NWS Dallas/Fort Worth Public/Media Guide - Dam/Levee Breaks Frame

<body bgcolor="#ffffff" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="0"> <tr bgcolor="#cccccc"> <td width="10"> </td> <td align="left">National Weather Service</td> <td align="right">Dallas/Fort Worth</td> <td width="10"> </td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"><table width="90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr><td><div align="center"><br><h3>River Flood Statement</h3></div> <h4>Definition</h4> Issued as... <ul> <li>a follow-up, value-added statement to a river flood warning,</li> <li>to expire or cancel a river flood warning, and</li> <li>when a river is expected to approach but not reach or exceed flood stage.</li> </ul> This product includes OFFICIAL NWS RIVER FORECASTS when needed, as well as statements, impacts, and comments about future weather that could affect river levels. <br><br> <h4>Example</h4> <div align="center"><table width="430" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#eaeaea"> <tr> <td><pre>WGUS84 KFWD 070015 FLSFTW TXC085-113-071200- RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 714 PM CDT SUN MAY 06 2001 THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...EAST FORK OF THE TRINITY...TRINITY RIVER. FOR THE TRINITY RIVER INCLUDING DALLAS...MCKINNEY...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. FOR THE TRINITY RIVER AT DALLAS... FLOOD STAGE IS 30 FEET. THE LATEST STAGE IS 28.3 FEET AT 4 PM SUNDAY. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST WITH A CREST BETWEEN 30 AND 31 FEET TONIGHT... THEN BEGIN TO FALL AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER 7 AM MONDAY. FOR THE EAST FORK OF THE TRINITY AT MCKINNEY... FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING WITH A STAGE OF 17.0 FEET MEASURED AT 4 PM SUNDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO FALL OVERNIGHT. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS. STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$ FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 PM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME MON TUE WED TRINITY RIVER DALLAS 30 28.2 SUN 04 PM 25.5 19.3 17.4 MCKINNEY 16 17.0 SUN 04 PM 10.2 5.6 5.4 </pre></td> </tr> </table></div><br><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">NWS Dallas/Fort Worth: <a href="../fwd/">Home</a> | <a href="../fwd/forecast.htm">Forecasts</a> | <a href="../fwd/currentwx.html">Current Weather</a> | <a href="http://weather.noaa.gov/radar/national.html">Radar</a> | <a href="http://204.185.136.10/awc/aviation_weather_center.html">Aviation</a> | <a href="../fwd/skywarn.html">Preparedness</a><br> <a href="../fwd/lakes.htm">Hydrology & River Info</a> | <a href="../fwd/radio.html">NOAA Weather Radio</a> | <a href="../fwd/ntexclima.html">Climat Data</a> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%" border="0" bgcolor="#000000"> <tr align="center"> <td width="2%"> </td> <td align="left" width="30%"><b><span class="white">River Flood Statement</span></b></td> <td width="5%"><a onmouseover="act('fb')" onmouseout="inact('fb')" href="hydrof.htm"><img src="../images/fboff.gif" alt="Hydrologic Products Introduction" width="23" height="23" border="0" name="fb"></a></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"><a onmouseover="act('b')" onmouseout="inact('b')" href="damf.htm" target="_top"><img src="../images/boff.gif" alt="Dam/Levee Breaks" width="23" height="23" border="0" name="b"></a></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="6%"><a onmouseover="act('co')" onmouseout="inact('co')" href="../contents.htm"><img src="../images/cooff.gif" alt="Table of Contents" width="23" height="23" border="0" name="co"></a></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"><a onmouseover="act('f')" onmouseout="inact('f')" href="riverf.htm" target="_top"><img src="../images/foff.gif" alt="River Flood Watch" width="23" height="23" border="0" name="f"></a></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"><a onmouseover="act('ff')" onmouseout="inact('ff')" href="../routine/routinef.htm"><img src="../images/ffoff.gif" alt="Winter Weather" width="23" height="23" border="0" name="ff"></a></td> <td align="right" width="30%"><b><span class="white">Hydrologic Weather Products</span></b></td> <td width="2%"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body>