Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 6 at 10:48AM CDT until May 6 at 2:00PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2025 - 8:48am
Expires:
May 6, 2025 - 12:00pm
Description:
FFWFWD
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Collin County in north central Texas...
Dallas County in north central Texas...
Ellis County in north central Texas...
Rockwall County in north central Texas...
* Until 200 PM CDT.
* At 1048 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. 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...
Dallas, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand Prairie, Mesquite, McKinney,
Carrollton, Frisco, Richardson, Lewisville, Allen, Flower Mound,
Mansfield, Rowlett, Desoto, Grapevine, Cedar Hill, Wylie and
Coppell.
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:
Collin, TX; Dallas, TX; Ellis, TX; Rockwall, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Fort Worth TX