Live Traffic Camera: IH20 @ FM429 (East)

At 347 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned 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... Rowlett, Rockwall, Terrell, Forney, Kaufman, Royse City, Heath, Fate, Crandall, Combine, Talty, Mobile City, New Terrell City Lake and McLendon-Chisholm.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

At 329 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Talty, or near Forney, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Terrell and Talty around 335 AM CDT. New Terrell City Lake around 345 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Elmo, Heartland, Oak Ridge, Post Oak Bend City, Lawrence, and McLendon-Chisholm. This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 482 and 511.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.