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City of Sweetwater, TX
Saturday May 4th, 2024 :: 03:40 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Advisory until 05:30PM

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of west central Texas, including the following counties, Coke, Nolan and Taylor.

* WHEN...Until 530 PM CDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 336 PM CDT, thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall extended from just north of Robert Lee to Blackwell to Buffalo Gap...moving northeast at 15 mph.Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Abilene, Blackwell, Wylie, Nolan, Merkel, Tye, Tuscola, Buffalo Gap, Trent, Lawn, Coronados Camp, Happy Valley, Hylton, View, Bradshaw, Caps, Fort Chadbourne, Dyess Afb, Maryneal and Potosi. - This includes Interstate 20 between Mile Markers 257 and 292. This includes the following Low Water Crossings... Intersections along Sammons Street, Intersections along Buttonwillow Parkway, Curry Lane from Clack Street to Catclaw Drive, Texas Avenue at Arnold Boulevard, Butternut Underpass, US 84 frontage Road crossing Little Elm Creek, FM 2035 crossing Bitter Creek, FM 1170 crossing Eagle Creek, FM 1086 crossing Red Lake Creek and FM 89 crossing Elm Creek. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: COKE, TX ... NOLAN, TX ... TAYLOR, 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

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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

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