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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 2021, 11:18 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 7, 2021, 11:18 AM CDT (16:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2021, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Collin County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Denton County, TX, Tarrant County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 11:44 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nne Garland, TX | CLOSED FLOODGATES ON NAAMAN SCHOOL ROAD BETWEEN TWO SECTIONS OF BRAND ROAD AND MILES ROAD, BETWEEN PLEASANT VALLEY AND CASTLE. |
| Jun 7, 11:53 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 E Richardson, TX | CLOSED FLOODGATES ON CAMPBELL RD AT ROWLETT CREEK. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 41 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1851 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 635 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS54 KFWD 071618
FFWFWD
TXC085-113-121-439-071915-
/O.NEW.KFWD.FF.W.0014.210607T1618Z-210607T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1118 AM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Collin County in north central Texas...
Northern Dallas County in north central Texas...
Southeastern Denton County in north central Texas...
Northeastern Tarrant County in north central Texas...
* Until 215 PM CDT.
* At 1118 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Some locations across northern
Dallas County have received rainfall totals over 1 inch in the
last hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other
poor drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand
Prairie, Mesquite, Carrollton, Frisco, Richardson, Lewisville,
Allen, Flower Mound, Rowlett, Euless, Bedford, Grapevine, Wylie
and Coppell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3311 9716 3312 9674 3311 9652 3280 9652
3279 9668 3279 9713 3294 9718
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1 INCH IN 1 HOUR
$$
Sanchez2 follow-up statements
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WGUS74 KFWD 071655
FFSFWD
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1155 AM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021
TXC085-113-121-439-071915-
/O.CON.KFWD.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210607T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Collin TX-Dallas TX-Denton TX-Tarrant TX-
1155 AM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWESTERN COLLIN, NORTHERN DALLAS, SOUTHEASTERN
DENTON AND NORTHEASTERN TARRANT COUNTIES...
At 1155 AM CDT, local law enforcement officials were closing roads
Naaman School Road between Brand and Miles Road. Campbell Road near
Rowlett Creek is also being closed. Radar indicates that between 1
and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1
inch in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible. Flash flooding is highly probable...especially across
northern Dallas and southern Collin counties.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand
Prairie, Mesquite, Carrollton, Frisco, Richardson, Lewisville,
Allen, Flower Mound, Rowlett, Euless, Bedford, Grapevine, Wylie
and Coppell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3311 9716 3312 9674 3311 9652 3280 9652
3279 9668 3279 9713 3294 9718
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1 INCH IN 1 HOUR
$$
Bain730
WGUS74 KFWD 071912
FFSFWD
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
212 PM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021
TXC085-113-121-439-071922-
/O.EXP.KFWD.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210607T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Collin TX-Dallas TX-Denton TX-Tarrant TX-
212 PM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING AT 215 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWESTERN
COLLIN, NORTHERN DALLAS, SOUTHEASTERN DENTON AND NORTHEASTERN
TARRANT COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...
LAT...LON 3311 9716 3312 9674 3311 9652 3280 9652
3279 9668 3279 9713 3294 9718
$$
BonnetteThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 4:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Jack | 39 min |
| Jun 7, 5:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Montague | 44 min |
| Jun 7, 6:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Jack, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Young | 57 min |
| Jun 7, 6:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Palo Pinto, Stephens, Young | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 7:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Parker | 31 min |
| Jun 7, 8:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 23 min |
| Jun 7, 8:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Palo Pinto | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 26 min |
| Jun 7, 8:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Eastland | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 9:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Johnson | 37 min |
| Jun 7, 9:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Collin, Denton | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 10:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hill | 29 min |
| Jun 7, 10:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Dallas, Tarrant | 5 hr |
| Jun 7, 10:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Stephens | 28 hr |
| Jun 7, 10:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Bosque, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Johnson, Somervell | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 10:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hamilton | 31 min |
| Jun 7, 11:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Henderson, Van Zandt | 29 min |
| Jun 7, 11:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Fannin, Hunt | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 11:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Falls, Freestone, Limestone | 5 hr |
| Jun 7, 12:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Van Zandt | 45 min |
| Jun 7, 12:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto | 33 hr |
| Jun 7, 12:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 15 hr |
| Jun 7, 12:38 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 14 hr |
| Jun 7, 12:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Lamar | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 12:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Freestone, Leon, Limestone, Robertson | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Collin, Denton | 83 min |
| Jun 7, 1:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Leon, Robertson | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | McLennan | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Collin | 24 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Comanche, Erath | 4 days |
| Jun 7, 2:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas, Denton | 22 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Dallas | 60 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Limestone | 46 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Henderson, Navarro | 11 days |
| Jun 7, 2:18 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hood, Parker | 21 days |
| Jun 7, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Falls | 34 min |
| Jun 7, 3:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Falls, Limestone, McLennan | 2 hr |
| Jun 7, 3:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Falls | 23 min |
| Jun 7, 6:57 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Delta, Lamar | 24 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.