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River Flood Warning 164, NWS Fort Worth, TX

December 13, 2018Hunt County, Rockwall County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Dec 13, 2018, 1:43 PM CST for Hunt County, Rockwall County, Texas. It took effect at Dec 14, 2018, 5:22 AM CST. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 13, 2018, 1:43 PM CST (19:43 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 14, 2018, 5:22 AM CST
Expired: Dec 15, 2018, 2:07 AM CST
In force: 21 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 19:44 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 7.00 ft at Dec 14, 2018, 2:00 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 12, 5:57 PM CST, 19 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 5:57 PM CST, 19 hours 46 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
Dec 13, 4:43 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FWD	Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton, Jack, Lampasas and 4 more	28 hr
Dec 13, 12:58 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Denton	32 min
Dec 13, 1:30 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	30 min
Dec 13, 1:43 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt	45 hr
Dec 13, 2:04 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Collin	26 min
Dec 13, 2:58 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Collin	3 hr
Dec 13, 3:57 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Grayson	3 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.