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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Fort Worth, TX

April 28, 2024Bosque County, Hill County, Johnson County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at Apr 28, 2024, 5:43 AM CDT for Bosque County, Hill County, Johnson County, Texas. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 2024, 5:43 AM CDT (10:43 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 2024, 7:52 AM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Bosque County, TX, Hill County, TX, Johnson County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:46 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 nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 89 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2024-04-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2859 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2024-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 260 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2859 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
941 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
260 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
326 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
5.2
Supercell composite
21.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

737 
WGUS54 KFWD 281043
FFWFWD
TXC035-217-251-281300-
/O.NEW.KFWD.FF.W.0021.240428T1043Z-240428T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
543 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  North Central Bosque County in central Texas...
  Northwestern Hill County in central Texas...
  Southwestern Johnson County in north central Texas...

* Until 800 AM CDT.

* At 543 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash 
  flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Up to 2 inches 
  of rain in one hour has been reported by an automated gauge.

  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...
  Meridian, Blum, Lake Whitney, Meridian State Park, Walnut Springs, 
  Morgan, Retreat, Eulogy, Kopperl, Brazos Point and Lakeside 
  Village.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is 
harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3204 9777 3215 9772 3229 9744 3214 9735
      3203 9749 3186 9771

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

$$

Bonnette
1 follow-up statement
250 
WGUS74 KFWD 281252
FFSFWD

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
752 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

TXC035-217-251-281302-
/O.CAN.KFWD.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240428T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bosque TX-Hill TX-Johnson TX-
752 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTH CENTRAL BOSQUE, 
NORTHWESTERN HILL AND SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Nuisance flooding of low lying and/or poor 
drainage areas may continue for a few hours until the water has had 
a chance to recede. New flooding is no longer expected. Please 
continue to heed remaining road closures.

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT Sunday for portions 
of north central, northeast, and south central Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3204 9777 3215 9772 3229 9744 3214 9735
      3203 9749 3186 9771

$$

Dunn

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 8:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCooke25 min
Apr 27, 10:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDCooke44 min
Apr 27, 10:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDYoung56 min
Apr 27, 11:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDStephens, Young54 min
Apr 28, 12:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDJack, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Young63 min
Apr 28, 12:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEastland, Erath, Palo Pinto, Stephens50 min
Apr 28, 1:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDMontague3 hr
Apr 28, 1:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMontague, Wise40 min
Apr 28, 1:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt, Rockwall55 hr
Apr 28, 1:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDCooke2 hr
Apr 28, 2:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCooke, Denton, Wise42 min
Apr 28, 2:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDParker42 min
Apr 28, 2:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDHood, Johnson, Tarrant39 min
Apr 28, 2:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCollin, Denton33 min
Apr 28, 3:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDGrayson40 min
Apr 28, 3:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDComanche47 min
Apr 28, 3:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLampasas, Mills39 min
Apr 28, 3:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCollin, Dallas, Rockwall43 min
Apr 28, 3:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDBosque, Hamilton, Somervell24 min
Apr 28, 3:59 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDCooke, Montague3 hr
Apr 28, 4:05 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDHood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant4 hr
Apr 28, 4:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDJohnson, Parker, Tarrant3 hr
Apr 28, 4:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDCollin, Dallas, Denton, Kaufman, Rockwall4 hr
Apr 28, 4:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDDallas3 hr
Apr 28, 4:59 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDBosque, Hamilton3 hr
Apr 28, 5:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDBosque, Ellis, Hill, Johnson4 hr
Apr 28, 5:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas16 hr
Apr 28, 5:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas58 hr
Apr 28, 6:20 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDBell, Bosque, Coryell, Lampasas, McLennan3 hr
Apr 28, 6:47 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDTarrant15 hr
Apr 28, 6:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCoryell39 min
Apr 28, 7:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDEllis, Hill3 hr
Apr 28, 7:08 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDKaufman3 hr
Apr 28, 8:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDEllis, Kaufman3 days
Apr 28, 8:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt34 hr
Apr 28, 9:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDKaufman2 hr
Apr 28, 9:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMilam26 min
Apr 28, 9:44 AM CDTTornado WarningFWDFalls27 min
Apr 28, 10:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDelta, Hopkins18 hr
Apr 28, 10:26 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDTarrant21 days
Apr 28, 10:26 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDCollin23 hr
Apr 28, 10:26 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDCollin32 hr
Apr 28, 10:40 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningFWDBosque, Coryell, Hill, McLennan39 min
Apr 28, 1:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDBell2 hr
Apr 28, 2:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDLimestone46 min
Apr 28, 2:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBell, Falls, Milam58 min
Apr 28, 2:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFreestone, Limestone53 min
Apr 28, 2:56 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDFreestone, Limestone49 min
Apr 28, 2:58 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDFalls, Milam, Robertson47 min
Apr 28, 3:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDFalls, Limestone3 hr
Apr 28, 3:30 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDFalls, Robertson45 min
Apr 28, 3:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMilam28 min
Apr 28, 3:37 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDFreestone38 min
Apr 28, 3:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDFreestone3 hr
Apr 28, 4:00 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDAnderson, Freestone60 min
Apr 28, 4:07 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningFWDBell3 hr
Apr 28, 4:09 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDLeon, Robertson66 min
Apr 28, 4:55 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDAnderson35 min
Apr 28, 5:10 PM CDTTornado WarningFWDLeon50 min
Apr 28, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDAnderson, Freestone, Leon51 min
Apr 28, 6:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLeon35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.