Flash Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
485 WGUS74 KFWD 230129 FFSFWD Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 829 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024 TXC145-293-230315- /O.CON.KFWD.FF.W.0073.000000T0000Z-240523T0315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Falls TX-Limestone TX- 829 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FALLS AND LIMESTONE COUNTIES... At 829 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mexia, Marlin, Groesbeck, Mart, Bruceville-Eddy, Rosebud, Coolidge, Lott, Golinda, Fort Parker State Park, Lake Mexia, Lake Limestone, Chilton, Thornton, Wilson, Kosse, Tehuacana, Otto, Ben Hur and McClanahan. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. && LAT...LON 3171 9693 3182 9672 3180 9650 3141 9624 3138 9632 3136 9632 3099 9707 3128 9728 3152 9680 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED $$ Langfeld