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Flooding and Rip Current Concerns from Chantal; Lingering Flood Watches in Central Texas

Chantal is now a Tropical Depression. Flash flood concerns continue across portions of central North Carolina into Monday. Life-threatening surf and rip currents conditions are expected to continue at beaches along the U.S. East Coast from northeastern Florida to the Mid-Atlantic states during the next day or so. Flood Watches and recovery continue across central Texas. Read More >

Overview

Fast Facts:

  • From roughly 8 am to 1 pm on Thursday, August 12th, approximately 4 to 10 inches (isolated points nearing 10-12 inches) of rain fell across parts of southern Ford County. 
  • This was in addition to 0.5 to 1 inches of rain that fell from overnight thunderstorms in the area, which resulted in daily rainfall totals of 5 to 13 inches across much of southwestern Ford County.
  • This extremely heavy rainfall resulted in significant flash flooding near Gibson City and Elliott where all major highways in the area became impassable, numerous homes and business were inundated, and several water rescues were required.  
  • A Flash Flood Warning was initially issued at 9:59 a.m. and was subsequently upgraded to indicate a "considerable" flash flood threat at 10:57 a.m. 

For detailed information about this event, see Analysis of the August 12, 2021, Flash flood in and near Gibson City, IL, a NWS Technical Paper detailing the rainfall, flooding, and impacts.

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