Flash Flood Watch extended until 10-am Tue. for Cass & other Counties
September 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson
CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS COUNTIES…FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING; ADAIR-ADAMS-DALLAS-MADISON-UNION-TAYLOR AND RINGGOLD COUNTIES….FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1-P.M. TUESDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN EARLY THIS MORNING…ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 3 AND 7 AM. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE COMMON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED TOTALS OF 4 INCHES ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. WITH SOILS ALREADY SATURATED IN MANY AREAS…FLASH FLOODING MAY QUICKLY REDEVELOP.
* THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING DUE TO RAPID RISES ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. SIGNIFICANT URBAN PONDING AND WATER FLOWING OVER RURAL ROADS MAY ALSO OCCUR. VERY SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING MAY DEVELOP…OR REDEVELOP IN LOCATIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY SEEN TORRENTIAL RAINS SUNDAY NIGHT.