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Rockwall County OEM
Thursday May 8th, 2014 :: 04:20 p.m. CDT

Advisory

The NWS has issued a Flash Flood Warning until 7:15 pm. Please do not drive through water of unknown depth. TURN AROUND. DON'T DROWN.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN COLLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
HUNT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
ROCKWALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
DELTA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS
HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 415 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL NEAR ROYSE CITY...MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAINS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING
THROUGH 715 PM CDT.

* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE...CADDO MILLS...QUINLAN...CELESTE...GREENVILLE...WEST
TAWAKONI...WOLFE CITY...CAMPBELL...COMMERCE...CUMBY...SULPHUR
SPRINGS...COOPER...COOPER LAKE PARK DOCTORS CREEK...COOPER LAKE
PARK SOUTH SULPHUR AND COMO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND...DONT
DROWN. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF MOVING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST
VEHICLES...INCLUDING PICKUPS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. TAKE A
DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL WATER
RECEDES. CHILDREN SHOULD NEVER PLAY AROUND HIGH WATER...DRAINAGE
DITCHES...STORM DRAINS...OR FLOODED STREAMS.

Address/Location
Rockwall County OEM
972 T L Townsend Dr
Rockwall, TX 75087

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1

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