Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 26 at 5:19AM CDT until April 26 at 9:09PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 26, 2025 - 3:19am
Expires:
April 26, 2025 - 3:30pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Amarillo TX has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Texas...
Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River at Wayside 13NE affecting
Armstrong County.
For the Prairie Dog Town Fork...including Wayside 13NE...Minor
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of
record.
* WHERE...Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River at Wayside 13NE.
* WHEN...From early this morning to late this evening.
* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Ranch and farm land within the flood plain
begins to flood. Cattle in the flood plain are threatened
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 9.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 9.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.5
feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage late
this morning.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
11.6 feet on 05/28/2015.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 530 PM CDT.
Area Description:
Armstrong, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Amarillo TX