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River Flood Warning 101, NWS Fort Worth, TX

May 22, 2024Hunt County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at May 22, 2024, 9:03 PM CDT for Hunt County, Texas. It took effect at May 23, 2024, 7:38 AM CDT. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 22, 2024, 9:03 PM CDT (02:03 UTC)
In effect from: May 23, 2024, 7:38 AM CDT
Expired: May 25, 2024, 7:33 AM CDT
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Hunt County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Cowleech Fork Sabine River at Greenville (GNVT2). The gauge peaked at 15.09 ft at May 23, 2024, 5:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 13 ft
Minor stage: 14 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08017200, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at May 22, 6:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 6:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 2:41 PM CDT, 6 hours 22 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
241 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-231200-
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-
241 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected across the entire region
through tonight. Some storms will be severe with large hail,
damaging winds, and perhaps a tornado or two. Locally heavy rain may
also lead to flooding in some areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.
Additional storms are expected on Thursday with the best storm
chances across North Texas. A few of the storms may be severe and
also contain heavy rain.

There is a low chance for thunderstorms Friday and Saturday. Though
storm coverage will be isolated, any storm that develops may become
severe. Additional isolated storms are possible early next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is likely area-wide through the evening.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 22, 8:32 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 22, 8:39 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 22, 8:42 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 22, 8:50 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 22, 8:52 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 22, 8:57 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

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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
May 22, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Hunt	54 min
May 22, 7:11 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Falls, Limestone	3 hr
May 22, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FWD	Milam, Robertson	61 min
May 22, 7:22 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Coryell	13 hr
May 22, 7:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Falls, Limestone, Robertson	35 min
May 22, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Freestone, Leon	66 min
May 22, 7:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Milam, Robertson	3 hr
May 22, 7:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Lamar	3 hr
May 22, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Delta, Hopkins, Lamar	48 min
May 22, 8:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Anderson	47 min
May 22, 8:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Coryell, Lampasas	3 hr
May 22, 9:01 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Henderson, Navarro	13 hr
May 22, 9:03 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt, Rockwall	30 hr
May 22, 9:04 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Limestone	11 hr
May 22, 9:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	McLennan	2 hr
May 22, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hill, McLennan, Navarro	46 min
May 22, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bosque, Hill	62 min
May 22, 10:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Navarro	34 min
May 22, 10:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Hill, Navarro	57 min
May 22, 11:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Freestone, Hill, Navarro	33 min
May 23, 12:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Ellis, Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro	19 min
May 23, 7:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Lampasas	36 min
May 23, 8:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Coryell, Lampasas	45 min
May 23, 9:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Bell	34 min
May 23, 9:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Bell	42 min
May 23, 9:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Lampasas	34 min
May 23, 10:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell, Coryell, Lampasas	45 min
May 23, 10:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Bosque, Hill	43 min
May 23, 11:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Leon	25 min
May 23, 11:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills	47 min
May 23, 11:24 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills	3 hr
May 23, 11:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell, Falls, Milam, Robertson	26 min
May 23, 11:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Coryell, Hamilton	43 min
May 23, 11:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills	31 min
May 23, 12:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills	46 min
May 23, 1:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Coryell	83 min
May 23, 1:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell, Coryell, McLennan	47 min
May 23, 1:48 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Hunt, Rockwall	45 hr
May 23, 1:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Bell, Falls, McLennan	42 min
May 23, 1:53 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Coryell	20 hr
May 23, 1:53 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Leon, Robertson	6 days
May 23, 1:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FWD	McLennan	93 min
May 23, 2:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FWD	Coryell, McLennan	3 hr
May 23, 2:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FWD	Bosque, Hamilton, Hill	3 hr
May 23, 3:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FWD	Coryell	18 hr
May 23, 3:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Bosque, Hill	36 min
May 23, 5:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Falls, McLennan	47 min
May 23, 5:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Falls	48 min
May 23, 6:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Falls, Limestone, Robertson	38 min
May 23, 6:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Anderson, Henderson	22 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.