Minor flooding occurred in Anderson County after 3-4 of rain fell. Several creeks and ponds were reported out of their banks and flooding a few secondary roads and pasture land.
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Minor flooding occurred in Anderson County after 3-4 of rain fell. Several creeks and ponds were reported out of their banks and flooding a few secondary roads and pasture land.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Feb 20, 1:23 AM CST, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 123 AM CST Thu Feb 20 2020 .SHORT TERM... /NEW/ /Today through Friday/ Rainy and dreary conditions will persist over the next 6-12 hours for most of North and Central Texas. Thereafter, dry, but cold conditions can be expected with clearing skies late today into the overnight hours. Temperatures will remain a good 10 to 15 degrees below normal thanks to a reinforcing shot of colder air expected through the day today. A large rain shield continues to slowly shift southward this morning as the better ribbon of 850-700mb frontogenesis sags southward. 1 and 3hr rain totals have been largely under 1" with pretty modest hourly rain rates. While infiltration rates are low (due to saturated grounds and largely dormant vegetation), we expect that flooding should be mostly confined to low-lying and poor drainage areas and thus the need for any Flash Flood products appears low at this time. Additional rainfall amounts will range between a tenth of an inch along the Red River to near or just over three-quarters of an inch across the Brazos Valley. This could result in the need for some flood advisories, especially near and south of I-30 and near/east of I-35. We'll monitor any areas of precipitation that appear more convective in nature as they'll have a greater potential to cause some minor flood issues. By mid-morning, I expect that most of the more concentrated rain activity will shift down toward the Upper Texas Coast. A reinforcing shot of colder air will spread southward as a cold front---that currently extends from the Rolling Plains up through southwest and central Oklahoma---slides southward through the day. While late day clearing is expected, the magnitude of CAA will likely keep temperatures below 50 degrees for most areas this afternoon. Clear skies should equate to cold overnight conditions into early Friday with a light freeze for most areas, except south of US HWY 79 across Central Texas. Friday won't be quite as cold for many areas as abundant sunshine will offset the waning CAA. Still, below normal temperatures are anticipated with highs only in the upper 40s to near 50s west of I-35. Bain && .LONG TERM... /Issued 247 PM CST Wed Feb 19 2020/ /Thursday night through next Wednesday/ Skies will start to clear out Thursday night into Friday morning as a surface high pressure moves over our region. This will enhance the radiational cooling, letting the overnight low temperatures easily drop into the upper 20s across the west/north of the DFW Metroplex, and low/mid 30s elsewhere. We will have plenty of sunshine on Friday, but temperatures will be on the cool side. Highs will stay mainly in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. As our friend the high pressure moves to the east over the weekend, south flow will return and therefore, so will the moisture. The next system is set to arrive on Sunday. Previous forecast remains on track and no major changes were made to the rain chances. There still some uncertainties on the timing and location of the upper level trough and surface front. However, model guidance continues to agree that the best lift will be across the northern part of the Southern Plains. A few showers may develop Saturday night mainly along the Red River, but the best coverage if any will be on Sunday, especially east of the I-35/35W. There are a couple limiting factors that continue to work against the development of widespread showers and storms in our area. First, there will be some capping in place and second, the lack of decent instability. We're keeping out the mention of storms in the forecast, but we can't rule out a few lightning strikes. Trends will be monitored as we get close to this time period. A warming trend is also expected over the weekend. By Sunday, high temperatures will reach the low to mid 60s east of the I-35/35W and upper 60s to near 70 degrees west of the I-35/35W. This will be short-lived, as we stay near normal on Monday and Tuesday with lots of sunshine. Looking ahead, it looks like we will have another system approaching North and Central TX by mid- week. Confidence is too low to introduce any rain chances, but we will likely see temperatures dropping into the 50s. Sanchez && .AVIATION... /NEW/ /06 UTC TAF Cycle/ Concerns---Ceiling trends and cessation of SHRA. A mix of IFR/MVFR cigs continue to blanket TAF sites, but improvement appears to be underway at Metroplex TAFs. Drier air will gradually ease southward resulting in a lifting of cloud bases. I'll advertise at least intermittent IFR at Metroplex TAFs, but it's quite possible that this is too pessimistic and an amendment to remove IFR all together prior to 9Z may be required. RA/SHRA will continue through the pre-dawn hours. As the column dries and the better ascent shifts southward, I expect that this will come to an abrupt end. Substantial vsby reductions due to RA/SHRA are no longer expected at D10 sites, so I'll advertise VFR vsby. East winds will be temporary and during the morning push, I expect that north flow operations will still be required as FROPA ushers in cooler and a stiff north wind between 10 and 15 knots. VFR is probable by noon--- possibly sooner---with CAVU likely this evening. For Waco...IFR will persist through at least late morning, though if trends persist the end time may need to be adjusted a few hours ahead of what is indicated in the current TAF. RA/SHRA may pose a greater potential to reduce vsby periodically down close to the LIFR category over the next several hours. After the noontime hour, I expect that flying conditions will improve substantially with VFR toward sunset Thursday. Bain && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 47 31 50 37 56 / 40 0 0 0 0 Waco 48 32 53 35 57 / 70 0 0 0 0 Paris 47 28 49 32 52 / 40 0 0 0 5 Denton 46 29 51 37 55 / 20 0 0 0 0 McKinney 47 29 48 35 54 / 30 0 0 0 5 Dallas 48 31 50 37 57 / 40 0 0 0 0 Terrell 48 30 48 34 54 / 60 0 0 0 0 Corsicana 48 32 49 35 57 / 70 0 0 0 0 Temple 47 33 53 35 58 / 70 0 0 0 0 Mineral Wells 46 28 52 36 58 / 30 0 0 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && 24/91
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 1220 AM CST Thu Feb 20 2020 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-210630- 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- 1220 AM CST Thu Feb 20 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Moderate to heavy rain is expected tonight, especially across Central Texas. Given the already saturated soils, minor flooding of low- lying and poor drainage areas will be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. Bain
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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Minor flooding occurred in Anderson County after 3-4 of rain fell. Several creeks and ponds were reported out of their banks and flooding a few secondary roads and pasture land.
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