NWS Flood Advisory issued…

National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory that includes South Western Williamson County area till 1700 today.
NO action requested of WCARES at this time.

This only an advisory. See following alert.

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
157 PM CDT MON OCT 8 2018

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WILLIAMSON TX-HAYS TX-TRAVIS TX-
157 PM CDT MON OCT 8 2018

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS…
HAYS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS…
TRAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS…

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 155 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN
THE ADVISORY AREA, WHICH INCLUDES MUCH OF THE AUSTIN METRO AREA.
UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN, WITH THE HEAVIEST
AMOUNTS NOTED BETWEEN BEE CAVE AND CEDAR PARK.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
AUSTIN, ROUND ROCK, CEDAR PARK, GEORGETOWN, SAN MARCOS,
PFLUGERVILLE, KYLE, BUDA, DRIPPING SPRINGS, WIMBERLEY, TANGLEWOOD
FOREST, SERENADA, ANDERSON MILL, WINDEMERE, AUSTIN BERGSTROM INT
AIRPORT, LEANDER, LAKEWAY, LAGO VISTA, BEE CAVE AND WEST LAKE
HILLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS, AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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73,

Terry Jones
Emergency Coordinator
Williamson County ARES
Williamson County RACES
EM10co, Williamson County, Tx
512-426-2351