Flood Advisory for Wheeler, TX
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small streams and normally dry arroyos. Overflowing poor drainage areas. Where: A portion of the Panhandle of Texas, including...
Official alert brief
WHAT
Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
WHERE
A portion of the Panhandle of Texas, including the following county, Wheeler.
WHEN
Until 215 PM CDT.
IMPACTS
Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small streams and normally dry arroyos. Overflowing poor drainage areas.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
At 1107 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Briscoe, Wheeler, Twitty, Allison, New Mobeetie, Kellerville and Mobeetie. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.