Headline:
Flood Watch issued May 4 at 1:28PM CDT until May 7 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
Event:
Flood Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 4, 2025 - 11:28am
Expires:
May 4, 2025 - 10:00pm
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of the Panhandle of Oklahoma, including the
following areas, Beaver, Cimarron and Texas and the Panhandle of
Texas, including the following areas, Armstrong, Carson,
Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hansford,
Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham,
Palo Duro Canyon, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman and Wheeler.
* WHEN...From midnight CDT tonight through Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water
crossings may be flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A weather system has a very high chance of bringing bands of
heavy rain showers and thunderstorms across the panhandles
for Monday and Tuesday. These bands can create heavy rainfall
that in turn can cause flooding. Repeated rounds of rainfall
can also induce flooding or make it worse.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
Area Description:
Cimarron; Texas; Beaver; Dallam; Sherman; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hartley; Moore; Hutchinson; Roberts; Hemphill; Oldham; Potter; Carson; Gray; Wheeler; Deaf Smith; Randall; Armstrong; Donley; Collingsworth; Palo Duro Canyon
Forcast Office:
NWS Amarillo TX