Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued November 17 at 11:12PM CST until November 18 at 2:00AM CST by NWS Lubbock TX
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 17, 2024 - 9:12pm
Expires:
November 18, 2024 - 12:00am
Description:
FFWLUB
The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Hockley County in northwestern Texas...
Northern Terry County in northwestern Texas...
* Until 200 AM CST.
* At 1112 PM CST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of
1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Levelland, Sundown, Locketville, Meadow, Smyer, Ropesville, and
Opdyke West.
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:
Hockley, TX; Terry, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Lubbock TX