Flash Flood Warning until 05:00AM Thursday
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for... Western Dallas County... Southeastern Denton County... Eastern Tarrant County...
* Until 500 AM CDT.
* At 134 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Irving, Grand Prairie, Carrollton, Frisco, Denton, Lewisville, Flower Mound, Mansfield, Euless, Desoto, Bedford, Grapevine, Cedar Hill, Keller, Coppell and Duncanville.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DALLAS, TX ... DENTON, TX ... TARRANT, TX
Instructions:
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.
Address/Location
City of Richland Hills
3200 Diana Dr
Richland Hills, TX 76118
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 817-616-3800
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP RICHLAND followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning