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River Flood Warning 49, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 23, 2019Dallas County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Apr 23, 2019, 9:44 AM CDT for Dallas County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 24, 2019, 12:20 AM CDT. It was in force for 32 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 23, 2019, 9:44 AM CDT (14:44 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 24, 2019, 12:20 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 25, 2019, 8:11 AM CDT
In force: 32 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 14:45 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 Elm Fork Trinity River near Carrollton (CART2). The gauge peaked at 10.01 ft at Apr 24, 2019, 10:00 AM 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 Apr 23, 7:04 AM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 7:04 AM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 4:27 AM CDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
427 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2019

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-240930-
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-
427 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
Thunderstorm chances will increase from west to east today and
tonight. Some strong to severe storms will be possible, mainly this
afternoon and evening. Large hail, damaging winds and locally heavy
rainfall will be the primary hazards.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
Numerous thunderstorms are expected across the entire region
Wednesday and Wednesday night. Some strong to severe storms will be
possible with the best chances across Central Texas. Large hail and
damaging winds will be the main hazards. Locally heavy rainfall will
also be possible which may result in minor flooding and perhaps,
isolated instances of flash flooding. Storm chances will end from
west to east Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is possible this afternoon and evening,
especially west of the I-35 corridor.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 23, 9:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Collin	47 hr
Apr 23, 9:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Dallas	4 days
Apr 23, 9:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Henderson, Navarro	34 days
Apr 23, 10:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins	58 hr
Apr 23, 10:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt	58 hr
Apr 23, 10:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt, Rockwall	70 hr
Apr 23, 2:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Stephens, Young	54 min
Apr 23, 3:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	FWD	Anderson, Bell, Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Coryell and 29 more	29 hr
Apr 23, 4:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Palo Pinto	28 min
Apr 23, 5:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Stephens	24 min
Apr 23, 6:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Eastland	25 min
Apr 23, 6:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Eastland	32 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2019 Every river flood warning in 2019

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.