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River Flood Warning 181, NWS Fort Worth, TX

July 4, 2016Dallas County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Jul 4, 2016, 8:27 AM CDT for Dallas County, Texas. It took effect at Jul 4, 2016, 1:48 PM CDT. It was in force for 55 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 4, 2016, 8:27 AM CDT (13:27 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 4, 2016, 1:48 PM CDT
Expired: Jul 6, 2016, 8:48 PM CDT
In force: 55 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Dallas County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Trinity River at Dallas (DALT2). The gauge peaked at 34.79 ft at Jul 5, 2016, 10:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 29 ft
Minor stage: 30 ft
Moderate stage: 38 ft
Major stage: 40 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08057000, 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 Jul 4, 7:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 7:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 5:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 4, 3:26 AM CDT, 5 hours 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
326 AM CDT MON JUL 4 2016

TXZ102-103-040900-
WISE TX-DENTON TX-
326 AM CDT MON JUL 4 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL WISE AND
SOUTHWESTERN DENTON COUNTIES UNTIL 400 AM CDT...

AT 326 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW FAIRVIEW...OR 12 MILES EAST OF DECATUR...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...SOUTHLAKE...CORINTH...HIGHLAND
VILLAGE...TROPHY CLUB...ROANOKE...ARGYLE...HICKORY CREEK...JUSTIN...DOUBLE
OAK...NORTHLAKE...HASLET...BARTONVILLE...COPPER CANYON...NEW FAIRVIEW...
CORRAL CITY...PONDER AND WESTLAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3310 9700 3298 9716 3299 9734 3316 9755
      3331 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0826Z 309DEG 24KT 3320 9738

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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 4:31 AM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 4:32 AM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
432 AM CDT MON JUL 4 2016

TXZ091-101>103-116-117-041015-
PALO PINTO TX-MONTAGUE TX-PARKER TX-WISE TX-JACK TX-DENTON TX-
432 AM CDT MON JUL 4 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN PARKER...WISE...WEST
CENTRAL DENTON...NORTHEASTERN PALO PINTO...SOUTHEASTERN MONTAGUE AND
SOUTHERN JACK COUNTIES UNTIL 515 AM CDT...

AT 432 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR FORESTBURG TO BRYSON. MOVEMENT WAS
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DENTON...MINERAL WELLS...DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...JACKSBORO...BRIAR...
SPRINGTOWN...NORTHLAKE...ALVORD...NEW FAIRVIEW...AURORA...BOYD...CHICO...
GRAFORD...BRYSON...PARADISE...POOLVILLE...BOONSVILLE...COTTONDALE AND
RHOME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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LAT...LON 3352 9749 3344 9749 3343 9741 3316 9717
      3275 9830 3316 9840
TIME...MOT...LOC 0932Z 337DEG 22KT 3347 9750 3313 9838

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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 6:08 AM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 6:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 4, 6:23 AM CDT, 2 hours 4 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
Jul 3, 7:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Montague	40 min
Jul 3, 8:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Stephens, Young	59 min
Jul 3, 8:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack, Montague	65 min
Jul 3, 8:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack	54 min
Jul 3, 8:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	56 min
Jul 3, 9:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Wise	67 min
Jul 3, 10:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Young	63 min
Jul 3, 10:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	65 min
Jul 3, 10:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas, Denton, Tarrant	57 min
Jul 3, 11:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Jack, Young	3 hr
Jul 3, 11:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack	60 min
Jul 4, 12:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Parker	25 min
Jul 4, 1:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Parker	25 min
Jul 4, 1:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Johnson	28 min
Jul 4, 3:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Wise	42 min
Jul 4, 3:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Denton	34 min
Jul 4, 4:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Denton, Tarrant	37 min
Jul 4, 4:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Dallas, Denton, Tarrant	2 hr
Jul 4, 4:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Cooke	44 min
Jul 4, 4:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack, Wise	43 min
Jul 4, 6:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	37 min
Jul 4, 6:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	25 min
Jul 4, 6:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	21 hr
Jul 4, 6:35 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Dallas, Tarrant	3 hr
Jul 4, 9:31 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Anderson, Freestone, Navarro	3 hr
Jul 4, 6:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Eastland	43 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.