Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Houston/Galveston, TX
Areas Affected: Polk
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Alert Sent: Sunday 5:40pm CST
Alert Effective: Sunday 5:40pm CST
Alert Expires: Monday 1:45am CST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 5:40pm CST
Event Ends: Monday 6:00pm CST
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston TX
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE POTENTIAL FAILURE OF CARTER LAKE DAM NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... Evacuations remain in place for residences below the Carter Lake Dam: Henry Darden Rd Marie Rd Community Dr Bo Peep Herb Collins Rd Girard. * WHAT...Flash Flooding caused by a potential dam or levee failure continues to be possible at the Carter Lake Dam. * WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the following county, Polk. * WHEN...Through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Dam failure may result in flash flooding of low-lying areas below the dam. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Urgent maintenance on the damaged Carter Lake Dam is ongoing. Evacuation orders below the dam remain in place. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c2cd98ea9aaa4989ad75d01e261145a19de640f7.001.1 Codes: TXZ179 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c2cd98ea9aaa4989ad75d01e261145a19de640f7.001.1