Flood Advisory until 05:15AM
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of west central Texas, including the following counties, Fisher, Jones, Nolan and Taylor.
* WHEN...Until 515 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 209 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to slow moving thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Up to 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Sweetwater, Hamlin, Roscoe, Blackwell, Nolan, Merkel, Rotan, Tuscola, Roby, Buffalo Gap, Trent, Lawn, Longworth, Noodle, Sylvester, Maryneal, Neinda. - This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 between Mile Markers 230 and 271. This includes the following Low Water Crossings... US 180 crossing 7 miles west of Roby, SH 70 crossing The Draw Southeast of Rotan, many frontage roads along IH 20 between Merkel and Sweetwater, FM 611 crossing 7 miles west of Rotan, FM 611 crossing 1 mile west of Rotan, and FM 89 crossing Scott Hollow.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FISHER, TX ... JONES, TX ... NOLAN, TX ... TAYLOR, TX
Instructions:
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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