Dallas, TX Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of north central Texas, including the following
counties, Collin, Dallas, Denton, Kaufman, Rockwall and Tarrant.

* WHEN...Until 930 AM CDT.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain
due to thunderstorms. Rain gauge reports indicate up to 2
inches of rain have fallen in the past hour. Roads, low lying
and/or poor drainage areas will experience minor flooding in
the advisory area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand
Prairie, Mesquite, McKinney, Carrollton, Frisco, Richardson,
Lewisville, Allen, Flower Mound, Mansfield, Rowlett, Euless,
Desoto and Bedford.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Rockwall,
northwestern Kaufman, southeastern Collin and northeastern Dallas
Counties through 745 AM CDT...

At 716 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Lucas to near Garland. Movement was east at 25
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Dallas, Plano, Garland, Mesquite, McKinney, Richardson, Allen,
Rowlett, Wylie, Rockwall, Sachse, Terrell, Forney, Murphy, Royse
City, Fairview, Heath, Princeton, Fate, and Lucas.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 between mile markers 497 and 498.
Interstate 30 between mile markers 53 and 79.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...Until late this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 88.0 feet, Moderate flooding will occur along the
creek. Ball fields at Moss Park are completely flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:15 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 70.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 84.0 feet.
- Flood stage is 84.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this morning to a crest of 86.5 feet late this morning. It
will then fall below flood stage late this morning.


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...Airport Weather Warning for DFW Airport...

.HAZARD(S)...

* Lightning within 10 miles of DFW Airport until 1000 AM CDT.

.ONSET TIME...
6 AM

.LIGHTNING RATE...
Ocnl

.OTHER REMARKS...
Gusty north winds expected after 7 AM.

.CONFIDENCE...
High

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Forecast Lightning Rate:;
Ocnl...Occasional = Less than 1 flash per minute;
Frq....Frequent = 1 to 5 flashes per minute;
Cons...Continuous = More than 5 flashes per minute;

Low confidence implies a less than 50% chance of occurrence;
Medium confidence implies a 50% to 80% chance of occurrence;
High confidence implies a greater than 80% chance of occurrence

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO SUNDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Trinity River at Dallas.

* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon to Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 32.0 feet, Minor flooding along the river will occur,
and bike trails along the river will be flooded with up to 2 feet
of water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:30 PM CDT Friday the stage was 16.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 30.0 feet.
- Flood stage is 30.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 32.2 feet late tomorrow
evening. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday morning.


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