National Weather Service issues flood warning for Trinity River at Dallas

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth issued a flood warning for the Trinity River at Dallas on October 2 at 1:51 p.m. CDT, citing minor flooding in Dallas County. The warning was set to remain in effect until 2:51 a.m. CDT on October 3.

At 1:30 p.m. Friday, the river stood at 30.9 feet, just above its flood stage of 30.0 feet. At that level, the weather service said, minor lowland flooding begins and trails along the river start to flood.

Forecasters expected the river to fall below flood stage that afternoon and keep dropping, reaching 12.7 feet early Wednesday afternoon.

The weather service urged residents not to drive through flooded areas and to use caution when walking near riverbanks. More information is available at water.noaa.gov/wfo/fwd.