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City of Sweetwater, TX
Wednesday September 30th, 2026 :: 11:04 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Advisory until 01:00AM Thursday

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

* WHERE...Southeastern Fisher County in west central Texas... Southern Jones County in west central Texas... Northeastern Nolan County in west central Texas... Taylor County in west central Texas...

* WHEN...Until 100 AM CDT.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1102 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.25 and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. As storms move into the Abilene area, expect between 0.25 and 1 inch of rainfall, which may result in flooding of low-lying areas and roadways. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.75 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Abilene, Merkel, Tye, Tuscola, Hawley, Buffalo Gap, Trent, Dyess Afb, View, Caps, Coronados Camp, Noodle, Potosi, Hamby, Happy Valley, Impact, Stith, Hodges, Lake Abilene and Camp Tonkawa. - This includes Interstate 20 between Mile Markers 256 and 292. This includes the following Low Water Crossings... Intersections along Buttonwillow Parkway, Butternut Underpass, Intersections along Sammons Street, Texas Avenue at Arnold Boulevard, Curry Lane from Clack Street to Catclaw Drive, FM 3308 crossing Draw, FM 89 crossing Elm Creek, US 84 frontage Road crossing Little Elm Creek, FM 89 crossing Elm Creek and Antilley Rd. crossing Button Willow Creek. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: FISHER, TX ... JONES, 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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