Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Fort Worth/Dallas, TX
Areas Affected: Hunt, TX; Rockwall, TX
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 1:23pm CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 1:23pm CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 1:30am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 1:23pm CDT
Event Ends: Monday 10:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth TX
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO MONDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... South Fork Sabine River Near Quinlan affecting Hunt and Rockwall Counties. For the South Fork Sabine River...including Quinlan...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...South Fork Sabine River near Quinlan. * WHEN...From this afternoon to Monday morning. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Minor out of bank flooding will occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:45 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 15.2 feet. - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 12:45 PM CDT Sunday was 15.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late this evening and continue falling to 4.6 feet early Friday afternoon. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 15.2 feet on 03/09/2001. - 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. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.water.noaa.gov/wfo/FWD. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 130 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cb5eeb5fbb55b002ddcbade26fda587825ad50ac.001.1 Codes: TXC231, TXC397 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cb5eeb5fbb55b002ddcbade26fda587825ad50ac.001.1