Flood Advisory until 08:30PM
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a
* Flood Advisory for... Rockwall County in north central Texas... Southeastern Collin County in north central Texas... Northeastern Dallas County in north central Texas...
* Until 830 PM CDT.
* At 630 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms that were producing heavy rainfall across the area. Excessive runoff from these thunderstorms will cause urban and small stream flooding. Areas that are low lying or usually experience poor drainage are most likely to experience flooding. This means some low water crossings in the region may become impassable. Up to one inch of rain has already fallen.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Plano, Garland, Mesquite, Richardson, Allen, Rowlett, Wylie, Rockwall, Balch Springs, Sachse, Murphy, Royse City, Heath, Fate, Lucas, Sunnyvale, Parker, Mobile City and Lavon. Additional rainfall of one to two inches is expected over the area. This additional rain will cause minor flooding.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ROCKWALL, TX ... COLLIN, TX ... DALLAS, TX
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Rockwall County OEM
972 T L Townsend Dr
Rockwall, TX 75087
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP RCOEM 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