Flood Advisory until 08:15PM 
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of west central Texas, including the following counties, Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Concho, Runnels and Taylor.
* WHEN...Until 815 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 516 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Brownwood, Coleman, Ballinger, Early, Winters, Santa Anna, Paint Rock, Bangs, Cross Plains, Blanket, Lawn, Novice, Silver Valley, Valera, Glen Cove, Talpa, Voss, Crews, Oplin and Benoit. - This includes the following Low Water Crossings... Gifford at Beaver, Austin Street at Avenue G, Belle Plain at Romines, Good Shephard at 11th, Magnolia at Belmeade, Indian Creek at 9th, 4th Street at Wood, Willis at Belmeade, Cordell at Anderson and Austin Street at Avenue J. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: BROWN, TX ... CALLAHAN, TX ... COLEMAN, TX ... CONCHO, TX ... RUNNELS, TX ... TAYLOR, TX
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Address/Location
City of Ballinger, Texas Emergency Alert System
700 Railroad Ave
Ballinger, TX 76821
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 325-365-3511
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP COBTX 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
