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River Flood Warning 32, NWS Fort Worth, TX

March 1, 2018Delta County, Lamar County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Mar 1, 2018, 4:33 AM CST for Delta County, Lamar County, Texas. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 1, 2018, 4:33 AM CST (10:33 UTC)
Expired
Mar 1, 2018, 7:13 PM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Delta County, TX, Lamar County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 189 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 North Sulphur River near Cooper (CPPT2). The gauge peaked at 31.51 ft at Mar 1, 2018, 4:00 AM CST.

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Action stage
28 ft
Minor stage
30 ft
Moderate stage
34 ft
Major stage
37 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07343000, 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 Mar 1, 2:54 AM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 2:54 AM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 28, 10:33 PM CST, 6 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1033 PM CST WED FEB 28 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1024 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CARROLLTON              32.95N  96.90W
02/28/2018                   DALLAS             TX   PUBLIC

            FROM CARROLLTON POLICE LUNA RD SOUTH OF BELT LINE IS
            CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
Local storm report, Feb 28, 10:40 PM CST, 5 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1040 PM CST WED FEB 28 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0946 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CARROLLTON              32.95N  96.90W
02/28/2018                   DALLAS             TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DELAYED REPORT: MULTIPLE WATER RESCUES NEAR CARROLLTON,
            NEAR JEANETTE WAY AND NORTH DENTON DRIVE. ANOTHER SWIFT
            WATER RESCUE NORTH OF JOSEY LANE AND COUNTRYSIDE.
Special weather statement, Feb 28, 11:18 PM CST, 5 hours 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1118 PM CST WED FEB 28 2018

TXZ142-156-010600-
Mills TX-Lampasas TX-
1118 PM CST WED FEB 28 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAMPASAS AND MILLS COUNTIES UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST...

At 1118 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles east of San Saba, moving east at 50 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Copperas Cove, Lampasas, Goldthwaite, Kempner, Bend and Lometa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Seek
a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 3167 9845 3142 9827 3146 9818 3104 9791
      3103 9844 3106 9848 3111 9846 3109 9853
      3113 9855 3117 9851 3126 9858 3127 9863
      3132 9859 3131 9863 3137 9865 3134 9870
      3141 9870 3143 9874 3139 9877 3144 9882
TIME...MOT...LOC 0518Z 264DEG 44KT 3124 9857

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 7:33 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDEastland, Palo Pinto, Stephens3 hr
Feb 28, 9:05 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDDenton, Tarrant4 hr
Feb 28, 9:35 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDCollin, Dallas4 hr
Feb 28, 9:47 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant3 hr
Feb 28, 11:02 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDDelta, Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar3 hr
Feb 28, 11:18 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLampasas, Mills42 min
Feb 28, 11:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLampasas41 min
Feb 28, 11:30 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDDenton30 hr
Feb 28, 11:34 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas16 hr
Mar 1, 12:01 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas14 hr
Mar 1, 12:06 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDCollin27 hr
Mar 1, 12:38 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningFWDCollin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant3 hr
Mar 1, 1:45 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDCollin26 hr
Mar 1, 1:34 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningFWDEllis, Kaufman57 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2018Every river flood warning in 2018

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.