Flood Warning until 12:00PM Sunday
...The National Weather Service in Fort Worth TX has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas... South Fork Sabine River Near Quinlan affecting Hunt and Rockwall Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...South Fork Sabine River near Quinlan.
* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon to early Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Minor out of bank flooding will occur.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 5:45 PM CST Friday the stage was 7.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 15.1 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday morning.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNT, TX ... ROCKWALL, TX
Instructions:
Do not drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. This brief minor flood forecast is based on forecasted rainfall and it's possible minor flood stage may not be achieved. We should know more by Saturday morning with actual rainfall upstream. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/fwd.
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:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning