Action stage: 18 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 22 ft
Major stage: 29 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08042800, 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 28, 11:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 11:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 11:16 PM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 29, 1:19 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
119 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

TXZ100-101-290700-
JACK TX-YOUNG TX-
119 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN YOUNG AND WESTERN
JACK COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT...

AT 119 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF GRAHAM TO NEAR BRYSON.
MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JACKSBORO AND BRYSON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3340 9854 3340 9842 3347 9842 3347 9832
      3337 9805 3310 9826 3329 9868
TIME...MOT...LOC 0619Z 238DEG 14KT 3327 9857 3319 9831

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Special weather statement, May 29, 2:06 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 29, 2:25 AM CDT, 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 29, 2:37 AM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 29, 2:43 AM CDT, 25 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 29, 2:46 AM CDT, 22 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 28, 8:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Stephens	29 min
May 28, 8:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Stephens	31 min
May 28, 9:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	61 min
May 28, 10:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Young	43 min
May 28, 10:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	28 min
May 28, 10:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Young	43 min
May 28, 11:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack	27 min
May 28, 11:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	64 min
May 28, 11:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	3 hr
May 28, 11:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Montague	66 min
May 29, 12:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Young	58 min
May 29, 1:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack	41 min
May 29, 2:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Eastland, Stephens	24 min
May 29, 2:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack	35 min
May 29, 2:29 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	4 hr
May 29, 2:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Eastland, Stephens	53 min
May 29, 2:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Wise	64 min
May 29, 3:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	56 min
May 29, 4:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Milam	72 min
May 29, 4:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Denton	60 min
May 29, 4:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Erath	26 min
May 29, 4:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	66 min
May 29, 5:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	63 min
May 29, 5:48 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Denton	38 hr
May 29, 5:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Van Zandt	2 hr
May 29, 5:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	24 min
May 29, 6:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Collin	28 min
May 29, 6:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Lamar	32 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.