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River Flood Warning 55, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 23, 2019Hunt County, Rockwall County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Apr 23, 2019, 10:17 AM CDT for Hunt County, Rockwall County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 24, 2019, 7:24 AM CDT. It was in force for 49 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 23, 2019, 10:17 AM CDT (15:17 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 24, 2019, 7:24 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 26, 2019, 8:25 AM CDT
In force
49 hr
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Hunt County, TX, Rockwall County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:19 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 South Fork Sabine River near Quinlan (QLAT2). The gauge peaked at 17.21 ft at Apr 24, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
14 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
18 ft
Major stage
20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08017300, 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, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 7:04 AM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 4:27 AM CDT, 5 hours 50 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
427 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2019

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Freestone-Anderson-Lampasas-Coryell-Bell-McLennan-Falls-Limestone-
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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 23, 9:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas46 hr
Apr 23, 9:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDCollin47 hr
Apr 23, 9:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas4 days
Apr 23, 9:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHenderson, Navarro34 days
Apr 23, 10:17 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins58 hr
Apr 23, 10:17 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt58 hr
Apr 23, 2:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDStephens, Young54 min
Apr 23, 3:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchFWDAnderson, Bell, Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Coryell and 29 more29 hr
Apr 23, 4:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDPalo Pinto28 min
Apr 23, 5:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDStephens24 min
Apr 23, 6:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDEastland25 min
Apr 23, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEastland32 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2019Every 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.