Flood Watch until 09:00AM Saturday
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Texas, including the following counties, in north central Texas, Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Coryell, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Fannin, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Lampasas, McLennan, Mills, Navarro, Rockwall, Somervell and Tarrant. In northeast Texas, Delta, Henderson, Hopkins, Lamar, Rains and Van Zandt.
* WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Low-water crossings may also become flooded. Flood waters are difficult to see at night, so remember to turn around, don't drown if encountering flooded roads.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches. Isolated higher amounts up to 6 inches are possible, mainly south of I-20. Areas that received heavy rain earlier this week will also be more at- risk of flooding.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FANNIN ... LAMAR ... DENTON ... COLLIN ... HUNT ... DELTA ... HOPKINS ... TARRANT ... DALLAS ... ROCKWALL ... KAUFMAN ... VAN ZANDT ... RAINS ... ERATH ... HOOD ... SOMERVELL ... JOHNSON ... ELLIS ... HENDERSON ... COMANCHE ... MILLS ... HAMILTON ... BOSQUE ... HILL ... NAVARRO ... LAMPASAS ... CORYELL ... MCLENNAN
Instructions:
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
Address/Location
Rockwall County OEM
972 T L Townsend Dr
Rockwall, TX 75087
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP RCOEM followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Watch