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Swisher County, TX

Flash flooding causes road closures and safety warnings 

audio iconEmergency - Flash Flooding
Swisher County, TX
Audio|Source: NOAA Weather Radio Plainview KNG561
02:44

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The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in one hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Hazard, flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. Source, radar. Impact, 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 slash flooding include Earth, Sudan and Amherst. 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. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. At 9.30 p.m., Doppa radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the worn area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Hazard, flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. Source, radar and automated gauges. Impact, 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 Caprock Canyon State Park and Kittiquay. Highest rainfall rates total remain northwest of the main park road campgrounds. However, water may work its way down into the canyon and points farther downhill. Up to 5 inches are estimated to have fallen near the escarpment. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life. Enheimly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous and heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains.

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Two separate traffic accidents reported in Swisher County

audio iconTraffic
Swisher County, TX
Boy, five, fifty, ten, ten, ten, twenty four. See traffic. Seven, all three, go ahead. It's going to be the one hour block north to eighty-seven. It's going to stand picture Frank one six zero zero. 5'1.550, can I get my times for both of those crashes? I'll text them to you. (name withheld). 305p.D. traffic. 7. Southbound, 62-mile marker. Colorado, Sam Union, Nora 2, Edward Fichter. Sam Union, Nora 2, Edward Victor. Sam Union, Nora 2, Edward Victor. Two. Okay, southbound, 62-mile marker. Colorado, Sam Union, Nora 2, Edward Victor. Sam Union, Nora 2, Edward Victor.

78-year-old man falls and hurts head and stomach

audio iconEmergency Medical
Swisher County, TX
out to 1929 Johnny Trail, 1929, property 13, apartment 13, apartment 13, 23, 23, 78-year-old male that fell into the head, stomach through.

Severe weather alert issued for Swisher County area

audio iconEmergency Weather Alert
Swisher County, TX
Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations intact that include Turkey, Caprock Canyon State Park, Kidikwe, Valley Schools, and Flomut. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. You're listening to NOAA Weather Radio Station, WNG 561, the voice of the National Weather Service in Lubbock. This broadcast serves the good people of the northern South Plains in southern Texas Panhandle. The 6 p.m. observations, at the Plainview Hale County Airport, the temperature was 95 degrees, 2.59 degrees, and the relative humidity 30%. The wind was south at 8 miles an hour, and the pressure 30.01 inches and falling. A partly sunny sky at Amarillo, 84. Northeast wind 7 miles an hour. A cloudy sky at Lubbock, 96. South wind 15 miles an hour. A partly sunny sky at Chorres, 82. East wind 5 miles an hour, gusting to 25. Midland had a mostly sunny sky, and 100 degrees. South wind 5 miles an hour. Across eastern New Mexico, at Clovis, it was partly sunny. 85 degrees. East wind at 9 miles an hour. Conditions for other surrounding locations, at Denver, thunder was reported with the temperature of 84 degrees. It was partly sunny at Albuquerque, 84. At the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, it was mostly sunny, 97. Once again at 6 p.m., at Plainview, the temperature was 95, 2.59 degrees. and the relative humidity 30%. The wind was south at 8 miles an hour, and the pressure of 30.01 inches and falling. A quick glance at the forecast for plain view and vicinity. Tonight, mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms until midnight, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lowes in the mid-60s. South winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Becoming north after midnight. Chance of rain 40%. Serving the good people of West Texas. Here are the latest West Texas Mesonet observations as of 6.15 p.m. 96 degrees at Plainview. Wind southwest at 4 miles an hour. 6 foot wind 2 miles an hour. 8.93. Wind south-southwest at 4 miles an hour. 6 foot wind 2. At Amherst, 92. Wind east-southeast at 10. 6-foot wind 8. At Alton, 95. Wind east-southeast at 5. 6-foot wind 3. At heart, 93. Wind south-southwest at 4. 6-foot wind 0. At dimit, 90. Wind north-northwest at 8. 6-foot wind 6. 79 at Happy. Wind north at 17. Tulia 87. Wind north-northeast at 16. 91 at Silverton. Wind east at 8. 6 foot wind 6 foot wind 6.Flea 95. Wind south-southeast at 10. 6 foot wind 9. 93 at Abernackie. Wind south-southwest at 4. 6-foot wind 3. At Caprock Canyons, 82. Wind southeast at 24. With precipitation. Low-level inversion 1 degree. 24-hour precipitation 100th of an inch. Palo Duro Canyon State Park Rim 79. Wind west-northwest at 5. 79 at Palo Duro Canyon State Park floor. Wind northwest at 3. 24-hour precipitation 8,500s. 92 at the JA Ranch. Wind north-northwest at 13. 24-hour precipitation 400ths. Leslie 90. Wind southeast at 14. Turning now to notable mezzanet rainfall accumulations in the past 24 hours. Palo Duro Canyon State Park floor, 8500th of an inch. Vega. 4,400s, Fritch, 3,800s, KC. Wretch, 3,600s. This is a short-term forecast for the following counties in Texas, Briscoll, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, and Swisher. Through 7 p.m., rain, showers, and thunderstorms are expected to continue to expand in coverage and intensity through dinner time. This activity will be capable of brief moderate to heavy rainfall, reducing visibility to less than a mile, small hail up to the size of dimes and wind gusts to 50 miles per hour as it moves northeast near 25 miles per hour.

Firefighters respond to hay fire spreading due to wind

audio iconFire & Arson
Swisher County, TX
Happy fire, fire traffic, happy fire respond. Hope Road and Dowland Road. Hope Road and Dowland Road, they are requesting fire for the hay that's still on fire and the winds catching up. First page 129th.

Fire reported near Hope Road in Swisher County

audio iconFire & Arson
Swisher County, TX
74, do you need us to head on that way? Yes, I would. I'd lead to a couple of trucks and a tanker. 24, do you have a better location? Is it going to be Dowland Hill? It's just south of Dallon Road, about a mile maybe, on Hope Road. Two-four, one mile south on Hope Road.
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