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Updated: 8 hours 31 min ago

NWS UPDATE: Heavy Rainfall potential through the afternoon.

Fri, 09/20/2019 - 11:16

From: National Weather Service, Fort Worth
Date: Friday, 20 September 2019 9:22 CDT

The threat for isolated instances of flooding continues mainly along the Red River south to around I-30. Showers and storms will increase in coverage into the afternoon.