The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for portions of North Central Texas and Northeast Texas, including the counties of Lamar, Delta, Hopkins and Fannin.
The Flash Flood Watch remains in effect from 4pm today, Saturday, May 16th through Sunday morning.
The National Weather Service has issued the following warning:
AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE SLOWLY WEST TO EAST ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. SOILS ACROSS THE REGION REMAIN WET FROM HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER IN THE WEEK AND ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OR HIGHER ACROSS PARTS OF THE WATCH AREA WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AN ENHANCED FLASH FLOOD THREAT.
HEAVY RAIN FALLING ON SATURATED SOIL WILL LIKELY LEAD TO RAPID AND EXTENSIVE RUNOFF WHICH WOULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.
- * 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS ABOVE 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
- PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
- A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. YOU SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.