Flash Flood Warning
NWS Amarillo TX ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 1230 PM CDT This Afternoon For Southeastern Potter And North Central Randall Counties
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 1100 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.25 to 0.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Hazard
Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
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... Amarillo.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Affected areas
- Potter County, TX
- Randall County, TX
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Amarillo TX
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~39s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3CMR798GXC0FWA242421PW8
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.231190b355e72a55d5ca846eaf076082246bc2af.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Amarillo TX
- AWIPS ID
- CAPAMA
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.5729
- WMO heading
- XOUS54
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 54
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFS |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFSAMA |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS74 KAMA 251600 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN POTTER AND NORTH CENTRAL RANDALL COUNTIES |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KAMA.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-260925T1730Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T12:30:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Potter County, TX
- Randall County, TX
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 048375 |
| SAME | 048381 |
| UGC | TXC375 |
| UGC | TXC381 |
- Polygons
- 35.18,-101.96 35.27,-101.95 35.27,-101.69 35.22,-101.69 35.09,-101.77 35.09,-101.97 35.18,-101.96