Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued November 17 at 10:57PM CST until November 18 at 2:00AM CST by NWS Lubbock TX
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 17, 2024 - 8:57pm
Expires:
November 18, 2024 - 12:00am
Description:
FFWLUB
The National Weather Service in Lubbock has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Terry County in northwestern Texas...
Southeastern Yoakum County in northwestern Texas...
* Until 200 AM CST.
* At 1057 PM CST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of
1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Brownfield, Tokio, and Wellman.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Terry, TX; Yoakum, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Lubbock TX