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River Flood Warning 73, NWS Fort Worth, TX

October 9, 2018Tarrant County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Oct 9, 2018, 11:27 AM CDT for Tarrant County, Texas. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 9, 2018, 11:27 AM CDT (16:27 UTC)
Expired: Oct 10, 2018, 12:36 AM CDT
In force: 13 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Tarrant County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 Walnut Creek near Mansfield (MNFT2). The gauge peaked at 25.15 ft at Oct 9, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 16 ft
Minor stage: 19 ft
Moderate stage: 22 ft
Major stage: 25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08049700, 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 9, 10:58 AM CDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 9, 10:58 AM CDT, 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 9, 3:49 AM CDT, 7 hours 38 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
349 AM CDT Tue Oct 9 2018

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-100900-
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-
349 AM CDT Tue Oct 9 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Widespread thunderstorms are expected to affect the area today and
tonight 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.
The storms will exit the region to the east tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

After a brief interlude of pleasant weather Wednesday and Thursday,
thunderstorm chances will return on Saturday and Sunday. A few storms
could linger in Central Texas on Monday. At this time, widespread
severe weather is not expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
There is a high chance of spotter activation today and/or this
evening across parts of North and Central Texas.

JLDunn

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 9, 6:08 AM CDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
608 AM CDT TUE OCT 9 2018

TXZ157-091145-
Coryell TX-
608 AM CDT TUE OCT 9 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL CORYELL COUNTY UNTIL 645
AM CDT...

At 607 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a shower producing very
strong thunderstorm producing very little lightning 12 miles north
of Copperas Cove, moving north at 25 mph.

Wind gusts in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Gatesville.

LAT...LON 3126 9800 3156 9798 3158 9795 3158 9782
      3149 9769 3123 9794
TIME...MOT...LOC 1107Z 202DEG 24KT 3129 9793

Carlaw

Special weather statement, Oct 9, 6:24 AM CDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
624 AM CDT TUE OCT 9 2018

TXZ101-116-117-091200-
Palo Pinto TX-Parker TX-Jack TX-
624 AM CDT TUE OCT 9 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN JACK...NORTHWESTERN
PARKER AND NORTHEASTERN PALO PINTO COUNTIES UNTIL 700 AM CDT...

At 624 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Graford, or 14 miles northwest of Mineral Wells, moving northeast at
40 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Mineral Wells, Jacksboro, Graford and Bryson.

LAT...LON 3295 9843 3309 9843 3334 9828 3318 9792
      3300 9792 3300 9788 3292 9786 3275 9832
      3295 9851
TIME...MOT...LOC 1124Z 237DEG 35KT 3291 9831

Carlaw

Special weather statement, Oct 9, 7:59 AM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
759 AM CDT TUE OCT 9 2018

TXZ103-118-091345-
Denton TX-Tarrant TX-
759 AM CDT TUE OCT 9 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN DENTON AND TARRANT
COUNTIES UNTIL 845 AM CDT...

At 759 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lake Worth, moving northeast at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Denton, Lewisville, Flower
Mound, Mansfield, Euless, Bedford, Grapevine, Haltom City, Keller,
Coppell, Hurst, Burleson, Southlake, Watauga, Colleyville, Benbrook
and Corinth.

LAT...LON 3332 9702 3260 9704 3255 9722 3256 9747
      3268 9754 3299 9754 3299 9740 3316 9739
TIME...MOT...LOC 1259Z 232DEG 28KT 3279 9744

Carlaw

Special weather statement, Oct 9, 8:58 AM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
858 AM CDT TUE OCT 9 2018

TXZ118-119-091445-
Tarrant TX-Dallas TX-
858 AM CDT TUE OCT 9 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN TARRANT AND DALLAS
COUNTIES UNTIL 945 AM CDT...

At 857 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Cockrell Hill, moving northeast at 50 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.  A wind
gust to 47 mph was measured at Grand Prairie.

Locations impacted include...
Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Garland, Irving, Grand Prairie,
Mesquite, Carrollton, Richardson, Mansfield, Euless, Desoto, Bedford,
Grapevine, Cedar Hill, Coppell, Duncanville, Hurst, Lancaster and
Farmers Branch.

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 3299 9683 3298 9660 3256 9664 3255 9728
      3298 9709 3298 9704 3299 9703
TIME...MOT...LOC 1357Z 242DEG 42KT 3272 9691

Dunn

Local storm report, Oct 9, 9:07 AM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
907 AM CDT TUE OCT 09 2018

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

0826 AM     TORNADO          CRAWFORD                31.63N  97.44W
10/09/2018                   MCLENNAN           TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DELAYED REPORT: TORNADO ON THE GROUND CROSSING HWY 317
            JUST NORTH OF CRAWFORD.

Local storm report, Oct 9, 10:54 AM CDT, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1054 AM CDT TUE OCT 09 2018

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

1051 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ARLINGTON               32.73N  97.12W
10/09/2018                   TARRANT            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MULTIPLE ROADS CLOSED ACROSS ARLINGTON: 2100 PARK SPRING
            BLVD, CALIFORNIA & CANNON DR. AND FORT EDGE DR.

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 8, 8:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	47 hr
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, 11:48 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

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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.