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City of Ballinger, Texas Emergency Alert System
Saturday September 3rd, 2022 :: 05:04 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Flood Advisory until 07:00PM Saturday

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of west central Texas, including the following counties, Runnels and Taylor.

* WHEN...Until 700 PM CDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small streams and normally dry arroyos. Overflowing poor drainage areas. Some low-water crossings may become impassable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 503 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Winters, Tuscola, Lawn, Bradshaw, Crews, Hatchel, Happy Valley, Coronados Camp, Benoit, Lake Winters Lake, Drasco, Pumphrey, Ovalo, Lake Abilene, Camp Tonkawa and Shep. - This includes the following Low Water Crossings... FM 1086 crossing Red Lake Creek, FM 89 crossing Elm Creek, FM 89 crossing Elm Creek, FM 89 crossing Scott Hollow, County Road 328 crossing Big Coyote Creek, County Road 322 crossing Big Coyote Creek, crossings along County Road 201, crossings along County Road 205, County Road 314 crossing Bluff Creek and CR 348 crossing Coyote Creek. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: RUNNELS, TX ... TAYLOR, TX

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Address/Location
City of Ballinger, Texas Emergency Alert System
700 Railroad Ave
Ballinger, TX 76821

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 325-365-3511

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Alert Details

Severity:
Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Advisory

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