Warning Vector

Flash Flood Warning

NWS Fort Worth TX ยท US

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Details

Flash Flood Warning Issued October 3 At 1:20PM CDT Until October 3 At 4:15PM CDT By NWS Fort Worth TX

Event
Flash Flood Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

Overview

FFWFWD The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Bell County in central Texas... Southeastern Coryell County in central Texas... Southwestern McLennan County in central Texas... * Until 415 PM CDT. * At 120 PM 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 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches 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... Temple, Harker Heights, Belton, McGregor, Nolanville, Morgan's Point Resort, Moody, Mother Neff State Park, Belton Lake, Oglesby, Whitson, White Hall, Owl Creek, Meadow Grove, The Grove, Moffat, Woodland, Leon Junction and Flat.

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. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.

Affected areas

  • Bell County, TX
  • Coryell County, TX
  • McLennan County, TX

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Fort Worth TX

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~39s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M41FYAC151K3W2J9A9EAFA3C
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9c7499f3e626063633fccb3f50c36d0b2a2c524d.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Fort Worth TX
AWIPS ID
CAPFWD
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.500
WMO heading
XOUS54
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
54

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFFW
NationalWeatherServiceFFW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFFWFWD
WMOidentifierWGUS54 KFWD 031820
flashFloodDetectionRADAR INDICATED
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KFWD.FF.W.0093.261003T1820Z-261003T2115Z/
eventEndingTime2026-10-03T16:15:00-05:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Bell County, TX
  • Coryell County, TX
  • McLennan County, TX
NameValue
SAME048027
SAME048099
SAME048309
UGCTXC027
UGCTXC099
UGCTXC309
Polygons
31.19,-97.68 31.25,-97.68 31.42,-97.51 31.46,-97.42 31.46,-97.32 31.43,-97.25 31.06,-97.45 31.04,-97.67 31.19,-97.68