Cedar Hill, TX Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Southern and Eastern Dallas County

* WHEN...Until 700 AM CST.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain
due to thunderstorms. This will likely cause urban and small
stream flooding. Low lying and/or poor drainage areas will
experience minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 0.5
and 1.2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall
amounts of 0.2 to 1 inch are forecast.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Dallas, Garland, Grand Prairie, Mesquite, Rowlett, Desoto,
Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Lancaster, Balch Springs,
Seagoville, Glenn Heights, Highland Park, Hutchins, Cockrell
Hill, Sunnyvale, Wilmer, Ovilla, Ferris and Combine.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CST THIS
MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN COLLIN, NORTHERN DALLAS, SOUTHEASTERN
DENTON AND TARRANT COUNTIES...

At 438 AM 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 0.5
to 1 inch are forecast. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to
begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

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...
Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand
Prairie, McKinney, Carrollton, Frisco, Richardson, Lewisville,
Allen, Flower Mound, Rowlett, Euless, Bedford, Grapevine, Haltom
City and Wylie.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...White Rock Creek near White Rock Creek At Greenville Ave.

* WHEN...Until this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 84.0 feet, Minor flooding will occur near the creek.
Bike paths downstream of the gage will be flooded. Water
approaches ball fields at Emmett Conrad High School.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:15 AM CST Thursday the stage was 81.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 84.0 feet.
- Flood stage is 84.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early this morning to a crest of 85.3 feet early this
morning. It will then fall below flood stage this morning.


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...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...A portion of north central Texas, including the following
counties, Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Hill, Hood, Hunt,
Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant
and Wise.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor-drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches, with isolated higher
amounts up to 4 inches.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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