Flood Statement #4312

USA WEATHER IN DALLAS, TX HAS ISSUED A FLOOD STATEMENT FOR SMITH, WOOD, LAMAR, DELTA, HOPKINS, RAINS, VAN ZANDT, FANNIN, HUNT, ROCKWALL, KAUFMAN, ELLIS, DALLAS, COLLIN, GRAYSON, COOKE, DENTON, TARRANT, JOHNSON, SOMERVELL, HOOD, PARKER, WISE, AND MONTAGUE COUNTIES UNTIL 7:00 PM CDT FRIDAY.

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF IRVING, PLANO, FRISCO, GARLAND, GRAND PRAIRIE, MCKINNEY, DALLAS, ARLINGTON, AND FORT WORTH. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF THESE COUNTIES.

DISCUSSION...

WHAT IS IT...HEAVY RAIN BANDS WILL MAKE FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA.

WHEN COULD WE POSSIBLY SEE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL...THURSDAY.

HOW MUCH RAIN COULD POSSIBLY FALL ACROSS THE AREA...2.50 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WITHIN A 24 HOURS PERIOD POSSIBLE.

WILL THIS IMPACT TRAVEL...YES, ON MOST MAJOR ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS.

HOW SHOULD I PREPARE...

• AVOID WATER COVERED ROADS AND TAKE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO YOUR DESTINATION.
• HAVE AN ALL WHEEL DRIVE AS VEHICLE WHICH WILL GIVE YOU BETTER CONTROL ON WET ROADS.
• SLOW DOWN ON WET AND SLICK ROADS AND MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE INFRONT OF YOU.
• HAVE AWAY TO RECEIVE TO NEWS AND ROAD CLOSURE INFORMATION RELATED TO THE FLOODING SITUATION.
• STAY HOME AND ONLY GO OUT IF ITS AN EMERGENCY, RE-SCHEDULE EVENTS OR APPOINMENTS TO A DAY WHERE CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVED AND THE ROADS ARE DRIER ALLOWING YOU TO HAVE BETTER CONTROL BEHIND THE WHEEL.
• HAVE AWAY TO RECEIVE WEATHER ALERTS ON YOUR IOS OR ANDRIOD DEVICE WEITHER IT BE WEA OR A WEATHER ALERTING APP. ONE WE RECOMMAND IS STORMSHIELD BY MOSAIC S.R.L. WITH REAL TIME GPS LOCATION ENABLED FOR MORE ACCURATE ALERTS.
• STAY TUNED LOCAL MEDIA OR OTHER INFORMATION SOURCES FOR UPDATES ON THE FLOODING SITUATION.    

...DISCLAIMER...

USA WEATHER, INC., ISSUES THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR EDUCATIONAL, ENTERTAINMENT, AND INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. PERSON(S) SHOULD USE THIS INFORMATION SOLELY AS A SECOND SOURCE AND NOT AS AN OFFICIAL SOURCE FOR WEATHER INFORMATION, AS THE DATA PROVIDED IN THESE PRODUCTS MAY OR MAY NOT BE BACKED BY SOUND METEOROLOGICAL DATA. WE URGE YOU TO NOT MAKE POTENTIALLY LIFE-ALTERING DECISIONS BASED ON THIS INFORMATION AND WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBPAGE FOR OFFICIAL WEATHER DATA AND INFORMATION.