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River Flood Warning 147, NWS Fort Worth, TX

December 1, 2018Hunt County, Rockwall County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Dec 1, 2018, 6:18 AM CST for Hunt County, Rockwall County, Texas. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 1, 2018, 6:18 AM CST (12:18 UTC)
Expired: Dec 2, 2018, 6:18 AM CST
In force: 24 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 12:16 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 15.37 ft at Dec 1, 2018, 8:00 AM CST.

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 Dec 1, 5:38 AM CST, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 5:38 AM CST, 40 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 1, 3:42 AM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 1, 12:30 AM CST, 5 hours 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 1, 1:15 AM CST, 5 hours 3 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
Nov 30, 6:08 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Stephens, Young	52 min
Nov 30, 6:15 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Comanche, Erath	45 min
Nov 30, 6:28 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Young	62 min
Nov 30, 6:31 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Eastland	44 min
Nov 30, 6:48 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Comanche	27 min
Nov 30, 7:21 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise	54 min
Nov 30, 8:04 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Denton, Parker, Tarrant, Wise	56 min
Nov 30, 8:25 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Grayson	65 min
Nov 30, 8:55 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Collin, Denton	65 min
Nov 30, 9:20 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Denton, Grayson	42 min
Nov 30, 9:32 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	43 min
Nov 30, 9:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Tarrant	61 min
Nov 30, 9:55 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Fannin	50 min
Nov 30, 10:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Rockwall	45 min
Nov 30, 10:25 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Collin, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall and 1 more	80 min
Nov 30, 10:34 PM CST	Tornado Warning	FWD	Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall, Van Zandt	41 min
Nov 30, 11:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Kaufman, Navarro, Van Zandt	60 min
Nov 30, 11:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Kaufman, Rains, Van Zandt	63 min
Nov 30, 11:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hopkins, Hunt, Rains, Van Zandt	62 min
Dec 1, 12:30 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Leon, Robertson	45 min
Dec 1, 1:15 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Leon	45 min

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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.