NWS Dallas/Fort Worth Public/Media Guide - River Flood Watch 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 Watch</h3>(ESF, FGUS74)</div> <h4>Definition</h4> This product is issued when the forecasted precipitation during a 24 hour period will be sufficient to cause river flooding. <h4>Example</h4> <div align="center"><table width="430" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#eaeaea"> <tr> <td><pre> FGUS74 KFWD 211643 ESFFTW RIVER FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1145 AM CDT WED JUN 21 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A RIVER FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST TEXAS THROUGH 7 AM THURSDAY MORNING. FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH 7 AM THURSDAY OF AROUND 1.00 TO 1.50 INCHES IN NORTH AND NORTHEAST TEXAS, WITH SOME ISOLATED HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS ...WILL QUICKLY RUNOFF ALREADY SATURATED SOIL. THE RUNOFF FROM THE FORECAST RAINFALL WILL CAUSE RIVERS TO RISE TO LEVELS WHICH WILL AFFECT INTERESTS NEAR THEM. THE AREAS AFFECTED ARE ALONG AND NEAR: ...TRINITY RIVER MAINSTEM AND TRIBUTARIES...ESPECIALLY THE ELM AND EAST FORKS... THIS INCLUDES THE MAINSTEM AND TRIBUTARIES FROM THE HEADWATERS NEAR JACKSBORO...GAINESVILLE...AND MCKINNEY...THROUGH THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX...TO LONG LAKE. THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED: JACK...WISE...DENTON...COLLIN...DALLAS...ROCKWALL... TARRANT...PARKER. ..ELLIS ...KAUFMAN...HENDERSON...NAVARRO... FREESTONE...AND ANDERSON. ...SABINE RIVER MAINSTEM AND TRIBUTARIES... THIS INCLUDES THE MAINSTEM AND TRIBUTARIES FROM THE HEADWATERS NEAR GREENVILLE TO LONGVIEW. THIS INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF HUNT...RAINS... AND VAN ZANDT. A RIVER FLOOD WATCH MEANS MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RISE TO CRITICAL STAGES OR INCREASE FLOODING FOR THOSE STREAMS ALREADY UNDER A SPECIFIC FLOOD WARNING. PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN THE AREAS MENTIONED ABOVE SHOULD REMAIN INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION AS NECESSARY. PLEASE REFER TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION IN YOUR AREA. THIS IS NOT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE ISSUED SEPARATELY FOR SHORTER TIME PERIODS AND SMALLER STREAMS OR URBAN AREAS FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLIC ATTENTION.</pre></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> <br><br> <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 Watch</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"><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="rvsf.htm"><img src="../images/foff.gif" alt="River Statement" 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> </tr> </table> </div> </body>