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River Flood Warning 111, NWS Fort Worth, TX

October 19, 2018Denton County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Oct 19, 2018, 3:19 PM CDT for Denton County, Texas. It took effect at Oct 19, 2018, 8:32 PM CDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 19, 2018, 3:19 PM CDT (20:19 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 19, 2018, 8:32 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 20, 2018, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Denton County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:22 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Denton Creek near Justin (DCJT2).

Action stage
9 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
15 ft
Major stage
17 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08053500, 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 Oct 19, 3:15 PM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 19, 3:15 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 19, 3:38 AM CDT, 11 hours 41 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
338 AM CDT Fri Oct 19 2018

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Montague-Cooke-Grayson-Fannin-Lamar-Young-Jack-Wise-Denton-Collin-
Hunt-Delta-Hopkins-Stephens-Palo Pinto-Parker-Tarrant-Dallas-
Rockwall-Kaufman-Van Zandt-Rains-Eastland-Erath-Hood-Somervell-
Johnson-Ellis-Henderson-Comanche-Mills-Hamilton-Bosque-Hill-Navarro-
Freestone-Anderson-Lampasas-Coryell-Bell-McLennan-Falls-Limestone-
Leon-Milam-Robertson-
338 AM CDT Fri Oct 19 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
Isolated storms will be possible south of a Lampasas to Canton line
today. Severe weather is not expected, but storms will be capable of
pockets of moderate to brief heavy rain. Elsewhere, widespread
showers will also be capable of occasional periods of moderate rain
which may aggravate any ongoing flooding of creeks, small streams and
rivers.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
Rain chances will linger across Central Texas early Saturday morning.
Additional rain will likely aggravate any ongoing flooding of creeks,
small streams and rivers.

Storm chances increase again on Tuesday and continue through
Wednesday, with a renewed threat for additional flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

Bain

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 19, 3:29 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDDenton, Tarrant2 hr
Oct 19, 4:31 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDCollin, Denton, Fannin, Grayson119 min
Oct 19, 5:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDCoryell, McLennan114 min
Oct 19, 5:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDDenton, Tarrant113 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.