Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued December 26 at 9:27AM CST until December 26 at 11:00AM CST by NWS Fort Worth TX
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
December 26, 2024 - 7:27am
Expires:
December 26, 2024 - 9:00am
Description:
FFWFWD
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Bosque County in central Texas...
Northwestern Hill County in central Texas...
* Until 1100 AM CST.
* At 927 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...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...
Clifton, Whitney, Itasca, Meridian, Laguna Park, Blum, Cranfills
Gap, Covington, Lake Whitney, Lake Whitney State Park, Meridian
State Park, Morgan, Retreat, Cedar Shores, Lakewood Harbor, Norse,
Lakeside Village, Kopperl, Womack and Cayote.
This includes Interstate 35W between mile markers 6 and 14.
Flooding is more likely for areas that received heavy rain on
Christmas Eve. Be extra viligant about flooding if the ground near
your location is already saturated.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are low water crossings which are potentially
dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find
an alternate route.
Area Description:
Bosque, TX; Hill, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Fort Worth TX