Flood Advisory until 12:00PM 
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of west central Texas, including the following counties, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Nolan, Runnels and Taylor.
* WHEN...Until noon CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 848 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.75 and 1.25 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 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, Nolan, Tuscola, Buffalo Gap, Lawn, Coronados Camp, Bradshaw, Happy Valley, View, Wingate, Hylton, Potosi, Dudley, Oplin, Eula, Lake Abilene, Camp Tonkawa, Drasco and Shep. - This includes the following Low Water Crossings... FM 1170 crossing Eagle Creek, FM 89 crossing Elm Creek, Craig Street at Catclaw Creek, FM 89 crossing Scott Hollow, FM 89 crossing Elm Creek, FM 1086 crossing Red Lake Creek, County Road 482 crossing Jim Ned Creek, County Road 241 crossing North Prong Pecan Bayou, County Road 244 crossing North Prong Pecan Bayou and County Road 482 crossing South Fork Jim Ned Creek. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: CALLAHAN, TX ... COKE, TX ... COLEMAN, TX ... NOLAN, TX ... RUNNELS, TX ... TAYLOR, TX
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe.
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