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River Flood Warning 182, NWS Fort Worth, TX

December 27, 2018Ellis County, Kaufman County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Dec 27, 2018, 9:21 AM CST for Ellis County, Kaufman County, Texas. It took effect at Dec 27, 2018, 11:51 AM CST. It was in force for 70 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 27, 2018, 9:21 AM CST (15:21 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 27, 2018, 11:51 AM CST
Expired: Dec 30, 2018, 9:45 AM CST
In force: 70 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Ellis County, TX, Kaufman County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Trinity River near Rosser (RSRT2).

Action stage: 20 ft
Minor stage: 31 ft
Moderate stage: 36 ft
Major stage: 38 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08062500, 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 27, 6:26 AM CST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 6:26 AM CST, 2 hours 55 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 26, 6:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Comanche, Erath, Palo Pinto	60 min
Dec 26, 6:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack	48 min
Dec 26, 6:13 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	13 hr
Dec 26, 6:47 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Montague, Wise	43 min
Dec 26, 6:56 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Dallas, Ellis, Hill	2 hr
Dec 26, 7:03 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Bosque, Denton, Hamilton, Hood, Johnson, Parker and 2 more	57 min
Dec 26, 7:23 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Cooke	52 min
Dec 26, 7:24 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Milam	60 hr
Dec 26, 7:24 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Limestone	61 hr
Dec 26, 7:24 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Leon, Robertson	12 days
Dec 26, 7:41 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas, Ellis	3 hr
Dec 26, 7:56 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Grayson, Hill and 3 more	79 min
Dec 26, 8:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Dallas, Ellis	57 min
Dec 26, 8:33 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Limestone	27 min
Dec 26, 8:59 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Navarro	31 min
Dec 26, 9:09 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hunt	51 min
Dec 26, 9:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro	42 min
Dec 26, 9:26 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Coryell	13 hr
Dec 26, 9:40 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Lamar, Rains, Van Zandt	65 min
Dec 26, 10:29 PM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Collin	35 hr
Dec 26, 10:35 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Falls, Milam	40 min
Dec 26, 10:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell, Milam	40 min
Dec 26, 11:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Milam	27 min
Dec 27, 12:47 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Leon	28 min
Dec 27, 2:00 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Navarro	55 hr
Dec 27, 2:00 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Henderson, Navarro	20 days
Dec 27, 5:54 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins	17 hr
Dec 27, 5:59 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	14 hr
Dec 27, 9:21 AM CST	River Flood Warning	FWD	Anderson, Freestone, Leon	20 days

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.