Local brief
Ended: Flash Flood Warning for northeastern Collingsworth County, TX — expired 1:45 a.m. CDT Wednesday
The National Weather Service Amarillo Flash Flood Warning for northeastern Collingsworth County, Texas, including Samnorwood and Lutie, expired at 1:45 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14. A Flood Watch for the county remains in effect until 1 a.m. CDT Thursday.
Ended: The Flash Flood Warning for northeastern Collingsworth County expired at 1:45 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (11:45 p.m. PDT Tuesday). The National Weather Service in Amarillo did not extend it, and no Flash Flood Warning for Collingsworth County is on the active NWS alert list (checked 11:54 p.m. PDT Tuesday, Oct. 13). A separate NWS Amarillo Flood Watch for Collingsworth County remains in effect until 1 a.m. CDT Thursday, Oct. 15. The details below are kept for the record. Source: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?area=TX.
Essentials: Flash Flood Warning from the National Weather Service in Amarillo for northeastern Collingsworth County, Texas. Issued 10:47 p.m. CDT Tuesday, Oct. 13 (8:47 p.m. PDT). In effect until 1:45 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (11:45 p.m. PDT Tuesday). NWS says flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Get prepared: https://noticenearby.com/prepare
What is happening: At 10:47 p.m. CDT, Doppler radar showed thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. NWS says 1 to 3 inches of rain have fallen. Small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, underpasses and other low-lying or poorly drained areas can flood.
Places named by NWS: Lutie and Samnorwood.
What to do: Turn around, don't drown. Most flood deaths happen in vehicles. NWS says to be especially careful at night, when flooding is harder to see. Do not drive into flooded roads; find another route.
Until when: 1:45 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (11:45 p.m. PDT Tuesday). NWS can extend or cancel the warning early, so check https://www.weather.gov/ama/ for updates.
Sources: National Weather Service Amarillo Flash Flood Warning via api.weather.gov (https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fbaf80fe414094b1b3c16a9f69b458e49dbcdf31.001.1). Verified on the active NWS alert list at 9:46 p.m. PDT Tuesday, Oct. 13. Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words. More Collingsworth County notices: https://noticenearby.com/tx/collingsworth
Source: the public notice on this register NN-NWS-20261013-KAMA-FF-W-0044 · National Weather Service Amarillo TX.
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