Flood Advisory until 04:45PM 
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Fisher County in west central Texas... Northwestern Jones County in west central Texas... Nolan County in west central Texas...
* WHEN...Until 445 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 151 PM CDT, 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 of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Sweetwater, Hamlin, Roscoe, Blackwell, Rotan, Roby, Longworth, Sylvester, Champion, Hobbs, Mccaulley, Maryneal, Lake Sweetwater, and Camp Boothe Oaks. - This includes Interstate 20 between Mile Markers 229 and 257. This includes the following Low Water Crossings... SH 70 crossing The Draw Southeast of Rotan, US 180 crossing 7 miles west of Roby, IH 20 frontage roads crossing Bitter Creek, FM 611 crossing 7 miles west of Rotan, IH 20 frontage roads crossing Towd Creek, IH 20 frontage roads crossing Plum Creek, FM 611 crossing 1 mile west of Rotan, FM 2035 crossing Bitter Creek, IH 20 frontage roads crossing Sweetwater Creek and FM 1170 crossing Eagle Creek. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: FISHER, TX ... JONES, TX ... NOLAN, 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