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River Flood Warning 70, NWS Fort Worth, TX

October 8, 2018Dallas County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Oct 8, 2018, 8:18 PM CDT for Dallas County, Texas. It was in force for 47 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 8, 2018, 8:18 PM CDT (01:18 UTC)
Expired: Oct 10, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 47 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Dallas County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Elm Fork Trinity River near Carrollton (CART2). The gauge peaked at 9.31 ft at Oct 9, 2018, 6:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 9 ft
Moderate stage: 10 ft
Major stage: 12 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08055500, 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 8, 7:42 PM CDT, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 8, 7:42 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 8, 3:52 PM CDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
352 PM CDT Mon Oct 8 2018

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-091330-
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-
352 PM CDT Mon Oct 8 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.
Scattered thunderstorms will continue through the evening hours with
the greatest coverage along and west of Interstate 35. Some storms
may become strong with winds over 40 mph possible.

Late tonight, a line of storms will enter the western portions of
North and Central Texas. Heavy rain is expected with this line, and
strong winds may also occur. Some parts of the line may be severe
with a damaging wind threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.
Widespread thunderstorms are expected to affect the area Tuesday and
Tuesday night as one or more thunderstorm complexes traverses the
region. Damaging winds will be the main threat with stronger
thunderstorms, but an isolated tornado or hail would also be
possible if any supercell thunderstorms are able to develop ahead of
the storm complex. Depending on the speed of the complexes of storms,
heavy rainfall may result in flash flooding or minor river flooding.

After a brief interlude of pleasant weather Wednesday and Thursday,
thunderstorm chances will return on Sunday.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 8, 3:44 PM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
344 PM CDT MON OCT 8 2018

TXZ103-104-119-082130-
Collin TX-Denton TX-Dallas TX-
344 PM CDT MON OCT 8 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN DENTON...
SOUTHWESTERN COLLIN AND NORTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM
CDT...

At 344 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Cockrell Hill, moving north at 20 mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Dallas, Plano, Irving, Grand Prairie, Carrollton, Frisco, Richardson,
Lewisville, Allen, Grapevine, Coppell, Duncanville, The Colony,
Farmers Branch, University Park, Highland Village, Addison, Highland
Park, Lake Dallas and Cockrell Hill.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3313 9673 3268 9673 3266 9703 3315 9703
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 174DEG 17KT 3276 9690

Stalley

Local storm report, Oct 8, 4:16 PM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
416 PM CDT MON OCT 08 2018

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

0404 PM     TSTM WND GST     DALLAS                  32.77N  96.78W
10/08/2018  M62 MPH          DALLAS             TX   ASOS

            MEASURED 62 MPH AT DALLAS LOVE FIELD

Local storm report, Oct 8, 4:31 PM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 8, 4:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 8, 5:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 8, 7:19 PM CDT, 59 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
Oct 8, 7:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Dallas	3 hr
Oct 8, 7:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Hill, Johnson	41 min
Oct 9, 5:33 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Coryell, Lampasas	42 min
Oct 9, 5:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	39 min
Oct 9, 6:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Coryell	37 min
Oct 9, 6:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Jack, Palo Pinto	36 min
Oct 9, 7:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Denton, Tarrant	46 min
Oct 9, 8:16 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Bosque, McLennan	29 min
Oct 9, 8:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	54 hr
Oct 9, 8:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Young	17 days
Oct 9, 8:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Dallas	47 min
Oct 9, 9:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Dallas, Tarrant	2 hr
Oct 9, 9:16 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Hill	44 min
Oct 9, 9:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Tarrant	4 hr
Oct 9, 10:25 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Ellis, Hill, Johnson	2 hr
Oct 9, 11:27 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Tarrant	13 hr
Oct 9, 11:48 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	18 hr
Oct 9, 12:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Hill, McLennan	3 hr
Oct 9, 1:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	Bell	3 hr
Oct 9, 1:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Bell	3 hr
Oct 9, 2:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt	26 hr
Oct 9, 2:28 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt, Rockwall	38 hr
Oct 9, 2:35 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Henderson, Navarro	40 days
Oct 9, 2:37 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Navarro	53 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2018 Every 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.