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Flash Flood Warning 93, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 30, 2024Dallas County, Tarrant County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 30, 2024, 1:08 PM CDT for Dallas County, Tarrant 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

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 30, 2024, 1:08 PM CDT (18:08 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2024, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Dallas County, TX, Tarrant County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 25 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 12:00Z on 2024-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2381 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2024-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2381 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
674 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
4.4

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at May 30, 11:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 11:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 12:55 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 30, 10:10 AM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1010 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024

TXZ092-093-103-301545-
Denton TX-Grayson TX-Cooke TX-
1010 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central
Denton, southern Cooke and western Grayson Counties through 1045 AM
CDT...

At 1009 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles south of Lindsay, or 7 miles south of Gainesville, moving
northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Gainesville around 1015 AM CDT.
  Lake Kiowa around 1020 AM CDT.
  Whitesboro and Collinsville around 1035 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Dixie, Ethel, Tioga,
Southmayd, Road Runner, Valley View, Lois, Sturgeon, Sadler, and Lake
Ray Roberts.

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 480 and 502.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3345 9664 3338 9728 3364 9738 3372 9715
      3372 9711 3375 9708 3385 9680
TIME...MOT...LOC 1509Z 247DEG 32KT 3353 9720

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

Sanchez
Special weather statement, May 30, 10:27 AM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1027 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024

TXZ100-101-301600-
Young TX-Jack TX-
1027 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Young
and northwestern Jack Counties through 1100 AM CDT...

At 1026 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles north of Bryson, or 16 miles east of Olney, moving east at 30
mph.

HAZARD...Winds gusts of 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Young
and northwestern Jack Counties, including the following locations...
Antelope, Jermyn, Loving, and Postoak.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3340 9842 3347 9842 3347 9808 3326 9805
      3322 9856 3339 9858
TIME...MOT...LOC 1526Z 257DEG 26KT 3335 9848

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, May 30, 11:33 AM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 30, 11:57 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 30, 12:58 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 8:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDWise19 hr
May 30, 8:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDJack, Palo Pinto, Young29 min
May 30, 8:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDMontague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise38 min
May 30, 8:40 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt, Rockwall8 days
May 30, 8:40 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDHunt52 hr
May 30, 10:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDCooke35 min
May 30, 10:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDJack33 min
May 30, 10:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDCooke4 hr
May 30, 10:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDCollin, Denton6 hr
May 30, 11:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDDallas3 hr
May 30, 11:27 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryFWDGrayson3 hr
May 30, 11:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDenton27 min
May 30, 11:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDCollin, Dallas5 hr
May 30, 11:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDJack33 min
May 30, 12:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDJack, Montague, Wise2 hr
May 30, 12:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLimestone32 min
May 30, 1:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDLamar37 min
May 30, 1:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDStephens32 min
May 30, 1:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFWDDallas29 min
May 30, 1:31 PM CDTFlood WatchFWDAnderson, Bell, Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke and 40 more22 hr
May 30, 1:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDDallas, Kaufman50 min
May 30, 1:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDDenton, Wise3 hr
May 30, 2:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDHood, Johnson59 min
May 30, 2:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDTarrant2 hr
May 30, 2:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDErath, Hood, Johnson, Parker2 hr
May 30, 2:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Ellis, Hill, Johnson, Somervell55 min
May 30, 2:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDEllis, Johnson3 hr
May 30, 2:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDEllis63 min
May 30, 3:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDBosque, Ellis, Hill, Limestone, McLennan, Navarro55 min
May 30, 3:21 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas14 hr
May 30, 3:21 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDenton64 hr
May 30, 3:21 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDLimestone64 hr
May 30, 3:21 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDCoryell29 hr
May 30, 3:21 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDLeon, Robertson6 days
May 30, 3:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDBosque, Ellis, Hill, Johnson, Somervell3 hr
May 30, 3:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDDallas, Ellis, Kaufman3 hr
May 30, 4:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDBosque, Hill, McLennan, Navarro3 hr
May 30, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFreestone, Limestone, McLennan, Navarro61 min
May 30, 4:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFalls, McLennan47 min
May 30, 4:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDLimestone, McLennan, Navarro2 hr
May 30, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDFalls, Limestone, Robertson68 min
May 30, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDAnderson, Freestone45 min
May 30, 5:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFWDFalls, Limestone3 hr
May 30, 5:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas16 hr
May 30, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFWDMilam, Robertson30 min
May 30, 6:11 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFWDDallas61 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.