Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 24, 2021, 3:18 PM CDT for Hood County, Parker County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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
- May 24, 2021, 3:18 PM CDT (20:18 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Hood County, TX, Parker County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 3:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw Weatherford, TX | DELAYED REPORT. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF FLOODWATERS ENTERED THE PARKER COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE. WATER UP TO SUV BUMPERS IN PARKING LOT. |
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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 203 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 662 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
701
WGUS54 KFWD 242018
FFWFWD
TXC221-367-242330-
/O.NEW.KFWD.FF.W.0004.210524T2018Z-210524T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
318 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Hood County in north central Texas...
Southwestern Parker County in north central Texas...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 318 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across central and southwestern Parker county and
northwestern Hood county. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen since 1 pm. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
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...
Weatherford, Hudson Oaks, Lipan and Annetta North.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3257 9807 3276 9792 3284 9780 3278 9767
3263 9777 3256 9784 3247 9789 3247 9805
3251 9807 3252 9807 3253 9807 3254 9807
3256 9807
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
TR.922 follow-up statements
182
WGUS74 KFWD 242228
FFSFWD
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
528 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
TXC221-367-242330-
/O.CON.KFWD.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210524T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hood TX-Parker TX-
528 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN HOOD AND SOUTHWESTERN PARKER COUNTIES...
At 528 PM CDT, the public reported flooding due to thunderstorms in
the Weatherford and surrounding areas. The heavy rain within the
warned areas has mostly come to an end, however, ongoing flooding is
likely to continue until flood waters have a chance to recede.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Public.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Weatherford, Hudson Oaks, Lipan and Annetta North.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.
&&
LAT...LON 3257 9807 3276 9792 3284 9780 3278 9767
3263 9777 3256 9784 3247 9789 3247 9805
3251 9807 3252 9807 3253 9807 3254 9807
3256 9807
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
Bonnette341
WGUS74 KFWD 242327
FFSFWD
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
627 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
TXC221-367-242337-
/O.EXP.KFWD.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210524T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hood TX-Parker TX-
627 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING AT 630 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN
HOOD AND SOUTHWESTERN PARKER COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD
WARNING...
The heavy rain has ended and new flooding is no longer expected to
occur. However, flooding of low lying and/or poor drainage areas may
continue for a few hours until the water has had a chance to recede.
Please continue to avoid flooded areas and heed all road closures.
LAT...LON 3257 9807 3276 9792 3284 9780 3278 9767
3263 9777 3256 9784 3247 9789 3247 9805
3251 9807 3252 9807 3253 9807 3254 9807
3256 9807
$$
BonnetteThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 8:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Leon, Robertson | 5 days |
| May 24, 12:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Hill, Johnson | 3 hr |
| May 24, 2:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Parker | 3 hr |
| May 24, 5:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Tarrant | 3 hr |
| May 24, 5:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Johnson | 77 min |
| May 24, 6:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Hood, Parker | 3 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.