« View county listFlash Flood WarningTXC011-191800-
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ARMSTRONG TX-
1137 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ARMSTRONG COUNTY UNTIL
100 PM CDT...
* AT 1134 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED AN AREA
OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 13 MILES EAST OF CLAUDE TO 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLAUDE.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN
OVER PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING. WHILE
PRECIPITATION MAY TAPER OFF IN SOME AREAS DURING THE WARNING
PERIOD...IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR ANY HIGH WATER TO RUNOFF.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CLAUDE... WAYSIDE... WASHBURN...
GOODNIGHT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WATER WAS COVERING THE INTERSECTION OF ANDRUS STREET AND 5TH AS WELL
AS GOODNIGHT STREET AND 2ND IN CLAUDE. WATER WAS ALSO REPORTED
COVERING HIGHWAY 207 NEAR HOTEL ROAD 3 MILES SOUTH OF CLAUDE.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
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LAT...LON 3518 10162 3518 10108 3474 10110 3474 10163
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Flood AdvisoryTXC011-129-191730-
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DONLEY TX-ARMSTRONG TX-
820 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
ARMSTRONG COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
DONLEY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT
* NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS
WITH HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH ARMSTRONG AND DONLEY
COUNTIES. VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE
ADVISORY AREA WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN XPECTED. RUNOFF
FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO
OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR
LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE...
CLAUDE... CLARENDON... WAYSIDE...
WASHBURN... LELIA LAKE... HOWARDWICK...
HEDLEY... GREENBELT LAKE... GOODNIGHT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR
IN A VEHICLE.
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LAT...LON 3518 10162 3518 10054 3474 10055 3474 10163
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