Flood Advisory until 07:30PM Wednesday
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of west central Texas, including the following counties, Nolan and extreme northeastern Coke.
* WHEN...Until 730 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 527 PM CDT, radar indicated thunderstorms with very heavy rain over central and western Nolan County, moving slowly south. Another storm near Blackwell was nearly stationary. Rainfall of 1 to 2 inches is expected in a short period of time with these storms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Blackwell, Nolan, Maryneal, Champion, Fort Chadbourne, The Intersection Of Highway 70 And Ranch Road 53, The Intersection Of Ranch Road 608 And Highway 147 and Oak Creek Reservoir. - This includes the following Low Water Crossings... FM 1170 crossing Eagle Creek, County Road 209 crossing Bitter Creek, County Road 137 crossing South Fork Champion Creek, County Road 133 crossing Plum Creek, County Road 180 crossing Oak Creek, County Road 180 crossing Bear Creek, County Road 181 crossing Robertson Creek, County Road 181 crossing Cas Russell Creek, County Road 236 crossing Oak Creek and crossings along County Road 181. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: COKE, TX ... NOLAN, TX
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
City of Sweetwater, TX
900 E Broadway Ave
Sweetwater, TX 79556
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 325-235-4304
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SWEETWATERTX followed by your message, to 888777
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