Flash Flood Statement
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX

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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
545 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

TXC441-050115-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Taylor TX-
545 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHERN TAYLOR COUNTY...

At 542 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain has moved east of Lawn in extreme southeast Taylor county.
Flash flooding was reported 5 miles south of Tuscola at 520 PM on us
83, with water running over the roadway.  Between 3 and 4.5 inches
of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches
are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
         flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
         urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Tuscola, Buffalo Gap, Lawn, Bradshaw, Coronados Camp, Happy
  Valley, Camp Tonkawa, Ovalo, Lake Abilene and Shep.

This includes the following Low Water Crossings...
FM 89 crossing Elm Creek, FM 1086 crossing Red Lake Creek, FM 89
crossing Elm Creek, FM 89 crossing Scott Hollow, County Road 221
crossing Spring Creek, County Road 226 crossing Cottonwood Creek,
County Road 221 crossing Cottonwood Creek, County Road 221 crossing
Valley Creek, County Road 209 crossing Valley Creek and County Road
208 crossing Spring Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3231 9987 3230 9964 3210 9963 3209 9963
      3208 9963 3209 10015 3212 10015 3213 10015
      3219 10015 3225 10004 3227 10000

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

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