Flash Flood Warning for Beaver, OK; Lipscomb, TX
FFWAMA The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Beaver County in the panhandle of Oklahoma... Northeastern Lipscomb County in the panhandle of Texas... * Until 115 PM CDT. * At 1017 AM CDT, Doppler...
Official alert brief
FFWAMA The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Beaver County in the panhandle of Oklahoma... Northeastern Lipscomb County in the panhandle of Texas... * Until 115 PM CDT. * At 1017 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash 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... Follett and Slapout.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe. Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.