Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued April 30 at 3:22PM CDT until April 30 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 30, 2025 - 1:22pm
Expires:
April 30, 2025 - 3:00pm
Description:
At 322 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts
of 1 to 2 inches 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...
Grand Prairie, Mansfield, Cedar Hill, Lancaster, Waxahachie,
Ennis, Midlothian, Glenn Heights, Red Oak, Hillsboro, Ovilla,
Venus, Ferris, Whitney, Palmer, Italy, Itasca, Oak Leaf, Maypearl
and Bardwell.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Area Description:
Ellis, TX; Hill, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Fort Worth TX