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Rockwall County OEM
Thursday March 19th, 2020 :: 06:45 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Flash Flood Watch until 10:00PM

The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for

* Portions of north central Texas and northeast Texas, including the following areas, in north central Texas, Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Fannin, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Rockwall, and Tarrant. In northeast Texas, Delta, Hopkins, Lamar, Rains, and Van Zandt.

* Until 10 PM CDT this evening

* Three to five inches of rain have fallen across much of North Texas during the past few days. Another round of thunderstorms moving through the area this afternoon may produce up to two inches of rain and lead to additional flooding.

* Flooding may occur in urban and poor drainage areas. Heavy rainfall may also cause additional flooding and/or rises across area creeks, streams, and rivers.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HOPKINS ... TARRANT ... ROCKWALL ... DELTA ... KAUFMAN ... DALLAS ... ELLIS ... HUNT ... VAN ZANDT ... JOHNSON ... LAMAR ... FANNIN ... RAINS ... COLLIN

Instructions:

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to Flash Flooding. Flash Flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Watch

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