A Flash Flood EMERGENCY has been issued for Navarro County including the City of Corsicana. Five inches of rain has fallen within the past two hours and additional very heavy rain is expected. Significant and life-threatening flooding is expected throughout the county. Low-lying areas that typically flood should be prepared to evacuate if ordered. This is a rare and dangerous situation with major flooding expected. Be ready to move to higher ground if needed and do NOT drive into flood waters. Many roads are already flooded out with numerous high water rescues underway.

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1048 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

…FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR NAVARRO COUNTY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NAVARRO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS…

* UNTIL 145 AM CDT

* AT 1044 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS NAVARRO COUNTY. OVER
5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST TWO HOURS ACROSS PARTS OF
THE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL ONLY EXACERBATE THIS
DANGEROUS FLOODING EVENT.

THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR NAVARRO COUNTY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
CORSICANA…KERENS…TRINIDAD…BLOOMING GROVE…DAWSON…ANGUS…
BARRY…NAVARRO…RICE…FROST…RETREAT…OAK VALLEY…MILDRED…
EUREKA…RICHLAND…GOODLOW…POWELL…EMHOUSE AND MUSTANG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.