Flood Advisory until 10:30AM
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of west central Texas, including the following counties, Callahan, Fisher, Jones, Nolan, Shackelford, Taylor and Throckmorton.
* WHEN...Until 1030 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 717 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to a line of strong thunderstorms...from Millers Creek reservoir to Anson to Sweetwater to 10 miles west of Blackwell, moving east at 30 mph. The storms should be moving through Abilene 8 to 9 AM. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Abilene, Sweetwater, Clyde, Stamford, Anson, Hamlin, Albany, Baird, Roscoe, Throckmorton, Blackwell, Nolan, Merkel, Rotan, Tye, Cross Plains, Tuscola, Roby, Hawley and Buffalo Gap. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: CALLAHAN, TX ... FISHER, TX ... JONES, TX ... NOLAN, TX ... SHACKELFORD, TX ... TAYLOR, TX ... THROCKMORTON, 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
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