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Flash Flood Warning 140, NWS Fort Worth, TX

November 7, 2024Cooke County, Denton County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at Nov 7, 2024, 5:20 PM CST for Cooke County, Denton County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Nov 7, 2024, 5:20 PM CST (23:20 UTC)
Expired: Nov 7, 2024, 8:00 PM CST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Cooke County, TX, Denton County, TX

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NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Nov 7, 1:58 PM CST, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 7, 1:58 PM CST, 3 hours 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 7, 1:37 PM CST, 3 hours 43 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
137 PM CST Thu Nov 7 2024

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-081200-
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-
137 PM CST Thu Nov 7 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms will continue through tonight with the
highest chances west of I-35. Heavy rainfall may cause some minor
flooding. In addition, a few storms may be severe with primarily a
large hail threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Widespread showers and thunderstorms will continue across all of
North and Central Texas Friday and Friday night. Locally heavy
rainfall may cause flooding in some locations. A few storms could
also become severe with a hail and damaging wind threat.

Thunderstorm chances will linger across East Texas on Saturday, but
no severe weather is expected.

Additional storms will arrive during the middle of next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Limited spotter activation may be requested through Friday.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 7, 12:30 PM CST, 4 hours 50 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 7, 12:56 PM CST, 4 hours 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 7, 1:09 PM CST, 4 hours 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 7, 1:11 PM CST, 4 hours 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 7, 3:53 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
353 PM CST Thu Nov 7 2024

TXZ102-103-072230-
Denton TX-Wise TX-
353 PM CST Thu Nov 7 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Wise
and northwestern Denton Counties through 430 PM CST...

At 353 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of New Fairview, or 7 miles east of Decatur, moving north
at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Wise
and northwestern Denton Counties, including the following
locations... Stony, Bolivar, Greenwood, Slidell, and Ponder.

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 479 and 481.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3343 9729 3342 9715 3312 9734 3316 9753
      3343 9752
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 199DEG 16KT 3322 9746

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Dunn

Local storm report, Nov 7, 5:12 PM CST, 8 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
512 PM CST Thu Nov 7 2024

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

0445 PM     Hail             5 W Sanger              33.35N 97.26W
11/07/2024  M1.25 Inch       Denton             TX   Public

            Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 7, 11:51 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Stephens, Young	39 min
Nov 7, 12:30 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Young	30 min
Nov 7, 12:36 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Young	39 min
Nov 7, 1:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	39 min
Nov 7, 1:32 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Young	43 min
Nov 7, 1:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack	23 min
Nov 7, 3:53 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Denton	37 min
Nov 7, 4:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Cooke, Denton	42 min
Nov 7, 4:38 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell, Falls, McLennan	67 min
Nov 7, 5:29 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Bell	3 hr
Nov 7, 5:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell, Falls	18 min

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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.