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Flash Flood Warning issued October 14 at 3:33PM CDT until October 14 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Flash Flood Warning · Pecos, TX; Ward, TX. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.
- Bulletin issued
- 14 October 2026 at 20:33 UTC
- First saved by us
- 14 October 2026 at 20:13 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 14 October 2026
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- Source classification
- Severe · Source update
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Midland/Odessa TX · Pecos, TX; Ward, TX
- Certainty / urgency
- Likely / Immediate
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 14 October 2026 at 22:15 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 14 October 2026 at 20:33 UTC / 14 October 2026 at 22:15 UTC
Archived official description
At 333 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2.5 to 3.5 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Grandfalls, Imperial Reservoir, Royalty and Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport. This includes the following streams and drainages... Comanche Creek, Pecos River and Leon Creek.
Instructions in this archived message
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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Flash Flood Warning issued October 14 at 3:09PM CDT until October 14 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
AfterFlash Flood Warning issued October 14 at 3:33PM CDT until October 14 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
- Source updated
- Before
14 October 2026 at 20:09 UTC
After14 October 2026 at 20:33 UTC
- Effective from
- Before
14 October 2026 at 20:09 UTC
After14 October 2026 at 20:33 UTC
- Forecast onset
- Before
14 October 2026 at 20:09 UTC
After14 October 2026 at 20:33 UTC
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- Official description
- Before
FFWMAF The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Pecos County in southwestern Texas... Southeastern Ward County in western Texas... * Until 515 PM CDT. * At 309 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 3 to 4 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. *Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Grandfalls, Imperial Reservoir, Royalty and Fort Stockton-…AfterAt 333 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2.5 to 3.5 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Grandfalls, Imperial Reservoir, Royalty and Fort Stockton-…
- External source link
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9248b9bf9f18415045bcded5bd68532d1cc90d77.001.1
Afterhttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cff98e6370a9fb602f80aa8d87440d02a6a75205.001.1
Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 20:33 UTC
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First saved record · 14 October 2026 at 20:13 UTC
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Our first saved version of Flash Flood Warning issued October 14 at 3:09PM CDT until October 14 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 20:09 UTC
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