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River Flood Warning 121, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 30, 2016Hunt County, Rockwall County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at May 30, 2016, 3:44 AM CDT for Hunt County, Rockwall County, Texas. It took effect at May 30, 2016, 6:55 AM CDT. It was in force for 28 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 30, 2016, 3:44 AM CDT (08:44 UTC)
In effect from: May 30, 2016, 6:55 AM CDT
Expired: May 31, 2016, 10:49 AM CDT
In force: 28 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 08:44 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 17.78 ft at Jun 1, 2016, 9:00 AM 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 30, 3:41 AM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 3:41 AM CDT, 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 2:36 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 30, 2:04 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 2:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 2:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 30, 2:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 2:55 AM CDT, 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 3:15 AM CDT, 29 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 29, 7:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Collin, Rockwall	22 min
May 29, 7:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Grayson	66 min
May 29, 7:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Lamar	31 min
May 29, 7:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Collin, Rockwall	113 min
May 29, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Fannin, Grayson	58 min
May 29, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Young	65 min
May 29, 8:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	FWD	Young	25 min
May 29, 8:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Kaufman	25 min
May 29, 8:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Ellis, Kaufman	64 min
May 29, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Young	48 min
May 29, 9:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Young	3 hr
May 29, 9:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas, Ellis, Kaufman	3 hr
May 29, 9:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Stephens	66 min
May 29, 10:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Ellis, Kaufman	59 min
May 29, 10:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Young	84 min
May 29, 10:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Eastland	27 min
May 29, 11:01 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	22 hr
May 29, 11:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland, Palo Pinto, Stephens	59 min
May 29, 11:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Eastland, Stephens	2 hr
May 29, 11:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Eastland, Stephens	3 hr
May 29, 11:57 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Stephens	31 hr
May 29, 11:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Young	4 hr
May 30, 12:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Comanche, Eastland, Erath	64 min
May 30, 12:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Jack, Wise	118 min
May 30, 12:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Palo Pinto	2 hr
May 30, 1:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Erath, Hood	41 min
May 30, 1:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Parker	46 min
May 30, 1:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Comanche	55 min
May 30, 1:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Johnson, Tarrant	51 min
May 30, 2:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Erath	41 min
May 30, 2:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Mills	65 min
May 30, 2:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Eastland, Stephens	6 hr
May 30, 2:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hamilton	50 min
May 30, 2:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas	65 min
May 30, 3:05 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Comanche	43 hr
May 30, 3:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Lampasas	60 min
May 30, 3:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt	44 hr
May 30, 8:11 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Eastland	3 hr
May 30, 9:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Denton	56 hr
May 30, 9:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Henderson, Navarro	13 days
May 30, 9:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Parker	7 days

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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.