Flash Flood Warning
Until Sep 24, 8:15 AM CDT
Culberson, TX
The full text and what to do
The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Culberson County in southwestern Texas...
* Until 815 AM CDT /715 AM MDT/.
* At 416 AM CDT /316 AM MDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen in the past 1 to 2 hours. Additional showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop and move over the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
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... Van Horn, Plateau, Culberson County Airport, Lobo, as well as portions of Interstate 10, U.S. Highway 90, and State Highway 54.
What to do
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.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.