4 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 29, 10:35 AM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1135 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2004 .UPDATE... KFWS 88D SHOWING LINE OF RW/EMBEDDED TRW CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM KGLE-KHQZ-KLHB. THIS LINE WILL MOVE E/NE AT 10-20 MPH FOR REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...WITH HIGHEST POPS/GREATEST REMAINING FLOOD THREAT TO BE ACROSS THE EASTERN ZONES THIS AFTERNOON. LITTLE IN THE WAY OF UPPER FORCING ACROSS THE WESTERN ZONES...BUT WILL LEAVE LOW CHANCE POPS IN FOR THIS AREA GIVEN RESIDUAL LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND STRONGER SFC HEATING PROGGED IN THIS REGION. MAX TEMPS WILL BE LOWERED SLIGHTLY IN THE EAST...WHERE CLOUDS AND PRECIP WILL LINGER FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE NO CHANGES ARE PLANNED...AND WE WILL MAINTAIN THE FFAFTW FOR ALL AREAS THROUGH 01/03Z. 65/DD && .AVIATION DISCUSSION... LINE TSRA MOVING ACROSS METROPLEX STATIONS NOW AND EXITING WACO AT THIS TIME. EXPECT THIS SHOULD BE LAST TSRA FOR TODAY AS SOME SUBSIDENCE KICKS IN BEHIND THE VORT MAX MOVING ACROSS THE AREA NOW. CAN NOT RULE OUT SHOWERS THOUGH AS SOME CLEARING WILL ALLOW HEATING THIS AFTERNOON. MAY BE SOME ISOLATED TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON SOMEWHERE IN NORTH TEXAS BUT DONT SEE ANY ORGANIZED THREAT TO AIRPORTS. THERE IS A SECONDARY VORT MAX THAT WILL SWEEP ACROSS NORTH OF METROPLEX THIS EVENING BUT LIKELY WILL PRODUCE ONLY SHOWERS AS BEST LIFT IS FARTHER NORTH. NORTHWEST FLOW KICKS IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM AND MODELS SHOW MCS LIKELY THURSDAY MORNING AFTER SUNRISE...SO WILL ADD THAT TO 18Z TAFS. 84 && .PREV FORECAST DISCUSSION 400 AM CDT... LIGHT RAIN OVER MUCH OF CWA OVERNIGHT. AREA OF HEAVY PRECIP APPROACHING FROM THE SW WILL AFFECT MAINLY SW/SC ZONES THIS MORNING. FURTHER PRECIP LIKELY TODAY...WITH PWATS NEAR 2 INCHES...NUMEROUS RESIDUAL BOUNDARIES...APPROACHING SW SET TO ARRIVE MIDDAY...AND CONSIDERABLE DIFFLUENCE ALOFT. STORM MOTION WILL REDUCE TRAINING EFFECTS...BUT FLOOD WATCH STILL NEEDED...AS ANY HEAVY RAINFALL ON SUPERSATURATED GROUND WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS. WILL KEEP FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. SIGNIFICANT RAINS LIKELY DONE BY THEN...BUT SUBSEQUENT SHIFTS MAY EXTEND WATCH AS NEEDED. A BRIEF RESPITE FROM SIGNIFICANT RAINS MAY COME THURSDAY. UPPER TROUGH AXIS WELL NORTH...BUT POSITION OF SFC TROUGH STILL IN QUESTION. CONVECTION OVER CENTRAL PLAINS MAY REACH NORTH TEXAS VIA NW FLOW LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AS MCS...40 POPS SHOULD SUFFICE FOR NOW. SUMMER SUN MAKES LONG-AWAITED RETURN FRIDAY...BUT TEMPS LIKELY WELL BELOW GUIDANCE WITH TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SOIL MOISTURE UNACCOUNTED FOR IN MOS CALCULATIONS. NEW 06Z ETA NOW CUTTING BACK ON WEEKEND PRECIP IN LINE WITH OTHER MODELS. WILL KEEP SOME SLIGHT CHANCE POPS AS UPPER RIDGING FAILS TO TAKE CONTROL...NW FLOW STILL IN PLACE. ECMWF BRING CLIMO RIDGE IN NEXT WEEK...BUT GFS AND CANADIAN A BIT RELUCTANT TO DO SO. NONETHELESS...FINALLY A CHANCE TO DRY OUT. TEMPS A BIT BELOW CLIMO WITH LINGERING GROUNDWATER...AND PALTRY SUBSIDENCE. 25 && .PRELIMINARY POPS/TEMPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 83 71 85 72 / 70 40 40 40 WACO, TX 84 72 87 72 / 80 40 30 30 PARIS, TX 82 71 84 72 / 70 40 40 40 DENTON, TX 83 70 85 71 / 70 40 40 40 MCKINNEY, TX 83 70 85 71 / 70 40 40 40 DALLAS, TX 83 71 85 72 / 70 40 40 40 TERRELL, TX 83 72 85 72 / 70 40 40 40 CORSICANA, TX 84 72 86 72 / 70 40 30 30 TEMPLE, TX 84 71 87 72 / 80 40 30 30 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL AREAS UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 500 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2004 CORRECTED EXPIRATION TIME TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-301100- ANDERSON-BELL-BOSQUE-COLLIN-COMANCHE-COOKE-CORYELL-DALLAS-DELTA- DENTON-EASTLAND-ELLIS-ERATH-FALLS-FANNIN-FREESTONE-GRAYSON-HAMILTON- HENDERSON-HILL-HOOD-HOPKINS-HUNT-JACK-JOHNSON-KAUFMAN-LAMAR-LAMPASAS- LEON-LIMESTONE-MCLENNAN-MILAM-MILLS-MONTAGUE-NAVARRO-PALO PINTO- PARKER-RAINS-ROBERTSON-ROCKWALL-SOMERVELL-STEPHENS-TARRANT-VAN ZANDT- WISE-YOUNG- 500 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS TODAY. WHILE SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. WITH WIDESPREAD SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS...ANY RAIN THAT FALLS WILL CAUSE NUISANCE FLOODING PROBLEMS. HEAVY RAIN AND TRAINING OF STORMS WILL RESULT IN MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS THAT HAVE SEEN RECENT HEAVY RAINS. RIVER FLOODING AND OTHER ONGOING HIGH WATER ISSUES ARE LIKELY TO BE EXACERBATED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK. THE MAIN ISSUE WILL BE HEAVY RAIN...AND CONTINUING ISSUES WITH FLOODING. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED FOR REPORTS OF HIGH WATER. 25
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 22 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:17 UTC.
4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Jacksboro Highway shut down due to high water. At 1215 PM there was a high water rescue on Kenwood Street.
Water covered the intersection of Highway 53 and FM 485.
Water covered Highway 287 near Reagor Springs.
CR 1114 near FM 4 was flooded.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, June 2004
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5410963, 5410964, 5410965, 5410966.