Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 18 at 8:43PM CDT until May 18 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2025 - 6:43pm
Expires:
May 18, 2025 - 9:00pm
Description:
FFWFWD
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Wise County in north central Texas...
* Until 1100 PM CDT.
* At 843 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Decatur, Bridgeport, Briar, Pecan Acres, Rhome, Haslet, New
Fairview, Aurora, Boyd, Paradise, Newark, Keeter, Cottondale,
Greenwood and Slidell.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Wise, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Fort Worth TX