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WGUS84 KFWD 132210
FLSFWD
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
510 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2025
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BELL TX-
510 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2025
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...FLOODING OF THE LAMPASAS RIVER IS OCCURRING.
* WHERE...BELL COUNTY ALONG THE LAMPASAS RIVER UPSTREAM OF
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW LAKE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 800 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING ALONG THE LAMPASAS RIVER AS WELL AS SMALLER
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS
ONGOING. FARM TO MARKET ROAD 2670 FROM MAXDALE TO HIGHWAY 195 IS
CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING FLOODWATER IMPACTS. THE RIVER IS MOVING
SWIFT AND CARRYING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DEBRIS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- THE LAMPASAS RIVER CONTINUES TO RISE AT THE GAUGE NEAR DING
DONG, WHICH IS CURRENTLY AT 39.29 FEET. THIS IS AROUND A 30
FOOT RISE SINCE THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL LIKELY CREST IN
THE NEXT HOUR BEFORE FALLING QUICKLY LATER THIS EVENING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
HARKER HEIGHTS, STILLHOUSE HOLLOW LAKE, DING DONG, MAXDALE
AND YOUNGSPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS, CULVERTS, CREEKS, AND STREAMS.
WATER LEVELS CAN RISE RAPIDLY AND SWEEP CHILDREN AWAY.
STAY AWAY OR BE SWEPT AWAY. RIVER BANKS AND CULVERTS CAN BECOME
UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE.
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.
LAT...LON 3103 9791 3099 9773 3104 9765 3097 9761
3093 9769 3095 9785 3096 9786 3098 9788
3099 9788
LANGFELD
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