USA Weather — Dallas, TX LFO
USA WEATHER IN DALLAS, TX HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT FOR DELTA, LAMAR, RED RIVER, MORRIS, TITUS, CAMP, FRANKLIN, HOPKINS, RAINS, WOOD, UPSHUR, GREGG, SMITH, VAN ZANDT, FANNIN, HUNT, ROCKWALL, KAUFMAN, ELLIS, DALLAS, COLLIN, GRAYSON, COOKE, DENTON, TARRANT, JOHNSON, SOMERVELL, HOOD, PARKER, WISE, AND MONTAGUE COUNTIES UNTIL 7:00 AM CDT TODAY.
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF IRVING, PLANO, FRISCO, GARLAND, GRAND PRAIRIE, MCKINNEY, DALLAS, ARLINGTON, AND FORT WORTH. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF THESE COUNTIES.
DISCUSSION...
...WHAT IS IT...
SATURATED SOILS FROM A PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT IN THE LAST 48 HOURS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE DALLAS FT. WORTH AREA. HOWEVER THE POTENTIOL FOR MUCH HEAVIER RAINS ACROSS THE DALLAS FT. WORTH AREA REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND THIS WILL ALSO INCREASE THE POTENTIOL FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA.
...HOW MUCH RAINFALL COULD WE EXPECT...
ANYWHERE FROM 1.5 TO 5 INCHES AREAWIDE.
...ARE ISSURANCE OF A MORE SIGIFICANT FLOOD ALERT PRODUCT POSSIBLE...
NOT AT THIS TIME DUE TO NO RAIN IN THE AREA. HOWEVER THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE ISSURANCE OF A FLASH FLOOD ALERT IS ON THE TABLE IF A SINGLE DAYS RAINFALL AMOUNT OR RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEED 2 INCHES WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA DURING THIS WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND. ALSO THE DANGERS OF FLOODING ARE GREATER IF YOU LIVE NEAR OR IN A LOW LAYING AREA THAT IS NEXT TO A BODY OF WATER SUCH AS THE TRINITY RIVER OR WHITE ROCK CREEK.
...HOW SHOULD I PREPARE...
PARK ALL PERSONAL VEHICLES INSIDE A STRUCTURE SUCH AS A GARAGE, DISCONNECT ELECTRICAL CORDS OUTSIDE AND STORE THEM IN A STURCTURE SUCH AS A SHED OR A GARAGE, HAVE SAND BAGS ASSEMBLED AND READY, BRING PETS INDOORS TO KEEP THEM DRY LIKE ALL MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY THEY NEED TO BE KEPT SHELTERED, PUT AWAY AND SECURE OUTDOOR FURNITURE THAT COULD EASLY FLOAT AWAY DURING A FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING EVENT, PLAN AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO YOUR DESTINATION IN THE EVENT YOUR MAIN ROUTE IS FLOODED, CLOSED OR UNDRIVABLE, DRIVE SLOWLY ON WET ROADWAYS AS WET ROADS CAN BE VERY SLICK WHICH CAN CAUSE HYDROPLANING AND LOSS OF CONTROL ON THE ROAD, HAVE A WAY TO RECEIVE ALERTS DURING A FLOODING EVENT SUCH AS WEA, NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR A WEATHER ALERTING APP ON YOUR PHONE ONE WE RECOMMAND IS CALLED STORM SHELD BY MOSAIC S.R.L. WITH YOUR REALTIME LOCATION ENABLED FOR MORE ACCURATE ALERTS IN THE EVENT THE OF A POWER OUTAGE, AVOID DRIVING ON WATER COVERED ROADS AT ALL TIMES.
...DISCLAIMER...
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