KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The National Weather Service (NWS) in Fort Worth, Texas, has issued a Flash Flood Watch, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Tornado Watch, and a Wind Advisory for Kaufman County which are to expire at various times on Tuesday morning.
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The National Weather Service (NWS) in Fort Worth, Texas, has issued a Flash Flood Watch, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Tornado Watch, and a Wind Advisory for Kaufman County which are to expire at various times on Tuesday morning.
The NWS issued a Tornado Watch and a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Kaufman County at 4:45 a.m. The Severe Thunderstorm Warning will remain in effect until 5:45 a.m. and the Tornado Watch until 9 a.m.
“Several rounds of rain may occur this evening before the main line of storms moves in overnight,” stated the NWS. “Rainfall amounts of one to three inches with isolated higher totals are possible in the watch area.”
“We are expecting a squall line to move through North Texas during the overnight hours,” stated the NWS. “Squall lines are many times associated with cold fronts and strong upper level storm systems. Squall lines typically pose a damaging wind threat but can also have embedded tornadoes within the line.”
The Wind Advisory was issued for expected 25 mile per hour winds with gusts of 30 to 40 miles per hour.
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions are favorable for heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding, according to the NWS.
We’ll continue to provide updates on the weather as they become available from the NWS.
