Strong Winds Lash Central Texas
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On Saturday at 5:22 a.m. a flash flood warning was released by the NWS Fort Worth TX in effect until 8:30 a.m.
From Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Much of the area was under a high risk of "excessive rainfall leading to rapid onset flooding" for Thursday and Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
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Catastrophic rainfall triggers Flash Flood Emergencies
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Life-threatening flooding and dangerous severe weather pummeled large swaths of the nation's heartland again Friday night for the third night in a row, and Saturday is shaping up to be just as bad, i...
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At least six people have been killed in a wide swath of violent storms and tornadoes that hit the South and Midwest, and officials are bracing for more severe weather and flooding in the coming days.
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More than 30 tornadoes have already swept across the region, and at least seven people were killed in three states.
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Some parts of the country could see up to 20 inches of rainfall this weekend, causing catastrophic flooding, forecasters warned.
A few stronger storms will be possible for Eastern Texas Saturday afternoon, but for most of the region, the threat will diminish.
A powerful spring storm is forecast to unleash a tornado outbreak in the central part of the country on Wednesday, with multiple, long-track EF3 tornadoes possible, along with a potentially historic flash flood event.
Life-threatening flash flooding is likely in the coming days as a rain-soaked region stretching from Texas to the Great Lakes prepares for more rounds of rain this weekend. The Weather Prediction Center has issued a rare high risk of flash flooding ahead of the threat.
Round after round of heavy rains have pounded the central U.S., leading to rapidly rising waterways and prompting a series of flash flood emergencies.
The heaviest rain is likely in a swath from Arkansas to Ohio, where many areas should see more than a foot of rain by the time the storm ends Sunday.
Parts of the South and Midwest, still reeling from violent storms, tornadoes and flooding that have killed at least eight people this week, faced an ongoing threat of catastrophic flooding Friday that forecasters said would stretch into the weekend.