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River Flood Warning 62, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 19, 2016Hunt County, Rockwall County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Apr 19, 2016, 8:02 PM CDT for Hunt County, Rockwall County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 20, 2016, 8:13 AM CDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 19, 2016, 8:02 PM CDT (01:02 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 20, 2016, 8:13 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 21, 2016, 8:06 PM CDT
In force: 36 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 01:04 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 16.94 ft at Apr 20, 2016, 4:00 PM 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 Apr 19, 6:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 6:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 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
Apr 19, 8:02 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt	51 hr
Apr 19, 9:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Young	67 min
Apr 19, 10:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Montague, Wise	50 min
Apr 19, 11:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Cooke, Montague, Wise	46 min
Apr 19, 11:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Young	37 min
Apr 19, 11:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Denton	67 min
Apr 19, 11:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Cooke	49 min
Apr 19, 11:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	32 min
Apr 19, 11:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Cooke, Montague	3 hr
Apr 20, 12:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland, Stephens	42 min
Apr 20, 12:16 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Palo Pinto, Stephens	3 hr
Apr 20, 12:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Grayson	40 min
Apr 20, 12:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto, Parker	57 min
Apr 20, 12:36 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Stephens	4 hr
Apr 20, 12:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Parker	61 min
Apr 20, 12:52 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Parker	23 min
Apr 20, 1:30 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Collin, Denton, Grayson, Wise	3 hr
Apr 20, 1:30 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Collin, Denton, Grayson, Wise	3 hr
Apr 20, 1:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Tarrant	47 min
Apr 20, 1:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Parker, Tarrant	3 hr
Apr 20, 2:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Johnson, Tarrant	44 min
Apr 20, 2:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Comanche	30 min
Apr 20, 2:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Erath, Hood, Johnson, Somervell	3 hr
Apr 20, 2:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Johnson	63 min
Apr 20, 2:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hill	60 min
Apr 20, 2:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Tarrant	54 min
Apr 20, 2:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Dallas, Ellis	3 hr
Apr 20, 3:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Kaufman, Navarro	55 min
Apr 20, 4:05 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Henderson, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro, Rains, Rockwall and 1 more	3 hr
Apr 20, 4:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton, Hill, Lampasas, McLennan and 1 more	3 hr
Apr 20, 4:24 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto, Stephens	3 hr
Apr 20, 4:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Van Zandt	63 min
Apr 20, 4:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Henderson	59 min
Apr 20, 4:52 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	24 hr
Apr 20, 5:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Bell, Falls, Limestone	3 hr
Apr 20, 6:11 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins	38 hr
Apr 20, 6:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Denton	52 hr
Apr 20, 6:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Collin	27 hr
Apr 20, 7:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Palo Pinto	29 hr
Apr 20, 7:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Parker	60 hr
Apr 20, 7:19 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Collin	40 hr
Apr 20, 9:10 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Comanche	4 days
Apr 20, 9:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Stephens	22 hr

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.