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EXPIRED8/31/2025 8:51:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: SevereCertainty: Likely
8/31/2025 8:51:00 AM until 8/31/2025 11:00:00 AM
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by recent excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of central Texas, including the following
counties, Hill and Limestone.
* WHEN...Until 1100 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is ongoing or imminent. Flooding is
likely along the Plummers' Creek low-water crossings around Lake
Mexia. Low-water crossings are or will become inundated with water
and may be impassable. It will take several hours for all the
water from these storms to work through urban drainage systems.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms.
Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the
warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Mexia, Mart, Hubbard, Coolidge, Lake Mexia, Mount Calm,
Tehuacana, Malone, Penelope, Prairie Hill, Watt, Birome and
Irene.