THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN MILAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS * UNTIL 245 AM CDT * AT 1242 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROCKDALE. THE STORMS PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAINFALL WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. VERY HEAVY RAINS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING THROUGH 245 AM CDT. RADAR ESTIMATES OVER THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN...AND AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE. OFFICIALS REPORT NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED IN THE ROCKDALE AREA. * THE STORM PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER ROCKDALE AND RURAL AREAS OF MILAM COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW MUCH WATER IS ON THE ROADS OR IF THE ROAD HAS BEEN DAMAGED OR WASHED AWAY. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL WATER RECEDES. && LAT...LON 3048 9718 3070 9726 3082 9692 3063 9681 3045 9715 -SWC-
Posted on: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 05:45:43 +0000
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