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River Flood Warning 151, NWS Fort Worth, TX

June 3, 2024Kaufman County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this river flood warning at Jun 3, 2024, 9:16 PM CDT for Kaufman County, Texas. It took effect at Jun 4, 2024, 5:40 AM CDT. It was in force for 31 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 3, 2024, 9:16 PM CDT (02:16 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 4, 2024, 5:40 AM CDT
Expired: Jun 5, 2024, 1:00 PM CDT
In force: 31 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Kaufman County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point East Fork Trinity River near Crandall (CNLT2). The gauge peaked at 17.45 ft at Jun 6, 2024, 3:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 16 ft
Minor stage: 18 ft
Moderate stage: 20 ft
Major stage: 22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08062000, 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 Jun 3, 7:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 7:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 8:32 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 6:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
623 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

TXZ105-121>123-032345-
Kaufman TX-Van Zandt TX-Hunt TX-Rains TX-
623 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Hunt,
northern Kaufman, northwestern Van Zandt and northwestern Rains
Counties through 645 PM CDT...

At 621 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms, the
leading outflow winds of which stretched from Greenville Club Lake
to Terrell. Movement was east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Terrell, Kaufman, West Tawakoni, Quinlan, Hawk Cove, New Terrell
  City Lake, Lake Tawakoni, and Greenville Club Lake around 625 PM
  CDT.
  East Tawakoni and Lake Tawakoni State Park around 630 PM CDT.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 495 and 514.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3267 9600 3251 9623 3261 9648 3274 9631
      3308 9607 3305 9586 3298 9586
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 283DEG 17KT 3300 9605 3273 9624 3264 9637

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Local storm report, Jun 3, 8:17 PM CDT, 59 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
Jun 3, 7:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FWD	Van Zandt	18 min
Jun 4, 2:11 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	FWD	Bell, Coryell, Falls, Lampasas, McLennan, Milam and 2 more	18 hr
Jun 4, 4:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Fannin, Lamar	39 min
Jun 4, 9:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Van Zandt	33 min
Jun 4, 10:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FWD	Smith	22 min
Jun 4, 12:45 PM CDT	Flood Watch	FWD	Anderson, Collin, Delta, Fannin, Grayson, Henderson and 7 more	21 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2024 Every river flood warning in 2024

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.