Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Fort Worth/Dallas, TX
Areas Affected: Ellis, TX; Kaufman, TX
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 2:06pm CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 2:06pm CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 2:15am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Monday 12:42am CDT
Event Ends: Tuesday 12:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth TX
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas... Trinity River At Dallas affecting Dallas County. Trinity River Near Rosser affecting Kaufman and Ellis Counties. For the Trinity River...including Dallas, Rosser, Trinidad, Long Lake (Oakwood)...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Trinity River near Rosser. * WHEN...From late tonight to late Monday night. * IMPACTS...At 31.0 feet, Minor flooding of farm and ranch land is expected near the river. A few rural roads may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:30 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 23.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 31.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 31.4 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 31.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 31.5 feet on 12/05/1998. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Do not drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.water.noaa.gov/wfo/FWD. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 215 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a8b396f093bba9133f76146ca2c46619a740e055.002.1 Codes: TXC139, TXC257 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a8b396f093bba9133f76146ca2c46619a740e055.002.1